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Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,410 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Tukwila, Washington
Music store with a wide selection of drums, guitars and other instruments.
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 (206) 243-9077
- 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
“(Also, I loved all the people using the practice rooms there and the one guy noodling on an electric guitar, it was a great atmosphere)”
“I went in to buy a ukulele and was helped by a pleasant employee Naomi who walked me through some options, and had a great attitude.”
“Nick was super helpful in helping my son find the perfect drum set for him and all his accessories.”
“Their keyboard selections are extensive.”
Brands they deal
“Finally our nephew found the perfect guitar - Fender Jazzmaster - all thanks to Nick!”
What players say again and again
“I went in to buy a ukulele and was helped by a pleasant employee Naomi who walked me through some options, and had a great attitude.”
From the reviews
Recently reached out to the Tukwila, WA Guitar Center and got amazing support. I'd like to publicly recognize the help I was given by Devin. I needed a hand tracking down an item and he went above and beyond to help me find it, walk me through every step of the process, and get it to me right away.
I went in to buy a ukulele and was helped by a pleasant employee Naomi who walked me through some options, and had a great attitude. Walked out happy and excited to play my new uke! (Also, I loved all the people using the practice rooms there and the one guy noodling on an electric guitar, it was a great atmosphere)
Really like the fact that you can play just about anything in the store you want. Makes little kids want to be ROCK STARS😄 Good quality brand names at reasonable prices. Very helpful staff.
Personally not a fan of the Tukwila one. However the Tacoma one is my favorite. I think it's the employees. Guitar center as whole though, I did get to play stuff I can't afford which was cool. The further away from Seattle the better for sure. Just personal experiences 😌
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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