I sensed it *immediately* when I walked into Austin Vintage Guitars: this place is a Temple to Sound. Everything is exactly where it should be. Instruments were displayed in a way that drew my eyes to what I wanted, even before I could articulate what that might even be.Well-done, yall. You are helpful, friendly, and hands-off. I cant wait to go back and buy some sweet gear!

This music store was really good. They had a really nice selection of guitar pedals. If youre looking for tone they have amplifiers for days. But have some money in the bank. Some really cool guitars on the shelf

Great selection of some really cool instruments here. Pricing seems fair, and they have a mix of new, used, and consignment guitars, basses, and other instruments/amps for sale. They buy used gear, too. Not sure if they are willing to haggle at all here, as I didnt purchase anything, but the employees were friendly enough.That being said, I wasnt even acknowledged or asked if I needed help the entire time I was here. Not that I needed it, but I took notice and wouldve appreciated the opportunity to respond. Other than that, a cool place to check out.

They have a good selection, and their staff is great. I stop by every few weeks to check out anything new. Bought a fretless Jazz a few months ago, and theres a good chance Ill keep this up to fuel my GAS.

I was ready to buy a guitar but the people working there were just too unfriendly and actually moved and hid the guitar I was playing on and interested in. Crazy! Im big on giving my money to people that treat me right.

I seldom leave reviews, good, bad, or otherwise since it is very hard to discern truth from tale on the internet. Below is my account of dealing with AVG and the facts surrounding my purchase.My experience with AVG was absolutely one of the best experiences I have had with an out of state, sight unseen purchase.I have an unusually large guitar collection and wanted something cool that I could add to it. I found exactly what I was looking for on AVG website, made the purchase and paid them immediately. Again, all of this sight unseen only based on their online description.Well...I received the guitar three days later (TX to NC), a special Custom Shop model, and it did not meet the description the store put online. It was at minimum, 100 times better! This guitar was more perfect than they described. Good business in my opinion, especially when I received something better than I was expecting. First rule of business - under promise, over deliver, and over deliver AVG did!I was so happy, I reached out to Steve at AVG and spoke to him on the phone, explaining how unbelievable my experience was. What a great guy. So much so, I gave him a list of high dollar holy grail guitars I am looking for in the event he bumps into one of them one day.In this day of people trying to find someone doing something wrong, it is important we let people know when someone is caught doing something right! Steve and his team did right by me!Spend your money here! They may be AVG, but they are way above average! (see what I did there?) They are AWESOME!

Came in 100% ready to buy a Pre-CBS Jazzmaster. Cash in my pocket. Just a generally unfriendly atmosphere. Ended up not buying it.It doesnt feel the way a guitar store should feel. The staff wasnt friendly or inviting at all. It was almost like they were just waiting for me to leave.

Great experiance for repairs and consignment sale! Bill Web did a great job on my 1960 Bassman rebuild ...My new favorite amp!!!

Great selection of instruments - excellent staff and service. Highly reccomend.If you are out of state you can save on tax by having the instrument shipped to you.Will be back any time i visit atx.

Great shop, with the coolest people working there. Top notch gear selection.

Wow this place has a large selection of guitars. I was very surprised. Usually vintage guitar shops are smallish little venues. This place had some serious stock on hand. It was interesting to walk around and try to identify some of the more wacky vintage models. I loved this place.

Knowledgeable, courteous. Nice nice guitars

This place is awesome. There are so many iconic designs and guitars that Ive never seen in person before. And I got to play them.

Amazing store with amazing staff. My nephew wanted to narrow down his wish list for his next guitar and the staff really helped him out.There is a wide selection of new and classic guitars, both electric and acoustic.

I’m giving 5 stars because I love this place and I would never do ANYTHING to hurt Steve & Leslie’s business! However I have noticed like others that over the years that the level of service has faltered. I know you’ve grown and Steve & Leslie can’t personally assist every one of us on the first name basis like you did 15 years ago. I get that. But a lot of us have spent small fortunes in this store. Do I purchase a $3K amp every time I come in....no I do not. I even make a habit of bringing my own guitar when I’m shopping as to not wear out the stuff on the wall. But when I make a major purchase I ALWAYS do it here! Just kinda seems like if you’re not Jimmie Vaughan or something the current staff is arrogant and almost bothered by you? They literally tried to talk me out of a pickup/mod “that would cost SEVERAL hundred dollars” and “we’re backed up for months”.... So what? If I’m willing to pay for it and wait to get what I consider the best in town than my business should be valued as much as the ghost of Hendrix. Just some feedback... I’m not going anywhere. Where else would I go? Just don’t forget the little guy.

