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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 954 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Alpharetta, Georgia
Retailer of guitars, amplifiers, and other instruments plus sound and lighting equipment.
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 (678) 893-0870
- 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
“Store is packed wall to wall, and floor to ceiling with everything string, skin and keyboard, acoustical and electric.”
“Found a great deal on a fender amp on this stores web page while i was on vacation.”
“I was even impressed with the vintage and boutique section with the couch where i could sit and play or even wait and relax while someone else shopped.”
“Amazing store, huge selection of new and used equipment.”
“After 30 years of not picking up a guitar my instructor Rebecca (who plays piano, cello, violin and guitar), has me finger picking and playing an entire song after just 5 sessions.”
“And lastly, I bought a cover to go over my snare to take some of the bounce and snarl out….”
“After 30 years of not picking up a guitar my instructor Rebecca (who plays piano, cello, violin and guitar), has me finger picking and playing an entire song after just 5 sessions.”
“After 30 years of not picking up a guitar my instructor Rebecca (who plays piano, cello, violin and guitar), has me finger picking and playing an entire song after just 5 sessions.”
Brands they deal
“Found a great deal on a fender amp on this stores web page while i was on vacation.”
What players say again and again
“This Guitar Center location is great, it's nice and spacious inside, and very clean with an attentive staff.”
“Tanner was patient, friendly, knowledgeable and made my first experience at this store welcoming.”
“The GC a good drive away from my home, but it is worth every penny to take my lessons and purchase my products there.”
From the reviews
After 30 years of not picking up a guitar my instructor Rebecca (who plays piano, cello, violin and guitar), has me finger picking and playing an entire song after just 5 sessions.
This Guitar Center location is great, it's nice and spacious inside, and very clean with an attentive staff. They have a wide variety of instruments and you can test most of them out. I came in to get my guitar re-strung. I was helped by Ken, who went above and beyond expectations to help me with my issues.
Every visit to Guitar Center is a great experience. The staff is always helpful, knowledgeable, and patient they truly make you feel welcome. What we appreciate the most is the chance to actually try and play the instruments before making a decision.
Fantastic location. Tanner has been my go to guy for quite a while from selling gear to buying my dream guitar. He helped me get the best guitar I’ve ever laid my hands on and I’ve worked for high end retailers. This was a special situation that I can’t describe here but they really went above and beyond.
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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