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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 1,142 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Austin, Texas
Chain of music stores offering guitars, amps and DJ gear, plus lessons and 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 (512) 419-0310
- 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
“Guitar center is absolutely nuts and over stimulating some times…it was my only Saturday off work for a while and I really wanted to use that time to buy myself my dream acoustic.”
“I purchased a limited edition Gibson Les Paul and visited this store two times to make the final decision.”
“Over the years, I’ve bought drums, hand drums, various percussion instruments, guitars (All Gretsch and Martin Acoustic) FX pedals, PA systems, mics, stands…you name it.”
“It is indeed a rare pleasure to encounter such an elevated level of service, particularly from the three remarkable individuals, Derek, Jordan, and Travis.”
“Their used guitar section tends to also be fun to browse.”
“He set up a spot for me to switch between the two guitars I was down to at the end, so I could really feel them out.”
“Over the years, I’ve bought drums, hand drums, various percussion instruments, guitars (All Gretsch and Martin Acoustic) FX pedals, PA systems, mics, stands…you name it.”
“He’s been very helpful and knowledgeable in the area of guitars and PA systems.”
Brands they deal
“I purchased a limited edition Gibson Les Paul and visited this store two times to make the final decision.”
“Over the years, I’ve bought drums, hand drums, various percussion instruments, guitars (All Gretsch and Martin Acoustic) FX pedals, PA systems, mics, stands…you name it.”
“Kai recommended a few different Les Pauls and I also tried the PRS McCarty.”
“Over the years, I’ve bought drums, hand drums, various percussion instruments, guitars (All Gretsch and Martin Acoustic) FX pedals, PA systems, mics, stands…you name it.”
From the reviews
My boyfriend and I came in today to purchase some cables that we needed for one of his shows. Usually customer service isn’t so great at this guitar center, but they really surprised us this time.
Guitar center is absolutely nuts and over stimulating some times…it was my only Saturday off work for a while and I really wanted to use that time to buy myself my dream acoustic.
The friendliest staff I’ve ever seen in a guitar center. so it’s so that it allowed me to discover their inventory in a relaxed manner and I ended up meeting my dream guitar, I have been wanting to purchase since I was 17 years old.
In my 60s now, but looking back I’ve had about a 35 year relationship with guitar centre in different cities around the United States. The Austin store on West Anderson Lane is absolutely par excellence. Jordan is my goto sales guy. He’s been very helpful and knowledgeable in the area of guitars and PA systems.
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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