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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 608 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Syracuse, New York
Well-stocked guitar store selling amps, drums and keyboards.
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 (315) 446-5950
- 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
“I took my Yamaha FG75 red label acoustic in to Jarame ( Guitar Center of Syracuse) for a platinum clean up!”
“One of the higher traffic GCs I've visited, definitely had the most electric guitars and amps of all the NY locations I've been to as well”
“Everyone on the floor plays or has played any of the general particular instruments; keys, drums, bass, synth and so on.”
“One of the higher traffic GCs I've visited, definitely had the most electric guitars and amps of all the NY locations I've been to as well”
“I did a trade in which went incredibly smooth and walked out with an amazing guitar.”
“Everyone on the floor plays or has played any of the general particular instruments; keys, drums, bass, synth and so on.”
Brands they deal
“I walked in and being a chris Stapleton fan as well as country music fan, the Gibson J-45 has been a dream guitar of mine.”
What players say again and again
“I took my Yamaha FG75 red label acoustic in to Jarame ( Guitar Center of Syracuse) for a platinum clean up!”
“Every time that I've dealt with Guitar Center, they've ALWAYS been purely professional and BEYOND knowledgeable.”
From the reviews
Outstanding guitar store. 1st rate staff that is happy to help. Up front pricing and a pleasure to do business with. I drove 88 miles one day to check them out. I brought in two guitars and received a fair deal, and walked out with another guitar. The very next day, I drove back again and bought another guitar.
Everyone here is super nice and you can tell they love music and instruments. They were super patient and helpful when I was trying to decide on an amp to buy. They also helped me kit out an old strat that I was restoring without breaking the bank. Can’t speak highly enough of the experience I had here.
Love this place! Went to check out some drums and no over the top sales staff bugging you every 5 seconds. You can really test out the product. Much appreciated approach!
Every time that I've dealt with Guitar Center, they've ALWAYS been purely professional and BEYOND knowledgeable. I'm going to be a customer for life. 🙂🤘
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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