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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,546 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Cerritos, California
Guitar shop for new and used instruments, plus repairs and lessons.
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 (562) 402-4106
- 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
“I visited here once and really liked the selection of acoustic guitars—especially among the pre-owned instruments; you can find some truly excellent examples there.”
“I was looking for a Les Paul Custom or Supreme, and Cerritos was the only store that had a fireburst Supreme within a 50 mile radius.”
“I visited here once and really liked the selection of acoustic guitars—especially among the pre-owned instruments; you can find some truly excellent examples there.”
“He said the factory setup was on-point and really only needed a small tweak to the intonation.”
“Further back, there’s a lesson area with sound booths, and beyond that is the vault with higher-end guitars.”
“Electric guitars run through the main floor, acoustics are set toward the back, and drums have their own area.”
“I also run a piano, violin, and guitar YouTube channel, so places like this help me stay connected to instruments and gear while I’m on the road.”
“I also run a piano, violin, and guitar YouTube channel, so places like this help me stay connected to instruments and gear while I’m on the road.”
Brands they deal
“Steve was super patient and worked with me on my PRS trade-in.”
What players say again and again
“He said the factory setup was on-point and really only needed a small tweak to the intonation.”
“Steve was super patient and worked with me on my PRS trade-in.”
“I said I just bought this guitar, and I was hoping to get an expert's eye and touch before I left the store.”
“Was able to try out different guitars 🎸 the staff were friendly and helpful.”
“They have reasonable prices and staff are very helpful.”
From the reviews
As the author behind The Grant Colson Thriller Series and the SERA Archives, I make stops like this when I’m traveling and resetting between writing sessions, and Guitar Center is a very nice location.
I had a fantastic experience with customer service at the store. The staff quickly attended to my needs and managed to fix my daughter’s guitar in just a matter of minutes, which was incredibly impressive. They were knowledgeable and friendly, making the whole process stress-free.
Good selection of Gretsch guitars. Bass selection is rather small. Nice acoustic room, friendly scervice, nice place to go with other music geek friends and relax and hang out.
I have Guitar Centers closer to me, but as of this visit I feel most welcome at the one in Cerritos. I was looking for a Les Paul Custom or Supreme, and Cerritos was the only store that had a fireburst Supreme within a 50 mile radius.
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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