Guitar Stores in Knoxville, TN
Knoxville has 14 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 7 with lessons, 7 vintage specialists, and 8 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.
Lost and Found Records
4.8 ★★★★★ 702 reviews
Friendly shop selling new and used vinyl records, CDs and tapes.
Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,495 reviews
Guitar-centric retailer featuring new and used instruments, plus services like rentals, repairs and lessons.
Parris Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 253 reviews
Friendly shop providing guitar repairs including setup work, fretwork and electronic issues.
Lane Music Knoxville
4.8 ★★★★★ 196 reviews
All-ages shop featuring guitars (acoustic and electric), along with pianos and string instruments.
Tennessee Guitar & Sound Co.
4.9 ★★★★★ 109 reviews
Fretted instrument retailer, repairer and rental company stocking used and vintage gear.
Campbell's Music Room Guitars
4.7 ★★★★★ 102 reviews
Rush's Music
4.5 ★★★★★ 107 reviews
Store for new and used musical instruments, and offers repair services.
Rush's Music
4.3 ★★★★☆ 77 reviews
Long-running retailer of instruments and accessories offering repairs, rentals, and lessons.
Open Chord Music Shop
4.7 ★★★★★ 51 reviews
Musicians' shop selling acoustics and amps, as well as offering repairs and live music.
FlintMeryl Music
5 ★★★★★ 37 reviews
Knoxville Acoustic Collection
Good to know in Knoxville
3 of the 13 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Parris Guitars, Lane Music Knoxville, Tennessee Guitar & Sound Co., and 4 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Lane Music Knoxville, Rush's Music, Rush's Music, and 3 more are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.
Selling or trading gear?
This shop buys or trades 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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,495)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,495)
- Lane Music Knoxville ★★★★★ 4.8 (196)
- Tennessee Guitar & Sound Co. ★★★★★ 4.9 (109)