Guitar Stores in Lincoln, NE
Lincoln has 14 guitar stores — including 5 that buy used gear, 6 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 9 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.
Zager Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 823 reviews
American retailer selling acoustic and electric guitars, offering hand-built parlour and travel models.
Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 386 reviews
Music shop offering an array of instruments, including guitars, plus repairs and rentals.
Lincoln Vintage Vinyl
4.8 ★★★★★ 215 reviews
Clean space offering new and used vinyl as well as stereo gear, CDs and 45s, plus repairs.
Roots Music Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 170 reviews
Music Go Round Lincoln
4.5 ★★★★★ 213 reviews
Chain of music stores buying, selling & trading instruments, sound equipment & accessories.
The Violin Shop in Lincoln
4.8 ★★★★★ 131 reviews
String instrument store, rental service, and repair shop featuring an experienced team, plus accessories.
Dietze Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 124 reviews
Musical instruments for sale or rent, plus repairs, lessons, and sheet music.
Dietze Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 74 reviews
Store offering musical instruments, equipment, rentals, repairs, and lessons, plus sheet music.
Palmer's Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
Gerald Oehring & Associates
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Good to know in Lincoln
8 of the 13 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Roots Music Shop, The Violin Shop in Lincoln, Dietze Music, and 5 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Lincoln Vintage Vinyl, The Violin Shop in Lincoln, Palmer's Music, and 1 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.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.4 (386)
- Lincoln Vintage Vinyl ★★★★★ 4.8 (215)
- Roots Music Shop ★★★★★ 4.8 (170)
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.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.4 (386)
- Roots Music Shop ★★★★★ 4.8 (170)
- Dietze Music ★★★★★ 4.6 (124)