My wife surprised me with a 2006 Gibson LC-1 Acoustic-Electric for our wedding as a gift (no, you can’t have her, she’s mine!). Apparently, she had worked with the guys and gals at AVG for months to make sure she to me the perfect guitar for my likes/needs and they ABSOLUTELY made it happen!I called a week or two later to ask some maintenance questions and the team was so helpful, showing much interest in how much I liked the guitar and if I was happy with the purchase.I’ve been here before for strings and they were so friendly. But all of this in consideration, I recommend AVG for all your guitar needs, especially being that they’re a locally owned business.AVG all the way, baby!! They have the best and provide the best.

Last visit here was great, staff was polite and helpful.

Knowledgeable staff with an excellent selection of new/used guitars and amps

Awesome collection of classic guitars and amps. Great place to find a Martin and Collings brand acoustic. Friendly, helpful service too.

Very kind and helpful even though I was only looking for a ukulele and a complete beginner.

This is the best guitar shop. Pro level.

Bill help solved solve my AMP issue quicker than anybody else would have!

Steve and the entire team are honest and direct. No games... just great inventory for every level and every budget. Absolutely love my custom shop guitar. AVG is my guitar store.

So much of everything wonderful here!

Fantastic staff and an excellent selection of quality vintage and player grade instruments.

Get ready to spend 10 hours here, maybe come back the next day, and the day after. Addiction!!

Friendly staff and great selection of instruments.

Amazing selection of guitars, amps, and pedals. Stuff Ive never seen anywhere else. Best of all, staff is knowledgeable and super friendly.

Awesome place. Friendly staff. Huge selection.

Bought patches at a great price. Everyone there was really nice and knowledgeable.

They replaced some tubes and adjusted bias on my prs sonzera 20. Sounds better than when I bought it and I had it back home in just a few days. Other shops were telling me 4 weeks turnaround.

Looks like its getting remodeled. I might be wrong. Either ways. Its location is 5stars

Bill Webb is a superb Amplifier Guru. I now have probably the worlds best sounding Fender Blues Jr.Larger output transformer, pumped up the bottom end,tamed back the reverb that was too wet, installed a great speaker, and installed a Weber Beam-blocker.

Great store with great people!!!

Absolutely love this place. Always have a good time and have been stellar with helping me choose the proper gear for the gig. :)

Nice helpful staff. Worked with me on a complicated and expensive purchase.

My husband went to get a guitar and was snubbed for his looks. No one would help him.

Beyond their exceptional store and friendly and knowledgable staff, AVG is great to work with. Theyve been clients of my familys print shop for many years, and theyre always reliable and friendly people. Theyre locally owner run and operated and theyve been serving Austin musicians, as well as the world, with excellent guitars and equipment.

Wasnt very helpful and just seemed like they wanted us gone

Outstanding selection of fine vintage electric guitars.

Love this place. The owners were so friendly, helpful and very patient with the kids in helping them pick out exactly what they wanted.

Knowledgeable and helpful staff, good experience in their store.

Very Customer friendly.

Bought a new guitar from them. Real nice guy helped me get my guitar. I give them a thumbs up, two way up.5 out of 5. 10 out of 10.

The best Music shop in Austin! Staff is always great, knowledgeable, helpful. Steve has a knack for making you feel important no matter if your spending a little or a lot.

Came in for a replacement guitar neck - they had six or so ready to go! Good stuff

Great experience coming in to buy an amp cab. Awesome selection. Friendly vibe, not at all intimidating to try stuff out. I was looking for a 1x12 and they were all out, but the guy helping me did a thorough search. Ended up helping me find a slightly bigger cab I loved, and for a great price too. A unique find at a good price point, I will definitely be back!

Great local shop for next level gear.

Such a great inviting place! So many incredible guitar and amps and selection of pedals. Made me feel completely at home when trying out gear and pointed me in the right direction. Can’t recommend enough

The customer service here is superb! I recently had a guitar setup with one of their guitar technicians and all I can say is that Ive never had a guitar play so well in my life. The minute I opened my case I could already tell that they did a fine job. They carry the industries best pedals. Their collection of used and vintage amplifiers and guitars is excellent. Everyone there is helpful and kind.

Always a great selection of equipment, and the staff is pretty cool. They also do repairs here, and the techs have a great reputation.My only complaint is that people eat their food at the counter- take it to the back and be slight bit professional on the sales floor.

