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There are a lot of great shops, here are the shops run by my friends. Here are the shops where you’ll get the best gear for a great price, and there are nice people there, too!

Portland Musical Instrument Sales Stores

Old Town Music – Portland Oregon

Where I teach. Best prices in town (ridiculously low) and nicest people. Old Town has been owned by the same person since 1994, and before that it was Denny’s Music, and Old Town is very kind to me. I have many years of experience working in guitar shops, repair shops and the like. Old Town does instrument sales, boutique and mass manufactured effects and pedals, synthesizers, guitars; instrument repair and custom electronic repair and buildouts.

Trade Up Music – Portland Oregon

oodles of great, cheap, mostly used gear, with some new – guitars, amps, basses, synthesizers, pedals, ukuleles, PA systems, drum parts, drum kits, melodicas, harmonicas… friendly service, right next door to Stumptown Coffee. >>website

Little Trees Custom Guitar Shop – Portland Oregon

Dan runs a great little shop in inner SE Portland, I highly recommend him. Here’s a link to his repair shop and custom orders site. 

12th Fret Custom Guitar Shop – Portland Oregon

nationally renowned lutherie and repairs of stringed instruments of all sorts, serving the general public and prominent artists since 1979… friendly service, wonderful people who really go the extra mile. >>website

East Side Guitar Repair – Portland Oregon

Guitar repair, amplifier repair, custom instruments >>website

Portland Custom Shop and Sour Sound – Portland Oregon

Amplifier repair, synthesizer repair and synth restoration; PA system repair, Pro Audio repair facility   >>Custom Shop Website  ::   >>Sour Sound Website