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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,172 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Musical retailer carrying electric and acoustic guitars, pianos and basses, 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 (909) 899-9843
- 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 called about the Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS in Satin Surf Green and was assisted by Daniel over the phone.”
“We made a special trip to this store because we found a bass we liked online at this location.”
“We spent a good amount of time here exploring around, testing all sorts of guitars, basses and amps.”
“For maintenance, I’ve taken several guitars and the staff always gives me clear options to repair them with great results.”
Brands they deal
“I called about the Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS in Satin Surf Green and was assisted by Daniel over the phone.”
What players say again and again
“For maintenance, I’ve taken several guitars and the staff always gives me clear options to repair them with great results.”
“Very pleasant experience and they are very knowledgeable and helped me decide in buying the guitar for my bday.”
From the reviews
I came in to see if the tech were able to repair my guitar. My guitar has a Floyd Rose, and the main issue is that one of the mounting studs is misaligned, so the bridge won't move as it should. Nor that I won't be able to tune it or set intonation and adjust the string height.
I have been a Guitar Center customer several times, both for the maintenance of my guitars and for the purchase of a new one, and every time I’ve had an excellent experience. For maintenance, I’ve taken several guitars and the staff always gives me clear options to repair them with great results.
Daniel in repairs got me right. If u need ur Floyd rose bridge worked on this shop is for you. This build meant a lot to me. I was taking care of a guitar I was gifted from my in laws. It was their sons before he passed away so fixing up this guitar for my wife was important.
We made a special trip to this store because we found a bass we liked online at this location. We ended up purchasing something different, but the 35 mile trip was worth it. We spent a good amount of time here exploring around, testing all sorts of guitars, basses and amps.
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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