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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,036 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Columbia, South Carolina
Musical-instrument chain stocking guitars, basses and effects pedals, plus amps, keyboards and drums.
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 (803) 749-8054
- 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 got my 1st electric guitar and everything I needed staff was very knowledgeable abd helpful!”
“Great store for a wide range of vintage to new name brand musical keyboards.”
“Got to the store did a trade in towards a snare and Snake couldn't have been a better help.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“When I arrived the next day I was able to gather the things I needed quickly and and at a fair price.”
“I got my 1st electric guitar and everything I needed staff was very knowledgeable abd helpful!”
“Good prices but wait time was long.”
From the reviews
I always have a blast in this store! It’s well organized, and the staff is so friendly. Thomas is very helpful and knowledgeable about guitars. I got a little harmonica.
Good prices but wait time was long. Only one guy to be working. Long hair rocker looking guy. Was real nice but they need more staff to relieve this guy. He answered like 20 calls and had 6-7 people all wanting advise etc... I got a new Yamaha guitar with bag. Only thing was bad was slow and no strap in bag or guitar.
Amazing experience! Huge shout out to Mark. He knew everything about every product I asked about. He had great sales skills and even threw in a discount on a pair of drumsticks. Guitar center in Columbia is the place to go!
Wonderful experience! Everyone here is so professional and sooo nice and awsome! I got my 1st electric guitar and everything I needed staff was very knowledgeable abd helpful! Tysm!
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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