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Retailers & gear

The gear and software storefronts that move the hardware everyone else only talks about. Margins are thin, but their reach and catalogs are the largest on the map, anchored by one US and one European giant.

• Andertons Music Co. — UK musicians who want a large product selection supported by detailed demonstrations and in-store expertise.
• Gear4music — Budget-conscious UK and European musicians who want broad selection and straightforward online ordering.
• Guitar Center — Trying gear in-person and hunting used deals.
• Musician’s Friend — US musicians seeking broad inventory, frequent sales and online access to mainstream music-equipment brands.
• Plugin Boutique — Cross-developer plugin deals in one storefront.
• Reverb — Buying and selling used gear at fair market prices.
• Sweetwater — US gear buying with real human support.
• Thomann — European gear buying at the best prices.
• zZounds — US musicians who need equipment quickly or want to spread payments without conventional store financing.