Thunder Road Guitars

Thunder Road Guitars Premium new, used and vintage guitars since 2011 With our store you will find fantastic customer service and a terrific vibe. Real people, offering real service.

“Well I got this guitar, and I learned how to make it talk!” As a rock-n-roll icon once said, music should speak to you, loud and clear. Thunder Road Guitars is here to help you find your own unique musical voice through fine used, vintage, and rare instruments as well as amplifiers and funky effect units. We are YOUR online source for fine vintage and used guitars. Welcome to Thunder Road!

THANK YOU so much to everyone who came by yesterday on opening day to experience the new Thunder Road Guitars. The suppo...
06/07/2026

THANK YOU so much to everyone who came by yesterday on opening day to experience the new Thunder Road Guitars. The support from the community, friends, family, colleagues and you reading this means the world to me and this crew. I'm fairly certain we had a record number of people through any Thunder Road location yesterday and I'm still in awe from how amazing the day was.

So, thank you thank you thank you!

We are doing it again today, open at 10am-6pm. We are still doing 10% off select gear in store and online (use discount code 2611california) through weekend and we are giving away an amazing guitar rig thanks to our friends at Gretsch, Magnatone, Earthquaker Devices and Electro Harmonix,

Sunday Giveaway:
- Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature signed by Brian
- Magnatone Baby M80 signed by the one and only Billy Gibbons
- Pedals from some of our favorite brands
- Swag from Ernie Ball + Gibson + More

How do you enter the giveaway?
Show up on the day you want to win to enter:
Saturday = Saturday entry
Sunday = Sunday entry
Winners will be announced at the end of business each day.

The new Seattle Thunder Road Guitars is OFFICIALLY OPEN!! This new location is my love letter to the guitar shops I grew...
06/06/2026

The new Seattle Thunder Road Guitars is OFFICIALLY OPEN!! This new location is my love letter to the guitar shops I grew up working in and the guitar shops I admire around the world.

There was a tremendous amount of thought, energy and effort that went into the design and feel of this new showroom and absolutely NONE of it would have been possible without the following people: Jonny Wade and Jon Robinson of Wade GC, Kelcy Tiger and the Tiger family, The entire Seattle Thunder Road & Bass Shop Staff, Will York and the Thunder Road Portland staff, Sabina Gross-Boyd and Wade Boyd, Aaron Johnson of Pixel & Quill, Isaak Einterz of Design Well Spent, Chris Wallace of NW Electric, Bill Reid, Angel Ibarra, Jeff Angel, Seattle Lighting Co, Noble Neon, Ron Smevik of Pro Heat, the west seattle business community and of course you reading this.

This new location was designed and built by the following people:

Design: Isaak Einterz / Design Well Spent

Buildout: Jonny Wade & Jon Robinson / Wade GC

Signage & Branding: Aaron Johnson / Pixel & Quill

Neon: Cedar Mannan / Noble Neon

Lighting: Chris Wallace / NW Electric

Paint: Pebco Painting

Paint, lighting fixtures and furniture: Kelcy & Carol Tiger

We are so excited to share this new space with you! 2611 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116. www.thunderroadguitars.com

SOLD OUT!Thank you, HPFC community. We reached our goal of selling 200 SEA 26 raffle tickets in support of the HPFC Fina...
06/05/2026

SOLD OUT!

Thank you, HPFC community. We reached our goal of selling 200 SEA 26 raffle tickets in support of the HPFC Financial Aid Fund.

The drawing will take place on Saturday, June 6 at 11:00 AM at Thunder Road Guitars in West Seattle. Winners do not need to be present.

We are also excited to welcome Thunder Road Guitars as one of our new HPFC sponsors. The drawing lines up with the grand opening weekend for their new Admiral location, so stop by for the raffle drawing, check out the new space, and stick around for in-store giveaways, discounts, and more.

And we are not done yet. Our HPFC Golf Tournament is coming up next Friday, with proceeds also supporting the HPFC Financial Aid Fund.

