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Dave's Guitar Shop
4.6 ★★★★★ 687 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Store featuring a wide selection of guitars and other musical instruments, plus an upstairs museum.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (608) 785-7704
- Website davesguitar.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I purchased a new Taylor acoustic.”
“And the luthier repaired my 61 Les Paul SG Jr headstock break so perfectly, that it sent shivers through by body.”
“Be sure to go upstairs and see Dave’s personal collection of over 600 guitars and over 160 amps in the museum.”
“It is the largest collection of historic/rare/collectable instruments I have EVER seen.”
“Not to mention new and used guitars of the top makes and models at fair prices.”
“I ordered it off their website and when I received it a few days later it was packed really well, and had a card certifying that it was setup and inspected.”
Brands they deal
“I just got my second PRS from Dave's and if I could give them more than 5 stars I would.”
What players say again and again
“I ordered it off their website and when I received it a few days later it was packed really well, and had a card certifying that it was setup and inspected.”
“Not to mention new and used guitars of the top makes and models at fair prices.”
“He was very knowledgeable ,friendly and answered all of my questions .”
“Gigantic inventory, reasonable prices, knowledgeable staff.”
From the reviews
Best guitar store ever. Gigantic inventory, reasonable prices, knowledgeable staff. I was able to trade a guitar in good condition on another guitar. They gave me a good price and a nice set up on my new one.
This is DAVE's... a world renowned guitar heaven by many legends in rock n roll, and if you are lucky enough to be in the area you owe it to yourself to go. And the luthier repaired my 61 Les Paul SG Jr headstock break so perfectly, that it sent shivers through by body. I thought it was some sort of sorcery!
I just bought a Les Paul Junior Double Cut in TV Yellow. I wanted to drive from Waukesha to LaCrosse to pick it up in person but I haven't had the time. I ordered it off their website and when I received it a few days later it was packed really well, and had a card certifying that it was setup and inspected.
Purchased 2 guitars 2 separate times. First time was through reverb and this most recent time I went straight to Dave’s. Both guitars were packaged nice and safe. Quickly shipped. Both guitars were in WAY better condition than I expected them to be. They were MINT. Nicely setup/fresh strings and a gig bag.
Selling or trading gear at Dave's Guitar Shop
Dave's Guitar Shop 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.
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