Reviews of Guitar Center. (Musical Store) in Louisville (Kentucky).

Guitar Center

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4600 Shelbyville Rd Suite 613, Louisville, KY 40207, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Max Armendariz

I bought this karaoke machine sounds really good for price

Jeremy Smith

Pleasant approachable staff. They helped me pick out my first guitar without being pushy or anything. The price was incredible for what I bought.

Tony Merta

Great experience. It was our son's 15th birthday and we were shopping for an amp. Justin helped us out, showed us an amazing amp, gave my son some tips and tricks, and played some guitar with him. This place is huge and has an amazing selection, play before you buy options, and they even buy/sell used equipment.

Itti Bitti

I Bought my music recording studio and all of my music equipment needs here!! The Associates here are more than your ordinary store associates They are very highly skilled musicians engineers and tech savvy professionals

Loi LeMix

Friendly faces but not so friendly prices. However, being the only (probably) brick and mortar music store left in Louisville, the price you'll pay for convenience is a little more premium than your online alternatives. Thanks for being available when I need you most. Like, the time I ran out of microphone wires and Amazon was 5 days from handling them to me.

Jody Welch

Very nice, customer service was on point and very knowledgeable on every question we asked. My son and I looked at various guitars and with great comfort he picked a Steve Vai Jem and was greatly pleased with the selection and price. Highly recommend.

Josh Reimann

This Guitar Center is the best in the area! Always have products readily available and staff is knowledgeable but not overbearing in sales.

David Lowell

The employees here are super friendly. The selection is great and if they don’t have it they’ll order it for you. A great alternative to ordering online.

Mike Pascal

For a corporate music store, they really do a good job. Knowledgeable staff, no pressure sales, good return policy. They have the "odds and ends" smaller mom and pop stores simply won't have in stock. If something random is needed or breaks, chances are guitar center will have what you need same day. This can be crucial if you use music gear in your career and time is money.

Claudia Hall

My husband loves it but I kinda miss the Nike store! 🤣 …

Chad Fleming (Chadillac)

Great place for lovers of instruments and musical entertainment. The place is very laod back with an ebullient atmosphere. Quick service with a friendly attitude.

Half_Heart_Games

They have a lot of good quality instruments. You can test them out aswell, it's a nice place

Vincent Grays Jr

This is truly one of the best music stores in Louisville I love coming here

Joey DeBow

I came in with a bunch of cords, a speaker, and two microphones that i couldn't get to work. They guy who helped me was named Steven. He was very patient and tried everything until he was able to help me figure out I needed to plug in a mixer to the speaker and mic to get them to work. Long story short he was a big help. Thanks Steven!

Donnie Hardin

Bought a Positive Grid smart amp the other day. Excellent service. They were busy and getting it done here in Louisville. Good job team.

Rachel A

Always very helpful and friendly staff! Nice selection of new and used guitars. They will let you try out any guitar you want while you are there. They also have a lot of other items there, including sheet music, accessories, mics, headsets, an entire drum section, and a ton more. I highly recommend them!

Tim Jefferson

They are very helpful here encouraging all ages to "sit down and try" the instruments.

Will Payne

I came in last night and bought a banjo from an employee whose name I didn’t catch but he was excellent and a funny guy. I returned it this morning with Justin who was perfectly cordial to myself but while I was waiting in line he was helping someone when an elderly lady came up and asked him something, I’m assuming for assistance probably to find a gift. After he told her politely someone else would be able to help her he walked away with the other customer shaking his head and said loudly “Karens man”. To give Justin the benefit of the doubt I don’t know what she said to him, but I felt this use of a pejorative towards a customer who was an elderly lady maybe in her 70’s or 80’s was highly inappropriate regardless of what was said. It was said loudly enough that myself, the customer he was helping, and likely the woman could hear although I doubt she knew what the connotations of that term was.

Bill Montgomery

Guitar Center has a great selection of used gear. The majority of items have 1 low res picture.They also have the wrong pic with item fairly often. Unfortunately they almost never have information in the description. It would be helpful if they listed that there was a power supply included. I'm not talking about a common 9v dc guitar pedal power supply. I'm talking about relatively expensive synths and recording devices that use power supplies with not so common values. It's like winning a prize if they include the power supply. If you don't get one you have to order one to see if the unit works or not. By the time you order a power supply and it's delivered you are gambeling on reaching the return deadline. I also had an issue with a very late shipment. A birthday present that was ordered. It was canceled 3x by G.C. without any email or text alert. It finally arrived (post birthday) Every time I called I asked to speak to a manager (yes I'm a Karen) many times and I never got a call. My experience with customer service and store employees have been very helpful though. They have almost always been helpful and did their best to accommodate. If they did not have great employees I would give Guitar Center a solid 1 star. BTW this was how my last order was packaged and shipped...

Libby Whitehead

My son loves to come here and play all the instruments!

Windy Kelly

Fantastic place to see! I think they let me touch almost every guitar in the building before I finally found the one I wanted! Excellent customer service & an amazing selection of guitars!! I'll be back soon.

luke peterson

Scott was very helpful in my guitar choice. I bought the Taylor

Jesse Guerrero

I always find what I'm looking for and the staff is friendly and helpful.

Brittany Farley

This place is so cool and the workers have gone above and beyond to help the past few days with my microphone set up. I did not get their names but basically all of the workers were there putting their ideas together to try and find a solution to my microphone issue. And guess what! All the hard work they put in had me a solved my issue and I’m so thankful for this store and the knowledgeable employees

Tyler Zeon

Always enjoy my time in here have bought 3 drum kits a guitar and some misc. Items (cords, skins, strings). Love the little selections and the layout of the store. Prices are matched to other major retailers! 5/5* also great customer service (even over the phone) Can order in from other stores to this store to! Thank you all for this little piece of heaven in Louisville Kentucky!! -Z3ØÑ

David Young

Martin guitars. Priceless at an excellent price. Fine service, very knowledgeable. Easy purchase. Totally satisfied. I am a fairly regular customer.

