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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 451 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Pearl City, Hawaii
Retail outpost for musical gear from guitars to drums, amps, keyboards and ukuleles, plus lessons and repairs.
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 (808) 454-0020
- 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
“) in the acoustic room was extremely helpful, and was willing to pull down any guitar, even from the top rack where this Breedlove was sitting.”
“We went in for an amp and got the best help and advice from Chance.”
“He was super helpful and friendly and I walked out with a whole new setup feeling confident about my buy!”
“Friendly & knowledgeable service, wide selection of guitars, drum, keyboards and more.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“I booked 4- 30 min sessions because he seemed like a very knowledgeable and a good fit for me.”
“Amazing customer support from Chris and Liz, they helped get me a great deal on some new gear!”
From the reviews
The service was so great! We went in for an amp and got the best help and advice from Chance. Everyone there was also super friendly and inviting, which was a big relief for me since sometimes places like this can feel intimidating at first. We'll definitely be coming back here in the future for more gear and help!
I came in already knowing what guitar I wanted so that was pretty easy, however I don’t really know much about amps and Cedric helped me find something in my budget and even gave me a thorough run through on how to use it and showing me all the presets.
Review for Sarina and Micah, Sarina- super understanding, she make everything super clear and helpful to start my lessons, she also told me all that I needed prior to starting my first free lesson and how to sign up for more after the first. Never any pressure at all.
Really nice store.😎 supah Organized with a ton of products to choose from I went looking for a bass guitar. 🎸 Boy I didnt realize how many different ones they'd carry and the wide price range. The crew of professionals was great.. totally 💯% Recommend this store for all your music needs 🤙🤙🤙🤙
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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