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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 669 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Manchester, New Hampshire
Retail chain offering new and used guitars, amplifiers, 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 (603) 621-3016
- 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
“I ended up trading in a nice acoustic for and even nicer, Martin SC13e-Special.”
“Just purchased a used Epiphone 339 from the Guitar Center in Manchester NH and it was an outstanding experience.”
“I was able to get my drum set and get out in under 30 minutes.”
“My wife and I had the extreme privilege of having Johnny of the Manchester, NH store assist us in our purchase of a new keyboard.”
Brands they deal
“John and Mike helped me look at some fender strats on February 13th, 2023’ i have to say if theres any employees deserving of appreciation, and praise its these two.”
“Just purchased a used Epiphone 339 from the Guitar Center in Manchester NH and it was an outstanding experience.”
What players say again and again
“Recently purchased LTD ec 401 with a trade-in on top of it.”
“He was super helpful and super personable, and it would be great if everybody you spoke to on the phone and your day was as nice, Knowledgeable, and as willing to help as John was.”
“John got back to me promptly, provided a great deal, and I had my guitar within 3 days.”
From the reviews
Just purchased a used Epiphone 339 from the Guitar Center in Manchester NH and it was an outstanding experience. John got back to me promptly, provided a great deal, and I had my guitar within 3 days. The guitar was in better shape than advertised.
I stopped into the Manchester, NH. Store last Friday afternoon. I dealt with John who was the busy guy behind the counter. He made time to locate and bring me the guitars that I wanted to try. He answered my questions, and gave me time to play and to pick out what I wanted.
Recently purchased LTD ec 401 with a trade-in on top of it. Mike and John know their stuff and went out their way to make the experience easy and ensured I got what I wanted. Always a pleasure to do business with people that love what they do. It really shows. This store has a great vibe with its employees.
Great place to buy something new or used just not the best place to sell something new or used That being said I should specify that it's not really a good time anywhere to resell equipment so I'm not necessarily bashing Guitar Center as I am the fair price market value that they set or call fair
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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