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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 930 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Reno, Nevada
Musical equipment retailer selling amps, strings, guitars and drums, 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 (775) 853-3961
- 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 left my Martin acoustic here overnight for a string change and truss rod adjustment, and Adin was incredible!”
“Isaac was amazing in assisting us in all fields of music today from amps for a beginner electric guitar player to drums to advanced dj equipment.”
“Isaac was amazing in assisting us in all fields of music today from amps for a beginner electric guitar player to drums to advanced dj equipment.”
“Ended up with everything needed to get a first time player set up with starting a hobby in music.”
“Isaac was amazing in assisting us in all fields of music today from amps for a beginner electric guitar player to drums to advanced dj equipment.”
Brands they deal
“So, that said, I came looking for a Fender Stratocaster HSS Player and I'm very pleased to have found one!”
“I left my Martin acoustic here overnight for a string change and truss rod adjustment, and Adin was incredible!”
What players say again and again
“He put so much care and effort into going the extra mile to make my guitar feel like it just got entirely set up.”
“Knowledgeable, true artists, and dedicated to creating a space for musicians to express themselves in addition to shop for gear.”
From the reviews
Adin the guitar tech here is amazing. I left my Martin acoustic here overnight for a string change and truss rod adjustment, and Adin was incredible! He put so much care and effort into going the extra mile to make my guitar feel like it just got entirely set up. Cannot recommend enough!
I went in to this guitar center knowing nothing about the product I was looking to purchase. I was looking for a cajon, and an employee named corbin helped me out.
I just gotta start off by saying how friendly the staff are, Ive been shopping at this guitar center for 4 years now and Im so thankful for how informative and kind the staff are.
It's strange that the best Guitar Center I've ever been to is in Reno, Nevada, but it's the truth. The main reason for this is the staff. Knowledgeable, true artists, and dedicated to creating a space for musicians to express themselves in addition to shop for gear.
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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