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    3.6 (170 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Party time!
    Luis S.

    This Guitar Center is really nice and BIG. They have all your musician and audio needs. They have a cool DJ room with speakers, you can try out the turntables. They have a drum room where you can play the drums. Also feel free to pick up a guitar, if you can play, of course. What makes this spot really cool is they offer music lessons for people of all ages. My kid takes drumming lessons here and the teachers are really nice. Well done, Guitar Center.

    Interior
    Ranjan P.

    Super cool, chill laid back vibe with very experienced musicians and sales people, not at all pushy and eager to help, a wealth of information. A little known factoid about this place is that it offers music instruction (my husband signed up guitar lessons from a dude so chill and cool, it's impossible to describe). The guys here know their business and if you're coming in for a guitar or just picks as we did, because my husband keeps forgetting where he keeps his, no matter the size of our purchase, the folks here are helpful and awesome. In the past, my husband bought a guitar from them and once again, the people helped from A to Z. The interior is a musician's paradise, a colorful bounty of instruments, beautifully displayed from walls tops to beneath. The prices are waaay reasonable. Parking is on the street and plentiful in that it's not downtown San Mateo, but a bit off the track.

    blink-182: Greatest Hits songbook
    Ryan M.

    I have been looking for music song books all over the place and I haven't been able to find them much anywhere. You'd think a book store would have it but they really don't have any sheet music just music history and theory. Guitar Center has a nice collection of songbooks with tons of varying artists. I had a very specific book in mind to give to my son to get him started on his favorite band, blink-182 and I really don't want to buy from Amazon. Luckily this place has such a wide variety of music that even this very specific best hits songbook I was looking for, was in fact amongst the shelves. On my way out I was having issues with my credit card and the store associate was very patient and kind. He made sure to work with me while I figured out the glitch. Luckily I got it working but he was just such a pleasure to work with I knew I had to leave a review for his professionalism alone. They have a huge lot because it's at hillsdale shopping center and even though these stores get very busy you can still find somewhere to park. They seemed to have a nice variety of guitars, both acoustic and electric, as well as new and used. The only thing I can't help but notice is no one stocks lefty guitars hardly, if at all. However, I know how rare it is to see lefties in any store so I won't be docking them a star for this slight shortcoming. Im very happy this Guitar Center is here and in such a convenient and easy to access location. I'm sure I'll be back.

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