- Company: Guitar Center
- Location: Clinton, Clinton County
- Full Time
- Clinton, Clinton County
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Guitar Center at a glance
guitarcenter.com- Founded 1959
SEC filings mentioning "Guitar Center": 1,618 · SIC industry: Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores — search EDGAR
Most recent 8-K (material company event) filed: Jun 7, 2013 — view filing
Private funding round disclosed to the SEC: $320.9M offering (filed 2020-06-08) — Form D filing
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $29K from the Department of Defense (started Sep 19, 2019) — via USAspending.gov
15,197 employees covered under a retirement plan (2025 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
OSHA safety record: 3 confirmed violations across 2 inspections — via OSHA Establishment Search
4,637 Wikipedia views in June 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Are you a skilled instrument repair professional ready to combine your craft with earning potential? Guitar Center is hiring a full-time Guitar Technician in Clinton, Clinton County, offering base pay plus commissions for someone passionate about keeping instruments stage-ready.
About the Role
As a Guitar Technician at Guitar Center in Clinton, Clinton County, you will serve as the hands-on expert who diagnoses, services, and restores guitars and related instruments. This full-time position rewards your technical talent through a compensation structure that pairs a steady base wage with commission earnings, so the quality and volume of your work directly contribute to your paycheck.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect, repair, and set up acoustic and electric guitars to deliver optimal playability and tone
- Perform routine maintenance such as restringing, intonation adjustments, fretwork, and hardware fixes
- Advise customers on repair options, timelines, and care for their instruments
- Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked repair workspace
- Support store sales goals by recommending services that enhance each instrument's performance
Qualifications
- Practical experience repairing and maintaining guitars and stringed instruments
- Strong knowledge of guitar construction, electronics, and setup techniques
- A customer-first mindset with clear communication skills
- Reliability and attention to detail for consistent, high-quality work
- Availability for a full-time, on-site schedule in Clinton, Clinton County
About Guitar Center
Guitar Center is a destination for musicians of every level. The company supports its team with meaningful benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and paid sick, holiday, and vacation time. Employees who are working musicians can also take advantage of gig leave—stepping away to tour and perform, then returning to their role afterward.
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What people say about Guitar Center
- We Took Apart Some Beats Headphones
- Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015)
- “So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they think are unnecessary”
Recent news
- “I think people got scared to play it”: Guitar Center CEO on why Stairway to Heaven was banned in guitar stores - Guitar World
- 'Moulin Rouge' at the Hobby Center, Flashback Funk Fest with Morris Day top events - Houston Chronicle
- Guitar Center agrees to settle wage-and-hour class action for $2.4 million - Claim Depot
- Custom House at Guitar Center Helps David Rodriguez Build Advanced Dolby Atmos Facility - Music Connection Magazine
- Guitar Center Serves as Exclusive Launch Partner for the Orange Amps Outlowd ES Series, Designed in Collaboration with Ed Sheeran - AOL.com
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Working in Clinton, Clinton County
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Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,428 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Iowa is a landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. Iowa is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st
🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Cost of living in Iowa: 12.2% below the national average — via BEA
Minimum wage in Iowa: $7.25/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in Iowa: $64,490 — via FRED
Home prices in Iowa (year over year): +3.8% — via FRED
Nearby history: Clinton County Courthouse, listed 1981 (60m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 59°F / low 40°F year-round (summers around 83°F, winters around 16°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Most walkable (17.2/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $729/mo (1BR) · $956/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 182m (597 ft)
Source: Wikipedia (state)
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- Role Guitar Technician – Base Pay Commissions
- Employer Guitar Center
- Location Clinton, Clinton County
- Type Full Time
- Posted May 16, 2026
- Apply by 2026-07-21
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (308 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hacker News — We Took Apart Some Beats Headphones
- Hacker News — Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015)
- Hacker News — “So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they think are unnecessary”
- Hacker News — “So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they think are unnecessary”
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