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Hank's Guitar Shop
4.9 ★★★★★ 236 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Clearwater, Florida
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 (727) 228-0125
- Website hanks-guitar-shop.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–2 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–2 PM |
What's on the wall
“Hank, Liam and the team did a great job explaining and teaching how to properly setup acoustic and electric guitars.”
“When I left my Gibson Les Paul Special for the Master Pro Set I was told if they could not shim the nut properly they would have to put in a new one for $50.”
“bass, and wasn't getting the sound volume or signal strength i thought I should get.”
“Had an excellent first visit to this fine store They have a good selection guitars and amplifiers and also offer on premises set up and repair.”
“Had an excellent first visit to this fine store They have a good selection guitars and amplifiers and also offer on premises set up and repair.”
“The group was small and there were several instructors helping everyone along the way, so I never felt stuck or like I had to wait around to get a question answered.”
Brands they deal
“I bought a Fender Special Edition Custom FMT HH Telacaster a while back from a local shop that actually required quite a bit of work.”
“When I left my Gibson Les Paul Special for the Master Pro Set I was told if they could not shim the nut properly they would have to put in a new one for $50.”
What players say again and again
“Had an excellent first visit to this fine store They have a good selection guitars and amplifiers and also offer on premises set up and repair.”
“It’s a hands on working session using pro tools at a proper workstation.”
“And the conversation about which tools you can make yourself versus buy was genuinely useful, the kind of practical knowledge you don't always find in tutorials.”
“So worth the price and I’ll use this knowledge for as long as I live!”
From the reviews
I bought a Fender Special Edition Custom FMT HH Telacaster a while back from a local shop that actually required quite a bit of work. After searching and reading reviews I decided on Hanks Guitar Shop, and let me tell you, I could not be happier with the results.
Awesome little shop with great prices and friendly staff! I took a drive to Clearwater today to purchase a guitar from Hank's that I saw on Facebook Marketplace and I was not disappointed at all. Even happier with the price of the guitar and it comes with a setup and plays excellent. I will definitely be going back!
Any guitarists or bassists in Pinellas county should consider Hanks for instrument repair. Great Customer Service, great work and advice, and at least competitively priced, if not cheaper. The big box stores will always be around....
Hank's guitars repairs specialty and standard guitars which seems to be a very unique skill set. They offer a variety of guitars new and used for said. In this small store, the stage serves as the focus of open mic every first Sunday Accessible entry and venue Free van accessible parking in parking lot in center of…
Selling or trading gear at Hank's Guitar Shop
Hank'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.
Lessons at Hank's Guitar Shop
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Hank's Guitar Shop. 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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