Guitar Stores in Buffalo, NY
Buffalo has 10 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 5 with lessons, 2 vintage specialists, and 7 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.
Allentown Music, LLC
4.8 ★★★★★ 244 reviews
Musical instruments and accessories, plus sales, rentals, repairs and lessons.
Music Lovers Shoppe
5 ★★★★★ 83 reviews
Music store selling guitars and other instruments, as well as providing lessons and repair services.
Music City
4.9 ★★★★★ 71 reviews
Music store offering a variety of guitars and other instruments, as well as repair services.
R and B Vintage Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 38 reviews
Knowledgeable specialist shop for buying, repairing, setting up and selling guitars.
Northtown Music
4.1 ★★★★☆ 60 reviews
Music shop offering instrument rentals, music books, repairs, accessories and lessons.
Good to know in Buffalo
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Allentown Music, LLC, Music Lovers Shoppe, Music City, Brass Monkey Music, and 3 more.
Hunting vintage? Music Room & Uplevel U: Music and RC Tonewoods & Sons 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.
- Allentown Music, LLC ★★★★★ 4.8 (244)
- RC Tonewoods & Sons ★★★★★ 5 (2)
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.
- Music Lovers Shoppe ★★★★★ 5 (83)
- Music City ★★★★★ 4.9 (71)
- Brass Monkey Music ★★★★★ 4.9 (37)