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Briz Loan & Guitar
4.4 ★★★★☆ 89 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Vancouver, Washington
Musicians' pawn shop stocking guitars, amps and drum kits, along with used gear.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (360) 699-5626
- Website briz.us
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Today I walked in with some old pedals and speakers I wasn't using and walked out with exactly what I wanted, for over half off new, plus money in my pocket.”
“Really nice place to buy good used guitars (with cases:-).”
“The prices are pretty reasonable, especially considering with my purchase they gave me two free lessons.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“The staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and have only ever encouraged gear that would service me rather trying to sell me something I don't want/need.”
“They called 3 weeks later and I bought the guitar I was looking for at a great price.”
“The staff was immensely helpful in picking out my first guitar and setting me up with a few to try out.”
From the reviews
As a queer nb female, crossing into any music shop territory is a tense one, apprehensive of what it will be like on the inside. Stepping into Briz Loan & Guitar, I was greeted by the warm and welcoming Nathan, who openly and informatively shared about the instruments I was interested in, and in a way that was so…
Best place around for used equipment. I have bought lots of guitars and equipment there. They never steered me wrong. Also, I was once looking for a particular guitar and asked that they call me if one came in. They called 3 weeks later and I bought the guitar I was looking for at a great price.
Man, I love reading the negative reviews on here and imagining how annoying they must’ve been to deal with. I’ve been going to this store for about 10 years now and it’s always the first call I make when I need to buy or sell.
Really nice place to buy good used guitars (with cases:-). I already got two guitars from this store and am really happy with quality and price! The best part is that you can play any guitar and compare it to any other right in the store.
Selling or trading gear at Briz Loan & Guitar
Briz Loan & Guitar 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 Briz Loan & Guitar
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Briz Loan & Guitar. 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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