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Guitar shops worth the trip in Ohio

9 shops across 6 areas.

The scene runs through Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, and more. Every entry is researched and carries the date it was last verified.

• Cleveland

  3 shops

  Cleveland's used-and-vintage rooms run from a boutique shop on Lorain Avenue to a Parma mainstay and an east-side store on 185th Street.

• Toledo

  2 shops

  Toledo runs from a downtown Maumee boutique to a used-and-vintage room out on Reynolds Road.

• Akron

  1 shop

  Akron punches above its size on the strength of a renowned repair shop's curated retail room.

• Cincinnati

  1 shop

  Cincinnati's vintage weight sits in one three-floor room near Bogart's.

• Columbus

  1 shop

  Columbus's older full-line rooms cluster near German Village.

• Dayton

  1 shop

  Dayton's north side keeps an independent full-line guitar stop on Main Street.