(615) 915-1851 606 8th Ave S, Nashville TN

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Such a cool place to visit if your into guitars or music and visiting Nashville. There is a parking garage that reads your plate but if you go inside and scan the QR code in the store, it validates the parking and gives you free parking up to 8 hours. So many cool old guitars. Very appealing to the eyes.
Keri
3 months ago
Wonderful place to visit, as always! Just bought a used Gibson Custom Shop 335 and I couldn't be more pleased. The ability to play at least 20 different 335 style guitars side by side is how you find the one for YOU! I had a completely different guitar picked out in my head before my visit!
Collin Peterson
3 weeks ago
They have Black mountain picks!! I’ve always envisioned paradise as something very similar to this store. Employees were incredibly polite and were not pushy or “needed for assistance”. Will definitely come back, plenty of strings here.
Jose Perez
4 months ago
There were many acoustic and electric vintage guitars. Most of them were highly brand. I just looked around the shop but I really enjoyed to see good guitars. It’s must visit place if you love guitars.
SM
3 months ago
Another iconic stop during Nashville Day. There's more than enough to choose from in here...If you've got the money to spend. Friendly people and soundproof practice rooms available.
Aimee Lawson
2 months ago

Latest YouTube Videos

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1954 Gibson Les Paul played by RJ Ronquillo
Bones Owens / Heavy Arms
Quinn Sullivan // Cant Find My Way Home
1945 Gibson SJ played by Harry Bartlett
1963 Gibson SG played by RJ Ronquillo
History Of The Gibson Les Paul "Burst" By Gary Bohannon
1939 Martin D-18 played by Trey Hensley
AJ Lee & Blue Summit // Solicitor Man
1961 Gibson ES-345 played by Guthrie Trapp
1963 Fender Stratocaster played by Owen Barry

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AMERICANAFEST 2024
AMERICANAFEST 2024
Sep 13th 2024

Carter Vintage Guitars, in association with Nashville Basement Stage, is proud to host AMERICANAFEST Songwriter Rounds at Carter Studios! The songwriter rounds are Thursday, September 19th and Friday September 20th, and are open only to AMERICANAFEST passholders. CAROLINE JONES Thursday 3:00 PM Instagram: @carolinejonesWebsite: carolinejones.com SOMEWHERE BLUE Thursday 3:00 PM Instagram: @somewhereblue HENRY CONLON Thursday […]

The “Standard”: History of the Les Paul Burst
The “Standard”: History of the Les Paul Burst
Sep 4th 2024

Hello, my name’s Gary Bohannon. I work at Carter Vintage Guitars here in Nashville. I’m an authenticator and an appraiser. My job is to look at old guitars all day long. And today we have maybe one of the coolest old guitars, certainly one of the most collectible old guitars in the history of electric […]

Welcome to the All-New Carter Vintage Guitars Website!
Welcome to the All-New Carter Vintage Guitars Website!
Aug 29th 2024

Dear Friends and Valued Customers, We are thrilled to announce the launch of our redesigned website, a project we’ve poured our hearts into over the past year. Our goal has been to ensure that your online experience reflects the exceptional in-store atmosphere that our customers have come to know and love. What’s New? We’ve worked […]

What Year is My Gibson Guitar?
What Year is My Gibson Guitar?
Aug 23rd 2024

Gibson Guitar Serial Number Look-Up So you have a vintage Gibson guitar in your possession? Wonderful news: Gibson guitars from the 1920s through the 1970s are not only national treasures, they can sell for large sums of money due to high-demand by musicians and collectors alike. Here at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, TN, Music […]

What Year is My Martin?
What Year is My Martin?
Aug 14th 2024

How to Read Martin Guitar Serial Numbers So you have a vintage Martin guitar in your possession? Wonderful news: Martin steel string flat-top guitars from the 1930s through the 1960s are not only national treasures, they can sell for large sums of money due to high-demand by musicians and collectors alike. Here at Carter Vintage […]

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