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Guitar Center

4 ★★★★☆ 977 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Roseville, California

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Retailer for guitars, amps, basses, drums, pianos, recording gear, microphones and sound equipment.

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 (916) 746-8787
  • 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

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Guitar Center, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🎸 Electric Guitars 9 mentions

“Manny was very helpful and kind and gave me a lot of really useful and practical information about at home beginners recording equipment and electric guitar pros and cons .”

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🎸 Bass Guitars 2 mentions

“Edit: Just picked up the store display model Epiphone Viola Bass, and I think it was plugged into too many times because in one use the bolt came off.”

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🔊 Amps & Pedals 2 mentions

“From now on I’ll go to this place if I need another guitar or amp.”

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♻️ Used Gear 5 mentions

“I got a very fair offer on my trade in and left with a new baby that I love!”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 8 mentions

“I recently made a series of visits to the Roseville Guitar Center shop to pick up a few essential supplies for my home recording studio set up and had such a great experience here.”

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🪕 Ukulele, Banjo & Folk

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🎤 Pro Audio 2 mentions

“Manny was very helpful and kind and gave me a lot of really useful and practical information about at home beginners recording equipment and electric guitar pros and cons .”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Guitar Center — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

🏷️ Fender

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🏷️ Gibson

“I went in to sell my Strat and put toward a Gibson Les Paul as a retirement gift to myself.”

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🏷️ Martin

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🏷️ Ibanez

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🏷️ Gretsch

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🏷️ Epiphone

“Edit: Just picked up the store display model Epiphone Viola Bass, and I think it was plugged into too many times because in one use the bolt came off.”

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🏷️ Rickenbacker

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🏷️ Squier

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Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 977 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 7 mentions

“I recently made a series of visits to the Roseville Guitar Center shop to pick up a few essential supplies for my home recording studio set up and had such a great experience here.”

🤝 fair trade-in offers 2 mentions

“I got a very fair offer on my trade in and left with a new baby that I love!”

😊 friendly staff 3 mentions

“The staff were so helpful and kind.”

From the reviews

Every staff member I've interacted with has been extremely friendly (ESPECIALLY Fernando! And Bill too!), any questions I had! Just recently got work done on two guitars with Bri(y)an, he was wonderful! (left to right hand conversion), and their prices are great!

★★★★★ — Gavin, Aug 2020

We went in for a monitor, but they were having their guitar-a-thon so we left with an amazing PA set up. 2 large speakers, a 12 channel mixer, and a beautiful electric guitar 🎸. Bill listened to our needs and recommended the right equipment, plus we got 48 months 0% interest!

★★★★★ — Cameo, May 2022

Walked in there looking to purchase a new guitar and less than an hour later I am learning to play. So fun! The service at Guitar Center was top notch and I walked away with a new Yamaha guitar, picks, tuner, stand and case.

★★★★★ — Tom, Feb 2026

I recently made a series of visits to the Roseville Guitar Center shop to pick up a few essential supplies for my home recording studio set up and had such a great experience here. The shop itself has a wide variety of quality instruments, which is always fun to see and explore.

★★★★★ — Lee, Nov 2025

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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.

Check trade-in info on their site

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.

Where to find Guitar Center

5781 Five Star Blvd, Roseville, CA95678

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