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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,063 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in North Charleston, South Carolina
Chain retailer with a variety of acoustic and electric instruments and music gear.
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 (843) 572-9063
- 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
“Great little Guitar Center with a good choice of used gear but no left handed basses or guitars to choose from.”
“The vast selection of instruments, amps and accessories assure you'll find whatever you may need.”
“Great little Guitar Center with a good choice of used gear but no left handed basses or guitars to choose from.”
“DJ demos are pretty cutting edge, drum room has loads of great kits, full band setup in the speaker room for jamming!”
“Took a free guitar lesson and the instructor was friendly and knowledgeable.”
“DJ demos are pretty cutting edge, drum room has loads of great kits, full band setup in the speaker room for jamming!”
“I’m especially grateful for Dove; she was so helpful in finding the exact adapter we needed for our digital piano.”
Brands they deal
“Then he told me he set it up to Fender specs, a very nice surprise.”
What players say again and again
“DJ demos are pretty cutting edge, drum room has loads of great kits, full band setup in the speaker room for jamming!”
“Repair Joe really knows his stuff and can explain the whys and hows without getting you lost in the technical stuff.”
“My Grand daughter is currently taking piano and drum lessons. Jay is her instructor and he is amazing.”
From the reviews
*Update* I took my bass in to have it adjusted and a deep cleaning. Repair Joe really knows his stuff and can explain the whys and hows without getting you lost in the technical stuff. When Joe opened the case I could hardly believe my eyes, inside sat such a new looking 30 year old bass.
Everything is so well organized, broken up into instrument specific sections. Everyone in the staff makes themselves available to help if you need it. I love that they do lesson lessons for all ages as well! I stopped in when they were having a lessons showcase and it was so cool to see the talent they were teaching.
Enjoyed my experience here . Very family friendly and the staff know music. Spent a few hours before purchasing a bass and amp. Love playing when I can . Continually enjoying my rounds around South Carolina and finding things I enjoy .
My Grand daughter is currently taking piano and drum lessons. Jay is her instructor and he is amazing. Jay has the patience of a Saint. We will definitely keep taking lessons. Thank you.
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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