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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 2,048 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lakeland, Florida
Part of a chain, this music store offers guitars, amps, keyboards, and other instruments, 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 (863) 688-4590
- 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 |
What's on the wall
“Went here to purchase my first electric drum kit as I haven't had a place to play my acoustic kit in years and wanted to get back into it.”
“I ordered a used Kramer Duke bass from here, just want to share my experience.”
“I had a general idea of what I wanted, a Stratocaster that was good but still affordable, and I needed everything, amp, guitar, and a cable.”
“Always super friendly staff, store is clean with lots of new and used inventory.”
“He showed me the Squier starter kit first, then took the time to explain other setups at a similar price.”
“Understaffed for a holiday, the gentleman that runs the lessons had to assist on the floor.”
“Went here to purchase my first electric drum kit as I haven't had a place to play my acoustic kit in years and wanted to get back into it.”
Brands they deal
“I ended up choosing the Squier Sonic Stratocaster Surf Green Limited Edition with the Fender Mustang LT25 amp, and I’m really happy with it.”
“He showed me the Squier starter kit first, then took the time to explain other setups at a similar price.”
What players say again and again
“He showed me the Squier starter kit first, then took the time to explain other setups at a similar price.”
“Ethan is professional, knowledgeable, easygoing, and you can tell this isn’t just a job to him 😊the guy clearly loves music and it shows.”
“Understaffed for a holiday, the gentleman that runs the lessons had to assist on the floor. He was great though.”
“Close by to my apartment, staff are amazing and gave me recommendations before i settled on one i loved.”
“I had a general idea of what I wanted, a Stratocaster that was good but still affordable, and I needed everything, amp, guitar, and a cable.”
From the reviews
I ordered a used Kramer Duke bass from here, just want to share my experience. I'll admit it can be difficult to photograph a black guitar, and an instrument of this age is sure to have flaws, but the pictures posted did not show the cracks or marks in the finish or the rust on the pickup.
Great selection of guitars, keyboards, recording equipment, books, strings accessories etc.. Decent little drum room, Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Parking good. Pricing is compatible with online shopping but in store you get to touch, play, smell hear...
I came into Guitar Center looking for my first electric guitar. I had a general idea of what I wanted, a Stratocaster that was good but still affordable, and I needed everything, amp, guitar, and a cable. That’s when I met Ethan.
5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ethan and Kass (Cass?) the kind of staff that makes you actually want to come back I don’t usually take the time to write reviews, but after my visit to Guitar Center in Lakeland, FL, I genuinely felt like these two deserved a proper shoutout.
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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