Amanda Bailey-Shaw

Purchased an electric guitar online and picked it up in store. While there we grabbed some extra accessories. The whole process was easy and efficient. The staff was friendly and helpful. Highly recommend!

Wes Sanders

They didn't end up having stock of an item I was looking for, but they had a lot of other stuff and seemed decently organized.

Mansur estes

Staff was really helpful and considerate even when they didn't have what I was looking for. Instead pointed me to a place that could help

Kevin Daugherty

Super helpful nice people to work on all your guitar needs

Nigel Thompson

Friendly staff and very helpful. Regardless of the issue I’ve had, they’ve always went out of their way to assist me. Whether it was processing a refund or assisting with an inquiry regarding a dispute, they’re able to assist.

john see

I know. It's only Rock n Roll. But I like it...

Matthew Simons

Excellent place to find the latest Yamaha synthesizer on display. The MODX8 was on display up front is what I was looking for. The keyboard / synthesizer area had mid to low end prices on display on other manufacturers units. I was disappointed that there was no high end Yamaha synthesizers on display, just 1 unit in showroom. I wanted to see a variety of high end Yamaha synthesizers and would have bought one that day but there was just 2 units to see. Otherwise the store I thought was great. I will be back again and will ask a store associate for help next time.

Chrstopher Thomas

Ok now it's 2022. I went back on 6/17/22. Guitars where all in tune, at least every one I picked up and played. Very nice stuff and at great prices. Got a unbeatable deal. Got a Jackson bass and a Jackson guitar. Got them both for less than the bass is on line. 🤘 So glad I went there. …

Penny Begley

Very nice experience but they just didn't offer me enough on my guitar I came to sell so we couldn't do business.

John Perry

Love this place usually in there every month to buy microphones, music gear, headphones etc. Always good service and quality advice

John Mohler

Grateful to have a store like this close by. Absolutely amazing selection. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Prices as good as any online dealer..... often better.

Fungus Head

Not the largest selection I've seen at a guitar center, but good enough, obviously you can order to store. Employees are nice. They don't currently have a repair person working there (september 2020), but plan to fill the position so if you need repair I'd recommend calling ahead.

Roy Watkins

Best Guitar Center we have visited. Been there twice. Prices are better than back home.

D. T.

Jeremy in St. Mathews was the most helpful customer service representative I have ever met. He took great care of me. Made my warranty exchange as simple as could be. Got my replacement in the very next day. Awesome dude.

Russell Ross

Helpful staff, pricing was a bit higher than other stores in the area on some stuff. Great selection.

Jonathan-Emily Powell

We have had a great experience here overall everyone is helpful it's a very busy place so allow PLENTY of time! My wife has to practically drag me out easy to lose track of time, so much to do and look at. Cool Place

Micheal Emerson

Love this place. All sorts of cool instruments to play around with. The staff was courteous and answered all my questions. I would recommend this Guitar Center.

Bill Green

Staff consistently is ready to help and answer questions. Products sell themselves! Bought a Seagull acoustic, Gibson flying V, used les Paul and countless other items. Powered speakers, test out drum sets and more. Rockin

Terry Pagel

Great selection of well known products. Buy here instead of online. They have some quality gear at great prices

Josh Roberts

Synchronized chaos. I love it. A good selection of just about everything for a home studio. If you can make it through the throngs of people. Mask up!

trustme Trusty

If you have a question, it's better to ask your phone.

Etel Martinez

Amazing store. You can find wherever you are looking for.

Kristen Luckett

Great selection of new and used instruments and gear, helpful and friendly staff without the high-pressure sales approach. They answered my questions, and gave me the space to decide on my own, which I appreciate very much.

Kenzie Star

Loved it great stuff. Super nice. Great selections from a whole bunch of instruments. Plus they do pretty much anything you would like.

M E

It was ok. Not the best service. Got what I needed done, just weren't the most welcoming once I got to the back with my two kids. The front desk was friendly and pointed us where we needed to go..

Amanda Villarreal

Great store and good prices asked a employee for a guitar and they couldn't find the case...not the first time I I ha e seen something like this happen they need more organizational skills....on the other hand I'd still go buy stuff from them

Bobby Stout

I went a couple months back and they accidentally sold me the wrong recording software i released it when I got my set up ready called up there nicely explained the situation they called me back maybe 30 minutes after finding a solution and fixed the problem in a grate manner do overall grate service 100%

Tsahkratis

Andrew in Repair is is a QUALITY Guy! Took my fairly new Alvarez Acoustic in for a Standard Restring on a Saturday afternoon and Andrew was fast, friendly and professional. He took the time to get to know me and my instrument and recommended strings to fit my playing style and budget. Guitar sounds great and the action is better than ever. Great Job!

Kelsey Woods

Beautiful store and very helpful employees. Just need to save up a bit more to get the perfect guitar!

Devoid

It was okay the guy who sold me the guitar seemed a little off but other than that great service

Prism Collective

The store always takes good care of us. We rent and but gear here often and they always make sure we are happy and have what we need. Great store and great staff!

Tim Roethgen

I love that the guitar techs work on the sales floor & you can see their work. They're super helpful and friendly and have helped me out with hard-to-find parts on more than one occasion. You guys rock!

Mark Neff

Guitar Center is a wonderful music store with the newest of musical instruments and technology as well as the standards, and they also have a few used guitars and amplifiers. Additionally, you can order online and have your purchase sent to the Guitar Center and pick it up there. I believe they do some guitar repair work and will even change your guitar strings. If you play drums or guitar or seeing or keyboards or like to record and I encourage you to go into Guitar Center and look around and enjoy yourself!

