The guitar room

Guitars & Accessories

Guitars, like many instruments, speak for themselves. They wait for the right musician to come along and understand them, and it is only when they are truly appreciated that magic happens. We offer a broad, personally selected range of steel and nylon string acoustics — student and professional instruments you can see, feel and hear in our showroom.

Shop the wall

Everything below is hanging on Main Street right now. Prices are live.

Taylor, Guild, Alvarez, Yamaha, Seagull and more.

Ramirez, Kremona, Cordoba, Yamaha, and hand-built classicals.

Parlors, GS Minis, Baby Taylors and travel guitars.

Finds that sell once — call to hold one.

Thomas Bazzolo classical guitar

Hand-built instruments and rare finds

Alongside the major makers we regularly carry luthier-built instruments — a Thomas Bazzolo classical, vintage Martins, pre-war parlors, hand made by local builders — that you will not find in a catalogue. They turn up on the used and consigned wall; ask us what is in this week.

The repair bench at Wakefield Music

Strings & setup

Strings for guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin and ukulele — and a bench to put them on. Ask about a restring and setup. The workbench →

The accessory case at the counter, Wakefield Music

Accessories

Capos, picks, humidifiers, stands, cases, tuners, polishes, winders, straps and pickups.

Guitar method books and sheet music racks at Wakefield Music

Books & methods

One of the largest selections of guitar and bass printed music in New England. Browse the sheet music →

Repairs & maintenance

Need a tune-up or adjustment? Pickup installations, neck adjustments, restringing, setups, intonation, troubleshooting and general repair, done in-house on our own bench. More about repairs →

Lessons, workshops & clinics

A professional staff of teachers covering jazz, classical, folk, rock and blues for students of all ages, beginners through advanced. Past clinicians include Pierre Bensusan, Doyle Dykes, Mark Hanson, Peppino D’Agostino, Paul Geremia and Beppe Gambetta. Find a teacher →

Come play it

58 Main Street, Wakefield · Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm. Every guitar is set up and ready.