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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 890 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Allen Park, Michigan
Chain store providing new and used musical instruments (guitars, pianos, drums) and rental services, plus 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 (313) 561-3904
- Website stores.guitarcenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–7 PM |
What's on the wall
“I am new to playing electric guitar and Thomas and Hunter have been extremely helpful.”
“The guitar tech, Sam, just got me out of a big pinch.”
“Went here looking for a keyboard for my teen.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“If you know what you're looking for and knowledge about pricing not a shabby place to shop.”
From the reviews
I really hope the two associates that I mention here, get recognized and receive some type of in-store award. I am new to playing electric guitar and Thomas and Hunter have been extremely helpful.
Very nice and knowledgeable staff that was very helpful. Large selection and even larger online and can ship about anything within a week.
Truth be told, Guitar Center was not on our radar for the music store of choice in search of the “ultimate guitar” for our avid guitarist son. We have visited several GC locations in the past, but just didn’t get the assistance or titillation from any of the staff members.
First of I want to give a “Huge Thanks” to Jerome on assisting me with my order which there was a little issue on the shipping but everything turned out to better after he went above and beyond for me to get my Subwoofer JBL PRX918. I am very happy everything turned out great with Jerome’s assistance!!!!
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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