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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 865 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Glen Burnie, Maryland
Music store with guitars, amps, drums, DJ equipment, and lessons in the Beltway Crossing Shopping Center.
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 (410) 636-6595
- 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
“Very large collection of new and used acoustic guitars.”
“He is more helpful, I also observed they some open box equipments although they are fairly used they are very good, you can buy those and safe some cash.”
“Store is always setup nice, gear ready to try out and if you need a cable or something they always have one ready.”
“Bonus that this one also offers lessons beyond just guitar and drums.”
“I wish they had more DJ contr9llers or drum machines out for testing, but, that's have plenty of anything else.”
Brands they deal
“Here, I finally found an Ibanez Prestige, personally recommended by Rob, the Store Manager.”
What players say again and again
“Store is always setup nice, gear ready to try out and if you need a cable or something they always have one ready.”
“If you want a location full of knowledgeable instructors and sales associates in a laid back atmosphere this is the place to be.”
“My kids have taken lessons elsewhere in the county but by far this has been the best experience so far for them.”
From the reviews
Everytime I've gone here I always had a ton of help and been taken care of! But this Black Friday, Chris The Manager and one of his Great Employees Jay went above and beyond anything a corporation would see as excellent service and care.
I love this location so much. I've been coming here for years. Managers and staff always helpful. I've gotten several of my guitars and other equipment here over the years. Store is always setup nice, gear ready to try out and if you need a cable or something they always have one ready.
It-s great to have another Guitar Center, in Maryland! The set up is in one big room, so, all you have to do is walk in a circle to see all yhis location has to offer. I enjoy that they have rooms for you to test out or try out new gear!
This review is strictly based on music lessons at Guitar Center. Two of my children take lessons at this location and we are very impressed. My kids have taken lessons elsewhere in the county but by far this has been the best experience so far for them. They take a 30 minute lesson once a week.
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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