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Guitar Center

4.3 ★★★★☆ 969 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Fayetteville, Georgia

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Retailer featuring a large selection of guitars, amps, and other instruments, plus 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 (770) 719-2531
  • 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.

🎸 Electric Guitars 5 mentions

“We bought my daughter's first electric guitar there, and they really helped us choose the right one.”

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🎸 Bass Guitars 2 mentions

“Picked up a Bass Guitar for my Son's birthday.”

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🔊 Amps & Pedals 3 mentions

“It was a very good experience when I traded in a amp and got a another model”

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♻️ Used Gear 4 mentions

“My most recent experience was to purchase a used e-drum set.”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 2 mentions

“Every tech I've interacted with has been welcoming and helpful.”

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🎓 Lessons 2 mentions

“My wife and daughter also take music lessons here and love it.”

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🪕 Ukulele, Banjo & Folk

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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

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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 2 mentions

“The ellusive Epiphone "Wino" from Epiphone in a glorious blood red!”

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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 969 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧠 knowledgeable staff 4 mentions

“They are fornomally knowledgeable about guitars and mine plays like I remember it.”

🔰 plays well with beginners 2 mentions

“We bought my daughter's first electric guitar there, and they really helped us choose the right one.”

From the reviews

What I can tell you is this I would not choose to have gone to another guitar center other than this one here in Fayetteville Georgia. My experience Was full of destiny and purpose. I came here brokenhearted having to part with some of my Late husbands Musical equipment.

★★★★★ — Who, Apr 2024

Had a issue with an open box bought it back and got a new one.... I get the majority of my equipment from there.. I went in last month to get a book to teach Myself how to read sheet music and ended up playing with some DJ equipment and bought me the Pioneer DDJ-REV1 Gold 😝😜😛🤣🤣🤣 so t got A 4 string Fender Jazz Bass, A…

★★★★★ — Queen, Nov 2024

I have always had a good experience at the Fayetteville GA Guitar Center. Every tech I've interacted with has been welcoming and helpful. There is never even a hint of judgment about a shopper's musical ability. My most recent experience was to purchase a used e-drum set.

★★★★★ — Kevin, Jan 2026

In our recent travels near the distance land of Atlanta, my lady and I decided to visit the Great Castle GC of The Fayettville Isles. I had in my possesion an old but well-played Fender HH EMG Telecaster and a small Fender LT25 amplification device for the purposes of a potential trade with the local blacksmith there.

★★★★★ — Joshua, May 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

186 Banks Crossing, Fayetteville, GA30214

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Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and player reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own this store? Claim your listing — it's free.