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Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 3,129 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in San Antonio, Texas
Musical instrument store offering a large selection of amps, drums, keyboards, and other items, plus repairs.
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 (210) 348-7225
- 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
“All levels and price points but the better acoustics are locked up.”
“Took my grandson to look at a Jackson Randy Rhoads electric guitar (2nd visit) earlier today.”
“I went over to the pedal station to test out some distortion and chorus pedals and Pirate Phil came over and helped us out.”
“Bought a used acoustic guitar amp from this store.”
“She took the time to answer all of my questions and made sure I had everything I needed to be fully set up and ready for a gig that same night.”
“As a percussionist who’s been to multiple music stores, I was out of my expertise being in the guitar section.”
“We bought a Bose speakers, Sharon helped us very nicely, she understands all about PA systems and help us to select a system and mikes as per our needs.”
Brands they deal
“Really nice 59 gibson for sale that was interesting to see along with some other high end equipment.”
What players say again and again
“She took the time to answer all of my questions and made sure I had everything I needed to be fully set up and ready for a gig that same night.”
“The staff were helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable, and they took the time to answer questions and guide me without making me feel rushed.”
“He also got me a good deal on a pedal connector instead of using daisy chains.”
“For my first guitar The worker, Ian was very helpful and explained everything through thoroughly and made me feel welcome into the store.”
From the reviews
Paul at this GC has been fantastic! I’ve been going back and forth to this location the past few weeks and done all my trades and purchases through him. Incredibly happy with all the help that I got and deals I scored.
I am writing to share my positive experience with this store. Overall, I would rate it 5 stars because the customer service was excellent and the environment inside the store was very welcoming.
I went to guitar center to look around for some basses and guitars. I went over to the pedal station to test out some distortion and chorus pedals and Pirate Phil came over and helped us out. He was very helpful in getting me an alternative distortion pedal due to the Boss DS-1 being out of stock.
A sizable music store with a large selection of guitars. All levels and price points but the better acoustics are locked up. I like the Gibson brand and was looking for an L-00 or similar parlor size. A smaller scaled guitar than my SJ-200 and Dove is what I’ve been wanting to try.
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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