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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,234 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in St. Louis, Missouri
Chain music store carrying instruments such as guitars, amps, and drums, plus recording and DJ gear.
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 (314) 918-7660
- 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
“He was nice, knowledgeable, demonstrated ALL of the features instantly, and made the entire retail experience very pleasant.”
“They also offer lessons and you can try any of the instruments you wish.”
“Went to look for a keyboard for my son, who's fallen in love with piano, and asked for a keyboard for his upcoming 16th birthday.”
“Yesterday, I had the good fortune of meeting Alex at the guitar center in Crestwood, who helped me purchase a new Bose L1 Pro sound system.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He was nice, knowledgeable, demonstrated ALL of the features instantly, and made the entire retail experience very pleasant.”
“Super friendly and helpful staff, saving the day!”
From the reviews
We originally went to the Bridgeton MO location, they didn't have the microphone we went in for so they checked the Watson Rd. location and they had it. We decided to make the little trip and we are so glad we did. Not only did they have the microphone we wanted Glenn and Jeremy we're beyond helpful.
The team at Guitar Center in Crestwood is awesome—friendly, knowledgeable, and always ready to help. The store has a solid selection of instruments and gear, and everything is easy to find and well taken care of.
Very friendly and courteous service! Shoutout to the gentleman named Tyler who helped resolve my gear card account issue by calling the service provider twice, and he was extremely friendly and courteous to me during the entire process, making sure the issue is resolved and I leave with the equipment that I needed.
Compliments to the operation. Their audio associate, Juno, took good care of me, optimizing my experience. Buying the 3 year extended warranty on my new microphone was a no brainer. I first visited this GC in 2008, the new store manager and staff are a breath of fresh air. Thanks, Juno!
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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