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Guitar Stores in Asheville, NC

Asheville has 10 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 3 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 5 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.

Guitar Center

4.4 ★★★★☆ 897 reviews

4 S Tunnel Rd #430, Asheville, NC

Buys used gear Lessons Repairs & setups Vintage specialist expert setups & repairsfair trade-in offersknowledgeable staff

Big chain selling guitars, amps, keyboards, drums, audio gear, and more, plus a repair shop.

Eisenman Guitars

5 ★★★★★ 101 reviews

, Asheville, NC

Repairs & setups expert setups & repairslet you play everythinggood value

Heyday Musical Instruments & Repair

4.7 ★★★★★ 124 reviews

108 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC

Buys used gear Repairs & setups Vintage specialist expert setups & repairsgood value

Skinny Beats Sound Shop

4.5 ★★★★★ 127 reviews

4 Eagle St, Asheville, NC

Lessons

Classes for drum-playing and handpans, along with gongs and other musical tools for healing.

Finkelstein's

4.7 ★★★★★ 84 reviews

21 Broadway St, Asheville, NC

fair trade-in offersknowledgeable staff

Pawn shop featuring jewelry, guitars, musical instruments and gold pieces, along with friendly service.

Music & Arts

4.4 ★★★★☆ 75 reviews

800 Fairview Rd, Asheville, NC

Lessons Repairs & setups Vintage specialist expert setups & repairsknowledgeable stafffriendly staff

Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.

Streit Stringed Instrument Repair

5 ★★★★★ 37 reviews

45 Hornot Cir, Asheville, NC

Repairs & setups expert setups & repairsgood value

Guitar shop offering a range of repair services and setups.

TheGuitarTrader

4.5 ★★★★★ 52 reviews

732 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

Buys used gear Vintage specialist spotless & cleanexpert setups & repairsfair trade-in offers

Asheville Guitar Pedals

4.7 ★★★★★ 35 reviews

444 Haywood Rd Ste 103, Asheville, NC

expert setups & repairsknowledgeable stafffriendly staff

Assabet Stringed Instruments

5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews

RAMP Studios, 821 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC

Good to know in Asheville

4 of the 9 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.

For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Eisenman Guitars, Heyday Musical Instruments & Repair, Music & Arts, and 1 more.

Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Heyday Musical Instruments & Repair, Music & Arts and TheGuitarTrader 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.

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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.

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