Toni tinius-brady

My daughter is a musician and we routinely visit so she can touch and feel the products on the floor.Their staff is wonderful .You always know if you have any questions that they're more than happyt to help you find what you need.

Allen Montgomery

This southern guitar center has one of the best lessons I've ever witnessed and the staff is incredibly helpful.

Chris Newton

Get set up with wonderful selection. Best music store I've ever seen hands down.

Todd A

Always great customer service and selection of musical instruments. Their guitar repair center is top notch. Andrew can bring and old beater guitar back from the dead and make it sound and look great.

Kaylan Heck

The guys here are friendly once you're able to find one attention. Everyone is very informative but some of the employees seemed stuck up. I would recommend this place to people of all ages.

Dwayne Hoagland

Saved 15% by shopping GC over online retailers. Always ask for discounts on iteams although the last purchase they told me about the discount before I asked. Saved cash both instances.

Kathy Orwig

Went with brother to pick up a few things. Very impressed with their quality of stock and very helpful and nice employees.

Stephen Walker

Great Guitar Center location with a helpful staff! The Staff will help answer all of your questions and offering advice to meet all of your musical needs.

Megan S

I love this store! I bought my children their first instruments here for Christmas and can't wait until they open them. I recommend them to everyone!

Brian Laz

This place is awesome. When I was younger and my dad would DJ. Seemed like there was only 2 or 3 places to go for equipment. Guitar Center seems to cover all bases. There's always someone to ask if you neef help. I like it.

Charlie Whitehead

Great selection. Some of the staff are great and some act like they're miserable being there. What few times I have interacted with the management they have been fine.

Pell Blakeman

Wow! Really nice Music store. I'll be back

Dawn Michelle

Some really beautiful guitars. Service is so so, but they usually are at Guitar Center. I go to Sam Ash for the better service, generally. But some of the guitars are so gorgeous. If I were rich, I'd still be poor. Lol.

Billie Aldridge

I went looking for a gift for my son, I told Cody what I had in mind, he was so helpful. It was the perfect gift! Thank you Cody!

Daniel Vittitow

Some days it's really good there. Others not so much. Hey it's a music shop what do you expect.

Wilma Napier

Great place to buy all your musical needs. .Employees are Awesome..they are knowledgeable on their products, great prices, willing to help and great location...Make this your all time Music Store!!! ❤

Caleb Caster

It's a nice store but they never give good deals on anything. For example, I was looking to buy a drum throne and the one I wanted was out of stock and they only had the floor model, which is used gear, and offered me $10 off the full price... For used gear... I miss Willis Music.

Cesar Martinez

It's was excellent 100% satisfied

Nico P.

Prompt courteous service Knowledgeable staff Excellent quality of merchandise Studio is also great if you need a cheap alternative to recording music

Mickey Hall

It's guitar center, any self loving musician resists entering this store unless procrastination has got the best of them and now they need a spare 'this or that' or and extra pair of 'thing-a-ma-bobs' that being said the staff is often helpful as best they can be but mostly know very little about the product they're selling and will just read you the box in the most convincing way possible.... They've got a pretty good 'pro-coverage warranty' and they'll price match, so if you can price match then add the warranty to your gear, you've made out pretty good.... But still, avoid unless it's a musical emergency

missionman1914

Excellent customer service. Friendly and helpful staff. Reasonably priced equipment. They offer price match (including Amazon)

Haley Priddy

The staff was very helpful and friendly! Definitely helps to know they’re so nice and not judgmental of those who come in who are new to the guitar!

Matthew Smith

This is hands down the best store of any kind that I have ever dealt with regarding customer service. Jeremy was extremely helpful, he helped us get the best deal and was willing to do whatever it took, to make sure that my family of 4 musicians could play, perform and sound great at the utmost level. My wife and I will never shop anywhere else for any of our music needs after finding this gold mine!!!!

Lucas Velmer

Glad I stopped in here for new strings and picks. Well laid out and the staff was super friendly. Will definitely come back here for all of my musical needs!

Elijah

I love this place. Have a lot of everything and the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable

Justin Ellis

Great place, good selection, and friendly sales people who are eager to help and answer questions.

J Stone

The staff is always helpful, they all seem to be musicians, and don't come off as salespeople, I always seem to learn something when I visit, and it's the only place I've bought a brand new guitar. It's the only place I go for anything band related anymore.

joseguadalupe luna

Great! I know the costumes service and they are really friendly...I bought it the most of my music staff there.

MR. 8400

Helpful staff, took me right to the product I was looking for. Friendly and professional.

Andrew Lane

Love going here, hands on and reasonably priced merchandise. Lots of different kinds of equipment and instruments

Lindsay Hardy

Amazing selection. Phenomenal prices. The employees are super helpful and friendly. Highly recommend this

Jeffrey Thomas

I recommend gtr cntr. Product selection is enormous, the staff is knowledgeable and professional, and i paid less than i had anticipated due to a pleasant surprise discount off of the marked price at check out. Thank you

Tracy Knapp

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. They offer great suggestions and perform repairs very quickly. They were very careful to do professional work on my guitar.

Josh Daugherty

Awesome staff! Great selection of instruments from beginner to collector.

James Maxwell

Ok, this place is customer service optimal. You walk in the door greeted with love. And BTW, they have some really nice used guitars. A+

Detrik Thomas

It is a great place to get music equipment from they have great customer service you'll find basically anything you're looking for in the music department they have setups for you to test that out it's a great place

Zach Howland

Love this place! Fun to take family to and demo equipment! Will be putting one of my kids in guitar lessons here soon!

