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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,978 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Phoenix, Arizona
Retailer offering a selection of guitars, keyboards, drums, and other instruments, plus 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 (602) 375-3800
- 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
“I purchase plenty of used gear to support local musicians and was looking at a used high end strat at this store.”
“he helped me test out some guitars and amp combo wombos and they sounded really great!”
“I purchase plenty of used gear to support local musicians and was looking at a used high end strat at this store.”
“We had some issues with the technicians in the repair area not fixing our issues with a guitar.”
“I needed help and assistance, guidance and information on my drum pieces.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“It was very clean, organized and welcoming.”
“He was professional, friendly, knowledgeable and beyond helpful.”
From the reviews
This is a great store! It was very clean, organized and welcoming. They are still going strong with Covid practices in place, which we appreciate, especially testing out and playing musical instruments.. The customer service was excellent. Everyone there was super cool and easy to talk to.
Knowledgeable & friendly staff. Huge selection of electric & acoustical guitars! Convenient location next to the I-17 and Peoria Ave. I highly recommend visiting Guitar Center as soon as possible for all your musical needs, wants and desires!
Was helped by a nice gentleman near the guitar areas. I dont know his name but he was tall with brown hair. he helped me test out some guitars and amp combo wombos and they sounded really great!
Zach was amazing! We had some issues with the technicians in the repair area not fixing our issues with a guitar. They did not take care of the repairs properly and then when we took it back a 4th time they said something large and expensive needed to be fixed (it was same issue the whole time) and the warranty had…
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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