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Lowe Vintage Instrument Company
4.9 ★★★★★ 78 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Burlington, North Carolina
Luthier-run shop for fretted instruments such as new and vintage electric guitars, mandolins, banjos and acoustic guitars.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (336) 524-6250
- Website lowevintage.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 1:30–5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 1:30–5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 1:30–5:30 PM |
| Friday | 1:30–5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“It's a little uncomfortable buying a guitar (especially an acoustic, I think) without ever having held it or played it, but Will went above and beyond in helping me out.”
“I recently purchased a 1931 Gibson L-1 from Lowe Vintage Instrument Company and was very pleasantly surprised when it arrived in better condition than described.”
“Every guitar I played was clean and set up correctly from the lowest priced to the most expensive one, at least the most expensive one I played!”
“Ed's friendliness and helpfulness is something that other stores could learn a great lesson from.”
“The shop also has other instruments like banjos, violins, upright basses, and dobros, in addition to some accessories.”
“The shop also has other instruments like banjos, violins, upright basses, and dobros, in addition to some accessories.”
Brands they deal
“I recently purchased a 1931 Gibson L-1 from Lowe Vintage Instrument Company and was very pleasantly surprised when it arrived in better condition than described.”
What players say again and again
“Every guitar I played was clean and set up correctly from the lowest priced to the most expensive one, at least the most expensive one I played!”
“Their shop is pristine and Will, the son, is extremely knowledgeable about the gear he sells.”
From the reviews
I stumbled into Lowe Vintage last fall on a visit to Burlington to see my family. I was absolutely blown away! To be able to walk into a store with such a wide range of vintage instruments is one thing, but to be greeted by Ed and told to enjoy myself and play what I wanted...
Will and his dad were so kind and helpful during our first visit to their shop. My husband was really excited to finally get to play some of the vintage guitars that he is interested in, along with a new Thompson. As an added bonus, I was able to find him a nice birthday gift, a handmade capo, while we were there.
There aren't enough stars to rate exactly how much I love this store. I went for the first time on 11/4/2015. I walked in and I could hear the guys in the back. I looked around and started realizing what gems they had in the store.
I purchased a 2002 Collings DS2H from these fine folks - a guitar I'd been searching for for some time, but they're quite hard to find - and I couldn't be happier... with the guitar, or with the experience working with Will.
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