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Guitar Stores in Cary, NC
Cary has 7 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 4 with lessons, 2 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.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 797 reviews
Musical-instrument chain, selling Fender, Gibson amps, guitars, drums, keyboards and accessories.
Music Go Round Cary
4.4 ★★★★☆ 176 reviews
Chain of music stores buying, selling & trading instruments, sound equipment & accessories.
Guitar Repair and Plek Services by "The Fretking" Mark A. Kane,
4.9 ★★★★★ 81 reviews
Local luthier who works on guitars and basses, also handling setups and repairs.
Music & Arts
4.2 ★★★★☆ 133 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Good to know in Cary
3 of the 7 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Guitar Repair and Plek Services by "The Fretking" Mark A. Kane, and Music & Arts.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center and Music & Arts 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 ★★★★☆ 4.3 (797)
- Music Go Round Cary ★★★★☆ 4.4 (176)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.3 (797)
- Music & Arts ★★★★☆ 4.2 (133)
- Cary School of Music ★★★★★ 4.5 (24)