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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,572 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Long Island City, New York
Musical instrument store offering guitars, keyboards, drums, and recording equipment, 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 (718) 278-7777
- 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
“Worked with Tom (and later Matt) to help me out with a Marshall amp.”
“I bought a used UAD Apollo Twin X-Quad from a guitar center in Texas, and they literally sent me the wrong product in damaged condition.”
“Spanning over 2 months (due to external reasons, not the store’s) these guys put so much time and care into a repair and purchase for me.”
“Other than that, it seemed like it had a great inventory, and as a drummer, I appreciate that the drum department SOUNDED like a drum department.”
“From the very beginning, he was incredibly kind, patient, and genuinely cared about helping me and my band find the right PA system.”
Brands they deal
“Worked with Tom (and later Matt) to help me out with a Marshall amp.”
From the reviews
Great place when you’re too lazy to travel to the Manhattan store. Great selection, in new as well as used gear. Guitar repair shop as well as music lessons are provided.Large selection of books along with other accessories. They even have used guitar pedals section also.
Had a really great experience here buying my first Taylor! The staff was helpful and attentive. All my questions were answered and I got a great deal during the guitar a thon! It was a little tricky to get to as you have to look for the Chuck E. Cheese and that’s where you’ll find an elevator to go up.
If you want a REAL run down of this place here it is. Want to give a shout out to this place. Worked with Tom (and later Matt) to help me out with a Marshall amp. Spanning over 2 months (due to external reasons, not the store’s) these guys put so much time and care into a repair and purchase for me.
I had an amazing experience working with Thomas at Guitar Center. From the very beginning, he was incredibly kind, patient, and genuinely cared about helping me and my band find the right PA system. He took the time to really understand what we needed instead of trying to rush us or push something unnecessary.
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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