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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 701 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Instrument vendor, plus repairs, lessons and gear from top brands like Gibson.
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 (717) 390-4807
- 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
“Lots of used electrics for sale also, as well as a great selection of amps.”
“Jake is the best luthier ask for the Jake treatment, mandi is an amazing person and teacher, Alexis is always helping people on the floor and can helps u in any way she can.”
“The store itself is clean & orderly- especially the drum area compared to another nearby location of this franchise.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Jake is the best luthier ask for the Jake treatment, mandi is an amazing person and teacher, Alexis is always helping people on the floor and can helps u in any way she can.”
“The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, always willing to answer questions and help you find the right gear.”
“I traded in 2 of my RG’s and got a great deal on an awesome AX50.”
From the reviews
Guitar Center is a great place for musicians of all levels. The store is well-organized, with a huge selection of guitars, keyboards, audio equipment, and accessories. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, always willing to answer questions and help you find the right gear.
I traded in 2 of my RG’s and got a great deal on an awesome AX50. What I wanted wasn’t in stock and needed to be special ordered. My guitar arrived on time, the box was fresh and had no scratches, scrapes or tears. The guitar is very beautiful.
The best and only guitar center i will ever go to. Jake is the best luthier ask for the Jake treatment, mandi is an amazing person and teacher, Alexis is always helping people on the floor and can helps u in any way she can. Dan is amazing and Adam is the person to make it all happen.
I had a Tama Starclassic kit shipped from a Guitar Center in Florida to this Lancaster location. They were very helpful in assisting with the unpacking & checking over the kit. It is a phenomenal kit. The store itself is clean & orderly- especially the drum area compared to another nearby location of this franchise.
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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