**EXHIBIT 32**

 

**Certification ofCo-Chief Executive Officer**

**Pursuantto Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 

Pursuant to 18U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, theundersigned officer of Guitar Center, Inc. (the “Company”) herebycertifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

(i)                                     theaccompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterlyperiod ended September 30, 2003 (the “Report”) fully complies with therequirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(ii)                                  theinformation contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
| Dated:     November 10, 2003 |                       |
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|                                        | /s/ Larry Thomas           |   |
|                                        | Larry Thomas               |
|                                        | Co-Chief Executive Officer |

 

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**Certification ofCo-Chief Executive Officer**

**Pursuantto Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 

Pursuant to 18U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, theundersigned officer of Guitar Center, Inc. (the “Company”) herebycertifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

(i)                                     theaccompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterlyperiod ended September 30, 2003 (the “Report”) fully complies with therequirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(ii)                                  theinformation contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
| Dated:     November 10, 2003 |                       |
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|                                        |                       |
|                                        | /s/ Marty Albertson        |   |
|                                        | Marty Albertson            |
|                                        | Co-Chief Executive Officer |

 

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**Certification ofChief Financial Officer**

**Pursuantto Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 

Pursuant to 18U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, theundersigned officer of Guitar Center, Inc. (the “Company”) herebycertifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

(i)                                     theaccompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterlyperiod ended September 30, 2003 (the “Report”) fully complies with therequirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(ii)                                  theinformation contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
| Dated:     November 10, 2003 |                     |
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|                                        | /s/ Bruce  Ross          |   |
|                                        | Bruce Ross               |
|                                        | Chief  Financial Officer |

 

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