Great guitar shop with super friendly staff.

Very helpful employees and lots to choose from.

Great selection. Best amp repair in town (very fair prices too!). 4 stars bc their guitars cost so much and they wont let you shred Hendrix with your teeth.

Ben crushed it (in a good way) on the re-fret of my 1963 SG Custom. Super great shop, been going there since the early 00s (god, Im getting old). Highly recommend!

Had an appraisal done here on a Bass, Really awesome selection of guitars they have.

One of the best guitar shops Ive visited. Every time Ive been in theyve helped me get what I need quickly and at a good price. I just came in with an amp I wanted to test on a different cab and they were more than happy to help without pressuring me into anything. Great service and will continue to come here in the future.

Amazing selection of new and used guitars. Collings, Martin, Gibson and many more! Great sales support also. Knowledgeable staff

They are incredibly helpful and go the extra mile. They respond to emails quickly and do not blow you off when you ask questions. Their prices are very competitive and they do not come across pushy. I unfortunately could not purchase the guitar I wanted due to personal reasons, but if a windfall of finances fell in my lap, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt where I would be purchasing my next guitar.

This store is amazing! High quality store. Always clean, guitars are in great condition, and the staff are always Ken to answer questions and help out. They recently serviced a 1940 framus acoustic I picked up online in an auction and it plays perfectly now.

I was a little disappointed that I couldn’t buy fettuccine Alfredo sauce all they had was Marinara. Still though, great selection and the staff was very friendly.

One of the best selections of vintage Fender and Gibson electrics I have seen. They also have a few other brands, some acoustics, some pedals, large bass selection and a good sized collection of vintage amps. Also some non vintage but great quality used gear. Their inventory of electrics compares or exceeds the stores in Nashville or LA.. Yes, I have purchased from them and very satisfied with service and the time they allowed me (on an off for a few days actually) to demo and compare. Will return.

Fantastic and Imaginative Store

Best guitar store for tone seekers ever! Been going here for almost 20 years. Repair shop is great and the vintage gear is killer. And they will treat you like family if you become a regular. My highest recommendation!

Awesome selection of Vintage Gear. Largest I have seen. They also do great work on tube amplifiers. I take them all of my Fender and Marshall amps for repairs. If it is good enough for Eric Johnson its good enough for me. :)

The best in Austin, hands down. Thank you Steve for the Waterloo WL-14 MH. Ill be back.

Ive been buying and selling guitars for many years and these are my go to guys! Beyond cordial and inviting! I highly recommend this business and if you are looking for something in particular give them a call… They probably have it!

There are a lot of instruments to choose from here, theres some new stuff but its mostly vintage like they advertise. This particular guitar was priced at $1100.00, had some dings here and there but sounded great and played beautifully. Staff was cool with my questions, their prices didnt seem outrageous. Pretty cool store.

Good stuff. Good staff. PHENOMENAL GUITARS. If you play, you owe it to yourself to visit. Youll be amazed. Guitar Center? I dont even know who you are anymore.

Austin Vintage Guitars are amazing. I stumbled in the while on a business trip and their customer service turned me into a customer. Nick was extremely knowledgable. I ended up coming back in a second time right before flying out because I saw a video of him demoing a Magnatone amp on his Instagram page. I ended up falling in love with it, I couldnt get it out of my head.They let me sit there for well over an hour playing multiple guitars through it to make sure I really dug it. Their extensive collection of high end Custom Shop and vintage guitars was refreshing and it allowed me to truly experience the amps tonal range. Im so sick of walking into chain guitar stores and only finding a low-dollar selection.I couldnt get the amp out of my head and I finally called Nick to make the purchase. They dont like shipping amps because of the possible damage but they worked out a solution for me the amp to my home in Philadelphia.They were completely cool with me buying it locally but It was important to me to buy from these guys because their service was that damn impressive. I can not stress that enough. Easily one of my new favorite guitar shops.If youre passing through Austin, make sure to add these folks to your list of places to stop and visit.

I bought a 57 Stratocaster from Greg, he was very professional, knowledgeable, and a very fair person to deal with. I will buy here again. Thank you!

Awesome store! A small store that has nothing but the best in selection of new, used and especially vintage instruments. Customer service is great and prices are fair. A must-visit if youre a guitarist in town.

Great selection of stringed instruments and amps. Customer service is top notch. Stop by info. Or to look at latest inventory. Nick is the best.

