Guitar Center reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,732 total reviews)
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28% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Guitar Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,732 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Guitar Center employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Aug 8, 2025

Great for musician

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You have an incredible work atmosphere

Cons

Super demanding shifts with understaffed crew

4.0
Aug 7, 2025

Nice n Easy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

lots of downtime to play instruments

Cons

not great pay unless you’re really hustling commisions

4.0
Aug 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can't speak to how it is today, but when I worked here I learned a lot. There are great employee discounts. Thanks to Delaware being a tax free state, the commission rate at this store has historically been relatively high, but I'm not sure if that has changed.

Cons

Sometimes we stayed late because there were not a lot of operations employees.

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