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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,770 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Orange, California
Musical instrument retailer carrying guitars, drums, keyboards and recording 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 (714) 385-9607
- Website stores.guitarcenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–8 PM |
What's on the wall
“The store was good i got to test a could acoustic bass which was really fun to play the store had a good atmosphere and was fun i also saw and electric ukulele that was funny”
“The store was good i got to test a could acoustic bass which was really fun to play the store had a good atmosphere and was fun i also saw and electric ukulele that was funny”
“Made it easy, fast, and painless to buy a new amp + cab.”
“Otherwise, their gear selection is great and they have some pretty incredible used Gibsons and Martins kicking around the acoustic room.”
“Lessons are available for a fee at store locations.”
“The store was good i got to test a could acoustic bass which was really fun to play the store had a good atmosphere and was fun i also saw and electric ukulele that was funny”
“Drums, guitars, keyboards, bass and speakers.”
“I finally bought my self a keyboard to start to learn again the piano.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Store was clean with tons of equipment options.”
“They also had a good deal on memorial day.”
From the reviews
These guys definitely need more staff. One of the busiest Guitar Centers in the whole chain, and they're running a skeleton crew. They do their best to attend to all their customers in a timely and efficient manner but their location and heavy foot traffic makes it difficult.
I finally bought my self a keyboard to start to learn again the piano. Also helpful staff, they are very bright and also very informative on the products they are selling. They also had a good deal on memorial day. So if by some chance you want to buy a certain product, wait for a bit so you can get a great deal.
As a thriller author who also runs guitar, piano, and violin YouTube channels, I always enjoy visiting music stores, and Guitar Center in Orange, California is an excellent location. This store sits in a nice mall setting, and the interior has a cool, modern design that makes it enjoyable to explore.
Jack was awesome. Made it easy, fast, and painless to buy a new amp + cab. He was super busy but was still super positive and had a great attitude - most people at Guitar Center are bummed to death, but Jack was super pumped to help and make a sale. He took my gear out to my car in the 92-degree heat. Thanks, Jack.
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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