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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,197 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Tacoma, Washington
Instrument chain stocked with electrics, acoustics and basses, plus amps, drums, pro-audio gear 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 (253) 474-2900
- 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 wanted a brighter sound on my Epiphone acoustic-electric guitar and he brilliantly restrung it for me.”
“their pedal guy hooked me up and got my rig sounding sick.”
“They had a number of stations setup so you could test out some mics, monitors, keyboards.”
“They had a number of stations setup so you could test out some mics, monitors, keyboards.”
Brands they deal
“I wanted a brighter sound on my Epiphone acoustic-electric guitar and he brilliantly restrung it for me.”
What players say again and again
“They had a number of stations setup so you could test out some mics, monitors, keyboards.”
“I bought my piano from this place, went back yesterday and bought a guitar.”
“Friendly and knowledgeable staff, trade-ins, and huge inventory.”
From the reviews
Ron, the guitar tech, is only the reason why I travel 45min; whilst ignoring local music shoppes, to have him perform routine maintence on my dearly beloved and my hereim of magical mistresses known to some as Guitar(s) No one else will touch my treasures. Ron has my trust and is well worth his modest fee.
Sweet store to visit. Friendly and knowledgeable staff, trade-ins, and huge inventory. Ron at repairs is an awesome guy. I wanted a brighter sound on my Epiphone acoustic-electric guitar and he brilliantly restrung it for me. He was kind enough to allow me to watch the entire process.
Kevin M B , is a awesome floor salesman at Tacoma WA store, in the guitar, pedals, and amps section, You walk in, you have anxiety, worried, and don't want to make a mistake, Kevin has a calming demeanor, he asks, what kind of music do you want to play, and then gives you honest and excellent advise, I highly suggest,…
I needed a small multitrack recorder for vocal practice. One that doesn't require a computer. Guitar Center ordered one and it came in promptly. Everyone was very helpful, as I haven't bought a multitrack recorder since the 1980's, Fostex, and the days of cassette tapes as masters!
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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