Guitar Stores in Waco, TX
Waco has 7 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 3 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 4 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 ★★★★☆ 603 reviews
Outpost for acoustic and electric guitars, drums, pianos, keyboards, basses and amps, plus audio equipment and more.
Tarpley Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 220 reviews
Helpful selection of musical instruments to buy or rent, along with guitar repair services, and band instrument sales.
EZPAWN
4.7 ★★★★★ 151 reviews
Chain outfit buying and selling quality used goods, plus offering cash loans.
Music & Arts
4.8 ★★★★★ 100 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Good to know in Waco
4 of the 7 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Tarpley Music, Music & Arts and Guitar Center Lessons.
Hunting vintage? CenTex Pawn, Guitar Center, EZPAWN, Music & Arts, 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 (603)
- EZPAWN ★★★★★ 4.7 (151)
- Guitar Center Lessons ★★★★★ 5 (1)
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 (603)
- Music & Arts ★★★★★ 4.8 (100)
- Guitar Center Lessons ★★★★★ 5 (1)