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Guitar Bar
4.6 ★★★★★ 66 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Hoboken, New Jersey
Snug shop offering new, used & vintage electric & acoustic guitars, basses & amps, plus servicing.
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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (201) 222-0915
- Website guitarbar.com
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 | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“Spoke to Arthur about what I was looking for in an acoustic guitar, and he handed me a Sigma D5 and it was perfect, loving it!”
“I bought a bass here (my first), and the staff let me try multiple options in the store and didn’t rush me or try to simply push the most expensive bass on me.”
“I’ve gotten my acoustic strings changed and bought a few pedals and great.”
“It is SO RARE to find a store that isn’t pushing sales or ignores you until you’re at the counter about to spend $$.”
“What I didn't expect was that he'd call me back the next day telling me he had the parts, and recommended a setup which was long overdue.”
“👍warm guitar bar providing private guitar lesson In Hoboken.”
“the gentlemen that work at GB were so helpful & friendly when we stopped by to purchase a ukulele for my son.”
“i live in brooklyn and urgently needed to replace a string on my violin.”
Brands they deal
“Came in for a Fender Pickguard and ended up falling in love with the store.”
What players say again and again
“What I didn't expect was that he'd call me back the next day telling me he had the parts, and recommended a setup which was long overdue.”
“Everyone works there is just the NICEST, most knowledgeable, honest, down to earth, helpful, and sooo sooo beyond professional / expert at what they do.”
“the whole process was less than 10 mins and extremely affordable (was charged much lower than i had anticipated).”
“As a beginner with not a ton of cash to spare it was a lot more versatile for my needs.”
From the reviews
Jim runs a Great and honest guitar shop. Everyone who enters his shops in Hoboken, Enter as customers and exit as friends. Most times smiling with a good priced quality ready to play instrument in tow.. Don,t think twice about going, Get there and support a good Mom and Pop business.
Had a strap lock screw tear out of my jazz bass, called in and spoke with Jim who gave me a reasonable time and cost estimate for next day. When I asked about getting a series/parallel switch put in, he said it could probably be done in a week and I'd need to get the part.
Came in for a Fender Pickguard and ended up falling in love with the store. A truly authentic guitar shop with Historic American memorabilia. Place like this are so hard to find now a days. Jim you really have a gem in Hoboken...
Super friendly and knowledgeable! I always feel welcome when I stop by even if it’s just to browse. And they understand being on a budget. When I first got interested in guitar pedals I came by to check out their second hand collection and the owner helped me out a lot by recommending a headphone amp with multiple…
Lessons at Guitar Bar
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Guitar Bar. 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.