Rodney Brannon

Still the best place to get all my audio needs met. They are getting a little lacks though about customer service!😐 …

Asa Preston

This is a great store, full of all kinds of musical gear. Everything from mixing boards and audio to a wide selection of instruments. It's a great visit.

G Davis

I love guitar center they have everything you want in guitars and accessories and I got a great second hand guitar cheep by mail order

William Zink

Had to return a used piece that I bought, no hassles, good customer service. Matched an online price for a replacement. Good experience overall. Still prefer local shops, but they did a good job today.

senshi edits

Honestly one of my favorite places to go, as a musician who absolutely loves physical gear, it's an amazing place to go to check stuff out before I buy.

Jeremy Kern

The staff is very helpful, though sometimes it is hard to explain exactly what it is that you need, without getting a super technical answer that you might not understand. The staff is very helpful.

Neth3rtwist

My son loves this place, it is like a fantasy land for him. He is already a fantastic musician and they let him play whatever he wants, from 2-3 thousand dollar drumsets to electric guitars.

Doye Miller

Nice store if you need anything related to music.

Garvey

I love this place! They let you try out some of the instruments

Phil Lushin

The staff was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They made great recommendations. I left very confident with my purchase.

Tre Pryor

They have a ton of merchandise. Prices are fairly good but not as low as you can find online. Check out their used gear, that's where you can snag a bargain.

Daniel Doremus

Knowledgeable and helpful staff really make this store. Sadly due to manufacturer backlog there may be limited supply on what you want to buy. If you know exactly what you're looking for you should call ahead first to verify their stock.

Jennifer Cox-Arnett (Roadie)

They had a wide variety of different instruments to choose from... All in pristine condition; even the used items! They're worth the drive and the money!

Bill Collins

Came out very satisfied with the deal I got on a guitar. I will go back, and recommend highly.

Wesley Brockway Sr

This is a good place to shop for music instruments and related accessories but the staff needs some training and enforced expectations in excellent customer service. It's often difficult to get waited on and then one can often feel they're imposing on the staff's time.

Jessy and Robert Winkelman

We love this guitar center. We have ALWAYS had great experiences here. The staff is always friendly and willing to help out. They are very knowledgable about instruments and equipment and we really enjoying coming in.

Daniel Caskey

Great for playing instruments and trying things before you buy them locally.

Spotthezombie

Lessons are great, the store is always immaculate, massive selection of both new and used instruments. Service department is phenomenal, and very reasonable prices.

Patty Beebe

Guitar Center carries a wide variety of musical instruments and sheet music. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. They are willing to assist with comparison shopping and will give you the best price. Because I am a novice, I appreciate their detailed explanations.

Charis Mings (Charis)

A decent selection of music and sound equipment but lordy, they need a refresher course on customer service. We were in the store looking at speakers for at least an hour and were never helped by an employee 😒 A random customer who used to work there actually helped us out and provided fantastic information to help us pick what we needed.

David Cosson

Good selection and friendly staff. Great website and daily specials.

Joshua Stanchfield

Cool store. I would have liked to be able to directly try the monitors in store.

Gage Loyd

Super friendly and quick staff!! Very knowledgeable! Highly recommend

Scott Harris

They gave me a $100 discount on the guitar that I bought. The guitar tech was very knowledgeable. Jesse was just great to deal with. Thanks for the experience.

Sergey V

Had a great time here today. Came in to get a guitar for sampling purposes for music production. Staff was great, showed me around and didn't try to upsell. Just the straight pros and cons of everything we looked at. Jesse helped me out a ton with getting everything together, and Ryan gave some solid advice on music production. Thanks guys!

Uriah Graves

Solid selection of products. The used section is still around which is nice. The staff aren't as pushy anymore either, which is a big plus.

George Moore

Great place for music equipment, I have bought my last two guitars from here and I love them both. They have a wide selection of musical instruments, acoustic and electric. My future instrument purchases will probably be made here. The staff are friendly and helpful for the most part and their prices are reasonable.

Benjamin Cannon

Staff not very personable, I looked at a few guitars yet no one stoped to talk with me or ask me if I needed any assistance.

John Bender

Great musical instrument store. I was looking at guitars and trying them out. Salespeople were helpful and knowledgeable.

They have a lot of stuff and the prices are usually pretty decent but service can be very poor. They don't seem to care too much which is the common thing that people complain about with Guitar Center. It's a big chain and not a mom-and-pop shop run by anyone with a particular passion for the business so it's a good place to go to get commodity things like strings and cords if you're in a hurry and can't get them online for cheaper, but I wouldn't expect good service.

Pete Wolynec

Great place to go to on Sundays when my other fave guitar stores are closed.

Mr. Vaughn

I love thia location. The staff is great and very knowledgeable. They have a wonderful space for recording live bands. The selection and price of equipment is reasonable.

Joseph Mancebo

Love the place, and the staff is very helpful to all of their customers.

Robert Smith

Jeremy is awesome he is extremely helpful when I go there. The only bad expierence I had was when something was priced wrong and the other guy wouldnt honor the price. But they are usually all very helpful.

Abel Lizandro

Great place for all your instruments and music books needs. Friendly staff. Lots of parking.

steve britt

I had to have my guitar frets repaired. Andrew did a OUTSTANDING job from start to finish. Answering all my questions. Wouldn’t take any of my guitars to anyone else. Plays like a champ now!!!!

Eve Adams

The staff is extremely helpful and friendly. We love shopping here

silverdragon 245

Nice place big selection of musical instruments. P. S. They sell other instruments to not just guitar's.

julie durham

We had excellent customer service here. They have the best selection of all things music in the area that we have found. Big store with tons of selection. New and used. Comfortable size place allows for sitting down and trying out the guitars. Fair prices. Not able to negotiate on prices of Used gear as you can at smaller non-chain music shops. I dont bither going to the smaller stores much as I know guitar center will have what I'm looking for.

