Guitar Stores in San Antonio, TX
San Antonio has 23 guitar stores — including 5 that buy used gear, 9 with lessons, 13 vintage specialists, and 11 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
4.1 ★★★★☆ 3,129 reviews
Musical instrument store offering a large selection of amps, drums, keyboards, and other items, plus repairs.
Alamo Music Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 504 reviews
Iconic shop selling diverse instruments & DJ gear, with music lessons & repair services available.
Movie Exchange - Bandera
4.3 ★★★★☆ 720 reviews
Retailer with listening stations that buys, sells & trades resale DVDs, CDs & video games.
Guitar Tex
4.8 ★★★★★ 361 reviews
Repair & retail shop focusing on acoustic instruments, stocking electrics, mandolins & amps.
Robot Monster Guitars
4.7 ★★★★★ 353 reviews
Music store offering a selection of guitars, amps, and pedals, as well as repair services.
SpaceTone Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 310 reviews
Vast music store offering top brands of new & vintage guitars, amps & drums, plus guitar lessons.
Del Bravo Record Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 278 reviews
Long-running store offering vinyl records of English & Spanish music, plus collectibles & clothing.
Jeff Ryder's Drum Shop
4.9 ★★★★★ 230 reviews
Friendly, family-owned store with a wide range of drums, percussion and gear, plus lessons.
Crescent Moon Music & Collectibles
4.7 ★★★★★ 188 reviews
Curated shop featuring booths from local vendors.
San Antonio Music Academy
5 ★★★★★ 111 reviews
ZoZo Music
4.3 ★★★★☆ 153 reviews
This music retailer offers brand-name guitars, keyboards, drums & gear in a low-key setting.
Hermes Music San Antonio
4.5 ★★★★★ 121 reviews
Music equipment store with a repair service and friendly service.
Fort Bend Music Center | San Antonio
4.9 ★★★★★ 75 reviews
Music store & school for pianos, guitars & other music instruments, plus service.
Frets 'N Necks SA
4.8 ★★★★★ 72 reviews
Guitar repair shop specializing in fret leveling and offering services such as customization and tune-ups.
JD's Southside Music
5 ★★★★★ 46 reviews
Music & Arts
4.5 ★★★★★ 62 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Century Music
4.7 ★★★★★ 49 reviews
Instrument shop offering brand-name guitars, amps & accessories, plus repairs & lessons.
Music & Arts
4.3 ★★★★☆ 70 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Hillje Music Center
3.9 ★★★★☆ 75 reviews
Music store carrying a wide array of musical instruments for sale & rent, plus repair services.
Dellview Music Center
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Interstellar Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Bandstar Music
3.9 ★★★★☆ 49 reviews
Store specializing in musical instruments for sale & rent, plus sheet music & related supplies.
Good to know in San Antonio
10 of the 23 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Alamo Music Center, Guitar Tex, Crescent Moon Music & Collectibles, and 7 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Alamo Music Center, Movie Exchange - Bandera, Guitar Tex, and 9 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 ★★★★☆ 4.1 (3,129)
- Alamo Music Center ★★★★★ 4.7 (504)
- Del Bravo Record Shop ★★★★★ 4.8 (278)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.1 (3,129)
- Alamo Music Center ★★★★★ 4.7 (504)
- Jeff Ryder's Drum Shop ★★★★★ 4.9 (230)