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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,033 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Omaha, Nebraska
Chain music retailer, selling instruments, amps, recording gear, DJ equipment, and audio 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 (402) 330-1709
- 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
“And I, the sucker, insisted on getting an amp.”
“It’s a chain but other than that the staff is always pretty friendly when Oliver wants to plug in a guitar or pound away on some drums.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Absolutely amazing music store ,everything you could ever imagine, Friendly helpful Absolutely knowledgeable employees, such a must stop in for your muscianal needs”
“Staff was very helpful and knowledgeable about any questions we had, line was short for check out and they have a great rewards program.”
“Great for beginners as well!”
From the reviews
I can only speak to our own experience. The place seems nice with an open floor plan filled with lots of instrument choices, most of which you can test. Staff is attentive and knowledgeable. But we waited four months for my son's new guitar to be delivered.
My elderly father wanted to pick up some guitar strings for his electric guitar and asked me to pick him up from his memory care facility to take him to Guitar Center. As soon as we walked in we were welcomed by a young man named Swan. He led us to where we needed to be and recommended strings for my father.
Tons to enjoy at this instrument store-- we just came to look around and my son left with a long list of "wants"! Staff was very helpful and knowledgeable about any questions we had, line was short for check out and they have a great rewards program. Check em out ☺️
Oliver loves this store! It’s a chain but other than that the staff is always pretty friendly when Oliver wants to plug in a guitar or pound away on some drums. Not as personal as the local Dietze Music store but for the regular every day musician it’s great!
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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