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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,004 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Aurora, Illinois
Music store offering guitars, drums, keyboards, and other instruments, plus repair services, lessons, and rentals.
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 (630) 375-1466
- 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
“although the people playing in the acoustic room need to chill out bro 😭🙏”
“I was ready to haggle prices and had done my research on the value of my trades - a rack mount pre-amp/effect unit and power amp/mixer with PA speakers - ahead of time.”
“If you ever need an instrument, something fixed or wanting to sell/trade in then go to this location!”
“Mike went above and beyond in making sure the guitar was setup correctly.”
“Additionally, they have a rental room and provide personalized music lessons.”
Brands they deal
“I just purchased a Used PRS and I couldn’t be happier with the experience!”
What players say again and again
“Mike went above and beyond in making sure the guitar was setup correctly.”
“Huge thanks to Rocco and Zach — both were extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and patient throughout the process.”
From the reviews
So W, I was looking for a new guitar and ended up buying the perfect one! Employees know what they are talking about and are pretty chill guys. although the people playing in the acoustic room need to chill out bro 😭🙏
This team is incredible. David has always been such a huge help every single time I’m there. I probably made my best guitar purchase last night and that wouldn’t of been possible without David. Hunter was such a big help for me last week. They also have an amazing guitar tech named Mike.
Always a great shop and always has a lot in stock. When it comes to your every day guitar needs, Guitar Center always has you covered. Prices can be a little high, but if you’re lucky, you can find some used gear for relatively cheap.
Had a great experience selling my 30+ year old gear here. Arrived right as they opened and Rocco took care of me right away. I was ready to haggle prices and had done my research on the value of my trades - a rack mount pre-amp/effect unit and power amp/mixer with PA speakers - ahead of time.
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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