Top Independent Guitar Dealers
The best independent vintage and used gear shops in the US — and how to find their inventory on Treblemakers.
Chicago Music Exchange
Chicago's premier vintage and boutique guitar destination
Vintage Gibson & Fender, boutique gear
Elderly Instruments
America's leading acoustic and folk instrument shop since 1972
Vintage acoustics, mandolins, banjos
Cream City Music
Milwaukee's destination for boutique guitars, amps, and pedals
Boutique guitars & amplifiers
Norman's Rare Guitars
Hollywood's legendary vintage guitar shop since 1975
Pre-CBS Fenders, vintage Gibsons
Retrofret
Brooklyn's vintage guitar specialist — American instruments done right
Vintage American guitars & basses
Why Shop These Dealers on Treblemakers?
All of these shops list their used and vintage inventory on Reverb. Treblemakers indexes those listings and combines them with results from eBay, Guitar Center, and private sellers — so you can search once and see everything.
If you're looking for a vintage Fender Stratocaster, you can compare Norman's Rare Guitars' asking price alongside Retrofret's, alongside what private sellers have listed on eBay — all without opening multiple tabs or maintaining separate Reverb alerts.
You can also set a saved search and get notified when any of these dealers (or private sellers) lists something that matches your criteria. One alert. Every source.