The Missouri side of the Kansas City metro holds most of the area's guitar trade, from a downtown Parkville boutique to south-side repair benches and a full-line Westport store.
7 Main Street, Parkville 64152
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Phone: (816) 746-9772
An independent shop in downtown Parkville carrying new, used and vintage guitars and basses from Gibson, Martin, Eastman and Breedlove alongside amps and effects, with a repair bench and lessons.
3817 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City 64111
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Phone: (816) 931-4638
A long-running full-line music store on Broadway Boulevard just north of Westport, stocking electric and acoustic guitars, amps and effects, with in-house repairs.
3617 Virginia Ave, Kansas City
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Appointment only — call ahead to book
A by-appointment repair and restoration shop on Virginia Avenue offering PLEK fretwork, refrets, electronics and setups on electric and acoustic instruments, and winding its own pickups.
101 W Minor Dr, Kansas City 64114
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Phone: (816) 332-3264
Appointment only — call ahead to book
A one-luthier custom shop and repair bench on the south side of Kansas City run by Dave Wendler, builder of 200-plus patented “electroCoustic” guitars, basses and mandolins, handling setups, refrets, pickup swaps and evaluations by appointment.