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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,294 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Dallas, Texas
Vast retailer offering a huge array of guitars, drums, pianos and other instruments, plus sound, recording and DJ gear.
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 (214) 692-9999
- 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
“It was so cool walking inside with my brand new electric guitar.”
“Didnt have the part i needed for my amp but the service otherwise was quick, consise and overall great.”
“I ended up buying a marked down Pacifica 212 that has also turned out to be a fantastic piece after getting it properly set up.”
“My family and I have been going here over the last 5 years, from lessons to studio equipment, we’ve always had a good experience.”
“If you need anything drum related, make sure you go see him first!”
Brands they deal
“Apparently, management here understands that guitars aren't just made by Fender and Gibson.”
“Apparently, management here understands that guitars aren't just made by Fender and Gibson.”
“I had mainly visited to try out a PRS Silver Sky, but as soon as I reached the guitar wall, a beautiful PRS Swamp Ash just kept winking at me.”
What players say again and again
“I ended up buying a marked down Pacifica 212 that has also turned out to be a fantastic piece after getting it properly set up.”
“We always come to this location because we know that we get knowledgeable advise.”
From the reviews
Snatched up a Taylor Builders Edition 814 CE. So far, so good. Set up seems really good. So I have been playing it a year now. I love it. It's so easy and fun to play that it inspires me to keep learning new songs. 814 is a great size.
I decided to visit this place because it has a wider selection of brands. Apparently, management here understands that guitars aren't just made by Fender and Gibson. I had mainly visited to try out a PRS Silver Sky, but as soon as I reached the guitar wall, a beautiful PRS Swamp Ash just kept winking at me.
Great service, great selection of inventory.. not just guitars. Drums, keys, backline, they have it all. And they answer the phone!! Which is rare these days. Even on a Saturday when their store was packed, they took my call. I was working a gig with one of the best drummers in the world.
This was my first time visiting this location. They showed having what I was looking for in stock and that was accurate. My in-store gear advisor was Calvin. This dude was awesome!
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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