# @wsj on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=qeylyWx9Mk4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70782147-wsj-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e77d4693fd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23T21:00:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) — https://gondola.cc/WSJ

## Caption

Gabe Dalporto made his first trips to Guitar Center as a young man in New York City, during visits from his musician father. But after becoming the musical-instrument retailer’s chief executive in 2023, he heard a common complaint from fellow musicians: Shopping there had become a drab experience.

WSJ spoke with the Guitar Center CEO to figure out how they’ve managed to climb out of a $1 billion hole of debt and to learn what’s next for the business.

Chapters:
0:00 Guitar Center’s fall and rise
1:15 The new strategy and CEO
2:59 The biggest issues 
4:19 Changing Guitar Center’s reputation
5:20 Guitar Center’s new in-house guitar
7:18 What’s next for Guitar Center?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#GuitarCenter #Business #WSJ

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## Tags

guitarcenter, business, wsj

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