Guitar Stores in Joplin, MO
Joplin has 4 guitar stores — including 2 with lessons, 2 vintage specialists, and 2 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.
Ernie Williamson Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,380 reviews
Kind, friendly and knowledgeable staff offer guitars, pianos and violins, plus accessories.
Palen Music Center
4.9 ★★★★★ 581 reviews
Family-owned store for new and used instruments (including guitars and flutes), plus lessons and gear.
Mazzocco Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Good to know in Joplin
2 of the 3 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Ernie Williamson Music and Palen Music Center.
Hunting vintage? Ernie Williamson Music and Palen Music Center are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.
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.
- Ernie Williamson Music ★★★★★ 4.9 (1,380)
- Palen Music Center ★★★★★ 4.9 (581)