This place has some really great gear and some pretty rare pieces. However, I find them to be severely overpriced on a lot of their vintage equipment. It is kind of a must-see for any guitar loving individuals, and if nothing else, you can leave with a cool t-shirt and a picture of the larger-than-life Telecaster sign.

Great selection, great service. I’ve been to a lot of guitar shops and this one had the coolest selection I’ve ever seen. Excellent staff

I walked in and eyed a vintage Gibson hanging in the wall, a little more than $4k. Feel free to try anything out a voice said behind me. Thats my kind of guitar store.Great selection of vintage amps and both new and vintage guitars. Check out the Burly Guitars they sell there. Super cool guitars built in Austin, I think.

Fantastic collection of guitars, if you cant find what you want or need, you dont really want or need it. Great staff will assist you knowledgeably or give you the space you need to test them out. One could spend a fortune or buy a reasonably priced fundamental guitar.

This is where I now take all of my guitar and bass work. Excellent shop. Also a huge temptation due to their excellent inventory of instruments.

Lots of great instruments, mostly higher end stuff but that is exactly what youd expect going into a store like this. there are some lower cost guitars and a good number of intermediate level instruments. Overall a great selection with whats hands down one of the most diverse and interesting inventories Ive seen.The issue wasnt the store as much as the staff itself. The owner seemed like a nice guy but the others working werent so great. Ill go back just for the inventory, but Ill be ready for that Austin welcome when I do.I ended up getting a 1976 Electra from another Austin store instead. I hope to have a better experience shopping at Austin Vintage next time, I really want to love this store.

After playing for years and having an eye, feel, and taste for fine instruments, Austin Vintage Guitars wildly exceeded my expectations. It is, in my opinion, by far the best guitar store and shop west of the Mississippi, for sure in Texas, and only one of two stores in the entire nation that I would currently consider purchasing a guitar from. I found a guitar of my dreams there and will support them for life as a player. The staff is so friendly, extremely knowledgable, and they earned my trust. Five stars for sure!

Absolutely blown away by the service here. Had them set my acoustic up and it has never played better - feels like a new guitar. Any time I come to browse around, the staff is always eager to help and make conversation. Awesome facility that deserves your business.

Love this place. Excellent selection and outstanding, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Highly recommended!

Best guitar store ever! You want it they have it staff is very knowledgeable and everyone is nice and helpful.

Interesting place with a decent selection of instruments, including some unusual ones.

This is where you can find the best true vintage guitars and amps. They also have a great selection of effects. I love this place.

Friendly helpful service. They really made my daughter and I feel welcome and find what we wanted without being pushy in any way.

Great store, great guitars, fun folks work there

Exceptional Inventory. Stuff Ive havent seen in 40 years.

Lots of old and spendy classics, but affordable stuff too. Housed in a beautiful shop with well informed staff. Prices are fair & market value - this is a retail store after all. Repairs are very reasonable and fast turnaround (10 days) By far, my favorite guitar shop in Austin.

Great experience with incredibly friendly salesmen. I got everything I needed very quickly, and my daughter left with a new Fender amp to jam on with her Washburn

New and used guitars...most of great quality. Pricey but thats what you get for quality. Great selection.

Great refret on the 59 Jazzmaster! Great service work on my 50s tweed amps! Been a happy customer since AVG first opened when my son and I walked out with a 67 Super Reverb. Staff are all very cool and know their stuff. Shared a lot of laughs and a few tears with all there. .

Knowledgeable & Friendly staff. Worth visiting.

Amazing collection, the nicest people

Great staff, great owner, I will be back! G》--->

Sales team was rude. Terrible set up on my Gibson Les Paul, then proceed to get noticeably upset when I wanted it re-set up.. picked it up again, it wasn’t changed at all, over a course of several weeks.. way too expensive for the lack of work they did.. go to STRAIT MUSIC OR ERLEWINE. They actually do a good job. Only reason for 2 stars instead of 1 is they have a good selection of guitars, but they’re painfully overpriced. Typical Austin business who thinks they’re better than everyone else.

Rewired guitar incorrectly. Had to come back to have it looked at again. Didnt offer money back for hassle. Didnt fix problem again, but I didnt have time to come in yet again. Labor is so expensive too (compared to other Austin guitar places).The amp repair on the other hand, top notch!!!! Think his name is Bill. Awesome guy!

Great place to find rare & cool vintage & new guitars. The staff is honest and knowledgeable

Outstanding staff. Really enjoyed trying out different guitar and amp combinations. Thank you!!

This place is awesome, its like chicago music exchange but more friendly and not in Chicago.