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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 669 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lansing, Michigan
Chain music store with a large inventory of guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, and more.
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 (517) 333-6627
- 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
“Jonas was excellent at being attentive, patient with questions, knowledgeable with gear and helped us get a good deal for my husbands electric guitar set up.”
“Hands down the most professionally done packing job for a pre-owned kit I've ever witnessed.”
“Jonas was excellent at being attentive, patient with questions, knowledgeable with gear and helped us get a good deal for my husbands electric guitar set up.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Jonas was excellent at being attentive, patient with questions, knowledgeable with gear and helped us get a good deal for my husbands electric guitar set up.”
“Jonas was excellent at being attentive, patient with questions, knowledgeable with gear and helped us get a good deal for my husbands electric guitar set up.”
“Jonas was excellent at being attentive, patient with questions, knowledgeable with gear and helped us get a good deal for my husbands electric guitar set up.”
“Jonas was excellent at being attentive, patient with questions, knowledgeable with gear and helped us get a good deal for my husbands electric guitar set up.”
From the reviews
Beautiful selection of guitars!! Scott was so helpful and he knows his stuff! I found a beautiful guitar and had it shipped to home- It was such fast delivery and I couldn't be happier!
I took my son to learn how to replace strings on his beginners electric guitar. Violet, the tech there, was great. She did a couple strings then guided him through doing a couple, which gave him the confidence he can do it. She answered questions and gave us several helpful tips about caring for his guitar.
My wife and I decided to learn how to play guitar. We had certain needs regarding size, quality and price. Chris started to help us and was doing great answering questions. He was called away for a meeting an turned us over to Alex. He did an outstanding job listening, and providing recommendations.
I had a great experience at Guitar Center thanks to Violet! I originally came in just to get my guitar restrung, but it turned out there were a couple additional issues going on. Violet was incredibly patient and kind while helping me figure these things out since I was unaware.
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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