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Guitar Stores in Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe has 10 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 2 with lessons, 5 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.
The Candyman Strings & Things
4.6 ★★★★★ 183 reviews
Full-line music store with an array of instruments, amps, and music supplies, plus lessons.
Lost Padre Records
4.6 ★★★★★ 104 reviews
Vinyl, cassette, CD, 45, tape and 8-track shop for new and used albums, plus vintage turntables.
The Violin Shop of Santa Fe
5 ★★★★★ 41 reviews
Friendly staff sells and rents violins and other stringed instruments such as cellos and violas, plus bows.
Santa Fe Pawn
3.2 ★★★☆☆ 69 reviews
Vizcarra Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Baxendale Guitar
Good to know in Santa Fe
2 of the 9 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are The Candyman Strings & Things, Santa Fe Guitar Gallery and Baxendale Guitar.
Hunting vintage? The Candyman Strings & Things, Lost Padre Records, Santa Fe Guitar Gallery, Stay Gold Guitars, and 1 more are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.
Selling or trading gear?
This shop buys or trades 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.
- Lost Padre Records ★★★★★ 4.6 (104)
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.
- The Candyman Strings & Things ★★★★★ 4.6 (183)
- Santa Fe Guitar Gallery ★★★★★ 5 (12)