The Best Guitar Stores for Collectible Grails (Part 1, US Edition)

The internet has made it easy for us to discover rare guitars for sale (Ebay, Reverb, etc). Guitar stores are closing all around the world as a result.

While long-time favorites like Mann’s Music (New York) and Black Market Music (San Francisco) have since closed their doors, many well loved and well managed guitar shops are still in business.

We asked around to find the 10 best guitar shops in the US (listed in no particular order). European edition coming soon.

Willie’s American Guitars

• Address: 254 Cleveland Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
• Website: http://www.williesguitars.com/

TrueTone Music

• Address: 714 Santa Monica Blvd Santa Monica CA 90401, USA
• Website: https://www.truetonemusic.com/

Chuck Levin’s Music Instruments Store

• Address: 11151 Veirs Mill Rd, Wheaton, MD 20902, USA
• Website: http://www.chucklevins.com/

Real Guitars

• Address: 15 Lafayette St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
• Website: http://www.realguitars.com/

Make’n Music

• Address: 780 Frontage Rd, Northfield, IL 60093, USA
• Website: https://www.makenmusic.com/

Norman’s Rare Guitars

• Address: 18969 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356, USA
• Website: http://www.normansrareguitars.com/

Lark Street Music

• Address: 479 Cedar Ln, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA
• Website: http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/

Guitar Showcase

• Address: 3090 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, USA
• Website: http://www.guitarshowcase.com/

Fuller’s Guitar

• Address: 116 N Loop W, Houston, TX 77008, USA
• Website: https://fullersguitar.com/

Rumble Seat Music

• Address: 1805 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
• Website: http://rumbleseatmusic.com/

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