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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 622 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Dublin, California
Knowledgeable staff and wide selection of guitars, pianos, drums and other instruments to rent, buy or demo.
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 (925) 875-9230
- 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
“Kris knows how to work their system so that I was able to pick up my bass that I ordered through Musician's Friend before it was shipped to San Bernardino.”
“" She's a 1st year model PRS Santana SE guitar in Vintage Cherry.”
“We were looking for a piano, but we had no idea where to look for.”
Brands they deal
From the reviews
Went in to get a replacement for a defective tray accessory for my keyboard stand and Mick, their most excellent Manager, said I might find something I like after I commented, I'll check out what's in the used guitar section before leaving"... and I met "Scarlett"... my newest "guitar love.
I went in because my sons guitar wasn't playing through his amplifier. Angel took the guitar and within minutes he had everything working like clockwork . Angel I really appreciate the assistance today and it's people like you that make guitar center of Dublin our favorite store to shop for my sons hobby. Thank you A+
Guitar Center isn’t what it used to be. Back in the day, it was more full of gear—they displayed almost everything, and it felt like a monster in the music world before Marketplace and online retailers took over. Now, Guitar Center mostly carries the basic, newer gear on display so you can try it out or explore.
Cleanest toilet In all the land. I dropped a dookie that would make the devil cry. Had no toilet paper, so I had to use my sock. Afterwards I played Money For Nothing on a guitar that sounded like Roseanne Bar singing In church. God bless this great nation.
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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