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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 2,022 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chain music shop featuring guitars, pianos, and audio equipment, plus instrument repairs.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (505) 889-6300
- Website stores.guitarcenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–7 PM |
What's on the wall
“but the service we got was too good that we left with a set, seat, amp and other goodies at a killer deal.”
“Seems as if they still have some good deals in the store, especially on used equipment.”
“Went into Guitar center to get a new electric guitar setup for my partner.”
“The guitar, amp, accessories for both, and the banjo my Man bought are such great quality.”
“Chris in the drum department was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Went into Guitar center to get a new electric guitar setup for my partner.”
“Every single staff member was knowledgeable and taught me things to become a more professional DJ, just in between their other cashier duties.”
From the reviews
My boyfriend and I have been here TWICE in less than two weeks, and the guy with the amazing mohawk took such good care of us both times (as did another employee the first time). He even helped us out the door each time; he really goes above and beyond with his customers and takes his job seriously!
Ralph Baca and Brent th store managers were extremely helpful. I ordered late for Christmas delivery. They went out of their way to accommodate us with our purchase. The entire staff is excellent. Its great to know that they value their customers. Thank you Guitar Center?
Huge shout out to literally every guy working here. Never once had a need to go to a Guitar Center before, but with a legit DJ gig on the horizon I had to get familiarized with audio routing right quick.
Went into Guitar center to get a new electric guitar setup for my partner. We were a little unsure of what to get, with all the options available, but Ty came up to us and helped us through the entire process. We left with everything we needed.
Selling or trading gear at Guitar Center
Guitar Center comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Guitar Center
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Guitar Center. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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