Guitar Stores in Austin, TX
Austin has 26 guitar stores — including 6 that buy used gear, 7 with lessons, 11 vintage specialists, and 16 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.
Strait Music Company
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,139 reviews
Established purveyor of band & orchestra instruments & accessories, plus rentals & repairs.
Strait Music Company
4.6 ★★★★★ 772 reviews
Established purveyor of band & orchestra instruments & accessories, plus rentals & repairs.
Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,059 reviews
Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 1,142 reviews
Chain of music stores offering guitars, amps and DJ gear, plus lessons and repairs.
Capital Music Center
5 ★★★★★ 294 reviews
Instrument store focusing on piano & drum sales, rentals & accessories, plus lessons for both.
Wild About Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 474 reviews
Every item at this funky art & gift store is music-themed, including clothes, decorations & jewelry.
Austin Vintage Guitars
4.7 ★★★★★ 413 reviews
Shoppers can buy, sell, trade or consign their vintage guitars at this store that also retails amps.
Mythic Guitar Company
4.9 ★★★★★ 277 reviews
Shop specializing in guitar repair, customization, restoration, setup, fret work and pickups.
South Austin Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 238 reviews
Music store offering guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles & accessories, plus classes & repairs.
Tommy's Drum Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 164 reviews
Established drum store dating back to 1979 carrying a wide range of new & used percussion equipment.
Straight Frets Guitar Service
4.7 ★★★★★ 157 reviews
Repair shop for acoustic and electric guitars as well as basses, plus lessons and setup classes.
Austin Guitar House
4.5 ★★★★★ 176 reviews
Premium instrument retailer stocking guitars, basses, amps & effects in a laid-back, loungey space.
Westbank String Shop
4.9 ★★★★★ 96 reviews
This small shop specializing in stringed instrument rentals & sales also offers accessories.
La Casa De La Musica
4.9 ★★★★★ 86 reviews
Rock It Science Guitar Repair
5 ★★★★★ 57 reviews
Place for guitar aficionados offering pickup swaps, body repairs, setups and other custom work.
Doubleday Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 55 reviews
Skilled luthier and craftsman who builds custom electric guitars and fixes busted guitars, while also offering hand-wound pickups.
South Austin Guitar Repair
4.8 ★★★★★ 52 reviews
This repair shop provides a wide range of installation & modification services for guitars & basses.
Landis Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 43 reviews
Co-working repair shop with great turnaround times that sets up new and acoustic guitars, as well as electric guitars.
Erlewine Guitars
4.4 ★★★★☆ 31 reviews
Storied guitar specialist known for crafting & selling custom pieces plus performing repairs.
The Guitar Collection
5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Luna Music Store
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Cool Old Guitars
Good to know in Austin
7 of the 22 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Strait Music Company, Strait Music Company, Guitar Center, Guitar Center, and 12 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Guitar Center, Capital Music Center, Austin Vintage Guitars, and 7 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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,059)
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.1 (1,142)
- Capital Music Center ★★★★★ 5 (294)
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.
- Strait Music Company ★★★★★ 4.7 (1,139)
- Strait Music Company ★★★★★ 4.6 (772)
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,059)