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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 561 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Saginaw, Michigan
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 (989) 964-0200
- 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
“Nice people, great range of instruments from beginner to professional with prices to match, repair shop in store, and handicap accessible!”
“I mainly went to this Guitar Center because of my lessons but I found a lot of good guitar selections for my grunge band!”
“Guitar section includes banjos, ukuleles, and mandolins.”
“but super grateful for the outstanding service given by Robert in the drum section.”
“I was in at the beginning of May and bought the floor model of a piano keyboard.”
Brands they deal
“I originally came to this store looking for my first guitar, and I had looked at an Ibanez online before I had made the hour hike up to this location.”
What players say again and again
“I recently brought in my Tenor guitar for a setup and string change.”
“Always tough going into guitar center without much knowledge.”
“They helped me get a great deal on it because it was the floor model and I was super happy with the service and time spent.”
“I originally came to this store looking for my first guitar, and I had looked at an Ibanez online before I had made the hour hike up to this location.”
From the reviews
I originally came to this store looking for my first guitar, and I had looked at an Ibanez online before I had made the hour hike up to this location. I had talked to Ryan on the phone before I had driven up there, and he helped me through the whole process.
First ri.e walking into any music store, I worked with Jake (pretty ironic) he was a super cool dude. He showed me around and told me everything I needed to know. He and the staff helped me pick out a guitar.
Brenden was absolutely amazing! I highly recommend having him show you the ins and outs of everything. Went to go get my first guitar today and it was nothing short of an amazing time.
Went in to buy some mics for my setup. I’m usually an online shopping kind of guy, but I wanted to spread the love locally. The prices were the same, and if we don’t support local shops like this, they’ll eventually be gone. Thank you for the help and the solid advice.
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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