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Guitar Center

4 ★★★★☆ 817 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Retailer for guitars, amps, drums, and other musical instruments, plus DJ and lighting 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 (440) 720-1440
  • 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

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Guitar Center, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🔊 Amps & Pedals 3 mentions

“Do wish they would get there guitar multi fx and pedals set up better so they are ready to go when one sits down to try them out.”

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♻️ Used Gear 5 mentions

“Usually always a great selection of used and new gear to try out and the staff are for the most part very helpful.”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 4 mentions

“Do wish they would get there guitar multi fx and pedals set up better so they are ready to go when one sits down to try them out.”

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🎓 Lessons 2 mentions

“I haven't used the lessons so can't comment on that service.”

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🪕 Ukulele, Banjo & Folk

“They don't have a great selection of ukulele strings.”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 2 mentions

“Need a guitar or drums or accessories; this is the place.”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Guitar Center — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

🏷️ Fender 3 mentions

“I got my Fender acoustic guitar from this place and it was during my first visit to this store.”

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🏷️ Gibson 2 mentions

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🏷️ Martin

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🏷️ PRS

“Recently, I bought a new PRS(Tim was the sales rep and was super helpful and considerate.”

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🏷️ Ibanez

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🏷️ Gretsch

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🏷️ Epiphone 4 mentions

“On the floor they had a new stock 2024 Epiphone.”

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🏷️ Rickenbacker

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🏷️ Squier

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Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 817 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 2 mentions

“Do wish they would get there guitar multi fx and pedals set up better so they are ready to go when one sits down to try them out.”

🤝 fair trade-in offers 3 mentions
🧠 knowledgeable staff 3 mentions

“Not only that, but Bobby and Andy know their stuff.”

💵 good value 2 mentions

“Many used guitars and pedals that are incredible good deals.”

From the reviews

Usually always a great selection of used and new gear to try out and the staff are for the most part very helpful. Do wish they would get there guitar multi fx and pedals set up better so they are ready to go when one sits down to try them out.

★★★★☆ — Aaron, Jan 2026

Went in hunting for a Les Paul Studio Ebony 50s special edition now that Epi stopped making them. On the floor they had a new stock 2024 Epiphone. I talked to the rep Bobby about how I was on the fence and left.

★★★★★ — Brock, Sep 2024

Best place to buy a musical instrument! I got my Fender acoustic guitar from this place and it was during my first visit to this store. I really like how the staff give their customers, their space to try out the instruments. They only step in when you need assistance or have a query and they are very friendly.

★★★★★ — Ram, Aug 2017

I love Guitar Center. I have been to them all over the country and this one is great. I wish they wouldn't push the extended warranties so hard. They looks like idiot saying an amplifier will for sure fail within 3 years. If I hadn't researched the product in advance and weren't an electronic technician who plays.

★★★★★ — Brian, Dec 2025

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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.

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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.

Where to find Guitar Center

1547 Golden Gate Plz Unit 109A, Mayfield Heights, OH44124

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