Spencer Hill

This place always reminds me that I need to stay in school.... first you buy a new instrument, any one take your pic... you can demo them for free and practice a little in store, Anyway, take your new instrument home and learn a couple songs and get good at them, when you finally feel you have mastered it go back to Guitar Center and start jamming live for everyone to hear, show off your amazing skills.... Listen when I say this, THERE IS going to be that one guy standing right behind you that is going to start playing something 30x harder than you just to show off, every time Ive tried to demo any instument here this has happened to me, and fyi even if the store is empty, that one guy who is going to one up you is going to be an employee, yes they are good too.

dylan scrogham

Lots of people asked me if i needed help and they answered all of my questions great place even if you arent a professional

Momo

Guitar center is the best because you can try out the cool stuff before buying it. And its pretty freakin cool in there

Jose Hernandez

Love going there to check out all the new stuff & listen to others playing.

Daniel Evans

I get lost in here every time I come! Beautiful instruments and very knowledgeable people who are very friendly! Love coming here!

Joan DeJesus

Blake, the manager, was very knowledgeable and helpful! Took the time to show us the equipment we were interested in and was very kind and patient!

Jamin Tuttle

Currently waiting on backordered items that were not listed that way when ordered. It's a cymbal pack and they have the individual pieces of it in stock. The phone customer service is a call center with no knowledge of the products. Kind of sad. Hopefully it gets here soon.

Mike Reiter

We found exactly the kind of keyboard that were looking for, great staff and excellent service. They were out of the model we wanted so it was ordered and will be delivered to our home in 3 days...Also repaired a guitar for us, excellent service!

Rocwyle

very helpful and well informed people here - most seem to be very into makin music themselves

Philip DeLaney

Can be hard to find a sales associate if you're not looking to buy something expensive.

Eric Marcum

Inventory goes up and down. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly.

Jeff Clem

Employees were very helpful and knowledgeable. Will absolutely visit and purchase here again.

Ricky Reeves

decent selection of new and mostly mid-range instruments. was disappointed to not find the model i was looking to try out but maybe my expectations were high? despite playing several models for some time, no one ever approached me. actually, no one in the store even acknowledged me save a customer who nodded to me from behind a kit. that can be good or bad depending on who walks in but it was kind of disappointing for me. i haven't been to many of the chain shops but i assume this one is just as good as any other.

Frontier Gamers

I was asked a few times if I needed help which showed me they care about their customers. They also let me try some of the guitars out and even showed me how to plug them in to some of their amps.

richard merry

They have a great selection of guitars, helpful on selection of strings. I always feel guilty when trying out their assortment of guitars and not purchasing.

Marc McCreery

They have everything you or your family rock star could ever want or need. Very knowledgeable and professional staff that actually are musicians so they know what they're talking about.

Gia An Trần

Great space, professional music inctruments, enthusiatic retailers.

Parrish S (Bluegrass Designer)

Great selection of instruments, especially guitars. Good service!

John Perry

Love this store and great selection and very helpful employees

Austin Wooten

A Fine Place to do business at, enjoyed every moment of it thanks to everyone there.

Charles_Bob

Very nice store, I could get in some serious trouble here if I had money to spend.

David Murphy

Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Prices are average. Fun place to take your niece and nephew... Under constant supervision.

Carley Smith

Sure, Amazon and Musicians Friend can be great, but there's something to be said about going to pick up some last minute items same-day. Cashier was friendly and helpful - selection is always great.

Jeff Fredenburg

For a huge store, they have a big variety of different types of music themes, but not a lot each one. It's a great store for beginners or novice, but if you're advanced, it's better to do your research online and order it.

austin

Hit or miss depending on who you get to help you. Some employees think they are stand off musical genius'and upset for you even being at the store, especially if you have questions or wanna try something out, their attitude is 'how do you not already know this you dumbo and why should I help you?' that's most people, but occasionally you get someone who's willing to work with you and give good information or products pricing etc. I'd say it's best to know what your going to get before you go there... It's not that great of a place to walk in and say, hey I'm looking for this type of sounds or what's the best way to setup up a home studio, etc. Etc. They don't want to answer those questions where they have to think, they just like to sell the product and get you the hell out of there. Good stock, a lot of nice items, and decent pricing for the most part. Some of those employees either need to be fired or need some training in people skills.

YUNG VAULTBOY

They have what you need for any music related projects. They may not have everything but they can get you started. Will be back for further purchases.

Phillip Reed

I like this store but today they were upset because the computers were down and the sales guy in the back was snapping at customers me being one of them it was rude and I just finished getting a few things and left but I was thinking about spending a lot more I guess he saved me from that.

Mayara Sponholz

Paul the manager really helped me out beyond what I would consider his general duty. The staff is incredibly kind and passionate without being exclusionary or arrogant. Very good place for all stages of music lovers, from fans and beginners to amateurs and pros.

Ervad Podbicanin

Better dressed employees would have a better impact on customers.

H B Niehaus

Every staff member I talked with was most helpful. Gave me an easy solution to my problem. Very helpful. Very knowledgeable.

Jerry and Charlotte S.

Good selections and prices. Nice return policy. Good service.

Megann Nyman

Needed a connector cable for the sound system at a small country church. The guy who helped me was super helpful and knowledgeable. In and out in 5 minutes! Thanks!

Nez (Old School)

Good place, fairly competitive prices, people seemed nice and helpful. Overcharged us but fixed it pretty quickly.

Polly Silate

Small store but very nice and knowledgeable sales people.

Joshua Nunley

Staff was very helpful in helping my son find a guitar

Derrick McElroy

Customer service was great. Their offers on brand new equipment isn't great.

