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Guitar Center

4.4 ★★★★☆ 2,500 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in El Paso, Texas

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Music retailer carrying electric guitars, keyboards, drums, basses and DJ equipment.

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 (915) 775-3900
  • 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

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 5 mentions

“They have so many options in terms of acoustics, electric, pianos, percussion and even some sound systems.”

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🎸 Electric Guitars 4 mentions

“They have so many options in terms of acoustics, electric, pianos, percussion and even some sound systems.”

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🎸 Bass Guitars 3 mentions

“Always find whatever I need for my bass, fare prices, nice people managing the store”

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♻️ Used Gear 4 mentions

“I purchased a used drum set and everything is too my liking.”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 6 mentions

“He took the time to explain different setup options, gave honest advice, and made sure I left confident with my purchase.”

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🎓 Lessons 2 mentions

“I saw testing rooms and it looks like they offer cheap lessons.”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 10 mentions

“Thank you Daniel Chapparro (Drum Specialist) he fixed my sons snare and customer service was 100% great person took the time to explain and help me out.”

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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 4 mentions

“Brought my 12 string and fender strat for setups and they came out freakin amazing.”

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🏷️ Gibson

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🏷️ Martin

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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 2,500 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 5 mentions

“He took the time to explain different setup options, gave honest advice, and made sure I left confident with my purchase.”

🤝 fair trade-in offers 2 mentions
😊 friendly staff 3 mentions

“great selection, great prices and amazing staff.”

💵 good value 2 mentions

“great selection, great prices and amazing staff.”

From the reviews

Brought my 12 string and fender strat for setups and they came out freakin amazing. They look, feel, sound and play fantastic. I think the techs name was Dante and he left my guitars looking brand new and even told me about modding the fender strat which I will definitely be coming back all the way from Odessa for.

★★★★★ — Michael, May 2025

Gotta say what I gotta say. #1 the workers are outstanding, personalities, talented, and friendly. #2 the repair technician is amazing repairing, he made my ugh guitar to close to perfection. #3 costumer service is 10/10 #4 the environment is warm and welcoming. Amazing work and teamwork from everyone.

★★★★★ — Javier, Dec 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Excellent Service from Daniel! I had a great experience at Guitar Center thanks to Daniel! He went above and beyond helping me with a drum set — super knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely passionate about music.

★★★★★ — Matthew, Oct 2025

I love guitar center, it's probably in my top 10 favorite places to go here in El Paso where I went but I've been into many many guitar centers, I love the fact that you can pick up and play the instruments, that there are always demo sticks available for the drum sets as I am a drummer and the staff here is amazing…

★★★★★ — Milton, Mar 2026

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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.

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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

6440 Gtwy Blvd E Suite 100, El Paso, TX79905

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