Amps:
- Fuchs Audio Technology - Handcrafted Tube Guitar Amplification
- Swart Amps - The most amazing sounding small wattage amps out there!
- Carr Amplifiers - Best tone in the business
- Top Hat - Hand built, point-to-point circuit, high performance tube amplifiers
- Area 51 Tube Audio Designs - high quality, hand-built tube guitar amplifiers, effects, mod kits, etc..
- Germino Amps - Killer tube amps made in NC!
- Dr. Z - Vintage tone for today
- Mojave Amp Works - Welcome to the Oasis of tone
- Plexi Palace - Home of the most high tone
- Victoria Amp Co. -Beautiful Fender Fender Tweed replicas
- Basson- Superior sound equipment
- Analog Bros - home of the finest handmade tube equipment for musical instruments and recording
- Juke Amps -reflects the fundamental concepts and aesthetics of vacuum tube amplifiers manufactured in the late 50's and early 60's
- Headstrong Amps - Tonal Satisfaction Guaranteed made in NC!
- Siegmund Guitars and Amplifiers - Vintage style Tube Amplifiers & Effects Fine hand carved Archtops & Custom Guitars
- Demeter Amps - Where the tube revolution began
- Tony Bruno Amps - Point to point handcrafted masterpieces
- Advance Tube Technology - Tube amplifications and midi devices for guitar
- Blue Tone Amplifiers - The small amp with big stage sound and valve bite
- Boyden Amplifiers - Fine handcrafted tube amplifiers used by Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule
- CMW Amps - Amp modifications and repair
- Collins Amplification - Handcrafted in the heartland of the USA
- Diaz Amplifiers - Legendary amp maker who has made products for greats like SRV, Kieth Richards and Jeff Beck
- Electrosonic Amplifiers - Custom built tube amplifiers
- Fairbanks Amplification - Hand-made, hand-wired, point-to-point, all-tube guitar amplifiers made with top grade components
- Gerhart Amplification - Dedicated to the pursuit of exceptional tone
- Harper Amplification - Tube amps made in Switzerland
- Hatcher Amps - Vintage style all-tube amps, also sold in kit form
- Hoffman Amplifiers - Guitar Tube Amp Parts and Building Supplies
- Johnson Amplification - Modeling amps
- Matamp - Audio Engineering since 1946
- Retro-King Amps - Custom Made Hand Wired Amplifiers, When Quality and Tone is a Must
- Roccaforte Amps - Where do your get your tone?
- Sonny Jr Amps - Vintage Tweed custom made amps
- Tatoo Amplification - No matter how you spell it... it means great tone
- Thundertweak Amplifiers - Hand-made ampboards - they are pieces of art
- Time Electronics - Vintage tube amps and instruments and FOH engineering
- Tube Amps - Killer amps made in Brazil
- TubeGlow Amplification - All tube, All hardwood, All tone
- Argiriadis Anolougue Electronics - British hand built amplification and studio equipment
- Vintone Circuits - Custom amplifiers and speaker cabs for the discriminating musician who will settle for nothing less than the absolute finest
- West Laboratories - Amplifiers, parts, tubes, schematics and discussion
- Zinky Electronics - High quality electric guitar amplifiers and accessories including tube amps, speaker enclosures, and signal processor
Pedals and Effects:
- Rack Systems LTD - Custom pedal boards with custom mods and sophisticated multi-amp and rack systems uses Mini ELC
- Psionic Audio - Home of the Triad preamp and various solutions for musicians...
- Loop Master - Handmade, 100% true bypass, musical instrument signal routers, switchers, and loopers
- Visual Sound - Best chorus delay pedal on the planet...
- Music Gear Source - Great online source for gear and gear reviews
- General Guitar Gadgets - Awesome source for some great pedals
- Toneman - Does repairs, modifications, general maintenance and restorations to tube amps, guitars and effects
- Robert Keeley Electronics - Best compressor on the planet
- Analog Man - Best source for a wide variety of pedals
- Fulltone - Killer effects - OCD is the overdrive to have!
- Guitar Gearheads - Gear up your sound
- Indyguitarist - Cool pedals and mods...
