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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 893 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Jacksonville, Florida
Chain retailer for instruments such as guitars, drums, and keyboards, plus 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 (904) 777-4420
- 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 recently traveled to GC Orange Park with my granddaughter to try out a few acoustic guitars to decide which would meet her needs as a novice player.”
“Shoutout to the amazing staff at this Guitar Center 🎸👏 My son plays a 6-string electric guitar—and honestly, that’s about all I know.”
“They have everything from keyboards to pedals.”
“They used to be the focal point of the musical community and even now, they retain a semblance of that ambiance.”
“They listened, explained everything in a way I could understand, and got me completely set up with the right gear to make his Christmas unforgettable.”
“I signed up for a lesson with an employee named Johna and she was so knowledgeable and friendly about teaching and really helped me get down the basics of how to play guitar!”
“She was VERY HAPPY with her new keyboard 👍 My family and I would like to thank the Orange Park store and also the Colonie store for supporting music in the schools.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Went to this place with no idea how to play guitar and left with a little bit more knowledge than I entered!”
From the reviews
Shoutout to the amazing staff at this Guitar Center 🎸👏 My son plays a 6-string electric guitar—and honestly, that’s about all I know. I walked in, showed the staff a photo of his guitar, told them my budget was around $280 for a holiday gift, and they absolutely took it from there.
I needed my guitar serviced and live 2hrs away. I reached out to Isiah, their guitar tech. I was running behind schedule; however, Isiah said he would wait up on me. He was able to address the problem and repair my electric guitar. He was very patient and hospitable with me.
Love this place. Guys are cool. My man Travis and Dillon are stellar.. Play what you want and take your time. No rush. Bought 2 guitars and maybe more. If you talk to them as with respect they will go out of their way to help you like a friend.. Thanks dudes for my esp baby- plays like a beast
Music stores are places I really want to like. They used to be the focal point of the musical community and even now, they retain a semblance of that ambiance. When it comes to the First Coast, even big box stores struggle to survive it seems.
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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