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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,276 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Boise, Idaho
Popular, large chain outpost offering a wide selection of guitars, drums, keyboards, amplifiers and 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 (208) 685-0505
- 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
“Acoustic guitars, electric guitars and amps, keyboards, drums/percussion, accessories.”
“Acoustic guitars, electric guitars and amps, keyboards, drums/percussion, accessories.”
“He really helped me and my wife, he recommended the Fender Mustang amp to us, and helped my wife pick out a new Gretsch lap guitar.”
“Acoustic guitars, electric guitars and amps, keyboards, drums/percussion, accessories.”
“Acoustic guitars, electric guitars and amps, keyboards, drums/percussion, accessories.”
Brands they deal
“He really helped me and my wife, he recommended the Fender Mustang amp to us, and helped my wife pick out a new Gretsch lap guitar.”
“He really helped me and my wife, he recommended the Fender Mustang amp to us, and helped my wife pick out a new Gretsch lap guitar.”
What players say again and again
“Kyler was very knowledgeable, polite and extremely helpful.”
“But overall kind and helpful, good prices!”
From the reviews
They have these “kits” where it includes everything you need to start and I got one for my daughter couple Christmases ago and now she’s on a different type of guitar acoustic electric and they had a kit for that too.
Came to sell some guitars. Totally satisfying experience. Of course your wait time depends on how busy they are. Just call ahead. Staff was very knowledgeable. Came away with more money than I expected.
i would like to give a huge thank you to manager Shawn at the Boise Guitar Center! i exchanged instruments and there was a mix up on my Gear Card charging me more than advertised.
Shane is such an awesome person and he took wonderful care of my baby acoustic. I got the platinum package and he made the entire process so fun and I got my guitar back in less than 24 hours. I had such a great experience and look forward to my next visit. Shane deserves all the credit in the world!
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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