- For Musicians Only - Vintage and Boutique effects and more
- Roger Mayer FX - Beautiful sounding Analog effects
- Sweet Sound Electronics - Hand made effects for discriminating musicians
- Lock & Rock - Street smart guitar effects
- Rainbow Electronics - Home of the Warmenfat Micro Amp
- Toadworks - The best effects pedals in the world
- Durham Electronics - Exquisite bouquet with a full bottom end
- Cat's-Eye Custom Analog Effects - They make effects that rock
- Homebrew Electronics - Top quality custom guitar effects pedals
- Austone Electronics - Hand built high-end guitar effects - "Austone is Tone"
- Damage Control - Master of three - direct recording, preamp and floor pedal
- Pedal-Racks - Custom pedal boards built to your specifications
Guitars:
- Stevenson Guitars - Handcrafted guitars with unique neck joint and fantastic feel - I own one!
- Warrior Guitars - Beautiful handcrafted Electric Guitars, Basses, and Acoustic Guitars
- Briggs Guitars - Great hand built guitars in NC
- J.C.i. Customized Guitars - Beautiful hand built guitars
- Kronodale Electric Guitars - Some great hand built guitars
- Freeway Guitars - Buy, Sell, Trade Vintage guitars and amps
- Phantom Guitar Works - Totally Groovy custom guitars based on the early era of the Rolling Stones
- Lollar Guitars - Custom guitars and pickups
- Vengeance Guitars - Cool carbon fiber wrapped necks and guitars - this is sustain heaven
- Mike Lull Custom Guitars - The Bass of Choice for Randy Jackson
- David Thomas Mcnaught - Hand Made Guitars
- Asher Guitars - Guitars and Lap Steels
- Campbell American Guitars - This guitar will save your ass...
- Zemaitis Guitars - Beautiful inlayed guitars
- USA Custom Guitars - Experienced builders of electric guitar bodies and necks
- D'pergo Custom Guitars - Tone. For those who know
- 17th Street Guitars - What kind of Music do you play?
- Abyss Guitar Company - A custom shop that makes guitars the old fashioned way - by hand
- AJ Lucas - Luthier who designs and builds beautiful classic and acoustic string guitars
- Alberico Guitar Company - Amazing handcrafted acoustic guitars
- Andona Guitars - Handcrafted guitars made in Croatia
- Artinger Guitars - Fine handcrafted hollow, semi-hollow, solidbodied guitars and basses
- Birdsong Guitars and Basses - Pro quality short scale
- Black Machine - Thin ergonomic guitars made in the U.K.
- Chandler - Guitars, Electronics, Pickups, Pickguards
- Chellee Guitars - Handmade in the USA
- Kevin Chilcott - Royal Guitars made in the U.K.
- Citron Guitars - Fine handcrafted guitars and basses
- Crook Custom Guitars - A small shop building a select amount of guitars and basses each year
- CYR Custom guitars - Dedicated to building quality electric guitars and basses at reasonable prices
- DeGennaro Guitars - Beautiful hand made guitars and custom shop
- DeTemple Guitars - Vintage design solid body electrics
- DM Guitars - The U.K.s No #1 for custom made guitars, repairs and paintwork
- DP Custom Guitars - The ways a guitar should sound
- Ed Clark Guitars - Custom building repair and restoration
- Ellio Martina Guitars - Handmade according to very high standards of craftsmanship based on more than 30 years of experience
- Ellis Guitars - Australian luthier, Andrew Ellis of Ellis Guitars blends traditional old-fashioned handcraft with the latest technology
- Erickson Guitars - Makers of fine quality guitars and musical instrument accessories
- Frankinstein Guitars - Frankinstein Guitar Works allows you to realize the dream of owning a custom built, one-off guitar with the features YOU want
- Froggy Bottom Guitars - Fine handcrafted acoustics since 1970
- The Guitar Factory - Electric/Acoustic guitars with the feel and performance of the best electric models and at the flip of a switch convert to the sound of a fine acoustic guitar
- Hoffman Guitars - Since 1971 Hoffman Guitars has provided a full range of services to guitar players nationwide
- Jaros Custom Guitars - A small father son team that concentrates on quality and craftsmanship
- Joe's Guitars - Custom made, one of a kind electric guitars and basses
- Karosa Guitars - High quality, hand crafted instruments that are unique in style, exceptional in tone, feel and playability
- Ken'z Guitars - Exotic, extremely playable art guitars
- Klein Guitars - Known as some of the most innovative and sonically diverse electric guitars
- Legra Guitars - Get the guitar you want and deserve
- Lieber Instruments - Handcrafted guitars since 1971
- London Power - Tube amps, kits, books and accessories
- Longbow Guitars - Absolutely beautiful hand made electrics
- McSwain Guitars - Each guitar is "functional art" handcrafted to exacting specifications
- Michas Custom Guitars - Guitars for musicians
- Moon Guitars - Acoustic and electric guitars, plus mandolins from the U.K.
