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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 857 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Boardman, Ohio
Store carrying guitars and other musical instruments, as well as DJ and recording equipment.
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 (330) 629-7588
- 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
“e strat, LP, P-bass, jazz, etc there are plenty.”
“The issue I have with GC in terms of guitar and bass guitar, is selection.”
“The store has a fantastic selection of guitars, amps, pedals, and recording equipment, with a great range of options for both beginners and seasoned players.”
“In fact the only "premium" level instruments I found were in the used section.”
“We took the pop filter from the packaging to check if they set up okay with my desk top mic stands.”
Brands they deal
“I got a fender concert series for a friend and it had a few dead frets.”
“Bought an Epiphone Hummingbird from the store that was straight out of the box after trying the floor models of other brands.”
What players say again and again
“The staff here truly makes the difference; they are incredibly knowledgeable, approachable, and genuinely passionate about music.”
“Super friendly staff, very professional and helpful.”
From the reviews
Friendly staff at this location. Had a chat and gave me space to browse. Store was clean and organized. Couple picks and cables available to try stuff out. The issue I have with GC in terms of guitar and bass guitar, is selection. If you are after an old guy guitar, i.e strat, LP, P-bass, jazz, etc there are plenty.
A decent GC by their standards. The staff was friendly and helpful. The store was clean and organized!
I've had a consistently positive experience every time I've visited the Guitar Center in Boardman. The staff here truly makes the difference; they are incredibly knowledgeable, approachable, and genuinely passionate about music.
I always love this place. The people are nice and knowledgeable and don't judge. The only thing I suggest is to check your guitars before you buy them used. They sell as is for the most part and won't tell you ahead of time unless it's a major issue.
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.
