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Guitar Center

4.3 ★★★★☆ 248 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Hialeah, Florida

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Chain music store offering an array of instruments including guitars, plus amps, drums, and keyboards.

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 (786) 361-8978
  • 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 3 mentions

“I had a vintage electric guitar repaired here by Justin who was wonderful.”

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🏆 Vintage & Rare

“I had a vintage electric guitar repaired here by Justin who was wonderful.”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups

“Justin Bayles, who performed the repair quickly and precisely.”

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🎓 Lessons 13 mentions

“Joshua was great also and I can really see the value in signing up for classes, which I hope to do soon.”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 5 mentions

“I feel very lucky to have found drum lessons with Samuel at The Guitar Center located in Hialeah.”

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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 2 mentions

“Last I was there I saw Mark Hoppus latest Fender Bass (I got to play it) and the classic old Tom Delonge Fenders.”

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🏷️ Gibson

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🏷️ Martin

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🏷️ Taylor

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🏷️ Ibanez

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🏷️ Gretsch

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🏷️ Epiphone

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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 248 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧠 knowledgeable staff 5 mentions

“Amazing service and always a pleasure to talk with the workers, they are always very knowledgeable and happy to help out with anything of music equipment.”

From the reviews

I feel very lucky to have found drum lessons with Samuel at The Guitar Center located in Hialeah. Samuel carries himself in a professional, positive, energetic, patient, and charismatic manner which helps me to absorb the drum lessons thought.

★★★★★ — Gema, Oct 2025

My son needed to have the nut on his guitar repaired. We were fortunate to be assisted by Mr. Justin Bayles, who performed the repair quickly and precisely. The service was excellent: cordial and efficient. We also really appreciated the variety and quality of the products in the store.

★★★★★ — Fernanda, Apr 2026

The Hialeah location is very helpful. You can tell that everyone who works there is passionate about music and they are more than happy to share their knowledge with you.

★★★★★ — Jacqueline, Oct 2025

Amazing service and knowledgeable staff. The Cuban gentleman, whose name I've forgotten, is great at his job. I've been in the store about three times and asked questions, and he has all the answers. Very patient with all the customers. If you're looking for products and need help, this is the place.

★★★★★ — Walter, Feb 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

3886 W 18th Ave, Hialeah, FL33012

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