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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 621 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Kansas City, Missouri
Music store chain carrying guitars and other instruments, plus recording and DJ 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 (816) 741-5945
- 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
“After sitting on it for a week, i came straight back and purchased my first acoustic, alongside my friend who bought an electric.”
“After sitting on it for a week, i came straight back and purchased my first acoustic, alongside my friend who bought an electric.”
“I bought a used amp here in my home town and was going to pick it up the next day at the store.”
“They offered very reasonable prices on two used guitars I wanted to sell and the process was easy and painless.”
“Peyton is the Tech there, and knows any problem that might be wrong with your guitar, and is so personable!”
“And shoutout to the leads Trevor and Stevie for always having great customer service and helping out with rescheduling lessons when my schedule gets tough.”
Brands they deal
“My wife and I stopped by on Saturday to have my Epiphone Swingster looked at.”
What players say again and again
“It was set up for delivery by mistake.”
“I came in at the end of June with no prior knowledge of any instrument whatsoever, but knew for sure that I wanted to learn how to play guitar.”
“They offered very reasonable prices on two used guitars I wanted to sell and the process was easy and painless.”
“It’s never good being “sold” something, rather than getting some genuine help especially for getting your first guitar.”
From the reviews
The repair technician is honest, reasonable, and completes her work very efficiently. I recommend her over any other shop in the area. I know she stays very busy but her turnaround times are still very quick. My grandson’s guitar was a mess and didn’t work right. Now looks and plays like it’s brand new.
Just want to shout out the great service I received from the repair technician Glenne. My wife and I stopped by on Saturday to have my Epiphone Swingster looked at. I bought it from a private seller and was unaware that the bridge pickup didn’t work until I got it home. Shame on me.
Forever customer at guitar center! I came in at the end of June with no prior knowledge of any instrument whatsoever, but knew for sure that I wanted to learn how to play guitar. I can't remember the names of the staff, but they were all very welcoming and answered any questions i had!
This location has been nothing but fantastic in my 3 months going there!! It’s never good being “sold” something, rather than getting some genuine help especially for getting your first guitar. Tyler, Matt, and Justin have been very helpful in always answering any questions and having a great attitude!
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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