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Guitar Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 3,528 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Los Angeles, California
Long-running retailer for guitars and other musical instruments with repair services.
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 (323) 874-1060
- 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
“The layout spreads out across different areas, including a lower-level acoustic section down a set of stairs, which gives it a different feel than most locations.”
“They have way more than just guitars, from piano keyboards and acoustic/electric setups to DJ gear and everything in between.”
“The guitar selection is massive, and the overall setup makes it easy to move between sections and spend time exploring without feeling cramped.”
“The cymbal room stands out, and the DJ, lighting, and pro audio sections are also very well done.”
“Although they only sell trumpets online, I stayed for two hours exploring the store, especially enjoying the Roland JUPITER-Xm synthesizer.”
“I recently visited Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, aiming to buy a trumpet.”
Brands they deal
“As a former product manager for Gibson/KRK I was particularly impressed with the studio monitor listening room.”
What players say again and again
“The guitar selection is massive, and the overall setup makes it easy to move between sections and spend time exploring without feeling cramped.”
“The staff are friendly and strike a perfect balance between providing assistance and allowing customers to explore independently.”
From the reviews
We had a really positive experience at Guitar Center recently. The staff were incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, making our visit enjoyable and helpful. They were true experts, ready to answer all our questions.
I recently visited Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, aiming to buy a trumpet. Although they only sell trumpets online, I stayed for two hours exploring the store, especially enjoying the Roland JUPITER-Xm synthesizer.
This has got to be the biggest guitar center ever. Super cool. Staff is very friendly. I love tuning in with everyone here. Good vibes all over.
As a musician and the author behind The Grant Colson Thriller Series and the SERA Archives thriller novels, I make stops like this when I’m traveling and resetting between writing sessions, and Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard is one of the most iconic locations out there.
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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