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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 1,952 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Sacramento, California
Chain retailer selling a variety of acoustic, electric and bass guitars, plus pianos, drums and keyboards.
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) 922-2132
- 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 am an acoustic player myself and the used gear in that category was unbelievable.”
“They transformed a situation that could have easily become frustrating into one of the best customer service experiences I’ve ever had.”
“That level of acknowledgment and customer care is rare these days, and it made a huge difference.”
“I found a used guitar that I was interested in on the Guitar Center website.”
“Eventually, one of the drum instructors also came through the checkout line, wanting to purchase something and couldn’t be nicer and friendly, and we struck up a conversation.”
“I was supposed to get a survey in my email but it never came, so hopefully the folk at the top of the chain read these reviews and honor Fernando with some serious accolades.”
“Eventually, one of the drum instructors also came through the checkout line, wanting to purchase something and couldn’t be nicer and friendly, and we struck up a conversation.”
Brands they deal
“Went there a couple weeks ago and bought my wife her dream guitar (a Gibson ES-335 in Blueberry Burst).”
From the reviews
Oh boyee! If you want a thrill of a lifetime, bring you and the crew down to experience a moment of fun. The Guitar Center at Arden Arcade has musical instruments for every kind of player. Can you imagine gifting yourself or someone one of these babies?
I found a used guitar that I was interested in on the Guitar Center website. Before buying, I called into the Sacramento store where it was located. Trevor, who answered went above and beyond while working with me.
Wonderful staff. Which is unlike many other GC’s. An AMAZING amount of inexpensive and quality used gear. I am an acoustic player myself and the used gear in that category was unbelievable. Good experience. Great place.
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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.
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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