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Why Andertons’ captain, Lee Anderton, believes there’s still space for dedicated guitar stores
A series of high-profile guitar shops have permanently closed their shutters over the last couple of months – but one of the UK’s most well-known music stores, Andertons, is navigating the storm
Fender expands its presence in Asia with Fender Music Korea – is a retail store coming next?
Headed up by Jack Kim, FMK will exclusively distribute Fender, Squier, Jackson, Charvel, EVH and Gretsch guitars in Korea. CEO Andy Mooney says move strengthens the Big F’s global presence
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to raise store standards – and says he’s not above scrubbing restrooms
Dalporto took a trip to assess the on-scene situation at one of his stores – and ended up getting hands-on with the cleaning
PMT, one of the UK's largest instrument retailers, has been placed into administration
The company’s stock and assets have been sold to online retail giant Gear4music for roughly $3.26 million
Black Sabbath! The final interview with Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – all yours in the new Guitar World
Plus interviews with Jake E. Lee, Adam Jones, Creed Bratton from The Office, the guys from Goose, former Jethro Tull man Martin Barre, K.K. Downing, Zakk Wylde, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Lzzy Hale, Billy Duffy, Robben Ford and more
After a tornado devastated its community, this local music store is fixing guitars damaged in the storm
Mountain Sound Guitar Works has partnered with the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame for the initiative
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is facing new competition from brands in the retail space – but it isn’t fazing him
New Gibson and Fender stores on three continents present fresh challenges for the store, but Dalporto says “bring the competition on”
“Not just another clone but instead a blatant counterfeit”: Klon creator sues Behringer over the Centaur Overdrive
Finnegan has accused Behringer's “counterfeit” pedal of using Klon’s trade dress and “exploiting” his firm's reputation
From Paul McCartney’s Höfner to Dave Grohl’s Gibson – a 1:1 scale photography exhibition of famous guitars is heading to London
Masterminded by Australian photographer Kane Hibberd, Scale invites attendees to see some of the most famous guitars in the world up close and personal like never before
