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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,276 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Independence, Missouri
Retailer of guitars, amps, keyboards, and other instruments, plus music 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 (816) 373-9191
- 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
“I went into Guitar Center yesterday from 1:00pm-1:40pm to drop off my acoustic guitar for a well needed setup that I didn’t have time to do on my own.”
“Bought an acoustic/electric bass from another guitar center location that suddenly lost all capabilities to play electrically.”
“Bought an acoustic/electric bass from another guitar center location that suddenly lost all capabilities to play electrically.”
“I go to Guitar Center and he's usually sitting down next to an amp plugging guitars in and playing.”
“I went into Guitar Center yesterday from 1:00pm-1:40pm to drop off my acoustic guitar for a well needed setup that I didn’t have time to do on my own.”
“I have started lessons there and it has been a positive experience in spite of my being musically challenged.”
Brands they deal
“I have a 1954 Gibson les paul and they're trying to help me find the right buyer !”
“Better yet, after dropping off my Martin acoustic, Emily had called me to tell me it was ready to be picked up.”
What players say again and again
“From the friendliness and professional knowledge I was treated with, I couldn’t have been more pleased.”
From the reviews
My interaction with Jesse for a guitar I was selling was thorough and courteous. At no time did I feel rushed or brushed aside. I thought the amount offered to me was fair, and I was well informed by how that offer makes sense. In the end, I was fully satisfied with my offer and my dealings with Jesse.
I went into Guitar Center yesterday from 1:00pm-1:40pm to drop off my acoustic guitar for a well needed setup that I didn’t have time to do on my own. From the friendliness and professional knowledge I was treated with, I couldn’t have been more pleased.
Had the BEST experience here buying a bass guitar for our son. Tre was a true professional, helped me two days in a row and never acted like I was taking up his time. Helped us make a choice that fit our budget and was so generous. Very impressed with the entire shopping experience!
Always friendly service from people who started remembering me almost right away. I have started lessons there and it has been a positive experience in spite of my being musically challenged.
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.
