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Bookmans Speedway Entertainment Exchange
4.5 ★★★★★ 4,616 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Tucson, Arizona
Established business buying, selling & trading used books, music, movies, video games & instruments.
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
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (520) 748-9555
- Website bookmans.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–8 PM |
What's on the wall
“I also bought a electric guitar a few months back and it's great.”
“Lots of board games, vintage video games , gaming equipment, electronics , musical instruments and of course great selection of used books.”
“Plus, with their commitment to sustainability through buying, selling, and trading used goods, shopping here feels as good as it is fun 😁.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Oh, even their restrooms were well maintained.”
“The staff is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, even when it comes to obscure books.”
From the reviews
Found so many cool thing from books, games, clothing, to trinkets and novelty things. This particular Bookmans was well organized and staff was super helpful. There is something for every age group and genre. Now it is visible from Speedway with a fair amount of parking.
I enjoyed my visit to Bookman's. My partner and I went a little bit after we moved to Tucson. This is the biggest book store I have ever been in in my life. I'm a book lover. I love the smell of them. I love just seeing them on the shelves.
My Family Loves bookmans I have made it a at least 3 times weekly thing. I Get all my manga and anime figures here, for a great and price, I get figures here for at least 10 dollars less than competitors that sell the same figures like boxlunch and exc. I also bought a electric guitar a few months back and it's great.
I discovered Bookmans in Flagstaff several decades ago. This Tucson branch, though, is my favorite of the 5 current locations. It truly is a "used lifestyle" store that touches upon many diverse interests. No used furniture, clothing, tools, appliances, just everything else under the sun.
Selling or trading gear at Bookmans Speedway Entertainment Exchange
Bookmans Speedway Entertainment Exchange comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Bookmans Speedway Entertainment Exchange
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Bookmans Speedway Entertainment Exchange. 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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