I drove to the Arvada, CO store at to play several amps. The salesmen were very helpful and treated me very well. I played several amps in a private room and it was a very good experience! Thank you so much for treating me so well. read more

Overall, this Guitar Center location is ok. This is coming from a drummer's perspective so keep that in mind. The drum room has a decent selection of equipment, sets, cymbals and stuff but it does feel a bit disorganized and doesn't have an isolated room for trying out an acoustic set which is unfortunate. The employees there also all seem disinterested in helping out/answering questions. They were all either on their phones, talking amongst each other, or just didn't seem like they wanted to be there. read more

Guitar Center - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

The extra one is for the good employess last year that really seemed to want to help. This review is for improvement, not degradation. I always get greeted at the Colorado Blvd. location and feel like a valued customer with someone always available for those pesky guitar and equipment questions there. Here, I wished they banned that damn front room where everyone seems to congregate at and get people on the floor engaging and making sales without pretension. If this was my business, everyone that walked into that store was a potential buyer adding to the bottom line even if it was a set of guitar picks! Sometimes you want to go to a brick and mortar store, bypassing all the online stuff and want to engage, learn and walk away that day with what you wanted. That is very important! It takes so many advertising dollars to get the customers in the door! Happy New Year Guitar Center! read more

My husband needed a new sub and we were able to find a used one online and have it shipped to the store, which gave us peace of mind since we didn't need to worry about missing our delivery and having the porch pirates abscond with his birthday gift. The clerk grabbed it from the back and wheeled it out to my truck. I'm so grateful for the local brick and mortar stores that are still around. read more

Middle-aged guy running the audio department was incredibly rude. Asked if "they make a certain type of speaker cable" and was told "probably". After giving me a blank stare, I asked if they had any in stock, to which I was told they don't carry them but "someone in the world probably makes them". After an uncomfortable exchange, I went to look for a different style of cable in the same section and was told from behind the counter (~15 feet away) "I already told you. We don't have that cable and you're not going to find it, buddy." While I've normally had neutral experiences at this location, the sheer disappoint after this visit made me leave and head to Gravity Music. read more

This is the worst Guitar Center. My wife won't let me come here anymore because every time I go in I leave disgruntled. I have come in multiple times with cash in my pocket ready to pay full price and have left because of customer service. Also that mullet guy with round glasses is always condescending. Working musicians already have a hard enough time to get it from where they buy gear also. Sorry you're jaded. If this is how they talk to actual professional musicians then I would hate to be a new costumer. I couldn't even get someone to tell me the price of a drum thrown last week after a twenty minute wait just to get help. Not a single thrown had a price on it and I walked in knowing I wanted to spend 250 on a thrown. I just bought one off Amazon. Also... if I come in with used gear... and I play high end gear don't tell me you don't want to see it and can't take any more before seeing what I have... and if you don't take used gear than don't advertise it. I have a hard time believing corporate doesn't know how crumby this place is. read more

Absolute garbage location. Tall bald guy came out from drums to assist with potentially selling some guitars immediately gave attitude gave low ball price before even looking up and refused other guitar stating "I don't need another acoustic". last time I was in the store I brought in a friend who purchased a Murphy lab Gibson. I will never set foot in this store again absolutely garbage service. I have personally spent thousands with guitar center. Done with this location done with the brand shop anywhere else but here plenty of great local guitar stores avoid guitar center Sheridan and their miserable staff! read more

Refused to honor their price match policy on two different occasions. Will continue to purchase elsewhere.

I've been coming to this location on and off for years. I'm always blown away by how rude the associates are.

Chris at the desk in the audio pro section was the rudest employee I've ever interacted with. I'm surprised he still has a job. I was here 2 days in a row and both times he was incredibly rude. Otherwise, the other employees were kind and helpful. Reading the other reviews and speaking to some employees it seems like Chris is always rude and dismissive to customers and I would suggest management do something about this. read more

I usually go to the Colorado Blvd location, but was running other errands near this location. I went into this location to buy a Microphone and said the wrong model number, right manufacturer. He said "I don't have that" and I was like "oh so sorry!" And looked it up on my phone, then said the right model number. He then looks at his other male colleague, scoffs and rolls his eyes. The rest of the interaction went similarly, just short statements--a little dismissive. An observation, please hire more women sales people. I was able to get what I came for, but couldn't wait to leave and felt a little anxious. Going into music stores sometimes has that going to a car dealership as a woman vibe. But it doesn't have to feel that way. I wouldn't recommend this location. read more

