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Russo Music Hamilton

4.8 ★★★★★ 166 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Hamilton Township, New Jersey

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Guitars, basses, keyboards, drums and other instruments and gear for sale and rental.

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 (609) 888-0620
  • Website russomusic.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–7 PM
Saturday 11 AM–7 PM
Sunday 11 AM–6 PM

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 Russo Music Hamilton, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🎼 Acoustic Guitars 2 mentions

“He was courteous, knowledgeable and exceedingly patient with me over a 3 month period as I tried out many different acoustics.”

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🎸 Bass Guitars 8 mentions

“My daughter needed a bass amp and the staff was on the spot helping me, an out of touch old musician!”

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🔊 Amps & Pedals 4 mentions

“My daughter needed a bass amp and the staff was on the spot helping me, an out of touch old musician!”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 8 mentions

“They always help me not only with repairs but questions and save me money because they have more experience, answer questions and I usually have at home cables and cords I need.”

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🎺 Band & Orchestra 2 mentions

“Have been renting a trumpet from them for more than 5 years without an issue.”

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Brands they deal

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

🏷️ Fender 2 mentions

“I just wanted to say that I went to Russo music store for the first time to repair my fender guitar.”

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🏷️ Gibson

“Spent time at this location and the Asbury Park location looking to purchase Heritage’s take on a Gibson Les Paul.”

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🏷️ Martin

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🏷️ Ibanez

“No junk Squires, low end Ibanez or Sterling/Subs basses.”

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🏷️ Gretsch

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🏷️ Epiphone

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🏷️ Squier

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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 166 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 3 mentions

“Really cool music store Eric in guitars was amazing super helpful got me set up with what I need at the price I needed to be at.”

🎸 let you play everything 3 mentions
🧠 knowledgeable staff 8 mentions

“He was courteous, knowledgeable and exceedingly patient with me over a 3 month period as I tried out many different acoustics.”

From the reviews

I just wanted to say that I went to Russo music store for the first time to repair my fender guitar. From the moment I entered there was a line of customers and the sales representative behind the counter ( jimmy) had a big smile and greeted me. His personality was bubbly and very welcoming.

★★★★★ — Miguel, Mar 2025

Love to walk in without knowing much about the different options and they are able to guide you to the best options within your budget. Was waiting to get an amp for about 20 years. After 1 minute of describing what I was looking for, salesman thought about a few options and recommended exactly what I was looking for.

★★★★★ — Stephen, Apr 2024

Always have what I'm looking for. Knowledgeable & courteous staff. Best prices. Everything a musician could ask for, & more! Highly recommended! Update. Picked up a few more treasures over the past several months...

★★★★★ — Jon, Sep 2018

Really cool music store Eric in guitars was amazing super helpful got me set up with what I need at the price I needed to be at. Thank you so much.

★★★★★ — Geovanny, Feb 2021

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Selling or trading gear at Russo Music Hamilton

Russo Music Hamilton 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.

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Lessons at Russo Music Hamilton

Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Russo Music Hamilton. 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 Russo Music Hamilton

1989 Arena Dr, Hamilton Township, NJ08610

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