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Guitar Stores in Columbia, MO

Columbia has 8 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 3 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 3 with repair shops. Listings are ranked by what players say (rating weighted by review count) and show live open-now hours and who buys used gear, so you can pick a shop and go.

Palen Music Center

4.9 ★★★★★ 619 reviews

2609 E Broadway #206, Columbia, MO

Lessons Repairs & setups Vintage specialist fair trade-in offersknowledgeable staffplays well with beginners

Friendly, knowledgeable shop for acoustic guitars, basses, keyboards and drums or lessons.

Hitt Records

4.8 ★★★★★ 256 reviews

10 Hitt St, Columbia, MO

Buys used gear Vintage specialist knowledgeable stafffriendly staff

Longtime, locally owned music store with new and used records, CDs, and cassettes, plus audio equipment.

Barnhouse's Crazy Music Store

4.5 ★★★★★ 118 reviews

601 Business Loop 70 W Ste 201, Columbia, MO

Vintage specialist knowledgeable stafffriendly staffgood value

Musical instruments retailer, stocking guitars and basses, in addition to offering rentals and repairs.

Show Me Guitars

4.7 ★★★★★ 59 reviews

3901 S Providence Rd # A, Columbia, MO

Buys used gear Lessons Repairs & setups Vintage specialist knowledgeable staffgreat lesson programgood value

Cozy store carrying guitars, basses, and ukuleles, plus amps, and accessories.

Music Suite

4.5 ★★★★★ 39 reviews

1906 Providence Rd, Columbia, MO

Lessons Repairs & setups fair trade-in offersknowledgeable staffgood value

Instrument shop featuring pianos, clarinets, trumpets and guitars, as well as lessons.

Morrison Music

4.9 ★★★★★ 27 reviews

111 E Walnut St Ste D, Columbia, MO

knowledgeable stafffriendly staffgood value

SKEE'S MUSIC SHOP

4.4 ★★★★☆ 10 reviews

4020 Grace Ellen Dr, Columbia, MO

Avion Studios

5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews

107 N 9th St, Columbia, MO

Good to know in Columbia

1 of the 8 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.

For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Palen Music Center, Show Me Guitars and Music Suite.

Hunting vintage? Palen Music Center, Hitt Records, Barnhouse's Crazy Music Store and Show Me Guitars are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.

Selling or trading gear?

These shops buy or trade used gear — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews, not a guess. Bring in the one you don't play; store credit usually beats the cash offer, and calling ahead with the make and model saves everyone time.

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Getting started?

These stores offer lessons — for kids, adult beginners, and players knocking off rust. There's no wrong first guitar: rent or buy the instrument, get it set up, and book the teacher in one trip.

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