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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 993 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Fairlawn, Ohio
Huge selection of new and used gear, including DJ equipment, plus guitars from various brands, as well as a repair shop.
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 (330) 665-9010
- 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 son plays electric bass guitar and electric guitar and we are here alot.”
“Pulled my old Washburn bass out of the attic where it’s been resting for 30 years.”
“Skylar (not sure how to spell it) the guitar tech does great work, he’s always done above and beyond work.”
“They have pretty much anything you could need, and they offer lessons.”
“We were looking for a nice keyboard with specific features to give our grandchildren for Christmas.”
Brands they deal
From the reviews
(Konnor) Let me start by saying I have built a six figure business in two years locally Because I was able to meet some famous sales people and famous dog traders because I’m a dog trainer very early on in my career and it blew up very fast.
Came here to buy a 3/4 size acoustic guitar. I don’t know anything and I told the sales associate, Skylar, that. He didn’t try to make the biggest sale or take advantage of my lack of knowledge, instead he was so helpful and really helped me find something that will work for me.
We were looking for a nice keyboard with specific features to give our grandchildren for Christmas. We were immediately greeted by a staff person, Joshua C.H.,who stayed with us & answered all of our questions & I was able to play the keyboard myself. He was very friendly, knowledgeable & pleasant.
Pulled my old Washburn bass out of the attic where it’s been resting for 30 years. Brought it to Guitar Center and they did a Platinum tune-up on it and it looks, feels and sounds like it did when it was brand new. Great job 👍
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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