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Top City Music
4.7 ★★★★★ 111 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Topeka, Kansas
Laid-back shop offering musical instruments, vinyl records, and CDs, plus repairs and lessons.
Plan your visit
- 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 (785) 408-5111
- Website topcitymusic.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–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Since I prefer a dreadnaught style guitar, I brought in a concert acoustic I never played to much.”
“Excellent and friendly service, had an amp go bad on me I purchased from here and they just swapped it out with a working one!”
“They did a really good job on my setup, asked for D standard and they even recommended the best string setup before i almost bought the wrong ones”
“We absolutely love and would recommend Top City Music to those who are wanting lessons, shopping for guitars and other musical instruments and accessories, as well as records!”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“They did a really good job on my setup, asked for D standard and they even recommended the best string setup before i almost bought the wrong ones”
“They gave me a really good offer for the trade in and I am over the moon with the Yamaha FG 800 J I got!”
“David is amazing, extremely knowledgeable and helpful and the store is packed full of goodies.”
“Took lessons here a few years ago and always had a great time, they've got a great selection of guitars, keyboards, records, sheet music, and a whole array of accessories.”
“I called and David took time to discuss my first guitar purchase.”
From the reviews
I have nothing but great things to say about Mr. Schaffer and his store. He has a heart of gold and I'd like to tell you why. My girlfriend was trying to learn the guitar but didn't have the proper guitar needed to fulfill her dream of learning to play.
I bought my first guitar nearly 3 years ago from Dave. He was the most friendly and helpful guy of all the music stores in town. He sold me an acoustic Fender. This guy owns the shop, plays in a band, and knows music and instruments.
I called today as I knew I had an issue with my guitar. When I got there after looking at it, they offered the best advice with some of the issues (would need removal of the top to fix). Since I prefer a dreadnaught style guitar, I brought in a concert acoustic I never played to much.
I called and David took time to discuss my first guitar purchase. When I went into the store David met me, remembered our phone call and was very patient while I looked at several guitars. David gave me a great deal on a new guitar, and sweetened the deal with some extras.
Selling or trading gear at Top City Music
Top City Music 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 Top City Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Top City Music. 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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