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Professional Music Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 329 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Clive, Iowa
Relaxed music store for guitars (electric, acoustic, bass, vintage, and ukuleles), plus amps and pedals.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (515) 440-1820
- Website professionalmusiccenteria.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“Not the biggest acoustic inventory in the area, but a wide range of shapes and styles to try out in a climate controlled room.”
“This was helpful since I needed stereo saving me later frustration as I was able to grab the right one from them.”
“I took my bass an my dean to this shop two Sundays ago, they told me it would be two weeks.”
“I highly recommend professional music center to anyone with any guitar or amplifier needs.”
“From the very first moment that Denny and staff saw my dad‘s guitars, we knew that we had something rare and special on our hands.”
“Settled on a used guitar I kept coming back to.”
“After I’d selected my guitar, they even performed a free, thorough setup (They also gave me a hell of a deal).”
“I got a new Deering goodtimes classic special banjo that is very well made and sounds amazing.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“After I’d selected my guitar, they even performed a free, thorough setup (They also gave me a hell of a deal).”
“I bought my dean from this store an will only do my repair business through these lovely gents.”
“Staff were extremely knowledgeable and helpful, letting me play any/every guitar they had, with no pressure whatsoever to buy.”
“The staff is helpful and they have a great collection of instruments.”
“Good prices on guitar repairs and the staffs friendly, knowledgeable and a joy to interact with.”
From the reviews
I truly love this place. Trent Litten and his staff are very helpful. If they don't have it on hand they are more than happy to order it for you. Whether you play Acoustic guitar, Electric, Bass? They have it. A wide selection and upstairs an Acoustic Guitar room for players with more experience and expensive taste.
This place is my second home. I found this place probably 5 years ago and I refuse to buy gear anywhere else because the service and quality is just light years above the rest. Trent is an awesome guy and is very knowledgeable when it comes to gear and good music!
I took my bass an my dean to this shop two Sundays ago, they told me it would be two weeks. Not a big deal, I got them back before Christmas, they look the best they in awhile. They cleaned them up so very well that I can't help but state at my dean. They look, feel an play better then they did before they were fixed.
Great guitar shop! Stopped in on my way through town needed a power supply and an adapter. Super friendly environment with a nice selection of gear to suit just about any needs.The dude even pointed out I had a mono adapter when checking out.
Selling or trading gear at Professional Music Center
Professional Music 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 Professional Music Center
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Professional Music 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 on hand for exactly this reason.
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