Guitar Center

Pros

• Parent context: And since GC has pretty high asking prices for their used gear, you get a solid price. Reply: I generally find GC used prices to be as good or better than what I find on reverb and marketplace. Plus it'll be easier to ret...
• I have actually found trade in offers at guitar center to be pretty reasonable. Better than MGR if you want cash.
• Guitar center gave me $475. So for everyone who has gotten rooked but needed the cash (and seeing their volume of nice used gear, there’s a lot) , rest assured knowing that one of us has finally won a round.
• If it’s in your budget, I’d do it through guitar center. ... Guitar Center has the most generous return policy of the major retailers (eg sweetwater).
• Guitar center does lessons also if you want something more personal.

Cons

• They're a fuckin soulless conglomerate that doesn't give a shit about anything but profit from what I hear
• It’s fine but loving music and instruments and working at guitar center is likely going to be an unfulfilling job for you.
• I never worked there, but the company is a private equity trash bin. Almost feels like the upside down world. I am embarrassed for the place these days.
• I worked at GC like 20 years ago and it was fine then. ... Either way, it was pretty fun and a great way to get familiar with a lot of gear. Also the employee discount is fantastic.
• The issue is the company not the people. The company is the worst run business I’ve ever seen.