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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 962 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Ocala, Florida
Chain store featuring a huge selection of acoustic and electric guitars, amps and keyboards, plus drums and DJ 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 (352) 861-4442
- 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
“Bought my first acoustic guitar it was a cheap Mitchell tom and the guys were super helpful I will be back”
“Good customer service is rare now a days, so I just wanted to thanks both of them.”
“I can easily recommend anyone interested in lessons to come here and sign up.”
“I brought my daughter to get a nice keyboard for her bedroom, as our piano is in the living room.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He let us play the 200$ one and the 5000$ one.”
From the reviews
Hello. Just wanted give some feedback on the Guitar Center employees. I ordered a guitar and it had a few issues upon delivery. I brought the guitar into the Ocala store and both Tony & Tom were very helpful and understanding.
Went to this store to return and trade the guitar I bought 12 days earlier. Not really knowing how to play I was wondering if I was doing the right thing. Employee West came over and asked if I needed help.
We came here to purchase a guitar. It took a while to get someone to greet us and help but eventually someone came over to assist. Customer service was great and the check-out process was easy. We were given advice and suggestions on accessories for our new guitar and the warranty plan which we did purchase.
Tried the other place in town, sound exchange. Never again. Tom over at Guitar Center will get my business. They are patient and seem to know what they are talking about and give honest opinions without being pushy. The guys over at the other place think they're too good to help a customer...
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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