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Guitar Center

4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,166 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Katy, Texas

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Store offering guitars, drums and keyboards along with speakers and amps. Friendly staff and 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 (281) 394-5390
  • 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

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Guitar Center, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🎸 Bass Guitars 2 mentions

“I have been a fan of basses and guitar center has great selection of basses than any other music store.”

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🏆 Vintage & Rare

“It’s rare to find that kind of service these days.”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups

“The store is nice, clean and have all sorts of items of audio, instrument, and set up for music!”

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🎓 Lessons 7 mentions

“You can also rent instruments, record and take guitar lessons and keyboards lessons”

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🪕 Ukulele, Banjo & Folk

“Took my girls in to look at guitars, walked out with a ukulele that I absolutely love.”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 3 mentions

“It also had keyboards and drums as well as woodwind instrument,however the amount of woodwinds are very small.”

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🎹 Keys & Pianos 5 mentions

“It also had keyboards and drums as well as woodwind instrument,however the amount of woodwinds are very small.”

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🎺 Band & Orchestra 2 mentions

“It also had keyboards and drums as well as woodwind instrument,however the amount of woodwinds are very small.”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Guitar Center — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 1,166 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧼 spotless & clean 3 mentions

“The store is nice, clean and have all sorts of items of audio, instrument, and set up for music!”

From the reviews

My son takes 30 min weekly guitar lessons at this location. He's on his second teacher and has shown great improvement. He started with no knowledge and now is really starting to sound like he knows what he is doing.

★★★★★ — Becky, Aug 2022

I had an amazing experience at Guitar Center yesterday! I went in to pick up a new cord for my guitar, and the guy working behind the counter (he was wearing glasses) went above and beyond. Not only did he help me find the right cord, but he also fixed my old one and even tuned my guitar for me.

★★★★★ — Gérald, Sep 2025

I must say I have been shopping at Guitar center for years. I almost gave up i went out of my way passing the Willowbrook store to go to Katy. I arrived at the store and Sarah was super helpful with my purchase. The best customer service that I have ever had at any guitar center.

★★★★★ — Terry, Aug 2025

This place was great it not only had guitars but supplies for guitar. It also had keyboards and drums as well as woodwind instrument,however the amount of woodwinds are very small. You can also rent instruments, record and take guitar lessons and keyboards lessons

★★★★★ — Nifemi, Jul 2021

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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.

Check trade-in info on their site

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.

Where to find Guitar Center

24429 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX77494

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