Guitar Stores in Missoula, MT
Missoula has 13 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 6 vintage specialists, and 6 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.
Rockin Rudy's
4.8 ★★★★★ 2,881 reviews
Sprawling store for jewelry, gifts and toys, plus music, including vinyl.
Cash 1 Pawn
4.9 ★★★★★ 478 reviews
Ear Candy Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 245 reviews
Friendly indie shop specializing in vinyl albums, including used items.
Morgenroth Music Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 239 reviews
Selection of instruments, including guitars, and other gear.
Electronic Sound & Percussion
4.9 ★★★★★ 167 reviews
Musical instrument shop featuring a large selection, rentals, and lessons, plus a knowledgeable staff of musicians.
Rockin Rudy's Record Heaven
4.8 ★★★★★ 154 reviews
Shelves filled with new and used vinyl (and some cassettes) as well as vintage gear.
Greg Boyd's House of Fine Instruments
4.9 ★★★★★ 75 reviews
Slant Street Records
4.9 ★★★★★ 59 reviews
Small store carrying new and used vinyl records, plus cassettes.
Music Medics
4.9 ★★★★★ 43 reviews
Musical instrument shop specializing in the repair and sale of wind instruments.
Stringed Instrument Division Inc.
4.9 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Music & Arts
3 ★★★☆☆ 5 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Good to know in Missoula
5 of the 13 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Cash 1 Pawn, Morgenroth Music Center, Music Medics, Stringed Instrument Division Inc., and 2 more.
Hunting vintage? Rockin Rudy's, Morgenroth Music Center, Rockin Rudy's Record Heaven, Greg Boyd's House of Fine Instruments, and 2 more 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.
- Cash 1 Pawn ★★★★★ 4.9 (478)
- Rockin Rudy's Record Heaven ★★★★★ 4.8 (154)
- Slant Street Records ★★★★★ 4.9 (59)
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.
- Morgenroth Music Center ★★★★★ 4.7 (239)
- Music & Arts ★★★☆☆ 3 (5)