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Guitar Stores in Columbia, SC
Columbia has 9 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 6 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 6 with repair shops. Listings are ranked by what players say (rating weighted by review count) and show live open-now hours and who buys used gear, so you can pick a shop and go.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,036 reviews
Musical-instrument chain stocking guitars, basses and effects pedals, plus amps, keyboards and drums.
Sims Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 222 reviews
Store offering a variety of musical instruments and equipment, plus repairs and rentals.
Music Store Inc
4.7 ★★★★★ 79 reviews
Family-owned shop specializing in new, used and vintage guitars, plus amps and banjos.
Carolina Guitar Clinic LLC
5 ★★★★★ 46 reviews
Experienced stringed-instrument repair shop for electric and acoustic guitars, with a specialty in fretwork.
Music & Arts
4.5 ★★★★★ 62 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Musician Supply
4.8 ★★★★★ 40 reviews
Musical instrument shop offering sales, repairs, installation, and lessons, plus active-military discounts.
Star Music Company
3.9 ★★★★☆ 51 reviews
Long-standing store offering band and orchestra instruments, plus rentals, repairs, and lessons.
Star Music Company
4 ★★★★☆ 29 reviews
Good to know in Columbia
2 of the 8 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Sims Music, Carolina Guitar Clinic LLC, Music & Arts, and 2 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Sims Music, Music & Arts, Star Music Company, and 1 more are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.
Selling or trading gear?
These shops buy or trade used gear — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews, not a guess. Bring in the one you don't play; store credit usually beats the cash offer, and calling ahead with the make and model saves everyone time.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.3 (1,036)
- Sims Music ★★★★★ 4.6 (222)
Getting started?
These stores offer lessons — for kids, adult beginners, and players knocking off rust. There's no wrong first guitar: rent or buy the instrument, get it set up, and book the teacher in one trip.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.3 (1,036)
- Sims Music ★★★★★ 4.6 (222)
- Music & Arts ★★★★★ 4.5 (62)