**EXHIBIT 32**

 

**Certification of Co-Chief ExecutiveOfficer**

**Pursuant to 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 June 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)                                  the informationcontained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, thefinancial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 
| Dated: August 5, 2003 |   | /s/ Larry Thomas           |
|-----------------------|--------|----------------------------|
|                  |   | Larry Thomas               |
|                  |   | Co-Chief Executive Officer |

 

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**Certification of Co-Chief ExecutiveOfficer**

**Pursuant to 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 June 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)                                  the informationcontained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, thefinancial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 
| Dated: August 5, 2003 |   | /s/ Marty Albertson        |
|-----------------------|--------|----------------------------|
|                  |   | Marty Alberston            |
|                  |   | Co-Chief Executive Officer |

 

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**Certification of Chief FinancialOfficer**

**Pursuant to 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 June 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)                                  the informationcontained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, thefinancial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 
| Dated: August 5, 2003 |   | /s/ Bruce Ross          |
|-----------------------|--------|-------------------------|
|                  |   | Bruce Ross              |
|                  |   | Chief Financial Officer |

 

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