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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 72 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Fargo, North Dakota
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 (701) 707-3675
- Website stores.guitarcenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–7 PM |
What's on the wall
“Their acoustic room was nice and not very humid compared to other locations that feel like a sauna.”
“I took my electric guitar there and they were super chill and helpful i also bought some new equipment for my electric guitar so it’s definitely worth checking out!”
“Ended up with a beautiful new (to me - and my first) bass.”
“I wanted to set up guitar lessons and got all set up with Mick Klein.”
“The location also offers lessons from the staff who are probably qualified.”
“They also had a good selection of banjos, ukulele's, and mandolins which I found to be nice!”
“I had an artist need a ridiculous amount of drum sticks in a short amount of time.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“The store is clean and very well organized with plenty of inventory to choose from, in all genres and forms of music with very fair pricing.”
“I wanted to set up guitar lessons and got all set up with Mick Klein.”
“Speaking with not one, but TWO Matt’s, who greeted us as we entered the store, and who were both pleasant and knowledgeable.”
From the reviews
Fair as far as Guitar Centers go. Pretty alright stock and staff are normal people. It's got everything you need for percussion, guitars, DJing, here and there etc. The location also offers lessons from the staff who are probably qualified.
My family and I have made numerous trips to the Guitar Center of Fargo, North Dakota. Each time we’ve had an OUTSTANDING experience with both their store and their staff! The store is clean and very well organized with plenty of inventory to choose from, in all genres and forms of music with very fair pricing.
The young man closing the store (i, unfortunately, didn’t get his name) on Xmas eve is an awesome, awesome person!! We had to order my son’s guitar, his Xmas present, and we were running a little late. They closed at 6 pm and I called and asked if there was anyway they could just wait for us to get there.
I wanted to set up guitar lessons and got all set up with Mick Klein. He was very professional and friendly/informative as well as the rate of lessons was worth it!
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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