I want to give Jack in the Repairs Department a shout-out. I was interested in having a pickup installed in my Guild D-55 acoustic guitar, and was considering a somewhat expensive option. Jack took one look at the guitar and suggested a pickup that Guitar Center doesn't even sell. His reasoning was that the pickup I had been considering would likely change to sound of the guitar unamplified. After doing a little online research, I ordered the suggested pickup online (saving over $200), and when it arrived I brought the guitar and pickup to Guitar Center and left it with Jack for installation. The turnaround time was only about 24 hours, he did a fantastic job on the overall setup, and the guitar sounds great. It's individual employees like Jack that make this Guitar Center more than just a "chain store". I will definitely be a regular customer. read more

Guitar Center - Guild D-55 with harmonica - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Wonderful place to go for instruments. Everyone should come yayÿyyyyyyyyy. 85 characters really seems like alot read more

Not much to say... Great guitar shop And amazing service. All the guitars are so cool And you can even get keyboards, drums and all types of guitar read more

I was trying to sell my bass and amp. The people didn't even greet me when I walked in or help me carry it in at all. Then when I set everything down the person behind the counter immediately said he don't want the amp because it was too old, he didn't even test it or look at it then look at my bass and played two cords then said nope nothing and turned me away. No customer service no personality extremely rude. I wouldn't recommend trying to sell anything used to them. read more

A few years back I brought in a Ibanez 20th anniversary guitar to sell and I got such an insult for an offer and was treated like absolute dirt from the staff. yet funny how they were wowed on the acrylic plastic guitar creation Ibanez made in the 20th yet they want to barely give me $2500 if that for the guitar that's worth today almost $20,000 using lies from ebay and reverb. I know they'll remember me because the guitar is only one of 500 made ever in the world and I love hearing the bad reviews of this place because it's the truth. Nothing will ever change at this store or guitar centers stores they need to go out of business and be done with! I do all my shopping on Amazon and eBay and never look back to guitar center ever again and so should you! read more

Guitar Center - Me and the Ibanez Jem 20th anniversary guitar! - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Chris is the guy behind the audio pro section of the store. I came here three times, and every single time he has rude, dismissive and a jerk. Sure he did his job and completed his sale, but if you guys are gonna have someone interact with customers, please don't be him. It is uncomfortable every single time I have to interact with that guy. read more

I'm not sure anyone who works here has actually played any instruments before. At all. Got into a five minute debate on whether or not electric guitars generally have a thinner neck than acoustics do. The guy was trying to convince me that "ALL GUITAR NECKS ARE THE SAME"! Huuuuuuuh? On every guitar manufacturer website it says that generally most electric guitars have thinner necks. Don't trust these dudes. They do not play guitar at all. read more

Guitar Center - Fender explaining that electric guitars IN FACT have thinner necks than acoustics do - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I went into trade my acoustic guitar got store credit. It's in excellent shape, well taken care of, and only had for 7 months. Steve, was doing the trade ins. And he looked my guitar over, started playing it, showing off, then tells me that he can only offer 60$ for a 300$ guitar. He told me that the guitar was on "clearance " and is being sold for "in store" 170$ and could only offer 60$ for mine. So I went to go check the price online, for this exact store, and to my surprise it says 209.99$ new. When I brought this up to the current manager "Sabato" he said that "in store" it's 170$ and that my guitar would be "worth much much less" I asked him why do you have a 40$ price difference for buying online, for THE EXACT STORE? And he said that he could refund me 30$ if I was returning my guitar. I told them about the price march garantee, which at this point Steve, runs up and starts yelling at my about how it's 170$ and that the online price doesn't matter. He starts getting super worked up about how I'm calling him a liar (which they are, but I never even said it) And I asked how could buying online for their store could be so much more expensive? And asked to speak to the general manager. Which I intend to do so. I've been shopping here for years. Not anymore. Absolutely ripping people off, DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE. I couldn't believe how rude Steve and Sabato were, especially Steve, telling me how "since this guitar is on clearance, it would never not be on sale." And I could 'try' to sell it myself if I wanted, "but good luck with that, "and told me "I was better off just selling it to him since no one would buy it from me anyways." Seriously never ever go here. What a waste of time. Every dollar spent at guitar center is a waste. Tbh this company should be shut the fuck down for actively ripping everyone off. read more

I have had decent experiences with guitar centers in the midwest getting assistance in finding the right equipment. these guys, however, were fucking idiots... i asked for help and they would mumble something and point in a general direction and then immediately go on their phone. I am never going back to a guitar center in Colorado again. these guys didn't care about their customers or seem to have any motivation to be there. i am now resorting to sweet water and amazon. so much for local business... read more

