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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 627 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Falls Church, Virginia
Part of a chain, this store offers instruments, amps, and recording 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 (703) 533-8500
- 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
“They also have a large inventory of electrics and basses.”
“Leon at the lesson center was extremely helpful, and took the time to find the BOSS FS-6 footswitch that I needed over the phone.”
“We had an excellent experience at Guitar Center thanks to John in the percussion department.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“I was also impressed by how clean the facility was, including the restrooms, which were spotless.”
“Plenty of parking in the free parking lot.”
From the reviews
We had an excellent experience at Guitar Center thanks to John in the percussion department. He was incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and took the time to provide great advice on percussion equipment. His recommendations were helpful and made the decision-making process much easier.
Always love stopping into a Guitar Center to test out some new instruments. They have a fantastic acoustic inventory and a great sectioned off space to use them. I always love the variety of price-points and the mix of used and new instruments- there is truly a quality instrument for most budgets.
The store manager and associates were amazing with the service provided during my visit. There was a bit of confusion about a mic i wanted and everything got handled better than I could have thought.
Leon at the lesson center was extremely helpful, and took the time to find the BOSS FS-6 footswitch that I needed over the phone. I truly appreciate his attention to detail and excellent customer service. He was willing to put the footswitch on hold for me with my name on it. Excellent service! Thank you very much!
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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