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Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 343 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Stevenson Ranch, California
Musical instrument retailer chain for guitars, drum sets, amps and recording gear, plus 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 (661) 222-7521
- Website stores.guitarcenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–7 PM |
What's on the wall
“If I am trying something out, the staff are attentive and will demonstrate the features and value of the equipment.”
“Used stuff here can be cool and rare finds because its the guitar center closest to the OC area.”
“Excellent selection of new and used equipment, most of the staff are musicians or very informed and passionate about what they do.”
“The place is organized decently and they have a couple of stuff set up for you to try out if you want.”
“Sticks , pics , drum heads, cables etc.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“The place is organized decently and they have a couple of stuff set up for you to try out if you want.”
“Very helpful and knowledgeable staff, they have a great selection, and I was amazed at how affordable the instruments were!”
“If I am trying something out, the staff are attentive and will demonstrate the features and value of the equipment.”
“Very helpful and knowledgeable staff, they have a great selection, and I was amazed at how affordable the instruments were!”
From the reviews
Very helpful and knowledgeable staff, they have a great selection, and I was amazed at how affordable the instruments were!
I stopped by this guitar center while waiting to be seated at a restrauant in the same plaza. It been a while since I walked into a guitar center so I was curious to see what they have. I have a Schecter C1 Elite guitar so I was interested in seeing their Schecter selections.
Excellent selection of new and used equipment, most of the staff are musicians or very informed and passionate about what they do. I have been here to both buy and sell. They have always offered fair prices when I have been selling, and I have never been given a high pressure press when buying.
Couldn’t speak more highly of this place and the people who make it such a great store. Their customer service, product knowledge, and friendliness is above and beyond, to say the least. I’ve been in several times, purchased several items, and walked out with a smile and more knowledge than I had when I walked in.
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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