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Guitar Stores in Tacoma, WA
Tacoma has 13 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 5 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 7 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.
Hi-Voltage Records
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,009 reviews
Music dealer with a huge selection buying, selling & trading CDs & LPs in a range of genres.
Ted Brown Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 509 reviews
Venue dealing in various instruments for sale or rental plus sheet music, service, classes & shows.
Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,197 reviews
Instrument chain stocked with electrics, acoustics and basses, plus amps, drums, pro-audio gear and keyboards..
Turntable Treasures
4.7 ★★★★★ 184 reviews
Music store selling vinyl records, plus new & pre-owned turntables, stereo systems & accessories.
Applebaum Violin Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 89 reviews
String shop with in-house violin-makers offering sales & repair of violins, violas, cellos & bows.
Guitar Maniacs
4.5 ★★★★★ 117 reviews
Store offering vintage guitars for sale along with parts and repair services.
Cappella Music Academy
4.9 ★★★★★ 68 reviews
Miller Acoustics
5 ★★★★★ 58 reviews
Guitar Center Lessons
4.3 ★★★★☆ 94 reviews
Lollar Pickups & Guitar Repair
4.8 ★★★★★ 35 reviews
Instrument store specializing in pickups for electric & steel guitars & bass, plus custom parts.
Idle Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Good to know in Tacoma
4 of the 11 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Ted Brown Music, Guitar Center, Applebaum Violin Shop, Miller Acoustics, and 3 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Turntable Treasures, Applebaum Violin Shop, Guitar Center Lessons, 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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,197)
- Guitar Center Lessons ★★★★☆ 4.3 (94)
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.
- Ted Brown Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (509)
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,197)
- Applebaum Violin Shop ★★★★★ 4.8 (89)