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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,441 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Raleigh, North Carolina
Acoustic, electric and classical guitars, amplifiers, recording gear, keyboards and more from Fender, Gibson and Rogue.
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 (919) 872-0331
- 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 love the Acoustic room being separate for privacy.”
“That said, they did have a good cast of basses, and tons of other instruments, many more than other stores I've been in.”
“The used acoustic guitars are near the bass and amps area around a corner.”
“Also, this store is huge and amazingly well stocked, tons of used gear as well as new tech.”
“I need to swing back and talk to their repairs department but they are on like a 2 week backlog, so they are doing a lot of work, I figure they must do go work.”
“They had so many lessons going on it was really fun!”
“We purchased everything needed for our sound for PLUS Dueling Piano Bar in Raleigh away Guitar Center.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He was incredibly kind, patient, and helpful…taking the time to walk us through multiple percussion instruments and electronic setups.”
“Doug’s knowledge and enthusiasm really inspired my son and gave him some great ideas for his wish list.”
From the reviews
Johnny is an absolute baller. He did a great job saving my guitar and is clearly very enthusiastic about his work and music in general. He's an engineer turned musician so its basically impossible to be any cooler
This location is great and HUGE! The staff are knowledgeable, respectful and helpful. The whole place is organized well and clean, even the restroom. They had so many lessons going on it was really fun! We mainly hung out in the new acoustic guitar area.
My son and I stopped by Guitar Center Raleigh to explore some musical vibes, and even though it was Sunday night right before closing, Doug Crumpler in the drum department went above and beyond for us.
Giving a huge shout out to Amy, who took what would have been a very frustrating situation and managed to turn it into a lifelong customer moment for this Guitar Center.
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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