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Guitar brands, and who deals them near you
At some point every player stops asking "where's a guitar store?" and starts asking "who near me has the Martin I want to hear in person?" — because a spec sheet can't tell you how a neck fills your hand or how a dreadnought fills a room, and brands' own dealer locators are patchy at best. These pages flip the directory around: pick a brand below and see every store whose own site or players' reviews show real evidence of stocking it, with the review receipts. Store counts reflect that evidence — actual walls, not a wholesale mailing list — so they grow as the directory does.
Fender
The Stratocaster and Telecaster institution — the electric guitars half of popular music was played on, plus basses and amps.
Gibson
Les Paul, SG, and the great hollow-bodies — the other pillar of American electric guitar, with a storied acoustic line.
Ibanez
The shredder's marque — fast necks, RG superstrats, and serious hollow-body jazz boxes on the other end.
PRS
Paul Reed Smith's Maryland-built guitars — the Custom 24 and a reputation for finish and fit at every price tier.
Epiphone
Gibson's accessible line — Les Pauls, SGs, and Casinos at working-player prices.
Squier
Fender's starter line — the Strats and Teles most players actually begin on, real instruments at first-guitar prices.
Gretsch
The rockabilly and jangle machines — Falcons, Duo Jets, and hollow-bodies with a sound you can name in one chord.
Martin
Flat-top acoustics since 1833 — the dreadnought template most acoustic guitars still follow.
Rickenbacker
The chime of the sixties — 12-strings and basses with a voice nothing else quite makes.
Taylor
The modern acoustic powerhouse — bright, consistent guitars with a bolt-on neck design built for easy service.
ESP
Metal's workhorse brand — ESP originals and the LTD line that put them within reach.
Marshall
The amp behind the wall of rock — from the Bluesbreaker to the full stack.
Jackson
Pointy, fast, and built for metal — Soloists, Rhoads Vs, and shark-fin inlays.
Orange
The British crunch in bright orange tolex — amps with a look and a midrange all their own.
How brand evidence works here
A store counts as dealing a brand when its own website or its players' reviews say so — "walked out with a Telecaster off their Fender wall" is the kind of line that puts a store on a brand page, and each brand page shows those quotes next to the store. Two honest caveats. First, evidence of stock isn't proof of authorized dealership — that's a formal relationship between store and brand, and it's what warranty service usually hangs on, so confirm it with the store when it matters. Second, inventory moves: the directory can tell you who to call first, not what's on the wall today.
Keep going: browse vintage guitar stores for the discontinued and collectible end of these brands, shop by category in store types, or compare the big chains.