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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 705 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Middleton, Wisconsin
Acoustic and electric guitars, as well as keyboards, drums and other gear are sold at this music shop.
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 (608) 821-1480
- 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
“He patiently walked her through so many different elements involved in choosing a first guitar, and demonstrated several different instruments and amps.”
“They always stock a wide variety of guitars- acoustic, bass, electric, 12-string, Gisbon Les Paul, Ovation, resonator, and archtops.”
“He patiently walked her through so many different elements involved in choosing a first guitar, and demonstrated several different instruments and amps.”
“Recently ordered a used guitar from GCs website and was very disappointed in its condition upon arrival.”
“The employees at the store immediately offered to restring and improve the poor action while I waited onsite.”
“I was looking for an amp and my husband was looking to exchange his Ukulele.”
“They also sell mandolins, banjos, keyboards, and drum sets.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Would recommend Monty for advice any day, he was very kind, patient, and knowledgeable.”
“Sometimes you just need to pick up an instrument and play it though, and super high end shops can be very intimidating for beginners.”
From the reviews
Love Guitar Center! A great place to find quality instruments to fit your price point. They always stock a wide variety of guitars- acoustic, bass, electric, 12-string, Gisbon Les Paul, Ovation, resonator, and archtops. They also sell mandolins, banjos, keyboards, and drum sets.
The folks in here are very friendly and helpful. Guitar Center is facing a difficult transition in our modern era of online shopping and boutique music shops. Sometimes you just need to pick up an instrument and play it though, and super high end shops can be very intimidating for beginners.
Store manager went above and beyond to help me get the perfect bass amp. They received it damaged , canceled my online order but after a few phone calls and the stores great staff making sure the amp was in working order/ all damage was cosmetic , was able to sell me the amp for a very fair price based on the damage…
I ordered a spare instrument to take out and about and my experience with Guitar Center was excellent. I used their online ordering and was informed of my order every step of the way. My phone contact with them was met with excitement as if my purchase was important to them. I will definitely shop with them again.
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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