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Guitar Center
4 ★★★★☆ 1,510 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Columbus, Ohio
Music store featuring a range of instruments and accessories such as guitars, amps, and keyboards.
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 (614) 436-2600
- 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
“1 o'clock on a Monday Checking out their acoustics.”
“He then took the time to ask me about my experience on Saturday and acknowledged my frustration.”
“I’ve bought multiple guitars and amplifiers from this location always received good deals and the staff was always very helpful.”
“I could hear someone banging on a drum set while I was in there but really wasn't disruptive.”
“I was lucky enough to work with Gene, who is a total expert in pro audio.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He gave me a fair warning staff is busy today.”
“He then took the time to ask me about my experience on Saturday and acknowledged my frustration.”
From the reviews
They had a beautiful selection of guitars, and basses. I spent a few hours there and one worker was very helpful, and was great. The guitars were well kept, always in the right spots, if they weren't I saw a worker put them back. They were always in tune and ready to play.
1 o'clock on a Monday Checking out their acoustics. The whole store was very quiet. Played several Martins and Taylor's. All between $700. ana $1100. Not as impressed as I have been in this price range as I have been in the past. The Taylor 12 was super bright with a bit of fret buzzing.
I recently bought a RØDECaster Pro II at the Guitar Center in Columbus, and it was hands-down one of the best retail experiences I've had. I was lucky enough to work with Gene, who is a total expert in pro audio.
Black Friday morning 2025. Very great experience! Was greeted by Steph who was very cool and super helpful. He gave me a fair warning staff is busy today. He still took the time to help me with picking stuff in my budget. He even Set me up to test out my new purchase afterwards.
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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