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Guitar Center

4.2 ★★★★☆ 888 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Yonkers, New York

Buys used gear Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Spacious chain offering a wide selection of guitars and basses, along with drums, keyboards and DJ gear.

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 (914) 963-2949
  • 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

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Guitar Center, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🔧 Repairs & Setups 6 mentions

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🎓 Lessons 7 mentions

“I just started taking music lessons and the instructor Hirro is A+++++++++.”

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🪕 Ukulele, Banjo & Folk

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Guitar Center — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 888 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 4 mentions
🧠 knowledgeable staff 6 mentions

“The Staff at the guitar center in ridgehill are always friendly passionate knowledgeable and helpful.”

😊 friendly staff 3 mentions

“She is definitely the best and rest of the staff was super friendly too.”

From the reviews

. Pros: (+) Friendly and helpful staff (+) Lessons available (+) Parking garage (+) Warranty covers full coverage and replacement for 3 years for (+) Having the ability to test the instruments before buying them is awesome (+) Holiday sales Cons: (-) None

★★★★★ — Arlene, Feb 2020

Came here to buy a guitar today and it was great. The staff is so friendly and knowledgeable. Really great customer service here. Will definitely be coming back.

★★★★★ — Johnson, Dec 2025

I had such a meaningful experience at Guitar Center thanks to Dan. He is genuinely one of the kindest people I have ever encountered in a retail space. From the moment he helped me, he was patient, warm, and truly attentive.

★★★★★ — Courtney, Dec 2025

Thanks to Leyda! I had the best experience, My Dad and I came in, not knowing nothing about guitar but wanted to start a new chapter and learn how to play. Leyda helped us every step of the way from selecting a Guitar, setting it up, and answering every question with a Big smile.

★★★★★ — Bernardo, May 2026

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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.

Check trade-in info on their site

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.

Where to find Guitar Center

214 Market Street, Yonkers, NY10710

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