Guitar Stores in Madison, WI
Madison has 8 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 5 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.
Strictly Discs
4.7 ★★★★★ 487 reviews
Extensive stock of new and used vinyl, plus tapes and CDs.
Guitar Shop of Wisconsin
4.7 ★★★★★ 426 reviews
Amp, guitar, bass guitar and amp store, with a repair service.
Heid Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 374 reviews
Musician-run music shop stocking guitars, pianos, drums, violins and other instruments.
MadCity Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 310 reviews
Clean shop stocking a variety of vinyl records and CDs as well as cassettes. Also sells coffee.
Spruce Tree Music & Repair
4.6 ★★★★★ 187 reviews
Cramped shop supplying acoustic musical instruments, accessories, and repair services.
Woolson Soundcraft
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Good to know in Madison
2 of the 6 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Strictly Discs, Guitar Shop of Wisconsin, Heid Music, Spruce Tree Music & Repair, and 1 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Shop of Wisconsin, Heid Music, MadCity Music and Spruce Tree Music & Repair 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.
- Strictly Discs ★★★★★ 4.7 (487)
- Guitar Shop of Wisconsin ★★★★★ 4.7 (426)
- MadCity Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (310)
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.
- Heid Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (374)
- SOSONIC ★★★★☆ 4.4 (20)