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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,821 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Plano, Texas
Musical-instrument retailer selling guitars, amps, and keyboards, as well as rentals 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 (972) 422-7171
- 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
“Bought the sqee guitar that I own and cherish today here, a paranormal series Squier Tele offset.”
“Guitar Center has an absolutely massive inventory — guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, recording gear, and accessories everywhere you look.”
“I called this store from Cleveland to inquire about a rare bass they had in stock and was fortunate enough to do business with the friendly associate, Logan.”
“Have purchased may items over the years and they are great when I bring in some used equipment (speakers and electronics) to get a store credit at a fair price.”
“Aaron, the guy manning the maintenance/service desk was very kind, but he was booked up for the day for restringing so we’d have to leave the guitar.”
“Guitar Center has an absolutely massive inventory — guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, recording gear, and accessories everywhere you look.”
“The staff does their best to keep up with customer needs and were very nice when I took my 4-year old there to pick up an 88-key keyboard.”
“Guitar Center has an absolutely massive inventory — guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, recording gear, and accessories everywhere you look.”
Brands they deal
“Bought the sqee guitar that I own and cherish today here, a paranormal series Squier Tele offset.”
What players say again and again
“Have purchased may items over the years and they are great when I bring in some used equipment (speakers and electronics) to get a store credit at a fair price.”
“His kindness along with his knowledge base help me and my husband, DJ RockOnHarlen, with ALL of our equipment and audio needs.”
“Went in to sell some used gear and the staff was very helpful and personable, Stan in particular made it very easy for me.”
From the reviews
5 stars all the way! Guitar Center has an absolutely massive inventory — guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, recording gear, and accessories everywhere you look. Whether you’re a beginner or a longtime musician, it’s easy to spend hours checking everything out.
The staff at Guitar Center are super friendly and really work as a team to make sure customers get what they need. It’s a great atmosphere where you can actually sit down, play the guitars, and even test out the drums before buying. They make the shopping experience easy and enjoyable for musicians of all levels.
The staff here is beyond outstanding. My best friend, her daughter and I came in yesterday as her daughter has been expressing interest in learning guitar, so I gave her my old electric and we planned an outing to Guitar Center to get her geared up and the guitar serviced (haven’t used it since high school).
Do you need some help with equipment or just have a question or two on your journey? We came in for our first time at Guitar Center and every single staff member asked us if we needed anything. The person who stood out the most was BK aka Brian, the pro-audio specialist.
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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