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Guitar Stores in Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh has 15 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 5 with lessons, 9 vintage specialists, and 8 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.
N Stuff Music
5 ★★★★★ 4,412 reviews
Family-run guitar merchant selling new and used instruments, plus accessories and lessons.
Brighton Music Center
4.9 ★★★★★ 734 reviews
Acoustic & electric guitars are sold here along with violins, flutes and other music instruments.
Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 963 reviews
Pittsburgh Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 324 reviews
Venerable shop for new and used guitars, amp repairs and private lessons.
Music To My Ear
4.8 ★★★★★ 274 reviews
Retailer with a selection of new and used vinyl records, plus audio equipment.
Volkwein's Music
4.5 ★★★★★ 291 reviews
Big music shop featuring a wide selection of brass instruments, including horns.
Hollis & Germann Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 93 reviews
Specialist workshop specializing in the repair of brass and woodwind instruments, including saxophones, trumpets and clarinets.
drumfactorydirect
4.8 ★★★★★ 72 reviews
Store offering a variety of drum parts, heads, sticks, and hardware, plus accessories.
Johnstonbaugh's Music Center
4.6 ★★★★★ 84 reviews
Community-based retailer of new and used musical instruments, offering rentals, repairs, and lessons.
Madman's Music Emporium & Gallery
4.9 ★★★★★ 50 reviews
Small record store and vinyl shop featuring an owner described as knowledgeable and friendly, as well as his dog.
The Guitar Shop PGH
5 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Acoustic Music Works
4.1 ★★★★☆ 61 reviews
Musical instruments store specializing in acoustic guitars by Collings, Huss & Dalton, Eastman and others.
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Good to know in Pittsburgh
2 of the 13 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Brighton Music Center, Guitar Center, Pittsburgh Guitars, Volkwein's Music, and 4 more.
Hunting vintage? N Stuff Music, Brighton Music Center, Guitar Center, Pittsburgh Guitars, and 5 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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (963)
- Pittsburgh Guitars ★★★★★ 4.9 (324)
- Volkwein's Music ★★★★★ 4.5 (291)
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.
- N Stuff Music ★★★★★ 5 (4,412)
- Brighton Music Center ★★★★★ 4.9 (734)
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.2 (963)