Don

Decent selection of guitars and customer service is great.

Richard Kellams

Theeeeee best place for gear!!!

Kelly Wilson

Needed help finding a specific item the employee knew exactly where tho direct me, was out within 5 minutes!

Michael Ehalt

Received excellent service during a recent visit and bought a new guitar. Huge selection of gear!

chad gabehart

Not bad for a big box store , if you know who to talk to insude.

lmnguy

great place!! helpful people. they always seem to hook me up with deals. and they donated a guitar to giveaway for my Rock for Kosair Childrens Benefit concert!!!

Raymond Roy

Great selection and there is ALWAYS cool customers who show up and jam. 😊 …

Mike C

The staff was helpful in finding what I needed, but constantly tried to sell me things I didn't want.

Kent Peed

So many guitars, staff was really nice.

Danny Morton

Great Guitar Center location with a bit of everything.

Meera Thakur

Liked a load. Place to find gitar things.

Andrew Justice

A great selection of acoustic and electric guitars. The staff is friendly and the store is spacious.

Anthony Henry

Best place to buy new or used musical equipment and get lessons

Dana Weston

got the things i needed for a successful karaoke night price was well worth it

Tony Higdon

Good selection of electric guitars and amps, but a disappointing selection of acoustic guitars. I was not impressed with the guitar repair center.

Tua Gravatte

Purchased an electric drum kit for my son right after Christmas. The salesperson was very polite and informative.

Judy Collignon

Fun place that Carrie's cheap to expensive guitars. Love the Martin acoustic guitars there

FUSIONZ

The employees were patient and helpful great overall customer service.

Rhett Bourland

This place is basically the Walmart of guitars. You won't find a great deal on a vintage guitar here but for good deals on the latest stuff this place will take good care of you. I would advise going there during non-peak hours as it can get pretty loud in there from the 14 year old metal kids who have to turn everything up to 11 when their skill level is only a 3.

C&V Castro

Great place and reasonable prices. Ask for JEREMY great agent to assist in any way!

Rjjshoany

This place is really good for instruments but they dont always have microphones in stock.

marlette MARLETTE

Helpful staff, great selection, good prices.

Eugene White

I love this place. I got my first acoustic Seagull S6 from here and had to get the knobs tightened. The reps here are super cool and super helpful..

Pat “Pinky the Cow” Pat

If your into any type of music this is your place. From lights to keyboards to guitars this is the place to find them. The staff is great and they have the knowledge to make your dreams happen in music.

Joseph Noland

Traded in a guitar for a newer one. Associate was helpful and knowledgable about what i wanted and offered more than the fair price for my guitar. The 10% trade in discount on the new Taylor I got put me in the price range i needed to walk out with it. Awesome experience and will return for future purchases!

broughttoyouBuy

Decent selection. Nice to try out the instruments

Paul Zutter

Great selection of new and used guitars. I played several 4 string bass guitars in various price ranges. All were well setup and playable.

Sam Alvey

I can buy many guitars cheaper here than offer up. Scott and the rest of the guys know their stuff!

Olga Smith

Great shop! A huge selection of electric and acoustic guitars. Also drum set, percussion, electric piano.

Joseph Crutcher

I can always get the accessories for my guitar 🎸. Look at all the new amps, guitars and foot pedals. Only thing,they never have any left handed guitars or bass. …

Jordan Minton

Got my guitar their and amazing choice of guitars

Chris Henry

Friendly, clean, and required masks. Overall a great place to shop.

Alabama Al Thomas

Always a pleasure and Justin is knowledgeable and a great guy to deal with, heard he plays a mean guitar, you the bomb

alphadogstudio

Face it, everyone ends up here sooner or later. I wish they had a larger selection of custom shop Gibsons. I also dislike that every guitar I want to play is now locked up, so I just don't bother. Not meant to sound negative. Staff friendly and helpful and it's as well stocked as most GCs

Virtual Media

Knowledgeable and friendly, never felt pressured to purchase gear I was checking out.

Michael “Pat” Quinney

Justin, Andrew, and the rest of the crew are awesome! Knowledgeable and helpful staff is important! Keep up the good work y'all!

C. B.

Helpful staff. I found a nice affordable guitar for my son.

Betty Holts

Well haven't been yet for awhile well I went n both guitars were stolen bummer

steven foster

Great selection and service nice and clean alot of instruments

Todd Napier

Fun thing to do before going to village 8. Plenty of guitars, also pianos, drums and other instruments

Chaise Hutchinson

Guitar Center more like no personality center. They helped me with what I needed but they didn't seem interested at all.

Rohit Wason

We're a new band and were on a tight budget when we walked in looking for help. Justin was super helpful - he talked to us about what we needed, and researched options for us for a few days before he recommended a mix of new and used products to us. Great place if you're starting your band!

Briston Hatchell

I had a terrific experience in the drum room here.

Richard Stottman

Pretty much the only place in town to find common AV cables and equipment consistently, just expect to pay a marked up price.

Jamie Alters

Thanks Jeremy did a great job and got me on my way with the replacement piece I needed

John Knoop

The staff helped me today, Scott was very helpful and I'll be back

Lissa Hicks-finisson

Got some pink drumsticks for church...great , friendly fast service...Praise God!!-

Drew Carter

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Store is well organized. The rehearsal rooms are great for any size ensemble.

Bobby Pinkston

Predictible GC inventory and layout with all the trappings a budding young musician needs. Buying is cheaper there, but don't sell your gear there. It's like GameStop in terms of what they'll give you.

charles edward a shreve

Excellent staff and selection. Very knowledgeable and helpful.

Candace Pack

Friendly staff Brian Omer was very professional and helpful. My Boyfriend Josh played drums for me .

