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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 947 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Murrieta, California
Part of a chain offering musical instruments and accessories, plus lessons, rentals 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 (951) 698-9200
- 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 brought in a WIP Strat mod I wasn't confident enough to finish, and the day after Matt called me, he had it done and for a good price.”
“Most of my purchases are bass guitars, strings, quality instrument/speaker cables, drums/hardware, mics, and recording equipment for whatever a creative musician needs.”
“I bought a used amplifier that I believed would include a footswitch, but the switch didn't arrive with the box.”
“Found a used guitar I was interested in and again, super helpful and easy to deal with so I left with a different used guitar.”
“Further, they have on site techs that can upgrade/customize/repair/set up your stringed instruments.”
“Most of my purchases are bass guitars, strings, quality instrument/speaker cables, drums/hardware, mics, and recording equipment for whatever a creative musician needs.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“This store looks amazing, the staff is friendly, very helpful and knowledgeable.”
From the reviews
I want to give a shoutout to Mark for his awesome customer service. I bought a used amplifier that I believed would include a footswitch, but the switch didn't arrive with the box.
Guitar Center has been my 'go to' place for music equipment for over 30 years! I feel it is important to have a brick and mortar place where you can try out the instruments before you buy and Guitar Center is known for setting up their stores for this.
Matt the guitar tech is the man!! Walked in on a Friday afternoon with a bass that the active electronics were only working intermittently. I Walked out about 20 minutes later with a fully functioning bass. I figured I'd have to leave it for a week just to get it looked at.
First visit to this location. It was a bit of drive but this was the only location that had what I needed in stock. Even though I had to call another location to get this information, I can't downplay this store based on not answering my calls.
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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