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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,089 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Guitar and drum shop featuring music instruments including acoustic pianos, plus lessons and repair services.
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 (262) 797-6448
- 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
“Saw lots of guitar pedal demo boards, a few used, vintage.”
“Saw lots of guitar pedal demo boards, a few used, vintage.”
“Saw lots of guitar pedal demo boards, a few used, vintage.”
“Very friendly staff store was nicely set up every guitar I tried out was in tune overall great experience I'm glad I went”
“😉They even let me try out the drums there, the electronic drums there are like WOAH!”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Very friendly staff store was nicely set up every guitar I tried out was in tune overall great experience I'm glad I went”
“Communication was great, and Jason, who helped us (if I remember correctly name, sorry if no), was super knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.”
“Very friendly staff store was nicely set up every guitar I tried out was in tune overall great experience I'm glad I went”
From the reviews
Hey My Friends, So it was my very first time to ever experience a music store.😊 All I can say is this place is 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 and many more 🌟! Oh, I can check that off my bucket list! 😆This place is Awesome it's like "A Candy Store For Musicians!"😎 That's what one of the workers said and no kidding that's true!
So I got My frist Guitar and I had it mail over there and they call me as soon it got there they pull it out to make sure it was still In Good condition and even tune it for me and ask all my questions that I had they also have class for all ages and on there wall they up coming shows and events that I thought was…
Amazing store and staff! We bought two guitars to be auctioned at a concert for a popular band, which helped raise money to buy an ambulance for the Ukrainian military. Communication was great, and Jason, who helped us (if I remember correctly name, sorry if no), was super knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.
Huge store. Friendly staff. Was able to buy single strings and a winder for a total of $18. Add able to be in and out within 10 minutes. Perfect for my situation at the moment. Kudos!!! Saw lots of guitar pedal demo boards, a few used, vintage. Mostly bread and butter stuff.
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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