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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,359 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in San Bernardino, California
Music store supplying guitars, drums, keyboards, and DJ equipment, plus repairs and lessons.
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 (909) 383-3700
- 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 had an eye out for a used Strat american ultra ii that was on their website.”
“However, just a week ago, I needed to return a Vintera VI and a P-Bass, as I had purchased right-hand orientation instruments, and discovered that I am a left-handed player.”
“I had an eye out for a used Strat american ultra ii that was on their website.”
“I wanna give a big shout out to Alexander because he had helped me through call to be get my dream piano Korg PA700.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“A huge thank you to Aaron, who has helped me multiple times and has been incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and professional.”
From the reviews
Awesome experience!!!! Eric helped us out with our return and everyone was so nice and helpful. They have some really cool stuff in here guitars, harmonicas, drums, accessories and more. Anthony and Damian were also awesome with their assistance. Thanks gentleman for making my experience great
Walked in not knowing what I wanted. Taylor V. helped me out. He helped me get what I wanted within my budget. He had all the answers to my questions and spent almost an hour off and on helping me. They also took my return that I ordered online without a hassle.
We had a great experience at Guitar Center. Aaron helped my son pick out a guitar, and he was patient, knowledgeable, and genuinely helpful throughout the whole process. He took the time to answer our questions and made sure my son felt comfortable and excited about his purchase.
I have shopped many venues over the years and, my greatest disappointment has been how often I have observed that many people who are employed in the retail sector are not personally invested in their positions of employment, and exhibit a kind of disconnect between themselves and the customers with whom they come…
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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