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KC Fret Shop
5 ★★★★★ 10 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Merriam, Kansas
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (913) 218-2082
- Website kcfretshop.com
Hours
| Monday | 3–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 3–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 3–7 PM |
| Thursday | 3–7 PM |
| Friday | 3–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I took a mandolin here to get set up and repaired.”
“Great shop great staff Purchased a banjo here for my wife.”
What players say again and again
“Repaired my guitar and did an amazing job-shout out to Jake!”
From the reviews
I had a good experience here. Zach helped me find a guitar that suited me and the style of music I want to play. I honestly can't put it down. 11/10; would recommend.
I love this place. Just open recently but feels like it’s been here forever, due to the comfort and friendly energy walking into this place. I love the workers; the employees and especially their inventory and vast selection of accessories for guitars. Thank you for being in Merriam.
I took a mandolin here to get set up and repaired. I didn't realize the luthier makes the Krutz mandolins. Very knowledgeable and reasonably-priced. Super happy with the fix! Zach was friendly and knowledgeable in the shop too. It's a bit of a drive for me, but I'll take the extra time to go here from now on.
Great shop great staff Purchased a banjo here for my wife. We didn't know much about them but staff worked great with us. One of the men even played some of the different instruments for our kids which helped distract them while waiting. Would recommend them to anyone
Selling or trading gear at KC Fret Shop
KC Fret 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 KC Fret Shop
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at KC Fret 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 on hand for exactly this reason.
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