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Hoffman Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 338 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Spokane, Washington
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 (509) 444-4140
- Website hoffmanmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“My wife bought a ukulele and my son got a kids acoustic guitar.”
“Great store, best place as we had 2 vintage saxophones that grandpa had fixed for his grandson.”
“They had everything I needed and more: sticks, auxiliary percussion, drum heads, cymbals, new and used drums, and so many parts and accessories!”
“Went here after being told my guitar was going to be a hard fix and would be a little pricey and that the guy who did repairs wasn’t sure when he would be in.”
“Music lessons are obviously huge here so ask about that if you're interested.”
“My wife bought a ukulele and my son got a kids acoustic guitar.”
“They had everything I needed and more: sticks, auxiliary percussion, drum heads, cymbals, new and used drums, and so many parts and accessories!”
“Great store, best place as we had 2 vintage saxophones that grandpa had fixed for his grandson.”
What players say again and again
“You will find speakers, lighting, and rack equipment, along with the cables and accessories you need for a full setup.”
“Great store, really good prices and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable.”
“Staff were friendly, attentive and the store itself was spacious and had plenty of areas to sit and actually try the instruments.”
“What really baffled us was how affordable the guitar we purchased was AND they gave us a complimentary gig bag + 10 free picks to chose from + the first tune up is free!”
From the reviews
As a musician creating content on my violin, piano, and guitar YouTube channels, and the author of The Grant Colson Thriller Series and Maui Desire Romance Series novels, I look for places that spark ideas, and Hoffman Music does exactly that. This is a large, well-stocked store that goes far beyond the basics.
Went here after being told my guitar was going to be a hard fix and would be a little pricey and that the guy who did repairs wasn’t sure when he would be in. only thing wrong with it was one tuner. After bringing it in it was instantly looked at and fixed in 15 minutes and only costed $5.
It is a nice store with many different instruments. Helpful and friendly staff. They have a separate area for lessons. I was looking for an electric guitar, but they didn't have what I wanted.
Our experience at Hoffman was 10/10. We have previously always shopped at a guitar store that rhymes with fitcar center. The last few times in the acoustic room we found that almost every guitar we tried wasn’t tuned, the amps were broken and when trying to tune the guitars, the strings were snapping due to oxidation.
Selling or trading gear at Hoffman Music
Hoffman Music 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 Hoffman Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Hoffman Music. 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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