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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,411 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Southfield, Michigan
Retail chain selling guitars, amps, keyboards and drums, 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 (248) 354-8075
- 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
“From instruments to sound equipment, and they offer lessons, too.”
“Reuben was more than helpful answering all the questions he was able to even though drums were his expertise, and he was honest about that which I appreciate.”
“Larger selection of electric keyboards than that in Roseville.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Will has the best customer service, is very kind and knowledgeable on the equipment he is selling and managed multiple customers/sales with ease.”
“I highly recommend this place if you’re looking for any family beginner to expert musician gift or for yourself.”
From the reviews
I came into Guitar Center on 9/4, I had very little knowledge and a lot of questions on the product I was interested in. Reuben was more than helpful answering all the questions he was able to even though drums were his expertise, and he was honest about that which I appreciate.
My husband who is completely into music always grabs me to go with him at this Guitar Center that’s closest to his office. People here are friendly and their items are organized. As a person who is not into instruments or music as much, it is clear to me where each item is placed.
Great service. Huge selection of guitars. Larger selection of electric keyboards than that in Roseville. Bought a keyboard from here and love! They've got all kinds of other stuff too many to list! From instruments to sound equipment, and they offer lessons, too.
This store is really greatly staffed. Noah has been working with me over the last couple of days and I can't say enough about him. Great salesman, but also honest. I can't thank him enough for the knowledge shared during my trips there.
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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