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Luthier's Co-Op & Backstage Bar
4.8 ★★★★★ 308 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Easthampton, Massachusetts
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 (413) 527-6627
- Website luthiers-coop.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–11 PM |
| Thursday | 4–11 PM |
| Friday | 4–11:30 PM |
| Saturday | 12–11:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“They fixed my amp for super cheap, the bands they book are fantastic, and now that they've got food in-house, they're the full package.”
“Huge selection of used vintage guitars and other string instruments available for sale.”
“Huge selection of used vintage guitars and other string instruments available for sale.”
“Backstage Bar/Luthiers Co-op: Went here for birthday dinner (see review on Lovebird Kitchen!”
“They gave me what I felt was a fantastic deal on a fantastic banjeaurine/banjorine (short scale 5 string banjo).”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Backstage Bar/Luthiers Co-op: Went here for birthday dinner (see review on Lovebird Kitchen!”
From the reviews
I love this place. They fixed my amp for super cheap, the bands they book are fantastic, and now that they've got food in-house, they're the full package. Great space, awesome staff. The best bit of seeing shows there? If it's too loud by the stage, they broadcast the live performances at the second bar. BRILLIANT.
Backstage Bar/Luthiers Co-op: Went here for birthday dinner (see review on Lovebird Kitchen!) My spouse started off with a Manhattan, and while I only had a soda this time, I'll be back to try the Mocktails (thanks for having those on your drink menu). Cool vibe!
Great venue for live music of all sorts. Nice bar staff with a well stocked bar. They also sell and work on stringed instruments too! Vintage and consignment guitar, bass and banjo sales as well!
Came to see my Coworker play. Food was great!! I have to come back to look at the guitars when the lights are on.
Selling or trading gear at Luthier's Co-Op & Backstage Bar
Luthier's Co-Op & Backstage Bar 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 Luthier's Co-Op & Backstage Bar
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Luthier's Co-Op & Backstage 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 on hand for exactly this reason.
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