Guitar Center - a terrible guitar center - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Went in to get my grandpas old guitar some new strings and to see what other things they could do to make sure it's in a usable state. The employees made sure I felt right at home even with little knowledge of guitars. HUGE shoutout to T.C. for going above and beyond in making sure my grandpas guitar looked and played as good as new. I really felt as though he had a huge passion for what he was doing. I've felt well taken care of and happy I went in that day to get it fixed. read more

I went in last week to buy a used effects pedal they had listed online. I couldn't find it in the case, so I asked an employee about it. The employee said he's check, and then disappeared. While he was gone, I saw they had mislabeled a completely different pedal as the one I wanted. The employee who had "gone to check" never did return. This isn't the first time the website showed items in stock that they didn't actually have; a few months back, I went in preparing to buy a $600 guitar I was told wasn't in stock. I will not be shopping at this store again. read more

Updating my review it was one star but it was because one excellent employee that went out of his way came up and helped and I have also noticed the staff trying harder. He was literally checking us out and answering a phone call helping customers and effectively as well. Chris M read more

As far as Guitar Centers go, this one is decent. There are a few long-time employees who know their gear. Interesting used section with a good variety. read more

This place is AWESOME!!!!!! I go here ALL the time and buy all kinds of equipment. Even guitars and other high end gear used from other stores out of state. Then I have 45DAYS TO RETURN!!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!! No other store can offer that. Then before 45 days are up I return it. Then I go to a local store where the employees are ACTUALLY INTO MUSIC AND NOT ON COMMISSION. They take the time to spend with everyone whether it's a entry level purchase or a guitar that costs thousands. Like Most m used to say "turn a negative into a positive " The employees do have one thing in common with us tho. They (obviously) hate guitar center and their job. read more

Worst guitar center in the area. Understaffed, and no inventory. Will literally make you wait behind the counter of the drum department for 30 min before someone comes along so you can grab a pair of drum sticks. Shit show. read more

I had to make yelp specifically for this, Got a new guitar hoping to get informed on what strings would be best for a first time learner and the sales floor associates gave me vague explanations and no useful information. When it was time to check out the guy attending us had a bit of an attitude and just rushed the transaction. Not only was the transaction and experience bad, I told the employee that I'm also left handed and wanted to restring my guitar info a left handed guitar and he told me I'm better off selling both my guitars and buy a left handed one. Top tier customer service. read more

I walked in trying to find a used guitar and immediately noticed an employee talking to a customer with the upmost disrespect I have ever heard. The employee was raising his voice at the customer for just asking simple questions.. once I noticed that the employee was completely out of hand, I walked right out. If I manage the store, I would 100% fire that employee. The gentleman had longer hair with big circular glasses on. This man should not be working in retail and dealing with customers, face-to-face. read more

I've never walked into Guitar Center and felt welcome. Employees seem evasive and are not friendly. I just called and the salesman couldn't wait to get off the phone like "we're both busy right?" It's the only place near Boulder with any kind of selection so I go there once a month. The store doesn't seem crowded so I'm guessing they're overworked with the on-line sales. And careful to avoid questions about straps, picks, cords - or any small talk. The vibe I'm picking up is: "please don't take up my time." Yes there are exceptions. Thinking back on 40+ years of shopping at the bigger guitar stores, this kind of employee attitude doesn't seem rare or unique to Guitar Center. I even got rudely hung up on once by Musician's Friend and quit calling there 20 years ago. Sweetwater folks are nice but then they start calling me often. Help! read more

They lock up all the instruments. There were no Ibanez RG Prestige guitars, which is what I wanted to buy. But they sell lots of rip-off Epiphone Les Paul guitars. And the atmosphere is sad. I'm starting to get rundown Radio Shack vibes from this place if you know what I mean. read more

Awesome service! Chris B. Rocks Chris spends time making sure that your questions are answered and you are confident in your decision. I have bought 2 new guitars from Chris in 2022 and he was super thorough and not only inspected my guitars, but set them up the way I wanted them before I left. The rest of the staff are friendly to me and never ignore me like most stores nowadays! Lee read more

Contrary to some of the comments that I read earlier in the day before coming that where posted a few months ago, In my experience this was truly a great experience with staff that cared so much and were extremely kind. I interacted with at least 4 staff members and they where all nice, very helpful, generous and patient. Highly recommended! read more

They have a very bad service someone told us if we are not going to buy a guitar to put it back and at the check out station he threw the guitar strings at us read more