Suzanne Yates

I have been able to get everything that I need for the guitar that I already have. They have drums, pianos, keyboards, harmonicas, this that and the other things.

d101 hus

Great variety of musical instruments of all levels of musicians. Awesome staff members who are very hospitable. Definite 5 star atmosphere!

Tracie Yates

Staff was amazing andhelpful. Prices were reasonable.

Mark Richards

Love this place. Surrounded by guitars

Sam Olliges

Nobody is ever really chomping at the bit to help. It almost seems like a chore for them to help you find the right equipment.

JR Mann

Lots of beautiful guitars here... wish I knew how to play

Jeffrey Knoerr

Great found everything with ease and got help with P/A adaptors. Friendly and helpfulf

scott puckett

The atmosphere is amazing. Everyone is nice even if you're just learning.

Jay Dean

Soso commercial music store. Nice gear available.

Christopher Riggs

Typical Guitar Center. I mean, you can't expect the world out of a chain. Pretty much everything is overpriced. The tradeoff is that they'll (mostly) have whatever you need. At least the employees are dope. But here's a psa to my fellow customers: please don't be a nuisance. Being a nuisance involves, but is not limited to: Cranking it to 11 Letting your snot-nosed child play the drums when they haven't a clue how to do so properly Inspecting, or god forbid playing, an instrument without washing your hands beforehand Stealing picks And y'know, not having common sense. I swear, the customers of Guitar Centers are the bane of my existence.

Myra McDermott

They have a lot of musical instruments and a lot of things to go with them and they were very busy that day we were there my husband shuts them quite a bit he's not Musical but they do have stuff that he uses for the church sound booth and for computer room.

Matt Coddington

Not as exciting as visiting the West Hollywood location but still a great store!

Marietha Kruse

They was VERY nice and helped me find what I needed.

Randy Bolton

Great place for musicians and DJs. Phil was very helpful!

Dennis Hammond

Great inventory and prices... friendly staff ready to assist customers

Broke Boi

It just doesn't get much better than this.

Matthew G

I came in there today with a return and an amp to trade in. I was a total pain in the butt for these people. I was hot and miserable and was just not as nice as I should have been. They took it in stride and helped and helped and helped. The customer service manager, Stephen, was great to me even though I didn't deserve it. I called back later to buy a guitar that I decided against in the store. I was once again a pain and they were great. Again, Stephen was great to me. I know that guitar center to out a lot of local places, but at least the people there are being great to us.

Gordon Family Forge

If you are a musician in Louisville this is the place to go. Great help

Collin Cruise

It's hard to find a better place to try out all kinds of guitars.

Notda1

Great employees that seem to love what they do

Tina Clark

I have did business for years with this branch very helpful

R H

Beautiful selection of instruments in the store and well displayed.

Dev. B?

Get all my gear gear and stop in for lessons, did somebody say CONVENIENCE!

Elliot Peter

good selection and had what I needed, but understaffed at the checkout counter

leah barnes

My daughter has taken lessons, did the rock show program twice, enjoys the open office sessions. Great experiences.

John Miller

Great place and really helpful staff. Got everything I need for my first guitar.

Linda Roe

Guitar is a great store. Highly recommend.

Tyrus Christiana

I've shopped here pretty often. Good selection and prices. Also pretty fair on trades. I do find that you have to proactively interact with the staff if you want help. I'm not sure why that is, I assume it's because that store gets a lot of tire kickers and hobby players, or maybe it's a personality type that goes with professional musicians who work at Guitar Center lol. It's not the only place I've experienced that. I have heard the teachers are good, but haven't taken any lessons there. You can meet some really cool musicians there. Sometimes I just go to see who's tinkering in the acoustic room!

David Charles

Well-managed store with friendly service!

Sam Edwards

One of the better guitar centers around (but nothing compared to Nashville). They have a pretty good selection of guitars and availability of solid amps to plug into. The acoustic room is filled with a great variety of affordable guitars as well as top of the line brands. Always worth the visit.

Carrie D

Lots of staff but they aren't overly eager to help. Not a big selection of banjos.

Katrina Goatley-Forehand

Awesome and helpful folks with excellent customer Service!

Van Whaley

Great service. Staffers are incredibly knowledgeable.

Shahn Rigsby (Motuvius Rex)

Hey, I see the comments about big chain stores and get the whole local love stuff, but folks, you won't find a better deal on trade in gear than the Louisville Guitar Center. Very fair and very attentive. My man Jesse took care of me like a retail champion and helped me get a sweet deal. Also, when needing repair parts, a lot of other places have to order but Guitar Center tends to have what I need on the shelf.

Brendan McLeod

Great ace with very nice and knowledgeable people.

Randy P

Mediocrity at its finest. I like the place and the people working there though.

Calvin Smith

Great service and nice peole willing to help you.good job i will diffenitly be back

TAMMY KAELIN

Great selection of guitars and other instruments

Sherry Bryant

Nice store always clean and customer service is good

Trace

Great place. People are so nice

Ed Quan

Great store, big variety. A must for any musician.

Richard Hoefer

Decent selection of guitars and equipment.

Luis Avalos

Good place for buying audio an guitars

Chris Ditmer

Great selection of.... everything! Love to GC's wherever I go.

Cody Moore

Awesome store. Justin Slaughter is extremely knowledgeable.

Jason Bammel

Outstanding customer service!!! Bought a Gibson, and it developed some issues. Chris, the guitar tech, found a dip that developed in the top. The store manager, Stephen, did not hesitate to help with an exchange with for a newer model.

Teresa Betiku

The young lady in the microphone area was very helpful.

