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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 985 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Riverdale, Utah
Guitar and other instruments plus gear (drums, headphones, keyboards and more) amid a sprawling showroom.
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 (801) 773-7030
- 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 recorded this video in the acoustic room at this Guitar Center store on August 2nd, 2025.”
“I often buy pre-owned gear from Guitar Center, or as my friends and I have always called it, “Guitar General Vicinity.”
“I bought a used Traktor Kontrol X1, brought it home, and it didn’t work with my setup.”
“Besides selling music equipment and gear and instruments, they also have on-site music lessons for guitar and bass and I think for drums too.”
“Meridee helped me, nice girl who happened to play the saxophone, which is the exact instrument I was in to ask about, although they apparently aren't common in guitar centers.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Answered all my questions enthusiastically and was knowledgeable on literally every brand I researched.”
From the reviews
Bruce is a great guitar Technician! Always happy to help and vey knowledgeable. I have went to him many times with some kind of technical issue and he’s always been able to figure it out. I like the Riverdale location because everyone is much more personable. I especially like getting the help I need!
Meridee helped me, nice girl who happened to play the saxophone, which is the exact instrument I was in to ask about, although they apparently aren't common in guitar centers. Answered all my questions enthusiastically and was knowledgeable on literally every brand I researched.
I always love going to this store, it's my favorite store in Northern Utah! Of course since I'm a music geek and a guitarist, I always have to sit down and play some of the guitars and basses while I'm there, and even the pianos too because I love music so much.
Exceptional service, great staff, super chill, very knowledgeable, and solid prices. I often buy pre-owned gear from Guitar Center, or as my friends and I have always called it, “Guitar General Vicinity.” I’ve honestly never been disappointed. Even when I had to return items twice in a row.
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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