Guitar Center Announces Time Change for 2004 Fourth Quarter and Full Y

    Business Editors

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2005--Guitar Center, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTRC) today announced that the Company has changed the time of its conference call and webcast to discuss 2004 fourth quarter and full year financial results to 5:45 AM Pacific Time (8:45 AM Eastern Time) on Wednesday, February 9, 2005. In addition, the Company will release its financial results before the start of the day's trading.
    To access the call, please dial 800-627-7250 (domestic) or 706-645-9246 (international); Conference ID Guitar Center. The webcast will be available on the Company's web site at www.guitarcenter.com or at www.fulldisclosure.com. A replay of the call will be available through February 16, 2005 and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 (domestic) or 706-645-9291 (international); pin number 3755672. A replay of the webcast will be available at www.guitarcenter.com. Certain financial and other statistical information expected to be presented on the conference call, along with information required under SEC Regulation G, may be accessed on the investor relations section of our corporate web site at www.guitarcenter.com/investors/irsupplemental_java.shtml.

    About Guitar Center

    Guitar Center is the nation's leading retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment. We presently operate 138 Guitar Center stores, with 114 stores in 46 major markets and 24 stores in secondary markets across the U.S. In addition, the American Music division operates 19 locations specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving thousands of teachers, band directors, college professors and students. Guitar Center is also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments in the U.S. through our wholly owned subsidiary, Musician's Friend, Inc., and its catalog and web site, www.musiciansfriend.com. More information on Guitar Center can be found by visiting the Company's web site at www.guitarcenter.com.

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CONTACT: Guitar Center, Inc. Bruce Ross, 818-735-8800 or Financial Dynamics Lila Sharifian, 212-850-5708

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MUSIC RETAIL EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Guitar Center, Inc.

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