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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 639 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Palm Desert, California
Part of a chain selling guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, and other instruments, plus accessories and lessons.
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 (760) 674-1628
- 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
“I bought a new Fender acoustic guitar and it was shipped in a hard case that was locked with no key!”
“Great selection of equipment, guitars electric or acoustic, and accessories.”
“Bass players will feel absolutely disrespected at this location.”
“They too took our listens into consideration and helped steer my buddy to get recommendations as far as an amp, picks, etc.”
“We had to cancel an order on a used keyboard due to some repairs needed and Josh helped us walk through the process of quickly locating another one in our price range.”
“We had to cancel an order on a used keyboard due to some repairs needed and Josh helped us walk through the process of quickly locating another one in our price range.”
“Didn’t charge me anything, so I’m coming back for guitar lessons!”
“Visited the store a few weeks ago looking for a boom stand that could hold a rig for my Remo frame drum.”
“They answered several of my questions when it came to recording equipment and even made sure that I got a great deal in the end.”
Brands they deal
“I bought a new Fender acoustic guitar and it was shipped in a hard case that was locked with no key!”
What players say again and again
“All three of the employees that were there were super helpful and knowledgeable, and they made sure I ended up with the perfect setup for my frame drum.”
“All three of the employees that were there were super helpful and knowledgeable, and they made sure I ended up with the perfect setup for my frame drum.”
“They answered several of my questions when it came to recording equipment and even made sure that I got a great deal in the end.”
From the reviews
My first time in a Guitar Center was today. I came with my buddy who was purchasing a guitar and other equipment. I was dropping mine off for a clean and some maintenance. I was met with three different individuals specifically. Ricky, their Repair Technician. As well as Chris, and Josh.
Visited the store a few weeks ago looking for a boom stand that could hold a rig for my Remo frame drum. It was a pretty specific request that ended up taking a lot of trial and error, which led to unboxing several boom stands in the store.
Friendly, awesome, great place for all things music 🎶 a terrific place to leave the rest of the world behind. At least, grab a harmonica to play with !! Nice selection of guitars to play. There's always a cool guy ready to answer questions. Great service. Reasonable prices.
Bass players will feel absolutely disrespected at this location. The (meager) selection is shoved in a little hallway which leads directly to the bathroom. 6 amps, and nothing with any serious wattage. But anyway, assuming you're not a bass player, it's a decent store. It's small.
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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