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Phil's Guitar Shop

4.9 ★★★★★ 20 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Woodbury, Connecticut

Lessons Repairs & setups

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
  • 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 (203) 405-6513
  • Website philsguitarshop.com

Hours

Monday 11 AM–7 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–7 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–7 PM
Thursday 11 AM–7 PM
Friday 11 AM–5 PM
Saturday 11 AM–1 PM
Sunday Closed

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Phil's Guitar Shop, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🎸 Electric Guitars 6 mentions

“Check out his custom tele’s - they’re great and it would be tough to find a better value for what you’re getting.”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 6 mentions

“He asked me fine points about setup details - like whether I wanted to leave the trem as floating slightly even with the string gauge change.”

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🎓 Lessons 13 mentions

“Great experience- Guitar lessons have been informative and I am progressing faster than I thought possible .”

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🪕 Ukulele, Banjo & Folk

“We recorded down in Nashville, TN earlier this year and Route 7 Music's repair shop got our guitars and banjo setup and ready to record.”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 3 mentions

“His kids have been taking guitar and drum lessons from Phil and Gary for at least 10 years.”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Phil's Guitar Shop — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

🏷️ Fender

Who else deals Fender →

Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 20 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 3 mentions

“He asked me fine points about setup details - like whether I wanted to leave the trem as floating slightly even with the string gauge change.”

From the reviews

I've been playing guitar for a long time, but felt I was stuck in a rut. Only three lessons later from Route 7 later and I can already notice a big difference in my playing. Not teaching to a particular style, Phil's helped to expand my fluency on the fretboard and my options of "stuff that works".

★★★★★ — William, Jun 2018

Great music shop! Solid selection, good prices, and very friendly staff who all have musical experience. My favorite music store by far!

★★★★★ — Sport3795, Nov 2016

This place is great. Their instructors are knowledgeable, funny. It's a warm, active place. My boyfriend has had guitar lessons with Phil (owner), and been taking singing lessons from Pat for years. His kids have been taking guitar and drum lessons from Phil and Gary for at least 10 years.

★★★★★ — Bitsy, Sep 2015

I brought a recently-bought, used strat to Phil for a general tune-up. He did a wonderful job. First of all, he listened to what I wanted. He asked me fine points about setup details - like whether I wanted to leave the trem as floating slightly even with the string gauge change.

★★★★★ — Vadim, Aug 2023

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Lessons at Phil's Guitar Shop

Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Phil'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.

Where to find Phil's Guitar Shop

255 Main St S, Woodbury, CT06798

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