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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 921 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Monterey Park, California
Retail branch featuring a very wide array of guitars and other musical instruments, from electric guitars to drum equipment, plus lessons and repairs.
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) 278-2052
- 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
“Very good customer services Forest in the repair department was great great service awesome person 10/10 recommend”
“Angel in the Drum Kits is one of the best customer service representatives I've ever encountered and it makes me want to continue doing business here”
“I also run a piano, violin, and guitar YouTube channel, so places like this help me stay connected to instruments and gear while I’m on the road.”
“I also run a piano, violin, and guitar YouTube channel, so places like this help me stay connected to instruments and gear while I’m on the road.”
“Everything else, repair, DJ, pro audio, recording, and studio monitors, is out in the open.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Good location and its very clean especially the bathrooms.”
“The staff is super friendly and easy to work with, and it’s always fun being able to try different instruments across the store without feeling restricted.”
From the reviews
This place is like Disneyland for Musicians. They have just about everything you want for your music needs. The staff is knowledgeable and welcoming. Good location and its very clean especially the bathrooms. Good job
As the author behind The Grant Colson Thriller Series and the SERA Archives, I make stops like this when I’m traveling and resetting between writing sessions, and Guitar Center is a very clean, open location.
This place is cool. The times Ive been there the sales associates are helpful to their best of their ability and hardworking. The lessons department are really cool too. Jay is very welcoming and the instructors are great on doing what they do. They should all get a raise for all their hard effort!
This location is better than expected, from parking, guitar center only reserved parking spaces are helpful, friendly and knowledgeable staff , Bryan specifically went above and beyond to make sure we were absolutely happy with our purchase. Would definitely recommend this Guitar Center location.
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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