BEST PLACES ON INTERNET
FOR GUITAR STUFF
by Mark King for proworkshop.com
PRELUDE
What is Guitar Stuff? It's everything except for main stream branded instruments. It's pots, bodies, pickups, tuners, capos, slides, strings, string cranks, stomp boxes, speakers, tape echo, true bypass switches, tone controls, all sorts of interface boxes, tremolo systems, instrument cables, transformers, tubes, op amps, patch cords, patchbays, and on and on it goes.
Where are the best places on the internet to get this stuff?
I ended up with more than 10 so you'll have to pick your favorites if you only want 10. All are unique and good. They're in alphabetical order (not order of goodness :-)
Amazon.com
Parts, stomp boxes, no name guitars, tubes, strings, necks
I bought this vintage Stratocaster style neck for $27 delivered in two days from Amazon.
amplifiedparts.com (parent company to modkitsdiy.com)
Kits, tubes, electronic parts, transformers, reverb tanks, lots of cool stuff for DIY
Very cool 8-watt tube amp kit here, also a fun spring reverb kit, great selection of tubes.
avatarspeakers.com
custom guitar speaker cabinets, speakers, direct sales, reasonable prices
My brother has been a big cheerleader for Avatar speakers over the years. They've grown a lot, now they have multiple amplifiers. Periodically they have good sale prices on Celestion speakers but you gotta watch and compare.
ebay.com
Sometimes used is best, eBay is one of the kings of online auction sellers
I bought two Kurzweil 2000 keyboards, 10 Kurzweil 1000 modules, my DX7, and lots of other fun gadgets off eBay. It blows my mind how inexpensive midi sound modules have become.
guitarfetish.com
bodies, pick guards, necks, pickups, low cost parts, reliable company
greasygroove.com
custom pickguards, pickups, electronics and parts
guitarelectronics.com
a resource for guitar electronics, parts and schematics
guitarpartsresource.com
A resource for Fender factory parts, lots of electronic parts for guitars
guitarpartsusa.com
necks, bodies, switches, bridges, hardware, tremolo systems and more
mammothelectronics.com
connectors, switches, electronic parts, stomp box kits and general electronic parts
This place is great for footswitches and all sorts of strange switch configurations. I used 4P2T (four pole, double throw) switches from Mammoth in my stereo mastering attenuators.
modkitsdiy.com
Stomp box kits, sold through amplifiedparts.com
mojotone.com
amp parts, amp kits, cabinets, speakers, pickups, electronic parts
Lots of fun stuff at this mojotone, I always look at the amp kits here.
redco.com
plugs and wire for almost any kind of cable, great inventory, reasonable prices, fast shipping
reverb.com
used and new guitar stuff from around the world, my badass bass bridge came from Reverb
seymourduncan.com
World class guitar pickups, stomp boxes, wiring diagrams, pickup information
stratosphereparts.com
Necks, pickguards, bodies, switches, hardware
Stewmac.com
Everything for guitar repair, finishing, refinishing, refetting, tools, pickups, parts, wire and more
Sweetwater.com
Best full line music store on the internet.
warmoth.com
Bodies, necks, custom instruments, hardware, pickups
wdmusic.com
Custom made pickguards to your specification, necks, bodies, parts, pieces, hardware
