Guitar Center

Went in looking for one simple item. The staff were busy with other customers. I was asked by one salesperson what I needed. Told him the info. He said he needed to finish with another customer and would get to me. The other customer told the salesperson it was OK to help other customers while he looked at some stuff. He actually said it twice. The salesperson couldn’t take the hint. After 10 minutes of waiting I left. Won’t be back.

Top notch employees and teachers. My instructor is Cassius and I’m learning a lot from him. I buy all my instruments and supplies at GC

Guitar Center… always there for you when you need it. Let’s be honest, if given the choice I would venture into a locally owned music shop (and I often do) but there are times when you just need to go to the Wal Mart of music stores. They have a huge selection with something in most price ranges.
The staff can be hit or miss… you often get the obligatory «dude that’s a sweet amp» but you just as often you find someone knowledgeable who can help you find the right tool for the job.

I dropped a guitar off here to get some strings repaired (I’m a novice at best with instruments) swung by about 4 days layer to pick it up but it wasn’t done! Luckily the friendly staff did it on the spot and didn’t charge me as much! A great store with a great team!

This Guitar Center has a great location, close enough to the Roseville mall that you can walk over and check out their selection. Store is large and has just about everything an average musician could want. While I’ve only made a few small purchases here (strings and a couple reeds), I did accompany a friend when he decided to purchase an acoustic guitar. They had a room devoted specifically to acoustics, and a staff member on-​hand to answer questions and talk about price points. Customer service was great. Only thing which bothered me was a few unexplained markups on products — normally, you can expect Musicians Friend to have roughly the same prices, but sometimes Guitar Center comes out substantially higher in price on the same products. Overall, great place, and I’d still recommend it.

If they were serious about instruments, they wouldn’t have music blaring out loudly to keep you from evaluating the instruments.
For that reason alone, I think one is better off elsewhere. When buying a guitar, you need to play it and learn it’s aspects on delivering what you need from the instrument in question.
A nice paint job can hide a horrible instrument. Take the time to find out about it for yourself. Salesmen are there to make money.
I’ve found better prices elsewhere as well, but most prices are pretty monopolized.

Guitar Center is a musician’s heaven. One can find several different brands of music instruments, peripherals and accessories all under one roof. They sell guitars, drum sets, keyboards, DJ gear, microphones, amplifiers/​speakers, software and a whole bunch of other things that musicians use on a daily basis.
The prices are comparable to internet prices. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful.

The Roseville Guitar Center didn’t have any of the bad attitude I was prepared for when I went there. I’ve only been taking guitar lessons for a little while so I’m not a major guitar buff, and I’m comfortable with that fact for the most part-​but I get a little uncomfortable when I need to go make an equipment purchase. I have been to other music supply shops that focus on guitars in the past and the staff has been aloof or not very helpful. These guys found what I wanted and I was in and out in a jiffy. There was no snide inquiry, no upsale attempts, no raised eyebrows. There was nothing but quick and friendly assistance, and thank goodness for that because frankly, I couldn’t read my guitar instructor’s handwriting and they knew exactly what he had wanted me to purchase.
The selection of guitar accessories and various kinds of guitars was huge! I didn’t stay long to check them out, though.

Very knowledgeable staff. I have been here several times and the staff have always been very patient and helpful with my selection. I have bought a few amplifiers and guitars here.

Guitar Center is pretty much the Wal-​Mart of music stores. Yes, they have a pretty big selection, but most of what they carry is generic beginner crap (nothing against beginner musicians), and it usually seems like most of the staff is just out to make a sale instead of helping you find something you will really enjoy. That being said this store is conveniently located for me, and is my go to spot for everyday purchases like strings, picks, etc…
A couple weeks ago I bought a new Mesa head here. After playing it through a few different cabs at home, I wasn’t happy with the sound I was getting and decided to return it. Guitar Center does have a pretty good 30 day money back guarantee on most of their gear. The sales rep I originally purchased the amp from was working at that time, and so the guy at the front told me to go talk to him.
I have never had so much trouble from an employee anywhere while trying to return something. I know that the employees at GC work off of some kind of a commission structure, so I kind of get this guys push for me to keep the amp. Kind of.
It seriously took me about 50 minutes to complete my return. That entire time I was trying to be convinced to keep the amp. He had me play through a couple other cabs-​even though I had already told him I had tried that. Once I had convinced him that I really was set on returning it, I waited in line for any and every other customer who was going to buy something to go in front of me. Seriously I was ticked. I’ll continue to go here for strings and stuff, but I’ll be going somewhere else for big purchases.

Guitar Center used to be a credible shop for moderate level guitar (and pro audio) gear, but since they were bought out they offer nothing but inflated prices and egos.
The brief conversation I had last time I walked into the Roseville, MN store sums up the Guitar Center experience.
«We don’t carry the Gibson version in store anymore, but you might as well just get the Epiphone version. It looks the same and costs almost $ 2,000 less.»
A complete lack of understanding of what an instrument is and the difference in quality or different brands and price ranges. They are perfect for the Guitar Hero player, but lack anything to interest someone who plays an actual guitar.

Guitar Center does a pretty good job as a music store… I wish I could give half stars, as it’s 3 ½ stars, really… Their prices are pretty damn good, and they do have a very wide selection of gear…
The things I would fault Guitar Center on would be the constant beating of drums (usually done by 11 yr. olds who can’t play anything remotely rhythmic) and playing of guitars (usually done by angst riddled 17 yr olds with black hair and a love of barre chords)… Obvioulsy, this is something i think Guitar Center employees hate as well… I feel sorry for them having to listen to it all day…
G.C. also has always seemed a bit disorganized to me… I guess it’s kinda «rock» of them to be disorganized, but it can be a bit difficult to find something… but, meh…
Also, I do enjoy small locally run guitar shops more… Especially ones that have used gear… G.C. rarely has used gear, and if they do, it’s usually a bit over priced…
I’d recommend Guitar Center if you’re looking for a brand new piece of equipment… They’ve got really good prices and selection… If your looking for used or vintage stuff, not the place to go…