Guitar Center

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About Guitar Center

Guitar Center, Inc. is the United States retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards, and pro-audio and recording equipment. As of December 31, 2006, the Company's wholly owned retail subsidiary operated 198 Guitar Center stores across the United States, with 134 primary format stores, 61 secondary format stores and three tertiary – more... format stores. In addition, as of December 31, 2006, its Music & Arts Center division operated 97 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students. The Company is the direct response retailer of musical instruments in the United States through its wholly owned subsidiary, Musician's Friend, Inc., (Musician's Friend), and its catalog and Websites, www.musiciansfriend.com, www.guitarcenter.com, www.wwbw.com, www.music123.com and related Websites. In October 2007, the Company completed its merger with affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC. – lessMore from ZoomInfo »

Guitar Center Employer Reviews

A Musicians Dream Is to Work at a music store
Sales Associate (Current Employee), Rockville, MD –
Great Hands on Testing of New Equipment
Sales Associate (Former Employee), West Covina, CA –
Sales Associate
Sales Associate (Former Employee), Boston, MA –
Lots of fluff to cover up their deficiencies as a company.
Sales (Current Employee), Alabama –
good company great people
Operation Manager (Former Employee), Falls Church, VA –

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