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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,614 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Tempe, Arizona
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 (480) 592-9633
- 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
“Their financing has been great over the years and allowed me to snag electric drums, speakers, and other gear.”
“It has a very friendly and knowledgeable staff who always answers my guitar, amp, drum, and general gear questions.”
“Caleb is a keeper: a rare gem with both impeccable social skills and tech skills.”
“I'm a new ukulele player, and I needed a strap button on a used uke I bought.”
“Daughter bought her first guitar set up here, and signed up for some lessons.”
“Daughter bought her first guitar set up here, and signed up for some lessons.”
“I'm a new ukulele player, and I needed a strap button on a used uke I bought.”
“It has a very friendly and knowledgeable staff who always answers my guitar, amp, drum, and general gear questions.”
Brands they deal
“They have a variety of Gibson, Fender, PRS, & Gretsch guitars when other shops will have just a few low-end knockoffs.”
“They have a variety of Gibson, Fender, PRS, & Gretsch guitars when other shops will have just a few low-end knockoffs.”
“They have a variety of Gibson, Fender, PRS, & Gretsch guitars when other shops will have just a few low-end knockoffs.”
“They have a variety of Gibson, Fender, PRS, & Gretsch guitars when other shops will have just a few low-end knockoffs.”
What players say again and again
“Daughter bought her first guitar set up here, and signed up for some lessons.”
“He was very knowledgeable, worked within my budget, and gave me tips on how to prolong the lifespan of my instrument.”
“Employee Alex helped me through the entire process as a beginner of playing an electric guitar.”
From the reviews
Love this place. We went there to get my wedding gift for my husband to be. We really really appreciate the knowledge and help from the guys. They were nothing but just most kindest and passionate folks for music. They helped us pick a Les Paul, amp and a cry baby.
I had a great experience at Guitar Center today. I was looking for a new cart to carry my instruments, and they had a lot of options to choose from. The staff was friendly and helpful, and they showed me some stock photos of different carts they had in other locations.
I have been to many GC stores over 3 decades, and this store is great. It has a very friendly and knowledgeable staff who always answers my guitar, amp, drum, and general gear questions. I really appreciate the wide variety of inventory on new and used gear.
I went into this store a few days ago and came out with an amazing Gibson J-45 Standard. I really love the way this guitar sounds and plays. The salesperson Alex was very good at explaining the features of this guitar and helped me get a good trade on the guitar I had.
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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