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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 532 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Johnson City, Tennessee
Music store, part of a chain, specializing in guitars.
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 (423) 262-0119
- 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 in to get a demo of EV PA speakers and they took the time to show me key features and demostrate the audio.”
“Love the store they have it all electric and acoustic guitars and basses, drums, keyboards, and recording stuff.”
“I was greeted with a warm welcome by Kris whenever I walked through the doors, and shortly after, he approached me and offered his assistance while I was eyeing an amp.”
“I ended up getting to trade in some used gear for credit towards the amp I wanted, and the whole process with Kris was smooth and easy.”
“They have different setups on the floor (drum kit, amps) as well so you can play instruments on site which not allot of places do anymore.”
“I wanna give a big hollar out by saying Thank you to Mike The drum instructor who took the time to talk to my 14 year old Son.”
“I bought my first left handed banjo 🪕 Great people to deal with.”
“They have different setups on the floor (drum kit, amps) as well so you can play instruments on site which not allot of places do anymore.”
“Love the store they have it all electric and acoustic guitars and basses, drums, keyboards, and recording stuff.”
Brands they deal
“Even some of the new guitars were kind of grimy on the back there was this one fender guitar that had either chocolate or poop on it.”
“Hurry now to Johnson City, Guitar Center and take advantage of 48 month free financing on a new Gibson Les Paul.”
What players say again and again
“They have different setups on the floor (drum kit, amps) as well so you can play instruments on site which not allot of places do anymore.”
“I had to ask for help but one i did get someone after about 10 minutes he was very helpful and gave me a good deal on a Fishman loud box mini and it's flicking awesome”
From the reviews
Lucas was a truly great salesman. Not only did he patiently climb the ladder three or four times to pull down guitars I wanted to look at, he also left me alone for a couple of hours as I tried each of them out extensively before finally making the decision to purchase one.
This guitar center and it's employees are genuinely top notch. I was greeted with a warm welcome by Kris whenever I walked through the doors, and shortly after, he approached me and offered his assistance while I was eyeing an amp. He went above and beyond in helping me work out a deal.
Great store, wonderful variety. They have different setups on the floor (drum kit, amps) as well so you can play instruments on site which not allot of places do anymore. I’ve not had to really interact with the staff much when we’ve gone on so can’t really speak to that but the store itself is beautiful and well kept.
I've always usually had negative feelings towards Guitar center and there employees but yesterday 2 employees specifically changed that. Big shout out to Justin and Lucas! I had been wanting to get a Gibson les paul standard 50s. Owned a couple and a R9 but through the years had to part with them.
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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