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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 1,220 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Indianapolis, Indiana
Store selling guitars and other musical instruments, such as drums, keyboards, and recording 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 (317) 578-9570
- 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 |
What's on the wall
“These people are helpful, cheerful and the acoustic room is always nice and clean and well stocked.”
“Name brands that you will love they have new and used they have guitars amps everything that you will need.”
“Name brands that you will love they have new and used they have guitars amps everything that you will need.”
“I took to guitar center and experienced amazing customer service by the manager and the guitar tech Brian.”
“The store manger Alex and the lesson coordinator Jay were both so nice to me.”
“I was trying to decide whether I wanted to buy a drum set or learn to play golf.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Now comes the important part, when Don finally got around to helping me, he was so incredibly kind, helpful, and knowledgeable.”
“Both of them made my week and I look forward to seeing them again and to my lessons at this GC. Amazing coustomer service and hospitality.”
“It was a very complicated return but he was super patient with me and also was able to handle other customers without anyone feeling neglected.”
From the reviews
I recently utilized the rental department at Guitar Center for a sound system reservation, and while there were a few hiccups, the exceptional service provided by Ryan and Madison ultimately made for a positive experience.
What a strong group of musicians at Castleton Guitar Center!!! With my kids just getting started, Matt was very helpful with our needs. He also introduced us to Jay, who told us about the lessons offered, and even scheduled a free session with instructors to get the vibe of how the lessons are taught and what to…
I came on here to write a review, not necessarily for the store (while still very good), but SPECIFICALLY for Don. I have been to a lot of music stores, interacted with a ton of employees, and Don is hands down and without question the absolute top of all of them.
This place was absolutely amazing. I'm not exaggerating. They have so much inventory they have so much variety. They have everything from very affordable decent prices all the way up to the high-end stuff. Name brands that you will love they have new and used they have guitars amps everything that you will need.
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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