Guitar Stores in Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn has 24 guitar stores — including 5 that buy used gear, 3 with lessons, 11 vintage specialists, and 14 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.
ProAudioStar
4.8 ★★★★★ 6,234 reviews
Spacious warehouse specializing in audio & DJ equipment plus accessories for professionals.
For The Record
4.9 ★★★★★ 462 reviews
Vinyl shop and coffeehouse serving roasted beans as well as pastries and waffles, plus occasional events.
Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 1,497 reviews
Musical-instrument retailer offering guitars, amps and drums.
Main Drag Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 259 reviews
Basement joint selling new, used & vintage guitars & other instruments plus repair services.
Brooklyn Fine Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 157 reviews
Cozy music store carrying guitars and pianos plus accessories and offering repairs and setups.
Retrofret Vintage Guitars
4.8 ★★★★★ 145 reviews
Store specializing in old & rare electric & acoustic guitars, plus banjos & mandolins, with service.
Johnny Albino Music Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 170 reviews
Musical instrument store specializing in Latin music and offering CDs, DVDs, and instruments for sale and repair.
FS Guitar Repair Greenpoint Brooklyn NYC
5 ★★★★★ 95 reviews
Guitar shop specializing in setups, repairs, and restorations, as well as custom work.
NYC Woodwinds
5 ★★★★★ 90 reviews
Clarinet and saxophone boutique offering new and pre-owned instruments, accessories, and repairs.
Southside Guitars
4.3 ★★★★☆ 145 reviews
Vintage music gear for both players (pristine) & collectors (used) & a full-service repair shop.
Brooklyn Lutherie - BY APPT ONLY
4.8 ★★★★★ 80 reviews
Instrument repair shop featuring guitars, violins and violas, plus pickups.
The Guitar Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 77 reviews
Shop selling electric and acoustic guitars plus basses, as well as instrument repair.
Orphan Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 64 reviews
Guitar store selling new and used instruments as well as repairs (including restringing) and lessons.
AZG Musical Inc.
4.6 ★★★★★ 61 reviews
Repair and servicing specialist for guitars, violins and other string instruments.
Tone Wolf
5 ★★★★★ 36 reviews
FSC Guitars Showroom & Guitar repair shop Greenpoint
5 ★★★★★ 24 reviews
Amp & Guitar Wellness Center
3.9 ★★★★☆ 55 reviews
Long-running shop specializing in the repair of guitars, tube amps, and other old instruments.
Street Sounds
4.4 ★★★★☆ 25 reviews
Appointment-only shop specializing in guitars.
Brooklyn Guitar Works
4.8 ★★★★★ 16 reviews
Good to know in Brooklyn
9 of the 21 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Main Drag Music, Brooklyn Fine Guitars, Retrofret Vintage Guitars, and 10 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Main Drag Music, Brooklyn Fine Guitars, Retrofret Vintage Guitars, and 7 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 ★★★★☆ 4.1 (1,497)
- Retrofret Vintage Guitars ★★★★★ 4.8 (145)
- Southside Guitars ★★★★☆ 4.3 (145)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.1 (1,497)
- Brooklyn Music House, INC. ★★★★☆ 4.4 (42)
- Bond Street Guitars ★★★★★ 4.8 (28)