Richmond's independents cluster downtown and in the Fan, led by the city's oldest music store.
117 W Broad St, Richmond 23220
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Phone: (804) 643-7125
Metro Sound specializes in buying, selling, and trading vintage and used gear, with amp brands like Mesa Boogie, Marshall, and Matchless on the floor. The stand-alone Broad Street shop also handles equipment repair and rentals and keeps rehearsal space on site.
1215 W Main St, Richmond 23220
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Phone: (804) 254-4600
Fan Guitar and Ukulele stocks new and used acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, and amps, buys used instruments, and runs an in-house repair bench advertising guaranteed work, plus lessons. It is a small walk-in storefront on West Main Street rather than a big-box floor.