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Backroads Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 311 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (505) 508-2343
- Website backroadsguitars.net
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Recently had my Ibanez Icrman bass in to get set up and they went above and beyond!”
“This pedal board was sold to me and explained on how to set it up and now you can see how bad ass my rig looks now.”
“They tuned and refurbished this used electric guitar to make it look amazingly good!”
“Duffy at Backroads was my point of contact and he made me feel confident right away that their guitar tech was gonna get me fixed up.”
Brands they deal
“Paul was absolutely fantastic and helped me pick an absolutely beautiful new Ibanez RG470DX!”
“Paul searched which gig bags could fit my Gretsch Streamliner 2655T.”
What players say again and again
“He was able to strip her down and gave her all new wiring, pickups, and got get set up like butter.”
“Lance and Duffy are amazing they absolutely know their stuff better than most anybody in this town for guitars especially.”
“Great prices and amazing selection with some amazing custom pieces in there as well.”
From the reviews
Lance and Duffy are amazing they absolutely know their stuff better than most anybody in this town for guitars especially. They have an incredibly large selection for the size of the shop, lots of high-end stuff, lots of nice, affordable stuff, excellent knowledge on effects pedals and just about everything guitar!
Lance and his team were great. I recently lost my uncle who loved music all his life. He picked up guitar at a young age and studied audio engineering back in the day - music was something that was written on his soul. When he passed, there was only one guitar left in his collection, and it was in rough shape.
Backroads Guitar is my go to shop for when I need supply for my guitars! They are so pleasant and professional! They are overall knowledgeable, anytime I have questions. I also bought a guitar from them awhile back, and they made the process so easy and simple! I highly recommend them for your guitar needs!
First, totally love this shop! Everyone there is so friendly - great staff! Best guitar shop in NM for sure! Second thank you to Paul for excellent customer service! I went in guitar shopping this past month and he was so knowledgeable and really great to talk too! I will definitely be back! Really impressed!
Lessons at Backroads Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Backroads Guitars. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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