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Guitar Center
4 ★★★★☆ 225 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Anchorage, Alaska
Musical instrument, guitar and audio equipment seller, plus rentals and repair services.
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 (907) 222-5155
- 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
“Amazing selections of basses, guitars, drums, recording software, and everything in between.”
“it's a bright, large, well stocked music store for guitars, keyboards, amplifiers and drum kits.”
“Came in and spoke to an associate about a youth guitar and he showed us both new and used options.”
“The only issue that I had was that I wanted a setup on my new guitar but it couldn't be completed in the time frame that I needed (6 days).”
“They offer a **wide variety of musical instruments and accessories**, including keyboards, drums, recording equipment, and live sound gear.”
“They offer a **wide variety of musical instruments and accessories**, including keyboards, drums, recording equipment, and live sound gear.”
“They offer a **wide variety of musical instruments and accessories**, including keyboards, drums, recording equipment, and live sound gear.”
Brands they deal
“Great kit in every department, got some quality time with a PRS Silver Sky, great playing Strat (I'm an American Plus guy) Thanks for keeping shirts in 2XL.”
What players say again and again
“The only issue that I had was that I wanted a setup on my new guitar but it couldn't be completed in the time frame that I needed (6 days).”
“Their staff is knowledgeable and helpful, making it a great place for both beginners and professionals.”
From the reviews
First of all what an great inventory and beautiful store. Amazing selections of basses, guitars, drums, recording software, and everything in between. Came here looking for a bass and new drum set and was greeted by multiple friendly faces looking to help!
I had an awesome experience with Guitar Center over the phone today. I spoke with Chris first, who was incredibly polite and friendly. He checked to make sure the guitar I wanted was in stock, and when it wasn’t, he went out of his way to offer different color options and even helped me figure out shipping and pickup…
stopped by the Guitar Center with my grandson to get him a lap steel guitar. They had a couple new ones in stock and a used one which turned out to be the one we got . The clerk fixed us up with all the accessories we needed.
I return the dinky js22 (blue)cause it has a uneven frets but the staff was so polite and helpful i grab a different js22 with no issue now i got the red one it was awesome
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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