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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 406 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Bellingham, Washington
Chain music store selling guitars and other musical instruments, including amps and keyboards.
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 (360) 733-3088
- 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
“I had a team member assist me with a difficult exchange, that, while frustrating and time consuming, ended up being a really positive experience.”
“I had accidentally boughten the wrong listing for an amp online and had no issue at all getting it returned and ordering the correct one thanks to the help of the staff.”
“I bought a 57 hotrod vintage reissue strat and all I can say is amazing.”
“They have a solid collection of new and some used instruments of every kind imaginable.”
“Lessons are reasonably priced, and they are flexible if you need to cancel or reschedule.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Magic Mike and the crew, everyone is friendly, and knows their stuff.”
From the reviews
Hello, I hope everyone’s doing well. I went into my local Guitar center in Bellingham, Washington interested in purchasing a reverb pedal. They have this great pedal center where you can pretty much try out all the boss petals and a number of other petals from other manufacturers.
The staff was very very helpful, especially the gentlemen who repaired my son's guitar after my son did a real number on it. Was upfront about the cost and didn't try to push me on any unnecessary extras. Went out of his way to offer amazing and fair service in repairing a guitar many people had told me wasnt worth it.
Wonderfully helpful staff! I was buying a guitar as a gift (for someone who knows all about them) and had no idea what I was doing. The person that helped me was so patient and explained everything. Even mad suggestions that were lower than my budget but was a better quality, that's putting the customer first.
Locally its the only option for the gear-addicted and we're fortunate that the store with the smallest footprint has such a big presence, although the GC mothership leaves much to be desired because the selection here is weak.
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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