Thank you for supporting local soccer, local players, and local businesses.

06/05/2026

Join us this weekend for the Thunder Road Guitars grand opening! Saturday from 1–3 PM Todd from Elliott Bay Brewery will be in the house pouring beer from our favorite neighborhood pub.

There is a suggested donation for the beer, with all proceeds benefiting the West Seattle Junction Association and the Admiral Neighborhood Association. Thunder Road will match all donation dollars generated through beer sales.

Ribbon cutting is at 9:45am and doors open at 10 🤘🤘

Elliot Bay Brewing Co West Seattle Junction

WIN THIS RIG! This Sunday at the Thunder Road Grand Opening! 2611 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116Sunday Giveaway:- G...
06/04/2026

WIN THIS RIG! This Sunday at the Thunder Road Grand Opening! 2611 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116

Sunday Giveaway:
- Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature signed by Brian
- Magnatone Baby M80 signed by Billy Gibbons
- Pedals from some of our favorite brands
- Swag from Ernie Ball + Gibson + More

How do you enter the giveaway?
Show up on the day you want to win to enter:
Saturday = Saturday entry
Sunday = Sunday entry

Winners will be announced at the end of business each day.

This giveaway is sponsored by our friends at Gretsch, Magnatone, Earthquaker Devices, and Electro Harmonix.

WIN THIS RIG This Saturday at the Thunder Road Guitars grand opening. Doors open at 10am! 2611 California Ave SW Seattle...
06/03/2026

WIN THIS RIG This Saturday at the Thunder Road Guitars grand opening. Doors open at 10am! 2611 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116.

Saturday Giveaway:
- Fender American Vintage Stratocaster
- Two-Rock Amplifier
- Pedals from some of our favorite brands
- Swag from Ernie Ball + Gibson + More

How do you enter the giveaway?
Show up on the day you want to win to enter:
Saturday = Saturday entry
Sunday = Sunday entry
Winners will be announced at the end of business each day.

Sponsored by our friends at Fender, Two Rock, Electro Harmonix and JHS, Gibson and Ernie Ball.

06/02/2026

Jump in with Frank to see how to get from the West Seattle Bridge to the new Thunder Road location at 2611 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116.

Join us this weekend June 6th and June 7th for the Thunder Road Guitars Grand Opening at 2611 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116. We are hosting a ribbon cutting with the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce at 9:45am on Saturday and the doors will officially open at 10am.

- We will have a 10% discount on in store and online purchases all weekend long (some exclusions apply). Use discount code 2611california.

- We are giving away grab bags to the first 30 people in line that will have an Electro Harmonix Big M**f 2 as well some some Thunder Road swag and swag from some of our favorite vendors

- We are doing two GIANT giveaways, one Saturday and one Sunday.

Saturday Giveaway:
- Fender American Vintage Stratocaster
- Two-Rock Amplifier
- Pedals from some of our favorite brands
- Swag from Ernie Ball + Gibson + More

Sunday Giveaway:
- Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature signed by Brian
- Magnatone Baby M80 signed by the one and only Billy Gibbons
- Pedals from some of our favorite brands
- Swag from Ernie Ball + Gibson + More

How do you enter the giveaway?
Show up on the day you want to win to enter:
Saturday = Saturday entry
Sunday = Sunday entry
Winners will be announced at the end of business each day.
We’ll have Fundamental Coffee and Top Pot Doughnuts on hand Saturday morning for everyone waiting in line and our early customers. Then, from 1–3 PM, Todd from Elliott Bay Brewery will be in the house pouring beer from our favorite neighborhood pub.There is a suggested donation for the beer, with all proceeds benefiting the West Seattle Junction Association and the Admiral Neighborhood Association. Thunder Road will match all donation dollars generated through beer sales.
We’ve put an immense amount of thought and effort into the design and feel of the new location. We absolutely love it, and we think you will too.

Stop by and see us this weekend!

Address

2611 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA
98116

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+12066785248

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