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Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experience
4.9 ★★★★★ 125 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Towson, Maryland
Small shop offering a selection of quality guitars for sale and repair, plus lessons.
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 (410) 878-7084
- Website ryansguitarexperience.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–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“He has set up all 3 of my guitars: a '96 player plus strat, a boutique custom Tele, and he just finished swapping out the pups on my boutique custom strat.”
“Ordered a used Music Man bass sight unseen and when it came I was blown away.”
“I ended up ordering a PRS S2 Semi Hollow-body which they had within two days and Nick gave me a good price on an amp.”
“I got an absolutely beautiful Stratocaster from them (used), they hooked me up with the hardcase for no charge and made sure I had everything I needed.”
“Did a minor repair on the spot, even after saying they’re currently cooked out a month on instrument repairs.”
“I took guitar lessons in the 90's where I learned to read music, some theory, and proper technique.”
Brands they deal
“It seems like a small place, but they were the only one with all the specific models I needed, from both Taylor and PRS!”
“First experience was taking in my brand new ibanez RG, that came pretty rouggh out of the box.”
What players say again and again
“Did a minor repair on the spot, even after saying they’re currently cooked out a month on instrument repairs. Great shop, staff was cool and helpful”
“I ended up ordering a PRS S2 Semi Hollow-body which they had within two days and Nick gave me a good price on an amp.”
“Awsome experience, item exactly as described, amp arrived packed not only professionally but expertly, no broken tubes, recommend this store wholeheartedly 100 percent.”
“I ended up ordering a PRS S2 Semi Hollow-body which they had within two days and Nick gave me a good price on an amp.”
“My son is taking guitar lessons.”
From the reviews
Laid back place with a great selection of pro gear. Props to Ryan Fowler for stocking left handed guitars occasionally — would love to see more like this sweet Duesenberg! I’m an hour and a half away and consider this place totally worth the drive.
Zach, their luthier is top shelf, first class! He has set up all 3 of my guitars: a '96 player plus strat, a boutique custom Tele, and he just finished swapping out the pups on my boutique custom strat. This guy is a genius, superb quality, great down to earth guy.
The whole staff at Ryan Fowlers are great, knowledgeable and treat you like a fellow guitar player. I got an absolutely beautiful Stratocaster from them (used), they hooked me up with the hardcase for no charge and made sure I had everything I needed. Will be going back in the future for guitar needs
I haven't been to the store yet, but look forward to when I'm in the area. I purchased a guitar online after corresponding with multiple reps at the store and the experience was great. Knowledgeable, quick to respond both before and after the sale. Won't hesitate to do business here again.
Selling or trading gear at Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experience
Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experience 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 Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experience
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experience. 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.
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