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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 472 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Selden, New York
Chain music store selling an array of instruments, including guitars, as well as amps, keyboards, and DJ 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 (631) 732-1891
- 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’ve been playing acoustic for the past 15 years and didn’t know where to start with an electric.”
“I went to this location to bc i am about to by my first electric guitar and just to see what i like.”
“The bass selection is amazing and I was particularly looking for the Ibenez TMB100 and they did not have it but instead they ordered it for me with free shipping.”
“Also staff was very kind and help led me with selection, although not trying to sell me on something, and also steered me in the direction of a few good amps”
“I found a few nice ones in the used section all reasonably priced, and settled on a blue strat hss with really cool wood grain design.”
“He was so helpful, gave us lots of information and a mini lesson.”
Brands they deal
“Winded up leaving with this beautiful Ibanez and i couldn’t be happier :D”
What players say again and again
“The employees especially Rob, are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and went WAAYYYYY above and beyond to help me, many times.”
“I found a few nice ones in the used section all reasonably priced, and settled on a blue strat hss with really cool wood grain design.”
From the reviews
I went to this location to bc i am about to by my first electric guitar and just to see what i like. I found a few nice ones in the used section all reasonably priced, and settled on a blue strat hss with really cool wood grain design.
stopped in today to possibly buy a new electric guitar. I’ve been playing acoustic for the past 15 years and didn’t know where to start with an electric. I asked for help and Rob came right over to help me out. He was incredible i gotta say!
I love this store makes me want to just go and hang out! The bass selection is amazing and I was particularly looking for the Ibenez TMB100 and they did not have it but instead they ordered it for me with free shipping. They have very fast and nice customer service and the lead and amp selection are unreal.
My son and I came in looking for a whammy bar for an old Ibanez. The employees were fantastic. Since this was a difficult part to get on such an old guitar they went in the back and dug out so many different types of whammy bars that might be suitable. They worked diligently to make sure we were satisfied.
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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