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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,231 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Fairfax, Virginia
Wide-ranging retailer carrying instruments, amps, DJ equipment, and lighting, plus repair services.
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 (703) 934-8838
- 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
“My wife and I came to upgrade her Classical Guitar and found one that sounded great and the customer service skills from Nani were excellent.”
“They carry all the top brands and some rare gems too.”
“Then he showed me one used one over 20 yrs old chips & scratches, beat up but OK.”
“The guitar repair guy John, i think was his name, was very kind and did the small repair for free.”
“They offer lots of different gear from Guitars, to Drums, DJ Equipment, Speakers, Mics and more!”
“We bought a piano an happy with his service.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“With his knowledge and expertise, he’s been a huge help with finding the best gear for my needs.”
“who helped me out and explained me everything and kept patience with a beginner like me.”
From the reviews
A shout out and tx to mike ault of gc for solid customer svc when he was alone covering the store on jan 13 26. I live in a condo & gave my guitars to my son -- not enough space. Started missing being able to grab 1 and play along to the stereo in my 10x 10. Realized some parlor or 3/4 size guitars now are really nice.
I love Guitar Center! The staff is respectful, knowledgeable, experts and always know what I need. I was hosting a party and was in need of a last min speaker rental and the staff took care of me right away. Communication is clear and I highly recommend this location to anyone.
My wife and I came to upgrade her Classical Guitar and found one that sounded great and the customer service skills from Nani were excellent. A week later we were having a buzz on the E string and called the location.
Walter is awesome and goes above and beyond to make sure you get everything you need. With his knowledge and expertise, he’s been a huge help with finding the best gear for my needs. And he has also helped me out when I was in a pickle with some gear I purchased. So grateful for this Guitar Center!
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.
