How much does a guitar cost?
Typical cost
120–4,000 $
A six-stringed fretted instrument, hollow-bodied and acoustic or solid-bodied and amplified.
Typical new retail range.
By type
| Type | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| acoustic guitar | 120–4,000 $ |
| electric guitar | 180–5,000 $ |
| bass guitar | 200–4,000 $ |
How that compares
Guitar against things of a similar money.
Guitar 120–4,000 $
Electric scooter 200–2,500 $
Wardrobe 150–2,500 $
Street light 200–1,500 $
Telescope 100–5,000 $
Air conditioner 180–1,200 $
Games console 200–700 $
Tablet 100–1,600 $
How to read this figure
The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a guitar
- How much does a guitar weigh? 1.4–5 kg
- Guitar vs Cello Side by side
- Guitar vs Saxophone Side by side
- Guitar vs Trumpet Side by side
- Guitar vs Violin Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a guitar cost?
- A guitar costs 120–4,000 $. Typical new retail range.
- Which type of guitar is the heaviest?
- Of the types listed here, electric guitar is the largest at 180–5,000 $.
Related pages
- How much does a guitar weigh? 1.4–5 kg
- How much does a piano cost? 3,000–200,000 $
- How much does a violin cost? 100–20,000 $
- How much does a digital piano cost? 300–5,000 $
- How much does a drum kit cost? 300–6,000 $
- How much does a cello cost? 400–40,000 $
- How much does a trumpet cost? 150–4,000 $
- How much does a saxophone cost? 300–9,000 $
- How much does a double bass cost? 1,200–40,000 $
- How much does a harp cost? 1,500–60,000 $
- How much does a tuba cost? 2,000–30,000 $
- Guitar vs Cello Side by side
- Guitar vs Saxophone Side by side
- Guitar vs Trumpet Side by side
- Guitar vs Violin Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place