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Guitar Center

4.4 ★★★★☆ 560 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Denton, Texas

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Chain retailer for guitars, drums, and other musical instruments, plus lessons and repairs.

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 (940) 382-2317
  • Website stores.guitarcenter.com

Hours

Monday 11 AM–7 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–7 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–7 PM
Thursday 11 AM–7 PM
Friday 11 AM–7 PM
Saturday 11 AM–8 PM
Sunday 11 AM–7 PM

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Guitar Center, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🎼 Acoustic Guitars 2 mentions

“We spent a long time in the isolated acoustic guitar room trying many, many models and ended up settling on a nice used guitar that came with a hard case.”

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♻️ Used Gear 7 mentions

“We spent a long time in the isolated acoustic guitar room trying many, many models and ended up settling on a nice used guitar that came with a hard case.”

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🎓 Lessons 9 mentions

“I take guitar lessons there and they're lessons department and instructors are amazing”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 2 mentions

“Got advise on a drum amp from the guy at the desk.”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Guitar Center — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

🏷️ Fender

“Bought a fender acoustic (never thought I'd say that) and I love it.”

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🏷️ Gibson

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🏷️ Martin

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🏷️ Taylor

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🏷️ Ibanez

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🏷️ Gretsch

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🏷️ Epiphone

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🏷️ Rickenbacker

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🏷️ Squier

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Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 560 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🤝 fair trade-in offers 2 mentions

“Great selection and knowledgeable customer service, I've bought my son lots of guitars.”

🧠 knowledgeable staff 6 mentions

“We were searching for a guitar for a beginner, and no one in our crew had any knowledge.”

💵 good value 3 mentions

“great deal on kit and as always, the accessories, all at reasonable prices.”

🔰 plays well with beginners 2 mentions

“We were searching for a guitar for a beginner, and no one in our crew had any knowledge.”

From the reviews

Kind, considerate, and not overbearing staff. We were searching for a guitar for a beginner, and no one in our crew had any knowledge. The manager spoke with us first and informed us they were out of stock of the top two guitars they recommend but said we are welcome to look at what is available and one of his staff…

★★★★★ — Baristabunny, Dec 2025

Big thanks to Kyle and the team at Guitar Center Denton for their exceptional customer service. I drove quite a distance to purchase a used bass listed online, only to find it had just sold. Kyle and his team showed incredible empathy and concern, helping me choose another instrument that I’m even happier with.

★★★★★ — Nakoa, Sep 2024

Big thanks to Kyle at Guitar Center for assisting me in a major purchase over the phone! I bought a used Marshall 1960BX 4x12 speaker cabinet from this location and had it shipped to Guitar Center Lawndale, CA.

★★★★★ — Wolf, May 2025

I have had such great customer service here. Thank you Jake for helping with the piano rental. And I appreciate when a store is busy and they see you need help and they ask if you need something and then let you know there are a couple of people ahead of you but they will get to you soon. And they always do.

★★★★★ — Eddie, Aug 2025

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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.

Check trade-in info on their site

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.

Where to find Guitar Center

2610 W University Dr Ste 1210, Denton, TX76201

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Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and player reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own this store? Claim your listing — it's free.