City Guide

The Best Guitar Shops
in San Francisco & the Bay Area

The Bay Area's guitar scene stretches from Marin to San Jose, with everything from legendary acoustic specialists to deep vintage dealers. Whether you're hunting pre-war Martins in Tiburon or vintage Fenders in the city, the Bay delivers. We track live inventory from 6 stores — 993 guitars and counting.

Bananas at Large Danville Music Guitar Showcase Real Guitars Schoenberg Guitars (OM28)Bay Area Vintage Guitars

01/San Rafael

Bananas at Large

A Marin County institution since 1977. One of the largest independent music stores in the Bay Area, with a deep guitar department spanning new, used, and vintage instruments.

Yamaha

Yamaha FG820L Left Handed Acoustic Guitar - Natural

$480

Ibanez

Ibanez GA621 Classical Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Black Out

$400

Vox

Vox Series 33 SDC-33 Double Cutaway Electric Guitar w/ Bag - Silver Top (Pre-Owned)

$400

Ibanez

Ibanez AEG621 AEG Series Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Black Out

$400

Epiphone

Epiphone Jared James Nichols Gold Glory Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar w/ Gig Bag (Pre-Owned)

$500

Eastman

Eastman Romeo LA Thinline Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar w/ Hard Case - Celestine Blue (Pre-Owned)

$995

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02/Danville

Danville Music

A beloved East Bay shop in downtown Danville. Thoughtful selection of new and used guitars with knowledgeable staff who actually play. Strong acoustic department.

Fender

Fender Custom Shop LTD 1954 Roasted Stratocaster 2024 - Desert Tan Guitar #0443

$3,599

PRS

PRS SE NF3 Rosewood - Gun Metal Grey Guitar #5534 USED

$600

PRS

PRS CE 24 Semi-Hollow 2024 - Black Amber Guitar #7486

$2,110

Taylor

Taylor Custom GP Grand Pacific Catch #Me Lutz Spruce/Rosewood Guitar #4124

$4,375

Kanile'a

Kanile'a KG-2 Pro Guitar

$4,245

Yamaha

Yamaha Transacoustic TAG3 C - Sandburst Guitar #0676

$1,900

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03/San Jose

Guitar Showcase

The South Bay's premier guitar shop and one of the largest in Northern California. Enormous selection across every price point, from student instruments to high-end vintage.

Rickenbacker

Rickenbacker Combo 400 1956 - Black #

$3,995

Fender

Fender Custom Shop Yuriy Shishkov Masterbuilt Strat-Tele Hybrid 1 of 1

$12,995

CTS

NOS CTS Pots From Gibson Factory 1987

$100

CTS

NOS Vintage CTS Pots From Gibson Factory 1987

$100

Fender

Fender Telecaster 1975 Natural 4 Bolt V2639

$4,995

Gibson

Vintage GIBSON 1978 CTS Pots Harness from Kalamazoo

$250

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04/San Francisco

Real Guitars

San Francisco's go-to vintage and used guitar dealer. Located in the city proper with a well-curated selection of vintage American electrics and acoustics.

Gretsch

2007 Gretsch 6120 DC MIJ

$2,000

Coral

Coral Firefly

$899

Rogue

Rogue Sitar

$499

Tokai

Tokai Talbo Woody

$1,299

Gibson

2012 Gibson Derek Trucks SG

$2,000

Eastman

Eastman T-184 MX

$1,000

View all 67 from Real Guitars

05/Tiburon

Schoenberg Guitars (OM28)

Eric Schoenberg's legendary acoustic guitar shop in Tiburon. Specializing in high-end flattop acoustics, with particular expertise in pre-war Martin and fine contemporary builders.