Best Guitar Shops In Minneapolis Near Me

4worldlovers: We ask that you make an appointment to play instruments. To relax in our acoustic room or main floor without 20 other people mingling is a joy you will want to experience. You get to really listen without the big store chaos. No appointment is necessary for strings, accessories or repairs. Quick walk-throughs are available if no appointments are in progress.

We also buy used American guitars and sometimes consign high-end collectibles. The history of American Guitars is our specialty. We are internationally known experts in vintage guitars. We will try to accommodate touring bands for repair emergencies. For online orders we have personal videos available and have safely shipped guitars all over the world for 35 years.

Willie’s is known for selling professional and investment-grade equipment. A tool of the trade, yet luxury items for most. We also remind everyone that we musicians are usually the first to answer the call to help. We will endeavor to offer a few impromptu free micro concerts on Facebook live. It is our hope that these little “treats” remind us all to offer help to those that struggle. The pandemic hit lower-wage earners the hardest. Please support you local food shelves wherever you live. Locally we support 2harvest.org We’ll offer up some more musical treats as a thanks.

4worldlovers: Serving the Minneapolis & St. Paul area (and beyond) with the highest quality fretted stringed instrument repairs, and handmade acoustic, electric, and lap steel guitars.

We are a Factory Authorized Warranty Repair Center for Martin, Taylor, Guild, & Cordoba guitars

Between founders Ron Tracy & Michele Beardsley, and their talented team of luthiers at St. Paul Guitar Repair, a wealth of experience and knowledge ensures your instruments receive the best possible care and advice. Helping your instruments sound their best today, and for many years to come.

We nail the small details that make a huge difference, and add up to the big picture that matters- getting your instruments to look and sound spectacular. Everything from restrings to complete restorations, we can help.

I’ve depended on Ron and Michele for almost 40 years. Their work has never failed. Jobs from major to minor— including some of my own bullshit ideas— always 120%. Easy parking, and you don’t have to pass the SAT’s every time you walk in their door.

I've been going to Ron for years for guitar fixes. He's simply the best. If you want your guitar playing like a new instrument, St. Paul Guitar Repair is the way to go. I 100% recommend St Paul Guitar Repair for any repairs. I don't live anywhere near them, but they are worth the drive. They are experts. This is the only way to go!

My first visit to SPGR was for a fairly minor cosmetic issue on a solid body electric. Michele quickly took care of the issue and the work done looks good as new! Now that is customer service. Thank you Michele; you are a real gem! Will be returning soon with a modification request for another guitar

Michele, I just had to send you a quick note of thanks for doing such a terrific job setting up my guitar. I played it a lot over the weekend and took it to a jam on Sunday. The new saddle has really made a big difference in the intonation. The lowered action feels amazing and it is now a joy to play. I couldn’t be happier. Thanks again!

Absolutely the best service available in Minnesota. Professional, meticulous craftsmanship on every project I've ever brought in, and I've had some doozies. This should be the only stop for any serious player or collector.

4worldlovers:
**WE WILL BE CLOSING AT 5:00 Monday-Friday during the Minnesota State Fair, will be closing at 3:00 on Saturday and then CLOSED Labor Day Weekend Sat-Mon**

We are an independent, full service, luthier-owned shop serving the working musicians in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area since September 2014. Ted Vig’s expert repair is the cornerstone of our business. We specialize in repair and customization, and carry a variety of guitars, basses, mandolins, ukuleles, and accessories.

With EXPERT repair, a large stock of parts and interesting, unique and fun instruments, both new and used, you won’t be afraid to come in here, and it’s a big part of the reason that we’ve been coined as “The Players Store.”

Ted Vig has been working full time and building his audience through music stores since 1988. He has a long list of devoted repair clients…this just doesn’t happen overnight! His Custom Vig Handwound Pickups are flying out the door!

This store is run by local musicians who SUPPORT local musicians! We have ample street parking in front of the shop and a big parking lot.

Thank you for voting for us, as we are among great contenders!!

4worldlovers: Welcome to the Hoffman Guitars Web Site. I hope that you share our love of guitars and will explore this site to learn more about us and perhaps pick up some useful information along the way. Of course, we would love it if you also decide to do some business with us.

Since 1971 Hoffman Guitars has provided a full range of services to guitar players nationwide. We have always worked to provide the finest in instrument repair services and handcrafted guitars. We provide a full range of repair services, including factory authorized warranty service for C.F. Martin, Gibson, Guild, Fender, Taylor, Jim Olson and others. I (Charlie Hoffman) have built over 600 individually handcrafted guitars, which are (or have been) played by such players as Leo Kottke, Tim Sparks, Dakota Dave Hull, Ann Reed, Jerry Rau, Charlie Maguire and others. In addition, we carry a fairly complete range of accessories for guitar players (strings, picks, capos, pickups, cases, etc, etc.). In this day and age it may seem a bit anachronistic but we really believe in customer service and strive to provide the very best.

The various pages of this site cover both our repair work and the guitars I make, and include both descriptions and prices. I also cover a variety of other guitar related subjects of interest to me (and, hopefully, to you too), particularly an extensive section on how I build guitars.

Many customers who order guitars love to come in and see their guitar in progress and have me explain what I am doing. So....., I thought I would put some of that here. The Current Production section provides a way for customers who can't visit the shop every week to get a glimpse of their guitar as it is being built.

For those interested in exploring guitars on the web I have included links to a variety of pages which I find interesting. Perhaps you will too.

If you have any comments about what you see in this web site, we would love to hear from you. Our E-Mail address is below. Of course we are particularly anxious to talk to you about our repair services or our handcrafted guitars. But -- don't let that limit you. We would love to hear your ideas about any guitar related topic. (One such e-mail led to the harp guitar project) We WILL respond, generally quite soon. If you have a question that you would like to see addressed in our Q& A page, let us know. Our E-Mail Address is: hoffmanguitars@qwestoffice.net

You may write to us at: 2219 East Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN. 55404. Our phone is (612) 338-1079. (Same number for fax) Our business hours are 9:00 am until 5:30 pm on weekdays and from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on Saturday.

A Note About Navigation in this site: All of the internal pages have a general navigation bar at the top of the page and a page specific navigation bar at the bottom of the page. If you have trouble finding what you want, try the Site Map.

Need a repair done? Give us a call. We have great news!

My guitars show up from time to time on Youtube. Here is a list of some of them.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine recorded some video interviews with builders at this summer's Healdsburg Guitar Festival. The one they did of me (which features one of my 12 string guitars) can be seen here: http://www.acousticguitar.com/Features/Healdsburg-Guitar-Festival-2013/Hoffman-Guitars-at-Healdsburg-2013

Apparently I am a bit of a media hog. WCCO, the local CBS affiliate has a weekly feature called Finding Minnesota and this week they did a piece on me. It also featured Nikki. Look for it here: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/02/05/finding-minnesota-charles-hoffmans-handmade-guitars/

4worldlovers:
Groth Music was founded in 1939 by Chester E. Groth, a professional musician who sought to bring a quality music store to Twin Cities musicians. Once established, Groth earned a reputation for integrity; a place with a knowledgeable sales staff and good merchandise at fair prices. We continue to operate in that same tradition today. About Us

Groth Music is located two blocks south of I-494 on Nicollet Avenue in Bloomington, MN, less than a 5 minute drive from the Mall of America.

Our address is 8056 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420. Hours and Location