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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,246 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Bloomington, Minnesota
Chain music shop offering guitars, amplifiers, keyboards, and other instruments, plus 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 (952) 929-1680
- 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
“They have a lot of acoustic guitars with prices from just over $100 to I think on the $3000 area (I was only looking for acoustic guitars).”
“They have all the main instruments for a rock or pop band (guitars, bass, electric, drums, keys and more) as well as electronic and sound system and DJ stuff.”
“Great selection of new and used drums and cymbals for a Guitar Center (probably best among all Guitar Centers in Twin Cities metro area).”
“They have all the main instruments for a rock or pop band (guitars, bass, electric, drums, keys and more) as well as electronic and sound system and DJ stuff.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Super nice repair technician! Was quick and efficient, and did his best to save us some money.”
“He helped me return an item, estimate a trade in value, and made sure I had all the pieces for my new guitar.”
“The guy who helped me was knowledgeable and a joy to deal with.”
“The other store staff were friendly and helpful as well.”
From the reviews
This place was huge! I was only in the store for a few minutes. I was looking for a flute stand and they didn't offer much for instruments, other than guitars. But the staff were very friendly and eager to help. In fact, they gave me directions to another music store which did have the flute stand!
Max was very helpful. Came in on a Sunday and he provided quality service and advice. He helped me return an item, estimate a trade in value, and made sure I had all the pieces for my new guitar. The other store staff were friendly and helpful as well. Would definitely recommend checking them out.
Great selection of new and used drums and cymbals for a Guitar Center (probably best among all Guitar Centers in Twin Cities metro area). Generous return policy as well.
I've been guitar shopping for a couple of weeks. I'm upgrading to a better guitar. I found one online that I really wanted so I thought I'd go see if they had it in store. They did, and even though it was a different color than the one I wanted, I was able to get a feel for it and confirm that it's exactly what I want.
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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