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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,571 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lawndale, California
Music store offering guitars and other instruments, plus DJs equipment and recording gear.
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 (310) 542-9444
- 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
“There’s a strong acoustic room along with a couple of smaller side rooms featuring higher-end guitars, which makes it easy to step away and really hear what you’re playing.”
“My son came to fix his electric guitar and they did it very quickly at a very reasonable price extremely happy not sure why I've never came here before but definitely worth it.”
“You can also trade in old gear or guitars for cash”
“They also have two separate keyboard rooms, one geared more toward entry-level setups and another for higher-end instruments, which is a nice way to split things up.”
“The space inside is deep and the rooms are cool, but I would highly recommend their private lessons.”
“I also run a piano, violin, and guitar YouTube channel, so places like this are part of how I stay connected to instruments and gear when I’m on the road.”
“I also run a piano, violin, and guitar YouTube channel, so places like this are part of how I stay connected to instruments and gear when I’m on the road.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Overall, it’s a clean, well-run Guitar Center in Lawndale with a strong layout, great selection, and a solid environment for both browsing and playing.”
“You can also trade in old gear or guitars for cash”
“I don’t know a thing about musical instruments but that’s why you shop at a place where they have amazing service and knowledge.”
“My son came to fix his electric guitar and they did it very quickly at a very reasonable price extremely happy not sure why I've never came here before but definitely worth it.”
From the reviews
went to guitar center expecting to buy a new power supply for my drumset and instead left with a free one! shoutout to the guy in the drums section that helped me I wish I got his name. Thanks so much
As the author behind The Grant Colson Thriller Series and the SERA Archives, I make stops like this when I’m traveling and resetting between writing sessions, and Guitar Center in Lawndale is a well-designed location.
The only guitar center in the area so it monopolizes and rightly so because it’s a great shop with great customer service. The only issue is the parking but other than that all the equipment. The space inside is deep and the rooms are cool, but I would highly recommend their private lessons.
Nothing but good things at this store. Everytime I come in I am greeted with people eager to help search for what your looking for or to point you in the right direction on picking your next shred stick. The manager Brandon rocks!! Not only does he help you he tries to get you the best deal on what your looking for.
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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