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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 386 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lincoln, Nebraska
Music shop offering an array of instruments, including guitars, plus repairs and rentals.
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 (402) 423-2300
- 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
“Visited this store this weekend looking to pick up a vintage Fender Strat.”
“I’ve purchased items for drums, guitar, bass, piano and vocals!”
“Visited this store this weekend looking to pick up a vintage Fender Strat.”
“New and used equipment of all sorts not just guitars.”
“They have an outstanding instrument tech that is great to work with, provide suggestions, and provides experienced advice on what is needed all at a reasonable price.”
“Jesse was very polite and knew exactly how to accommodate our needs and making sure we went home with the exact ukulele we need.”
“I’ve purchased items for drums, guitar, bass, piano and vocals!”
“I ended up buying a Yamaha p-45B Electronic Keyboard that is Absolutely WOW!”
Brands they deal
“Visited this store this weekend looking to pick up a vintage Fender Strat.”
What players say again and again
“Robert is very knowledgeable, especially if you're in need of repairs or any kind of setup and just a great guy to talk to in general about guitars.”
“Great selection of instruments and assessories for anyone from the beginner to paid musicians.”
From the reviews
Great help, bad manager. GREAT - The guy that helped me was awesome. He gave detailed answers about the difference between products I was considering, and clearly has a lot of experience with the gear. Five stars for that guy.
We love this place. The staff members are all helpful and sweet. We had a great experience with Jordy, the manager. She’s enthusiastic and fun, but also professional. I bought a guitar and there was all kinds of problems (my fault) that required a lot of attention, but she was calm and patient.
Visited this store this weekend looking to pick up a vintage Fender Strat. Found a beautiful 78 American in a natural finish. Being that my credit is a little bit challenged, I was pleasantly impressed with Ryan, Robert and Elliot. Although it took some creative effort, Ryan came through and got the deal done for me.
Great store with great and helpful staff. They have an outstanding instrument tech that is great to work with, provide suggestions, and provides experienced advice on what is needed all at a reasonable price. Great selection of instruments and assessories for anyone from the beginner to paid musicians.
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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