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Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 364 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Westlake Village, California
Vast chain selling electric, acoustic and bass guitars, plus keyboards, drums and amps.
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 (818) 889-1729
- 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 purchased a Yamaha LL-TA dreadnought in Vintage Tint, which is sort of hard to get ahold of, etc.”
“I purchased a Gibson Hummingbird Studio Rosewood Acoustic-Electric Guitar!”
“The selection of guitars and basses is solid, just about everything you'd need; they even have a rare room with vintage and exclusive guitars.”
“The selection of guitars and basses is solid, just about everything you'd need; they even have a rare room with vintage and exclusive guitars.”
“Hopefully the sherman oaks location comes back soon and this new layout (except the drums, holy moly get those out of there) gets used.”
“The level of care and precision he put into the setup and maintenance is exceptional.”
“Dig the new remodel layout except the DRUMS right next to the registers in the center of the whole place.”
Brands they deal
“I purchased a Gibson Hummingbird Studio Rosewood Acoustic-Electric Guitar!”
What players say again and again
“He repaired, adjusted, and greatly improved a left-handed guitar for us, something that truly requires skill and deep understanding.”
“Joseph is very knowledgeable about guitars and gave us great advice throughout the process.”
“Like always, great variety of selection, friendly staff & nice testing area.”
From the reviews
Guitar Center Westlake is hands-down my favorite music store! They have a wide selection of instruments, both new and used. Ask for Jason or Brody. They’re both super friendly and knowledgeable about the equipment. Thank you both for taking your time and answering all my questions.
This place has been getting better. I suggest to have the guitars better set up. Corroded strings and or frets that rip your fingers on a 2k guitar is not acceptable. Nice salespeople, best choice of brands. Large inventory 4.5 stars
We had an outstanding experience with Joseph! He repaired, adjusted, and greatly improved a left-handed guitar for us, something that truly requires skill and deep understanding. From the start, it was clear that he is highly experienced and knows exactly what he’s doing.
First time in this store, been going to Hollywood store and sherman oak store for years. Dig the new remodel layout except the DRUMS right next to the registers in the center of the whole place.
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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