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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 559 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Gainesville, Florida
Store of a national chain offering guitars and other instruments, plus lessons.
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 (352) 367-9067
- 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
“We went in to get some troubleshooting on my classic Harmony electric guitar since the input has been making scratchy noises while plugging in to my amp.”
“We went in to get some troubleshooting on my classic Harmony electric guitar since the input has been making scratchy noises while plugging in to my amp.”
“They went out of their way at closing time to set up this key board for us.”
“However, they did not have anything related to woodwind instruments.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“They went out of their way at closing time to set up this key board for us.”
“Also want to add that she was super knowledgeable, professional, and genuinely relatable — no sales pressure, just a real human conversation.”
“The rest of the staff were helpful too, but Bella was the standout.”
From the reviews
One of the best Guitar Store in FLORIDA! I have bought so many guitars here and service is exceptional, the staff always goes beyond. Overall, the best place to purchase your favorite instruments. Thank you for the great customer service and pricing. Looking forward to coming back in the near future. Melissa V.
The store was clean and organized at the time of visit. The staff are all nice and friendly . i like that they are pro active in keeping the covid safety measures in place by providing sanitizer and face mask by the entrance door for those who needs it.
Picked up a new guitar, stand and music book. Two years later we are adding a key board. They went out of their way at closing time to set up this key board for us.
I don't usually write reviews online, but in this scenario it's warranted. I had the best experience visiting Guitar Center yesterday thanks to Joel and Alex. I know close to nothing about guitars, but was set on getting my fiance a new guitar as his wedding gift next month. Joel immediately offered his expertise.
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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