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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 876 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Maple Grove, Minnesota
Branch of a chain selling guitars and other instruments, amps, and music equipment.
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 (763) 391-0226
- 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
“I had recently upgraded my acoustic and was unhappy with my first venture into electric guitars, a Schecter Solo II custom.”
“I went in to buy my grandson a mini electric guitar, but when I saw it in person I just knew it would be the wrong thing for him.”
“Great store , separate rooms for guitar, drums , bass , etc Friendly and knowledgeable staff, Nora was very helpful and great to work with!”
“You can also trade in your older gear and upgrade to better stuff.”
“I explained my situation, and the fantastic salesman found me the right set up for him.”
“Great store , separate rooms for guitar, drums , bass , etc Friendly and knowledgeable staff, Nora was very helpful and great to work with!”
Brands they deal
“CJ was a great help and even though I was initially was only wanting to get a Gibson he showed a few other models that I really liked.”
What players say again and again
“I explained my situation, and the fantastic salesman found me the right set up for him.”
“You can also trade in your older gear and upgrade to better stuff.”
“Great store , separate rooms for guitar, drums , bass , etc Friendly and knowledgeable staff, Nora was very helpful and great to work with!”
“The staff was helpful, the selection was inspiring, and it’s where I ended up finding my first Jackson electric guitar.”
From the reviews
I recently got into learning guitar. I picked up a new Yamaha acoustic guitar here and Graham was super helpful and informative. Im super happy with my purchase and felt very well taken care of here.
I had a great experience here. I had recently upgraded my acoustic and was unhappy with my first venture into electric guitars, a Schecter Solo II custom. So I went in to trade in my Alvarez acoustic and the Schecter.
My son's favorite store. The staff has always been quick to help find what we need, and very knowledgeable. No pressure sales tactics. I find their actual purchasing process a bit unusual. Maybe they are just super-advanced and beyond me.
Everything about this location was fantastic. I was disappointed to not find the guitar I had gone to look for, however. Their website said they carried it but I didn't see it on the floor.
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.
