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Forrest York Guitars
4.6 ★★★★★ 59 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Guitar store featuring new and used instruments, as well as repairs.
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 (615) 556-1525
- Website forrestyorkguitars.net
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
“Took my Martin acoustic to maybe have the string action adjusted or for a suggestion of a lighter string gauge.”
“Dropped my strat off yesterday for a setup, with no expectation at all on timing.”
“He has a selection of instruments from bass down to ukulele.”
“I've had two completely different guitars setup by Forrest York, and received both with the exact improvements I wanted made.”
“He’s knowledgeable, affordable guitars and affordable lessons.”
“He has a selection of instruments from bass down to ukulele.”
Brands they deal
“Took my Martin acoustic to maybe have the string action adjusted or for a suggestion of a lighter string gauge.”
What players say again and again
“I've had two completely different guitars setup by Forrest York, and received both with the exact improvements I wanted made.”
“I just bought my first electric there and I can definitely say I’ll be back!”
“I have an old acoustic guitar that was in need of expert neck and string adjustment.”
“Forrest did a great job repairing a cracked neck on my guitar at a very reasonable price.”
From the reviews
I am new to guitar and thus a guitar idiot. Took my Martin acoustic to maybe have the string action adjusted or for a suggestion of a lighter string gauge. He said setup was good and didn’t recommend lighter strings than already on it.
Forrest did a great job repairing a cracked neck on my guitar at a very reasonable price. He has cleaned up and replaced strings on other instruments for me. SHOP LOCAL!!
York Guitars is the place to go if you want friendly, prompt and outstanding service! I have an old acoustic guitar that was in need of expert neck and string adjustment. Mr York texted me after a couple of days that the guitar was ready to go; it was cleaned, with new strings and adjusted better than new.
Brought them my 7 string Jackson which has an evertune bridge (kind of tricky to work on). I was having string height issues and the nut needed some work. They fixed me right up. Guitar is playing fantastic now. Will use them for all future guitar work.
Selling or trading gear at Forrest York Guitars
Forrest York Guitars 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 Forrest York Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Forrest York 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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