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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,048 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Portage, Michigan
Chain outlet providing guitars, amps, keyboards, and other musical instruments, 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 (269) 276-9344
- 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 just went in to purchase a new case for my electric guitar, I hadn’t even realized I grabbed an acoustic one.”
“I just went in to purchase a new case for my electric guitar, I hadn’t even realized I grabbed an acoustic one.”
“I purchased a vintage guitar online from this store, initially speaking on the phone with Clayton who gave me a good description of its condition.”
“Went in looking for a repair for a used guitar pedal.”
“Went in looking for a repair for a used guitar pedal.”
“I took production lessons here as a kid and I still use the lesson I learned here over a decade later.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He got me a great deal on it.”
From the reviews
Walking into Guitar Center feels like stepping into a temple of tone. No egos, no gimmicks — just real musicians behind the counter who know the difference between cheap talk and clean signal. They don’t push you, they guide you. They don’t sell you hype, they match you to the weapon you actually need.
We've been at this Guitar Center location quite a few times, never a disappointing experience. All of the employees are knowledgeable and professional. I only added pictures of the temp & humidity controlled string instruments room because it's beautiful (and smells amazing).
I’ve almost always had good experiences here, in the past some of the staff was tough to deal with, though there were a couple gems in the old crew like Steve, and presently with new staff everything seems better and more professional.
I purchased a vintage guitar online from this store, initially speaking on the phone with Clayton who gave me a good description of its condition. He seemed to be quite knowledgeable and spent a fair amount of time on the call answering my questions.
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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