Walked around this fake music store for 10 minutes. No greeting, no goodbyes. Made eye contact with at least 5 fake employees. They have no inventory. Looks like a clearance outlet store at best inside. I guess you could buy a $60 Hosa cable which their cost is $4 bucks, lol. Naw, pass. Blows my mind how GC stays in business. I went next door and dropped a couple hundred on tools instead. Their shelves with fully stocked and the employees said hello and goodbye. The basics 101. Guitar Center is a joke 100%. They're good for a laugh. read more

Guitar Center - Lamest music store ever. - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Me and my daughter had came into the store around 4:00 pm today and we are both vaccinated and did not realize that we needed a mask to enter the store. Rather than being polite about it the employees walked up to the door and blocked us from walking in and proceeded to yell at me and my daughter and kicked us out of the store. I had asked if they had any spare masks because we did not have them with us and they get even more upset with us and told us to get out of their store and not to come back. If that's how it is going to be then I will never buy anything from this store and I will never come back. The staff here is extremely disrespectful and I cannot believe how rude these people got over a damn mask. Ridiculous. read more

I went into guitar center to help a friend pick out a bass he could use to start learning on. They had maybe 30 basses among the hundreds of guitars and they were all in horrible shape. Strings were inches off the necks, frets popping out the sides... completely neglected. Even the expensive Fenders were in horrible shape. Amp selection was pathetic as well. Do not shop here for a bass. They clearly don't care about what they do and don't care for their inventory. read more

I am a frequent shopper at guitar center. I have been for years and absolutely love the store. I jsut moved here from Nashville, I have been to probably 50 guitar centers since I travel for work. This is the worst store I have ever visited. The customer service is horrid, I asked for a Shock Mount and was told they were out. Went online and found they had many available so I ordered online. When I waited outside for 20 minutes, I went in to get my stuff, I was treated rudely with no remorse for the wait. Any other guitar center in the Denver area is worth the drive. Don't come here if you value human decency and competence. read more

Umberto in sound dept insinuated I am a liar. Backstory: About a month ago I bought a podcast mic and a boom. $300. The mute button didn't work. Ok no problem, I had bought the extended warranty because I know mics are fragile. I exchanged the mic and later realized this second one did not have the adapter needed to attach it to the boom. Went in a third time, still knowing this stuff happens. It was a terrible experience. First off, the younger man took my mic out of my sight, presumably to look for a Rode Boom arm to see about an adapter, but he didn't say- just grabbed and ran. Rude #1. All it takes is one drop to ruin a mic so you don't like anyone taking it out of sight. Next he scrabbled around looking for an adapter in a junk box until I asked him to move this along Then he gets his manager involved, Umberto. This man wanted to give me an adapter from a completely different brand of mic and he expected me to just accept his word that it would work. They did not have another Rode boom arm to check it out. Not wanting to make a fourth trip to get things right, I asked to look at it side-by-side with the Blue Yeti adapter, which they had pulled out from another, new, Blue Yeti mic box. I mean if it's all the same, why not let me see for myself, right? Well this was just too much to ask for - Umberto would not allow it. But get this: he actually insinuated that I had lost the adapter and was lying about the replacement not having it. Finally, with a condescending, "if that will make you happy", he gave me the replacement from the Blue Yeti box. What are we up to rude#16 yet? Immediately, both men turned their backs on me while I struggled to put my mic back in its box. Rude behavior all around. Yes, I got what I wanted but I had to demand it and be insulted 6 ways in the meantime. Should have been an easy transaction. I am a mature woman. I no longer allow the guilt card to be used on me, neither the stupid, female who doesn't know about sound equipment, or naive cards. This man used every single one. I can't even take it personally - it's just what this man is about. Stay away from Umberto and the sound area of this store. The previous reviews of lousy customer service are correct - these guys have no idea. read more

So disappointed. We dropped off a guitar to have the neck adjusted. They said oh you want a new set up? Um no. Neck adjustment. We were told "we will call you when it's ready "... no time frame. We called a few hours later and they said it would be done first thing the next day. Called the next day and they said in 5 days. Because we needed it sooner we went to pick it up. Now we have a crack in the horn that was not there before. They are not careful with others' equipment. Staff is never helpful. They treat people like they are the only ones who know anything about musical instruments. We will never shop here again. Looking for a different place that respects people and their instruments. read more

guitar center sent me a bad ibanez and won't send me a new one. I took it in to guitar center to get looked at and they never told me it was a bad neck that I got. instead charged me $100 for the setup and did a horrible job. And I have been talking to Eric Eldridge through email and he won't work with me at all on this. told me to go through coverage and talk to Ibanez. Horrible horrible experience with guitar center and I would never recommend it to anyone. Instead go to sweetwater where they value their customers and will exchange a bad guitar out that they sent you. read more