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Secret Guitars
4.6 ★★★★★ 72 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Toms River, New Jersey
Specialty store providing new, used and vintage guitars, as well as basses and amps.
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 (732) 244-1111
- Website secretguitars.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 12–8 PM |
| Friday | 12–8 PM |
| Saturday | 12–6 PM |
| Sunday | 12–4 PM |
What's on the wall
“Saw a few really nice vintage amps the other day and cannot wait to add to my hoard lol.”
“I haven’t yet bought anything but what I can say is this: Firstly, the shop has that Big City vintage vibe to it that frankly, I’m shocked by.”
“Great little guitar shop on rt37 in Toms River that has vintage gear as well as newer used stock at very good prices.”
“I’m just poor) I’ve yet to grab a guitar that wasn’t setup pretty damn near perfect off the rack and in tune or at least very close.”
“The guitar is great and will be looking into lessons in the near future.”
What players say again and again
“I’m just poor) I’ve yet to grab a guitar that wasn’t setup pretty damn near perfect off the rack and in tune or at least very close.”
“I'm a beginner and they really helped me out with a string problem even though I bought my guitar elsewhere.”
“The staff is knowledgeable and by far my FAVORITE part is that none of them are cocky know it all douche bags.”
“Especially Phil for lessons. Great place.”
“Great little guitar shop on rt37 in Toms River that has vintage gear as well as newer used stock at very good prices.”
From the reviews
Jon was great! Very personable while helping my son find a guitar, never pressured for the sale, showed real concern for helping him find the right guitar even though we didn’t find it there…would definitely recommend to others
Make sure you go to this store first. You won't be disappointed. Best knowledgeable staff. Great experience 😁
Great little guitar shop on rt37 in Toms River that has vintage gear as well as newer used stock at very good prices. Very knowlegable staff that love what they do and always eager to help. I have yet to get any work done but have seen nothing but happy satisfied customers leaving with their repairs and purchases.
My favorite guitar shop. There is no other like it. Amazing prices, incredibly unique and quality insurance, and you can't go in that place without having a great story by at least one of the employees there. As soon as you walk in you feel extremely welcome and you never want to leave.
Selling or trading gear at Secret Guitars
Secret Guitars 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 Secret Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Secret Guitars. 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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