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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 610 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Jackson, Mississippi
Retailer with a vast selection of guitars, amps, drums, and other musical instruments.
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 (601) 956-8053
- 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 pleased with their repair service center.”
“Just purchased a Tama Imperialstar 6 piece drum kit.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Why not have a fair price and not have to haggle?”
“Other than that, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable for the most part.”
“Other than that, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable for the most part.”
From the reviews
This store has the best selection in town by a long shot. Personally, I feel like the prices could be a little bit more competitive with the online market. I understand that the convenience of having everything in a one-stop-shop is very valuable alone, but it seems like there is always a little bit too much wiggle…
Guitar Center has made a big shift in how they are displaying their guitars and the overall feeling of visiting a Guitar Center The guitars are more freely accessible and not locked down like they used to be, and it is certainly an improved experience !
I have been going to this place for years. when i first started playing guitar a sales representative taught me bar chords. and that meant a lot to me. i was 13. my last visit was to get Strings and Guitar picks and the representative was very helpful in helping me find items that fit my preferences.
The staff is always relaxed, friendly, and helpful when I go. They will make suggestions if you ask, but there's never any hounding or sales pressure. I'm pretty sure everyone who works there is a musician, which is cool. It helps ensure they have the experience to actually be helpful.
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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