GTRC Guitar Center (MM)

Guitar Center, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTRC) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the William Blair & Company 26th Annual Growth Stock Conference. Marty Albertson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Erick Mason, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be speaking at the conference on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time. The audio presentation and subsequent break-out session will be available via live webcast through the Investor Relations section of Guitar Center's web site located at www.guitarcenter.com. The slides accompanying the presentation will also be available in the same section of Guitar Center's web site. The webcast will be available to the general public and will be archived for replay at the Company's web site for ninety days following the conclusion of the conference. About Guitar Center Guitar Center is the leading United States retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates 183 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, our Music & Arts division operates 90 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students. We are also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments in the United States 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.