Guitar & Guitar Accessory Dealers

Chandlers
http://www.chandlerguitars.co.uk
London-based retail and mail order company. Fantastic for set-ups, repairs and equipment as well as instruments.

Deakin Musical Instruments
http://www.guitarsbdeakin.com
Leeds-based shop selling guitars and other instruments, along with effects, pa systems and just about everything else. Helpful repair service and pop-up musicians info/ads page.

Vintage and Rare Guitars
http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com
Simple and cheerful site with a wide selection of instruments, many of which are pictured. Unfortunately, orders are not yet taken; interested parties will need to make the trip to one of the two UK shops, but the site nevertheless serves as a useful guide to what’s out there.

Virtualguitarstore
http://www.virtualguitarstore.bizland.com
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Fantastic selection.

Antique Vintage Guitars Info
http://www.provide.net/~cfh/index.html
Site run by a private collector who knows his stuff, offering an honest and informal insight into the world of guitar dealing. Plenty of information and any question answered, plus there is the possibility of him buying your guitar (only particular brands catered for).

Highly Strung International Ltd
Http://www.highlystrung.net
Friendly site with huge selection of strings and accessories as well as info on types of strings. Caters for classical, acoustic and electric guitars and a variety of other stringed instruments. Prides itself on good prices and fast delivery.

Stringbusters
http://www.stringbusters.com
Flashier site than Highly Strung but offers a similar service, i.e. all you need in the way of guitar strings and accessories.

Big City String Company
http://www.bigcitystring.com
US no-frills strings site with good range of brands, more accessible for those who already know what they’re looking for.

Guitar Resources

Guitar Notes
http://www.guitarnotes.com
Over 130, 000 guitar links. Great starting point for finding out how the guitar community is served in cyberspace.

ChordBook v2.3
http://www.drsdigital.com
Download this fantastic chord finder.

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/guitar.htm
Understand how the guitar does it!

Guitar Chasers of Texas
http://www.guitarchasers.org
Great site by people who know what they’re talking about. Evaluations of guitars, and amps from years of experience, technical advice (questions answered via message board), useful gigging and recording tips, repairs info etc.

Axe To Grind
http://www.axetogrind.com
User-friendly, handy general guitar resource.

Rock Magic
http://rockmagic.net
Good tab, chord and lyric site with guitar store and more.

GuitarSite
http://www.guitarsite.com
Everything the guitar enthusiast could possibly need, from drummer jokes to nail care tips.

Vintage Guitar Magazine
http://www.vintageguitar.com
Interviews, news and reviews of gear and music. Lots of the information is from the archive, which adds to the overall interest value, e.g. a review of a 1966 Stones gig, a 1973 Waylon Jennings interview etc.

Guitar World
http://www.guitarworld.com
Variety of lessons in different styles, plus great interviews, reviews, buyers guide and an Axology section which outlines the instruments and equipment used by the greats.

Ultimate Guitar
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com
Great tab archive (including non-English language songs), range of lessons, news & features.

Bossa Nova Guitar
http://www.bossanovaguitar.com
For all your Brazilian music needs ­ words, music, song/artist indexes, MP3s etc.

Mandolin Café
http://www.mandolincafe.com
Strange but endearing site run by the Plucked String Foundation, with plenty of tab and other info about old-time picking.

Guitar Tutors

Guitar Tricks
http://www.guitartricks.com
Great site for learning new techniques. Search for your lesson or exercise by music style or hero. Other information includes theory, know-how and tools.

Flamenco Teacher
http://www.flamenco-teacher.com
Unfortunately, you have to pay for the online lessons, but still plenty of tips, music and articles, and a discussion forum.

The Bluegrass Guitar Homepage
http://www.bluegrassguitar.com
Dedicated to Doc Watson, this site specialises in bluegrass instruments, tabs, artists and lessons.

Acoustic Guitar Central
http://www.acousticguitar.com
Lessons plus interviews, reviews and competitions.

ActiveGuitar
http://www.activeguitar.com
Lessons in a variety of guitar styles, plus a large tab archive.

ActiveBass
http://www.activebass.com
The forum for bass players, with plenty of articles, news (not always up-to-date) and jokes as well as lessons and links to a tab archive.

Guitar Net
http://www.guitar.net
Huge tab archive with online superstore, interviews, Chord of the Week & more.

EZFolk
http://www.ezfolk.com
Great instructional site for folk guitar, banjo, ukelele and harmonica. Loads of tab and tutorial information and over 2500 links.