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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,332 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Beaverton, Oregon
Music store chain offering instruments such as guitars, drums, and keyboards, 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 (503) 644-9500
- 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
“Turns out I needed a new electric drum kit.”
“Recently did a trade in for a PRS Silver Sky and Dan was super helpful.”
“Extra special shout out to Liz, who always goes above and beyond to help me when I bring in my gear for repairs, setups, and looks over my new gear when I come in to pick it up.”
Brands they deal
“Recently did a trade in for a PRS Silver Sky and Dan was super helpful.”
What players say again and again
“Extra special shout out to Liz, who always goes above and beyond to help me when I bring in my gear for repairs, setups, and looks over my new gear when I come in to pick it up.”
“Recently did a trade in for a PRS Silver Sky and Dan was super helpful.”
“Prior to this, I've sold a number of things and worked with the manager Kona and a few others and also found him to be incredibly knowledgeable, up front and kind.”
“Good deal on the guitar and great recommendation for the blues strings I got installed there.”
“Carson was incredible this evening when I walked in a new beginner guitar player and asked if he would sell me some strings and show me how to put them in and he spent some time.”
From the reviews
I've done all my music shopping and selling and ALL the people at this location have been incredibly kind, honest and helpful. Recently did a trade in for a PRS Silver Sky and Dan was super helpful.
Had a great experience at Guitar Center. The representative, Avery, was extremely helpful and patient, taking time to explain everything clearly and answer all of my questions in detail. Helped me choose the right guitar model within my budget without any pressure to upsell or add unnecessary gear.
I've been going to all the Portland area GC's for over 20 years, but this location is my favorite! The staff there is always friendly and know their product knowledge.
Carson was incredible this evening when I walked in a new beginner guitar player and asked if he would sell me some strings and show me how to put them in and he spent some 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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