Johnny Hoppe

Great quality products and wide variety

Matthew Jablow

Good store, variety of products and good service

Nicholas Lepp

"Claude from guitar center how my I help you" is always legit Lol

William Hightower

This place Is awesome

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I've been a customer with Guitar Center over a decade, at least a decade before one opened here in Louisville. I've spent every bit of 15k there over the years. That is a LOW estimate of what I've spent there.. in fact that estimate doesn't even come close to the true amount. My latest experience with our home store was not very pleasant, I shouldn't feel I am being lectured by the sales person. I think he even may have been the floor manager. No one in the music industry likes a bad attitude. We don't care who you are... It isn't fair to the company or the really good associates to have to be shadowed by the actions of one person, normally they have it together...

William Coyle

Easy to find what you need and service is incredible

Marcia Myers

Fantastic repair service from Andrew! It means the world to have my guitar in good shape. Others said it was beyond repair, but it plays beautifully now. Very reasonable.

John Freeman

They have had a couple of my instruments for 7+ months.

joseph casey

Incredible selection, service, offers lessons and studio recordings

Victor Passarella

It was just alright. They only had 1 lefty guitar and it was a entry level acoustic.

Shane Campbell

Good looking store, nice staff

Glenn Murray

Wish we had more than just the one store in Louisville, KY.

Heather Mae

Awesome selection on all musical needs.

Troy Carter

Its loaded with gear and friendly folks...but a little to corporate for mwah!

Phillip Erb

Pretty nice selection of guitars

Tommie Knight

Great helpful staff! Awesome products

John Shipman

Wonderful tech dept and great sales people

Ray Nieves

Checked out the Yamaha keys great selection and price

Smallz

I wish they had more didgerdoos. The fact that they had one gives them 4 stars

Eric Kaufman

Great staff and great selection. Highly recommend

Michael Sacks

Not the greatest at customer service (on average), but you still can’t beat the selection, prices, financing options,and return policies of a guitar center. This particular location has a decent acoustic guitar selection and every so often gets a used gem in stock. I’ve had some basic work completed by the repair techs, and they were all completed by the promised date and without issue.

elizabeth carson

they were out of stock on two types of guitar strings I was looking for

amsprich

It's clean and the employees are friendly and helpful

eric smith

Way much more than just guitars and the staff was awesome and friendly

David Lagowski (Stimul8)

Very helpful staff. I'm a complete noob at guitars. They helped me get the right one for my fiance. (Got it as a gift). She had to sell her guitar before and missed playing. Told them her favorite artists and the songs she said she could play and they pointed me to the style of guitar. Then made sure she had everything she needed to rock out again! Came back after my 1 y.o daughter was enjoying banging sticks on the pots at home and got a children's drumset for her. I'm sure I'll be back for more!!! Thanks again for being so helpful and not making me feel even more embarrassed for not knowing a single thing about instruments.

Michael Howell

Im like a kid in a candy store in this place

Christopher O'Neil

RE: Guitar tech work - In 2010-2011, I took an older Kramer guitar I was rebuilding to the Guitar Center guitar tech shop for a refretting and the technician did a spectacular job on the work. The work was completed in a reasonable amount of time and the guitar feels and sounds 10 times better than it did prior to the work. I also had some pickups installed on the same guitar and again the work was very well done. The technician was very professional and had me verify all the work performed prior to leaving the store. I was very satisfied. The cost for all of the repairs I have had performed at Guitar Center were very reasonable and the turn-around times were also acceptable for the work being performed.

Nadia Floyd

Great selection..... unless you're left handed.

Tyler Evans

It's seems as though they're under new management nowadays, but still continue to employ the good folks that have been there for years. I've always had great experiences with this particular store and would recommend them to anyone. I recently took my cheap knock-off Strat in to Andrew (a guitar tech), who made its sound and playability rival that of a new American Stratocaster! They do great work and always offer insightful gear and musical advice. Go in and see for yourself!

Ace Cano

Everyone is so friendly and gives the best experience!

tyler vandeveer

I was trying to find a replacement power adapter for a drum kit for my church. It had not been used in a few years and the old power cable had become frayed and would not work. I brought the old one in and they told me that they don't carry anything like that anymore but could order one.Unfortunately since Radio shack went out of business there arn't many options for old adapters like that. I told the gentleman that it was for church band practice that evening and was really hoping I could find one in town. He went behind the counter and pulled out a large box of old tangled power cables that clearly hadn't been used in a while and no one could tell you what they went to. He found one that might work and gave it to us free of charge and IT WORKED! I am so thankful that he went through all of the trouble of untangling old wires and comparing the specs on the adapters to find one that would work for us. These people really do care about what they do and take pride in customer service.

Mike Vincent

Very helpful and wisdom of musical instruments

Robert Woodruff

Great store. Bad parking.

Rusty McItosh

My new spot.

Noah Yates

A guy there told me it doesn’t really matter if you run your system balanced or unbalanced. 🤔 …

wendy marie

My husband loves this and I like it because they're unionized.

The_ProCreater TPC

I been in love with this place ever since I was a kid

David S Tillotson

Comprehensive, friendly service; truly a musician's paradise.

Eddie G.

Good place, good selection and deals

Jose Garcia

Great place with nice and knowledgeable people prices are fair

Misty Harral

Knowledgeable staff. Great selections

Georgetta Sharp

I can't walk in that place without buying more then I came in for

Chuck Hagan

Quick strings replacement and tuning. Inexpensive. Experienced experts.

Jason Gillette

Bought my Sure earbuds and I love them.

RC Sound Designs

Stairway to Heaven. What? You dont know it? Learn it bro.

Steve Engle

Purchased a Bose L1B2 system....Scott was definitely a Wizard... put everything together... printed a missing manual.. and located a mounting bracket. Placed another special order... he called and I picked up the order.... no problems. 😁 …