Rivington Guitars

Our expert technicians provide quick and reliable guitar repair services with competitive pricing. From minor adjustments to major restorations, we handle all vintage and modern instruments. Customers benefit from our decades of experience maintaining the integrity of valuable instruments while ensuring optimal playability.

We offer personalized guitar lessons for all skill levels in our Manhattan location. Our instructors specialize in various playing styles and techniques. Students gain access to our extensive instrument collection and benefit from our deep industry connections and musical expertise.

Our appraisal services leverage industry-standard valuation methods and market insights. Owner Howie Statland's participation in the Vintage Guitar Price Guide ensures accurate assessments. We provide detailed evaluations for insurance, sale, or collection management purposes.

We offer rental options for professional-grade instruments with flexible terms. Our rental fleet includes quality guitars suitable for performances and recording sessions. Renters receive expert guidance on instrument selection and maintenance during their rental period.

We specialize in buying, selling, and trading vintage guitars from iconic brands like Gibson, Fender, and Martin. Our inventory features rare and collectible instruments alongside everyday classics. Customers access a constantly updated selection with detailed provenance information.

With nearly 30 years of guitar industry experience, Howie Statland contributes to the Vintage Guitar Price Guide as one of 25 select experts nationwide. He has built Rivington Guitars' reputation as New York's premier guitar destination since founding the store in 1998.

We specialize in vintage guitars from iconic brands like Gibson, Fender, Martin, and Rickenbacker, maintaining a diverse inventory of over 350 instruments.

Our expert technicians handle repairs for both vintage and modern electric, acoustic, and bass guitars with quick turnaround times.

We've served musicians since 1998, celebrating 25 years as New York City's trusted guitar specialist.

Yes, we accept trade-ins and offer competitive pricing for quality instruments, both vintage and modern.

We provide shipping options for all purchases, with proper documentation for international guitar transactions.

Yes, our clients include Radiohead, Paul Simon, The Killers, and many other renowned artists seeking premium instruments.

Really upset to leave a poor review but this store has lost a customer of 8+ years. Had a friendly fellow help me with an amp and helped me choose it. Got it home and realized the speaker wire was janky - no possible way of knowing this in the store. I informed them the same day of the issued and brought it back as soon as I can. Absolutely refused to give me a refund or accommodate me because it's "vintage" - what a crock. Worst return policy in the city!

I have been here multiple times to purchase an instrument and left not buying the guitar, because the staff was not only dismissive but actively rude and unhelpful. Other friends have bought 'all original' guitars from them, only to discover many modifications had been made, when they went back with this info, they offered to buy it back for half. Buyer beware. You can get some nice equipment here, but Do your due diligence and research beforehand, and best not to expect any customer service.

Bought a 1969 Jordan guitar amp from Rivington (Feb 2022) that I have been searching forever! Had the same exact amp when I was in high school back in the 1970s and very hard to find one let alone in good condition! Then I was looking online one day and found the same exact Jordan amp I had in the 70s and I drove to NY as I was only 1.5 hours away. Found the staff friendly and knowledgeable! Tested the amp and it played great and surprisingly was in mint condition, just like it came off the factory line! SOLD! Thanks Rivington for making my year!

I truly do not understand how Rivington Guitars manages to stay in business. The shop is physically set up to prevent you from going anywhere near a guitar-as a customer you are surrounded by glass desks that constrain what is already a pretty small store into the size of a small bathroom. You are not allowed to play anything without appointment-not that you would find what you're looking for for a fair price anyway.

From the moment you step in, the employee (at least the one I encountered) seems to try to ignore you as much as possible (I actually prefer inattentive employees at guitar stores, I like browsing around myself, but when you can't even get close to the guitars it's quite the opposite effect). I asked a couple of questions and he did take the guitars out of the racks and into his hands-at which point I had the slim hope of touching one-only to put it back and simply tell me its price (invariably above the market price) which is the one and only thing I can infer with my eyes, and for which he isn't needed. Even if they somehow manage to sell their overpriced guitars a couple of times a month, I don't see them remaining open for a long while.

Worst experience I've ever had in a guitar shop. Kid with long bushy hair working there, said I could only try a guitar if I committed to buying it that night, without even playing it first! How a guitar shop is supposed to work this way I don't know? Gives New York a bad name, rude and unprofessional.

It's not worth going to the physical location. It's a really uncomfortable in-store experience. You walk in, you're roped into about 4 sq. ft. I asked if I could look at the guitars, not even play, and the disinterested guitar dude behind the counter, "No. let me know if you have any questions." Well, it's hard to have any questions if I can't get within 20 feet of the inventory. It made me feel like a teenager again, being eyed like you're about to steal something.

I don't understand why this isn't a by-appointment location like Retrofret. Or if online sales is your thing, cool! Be clear about that. But I feel like I've wasted my time coming into the city to have a closer look at some of the nice pieces I saw online. I really hate to be down on an independent guitar shop, but there are better places to spend your money.

Really overpriced stuff, much better places to buy things than this shitty place. If anything get a pedal which are the only things that aren't priced in a fantasy world as another reviewer put it.