- Morch Guitars - Danish handmade electric guitars and basses
- Mosby Guitars - The finest in custom guitar straps, custom banjo straps, custom guitar covers and other custom leather accessories for musicians
- Neely Custom Guitars - The benchmark for custom guitars, repairs and restorations in Los Angles
- Novax Guitars - Fanned Fret Innovators
- Robin Guitars - Handmade guitars since 1982
- Rockmace Guitars - Uses Patented Force Vector Geometry to blend space technology and wood - best sustain in the business
- Terry Rogers Guitars - EVH style custom guitars
- Wayne Guitars - Made in the U.S.A. by Michael and Wayne Charvel
- Waterstone Musical Instruments - Where unique musical experience awaits you
- Wilkat Guitars - Custom handmade electric guitars and basses
- Wittman Spins - Basses, guitars, ProTuners, MiniTuners, JackTuners and the innovative Spinstrap System
- Aspe Guitars - Killer guitars made in the Netherlands
- King Bass Guitars - Building instruments that will enable and inspire your music
- Dave Maize Acoustic Guitars - Superb acoustic guitars built with hand picked wood for the best tone possible
- FBass - Amazing Bass guitars - instruments that exceed your expectations
- Fodera Guitars - Makers of custom solid body guitars and basses
- Fury Guitars - Noticeably finer guitars since 1962
- GB Guitars - We make World-class electric bass guitars; hand made custom instruments with handmade custom electronics & the finest hardware
- Guitar Factory - Early pioneers in the Electric/Acoustic guitar field
- Joes Guitars - Custom made, one of a kind electric guitars and basses
- USA Custom Guitars - Experienced builders of custom electric guitar bodies and necks
- Zeta - Makes a cross-over bass for upright or electric playing, as well as solidbody violins/cellos (some with MIDI capability)
- Vintage City Guitars - Their goal is to match the right guitar to the right client, specializing in Fender, Gibson and many other vintage instruments
Guitar Accessories:
- Ampendage - Killer ampstand that is sturdy and looks great!
- Brookwood Leather - The Best hand-made leather straps in the business!
- Professor String - They provide in-depth information about strings
- Italia Leather Straps -beautiful premium handmade leather guitar/bass straps
- RJM Music Technology - Producing the best quality electronic musical gear - products help you better integrate your gear, making it a breeze to use!
- Mojo Musical Supply - Vintage Amp and Guitar Parts, Fender, Marshall, Gibson and amp kits
- Fralin Pickups - Best pickups out there
- Has Sound - Custom guitar controls, harnesses and Stan Hinesley handcrafted pickups. It’s all about the tone!
- Axehold - Premium hangers for electric and acoustic guitars
- Pigtail Music -Tools and accessories for musicians, guitar hardware, and custom aftermarket components
- Ducks Deluxe - The preferred source for fine guitars and accessories
- Kangaroo Covers - Cool custom amplifier covers
- SFARZO Strings - Premium Guitar Strings - Try Something New...You May Like Em'
- AxeTrak - The ultimate recording device for lead and rock guitarists
- Weber Speakers - Making the the world a bit louder each day
- Best Guitar Parts - You need parts they got em'
- KMC Music and Sound - Pedal boards, amp cases, guitar cases and cymbal cases
- Eurotubes - Best source for great tubes on the web
- Tuki Amp Covers - Great covers for all sizes of amplifiers
- Custom Amp Covers - They make covers that no one else does
- Graph Tech Guitar Labs - The industry's Nut and Saddle experts
- Parts is Parts - Official parts supplier for Marshall, Vox, Korg and Vestax
- Get 'm Get 'm - Cool straps gig bags etc...
- Stetsbar - The professional retro-fit tremolo for all stop tail guitars
- Stringswing - Guitar hangers for home stage and studio
- Big Bens Nut Sauce - Stops string breakage and eliminates pitch drift
- Double Treble - Custom Guitar Straps
- Pickguardian - Your source for custom-made exact fit pick guards
- The New Tube - Tubes, tubes and more tubes
- Showcase Custom Cases - "Your show is safe in a showcase"
- Stephens Design - Hand made pickups for tone connoisseurs
- Smith Sound Inc. - Home of the Enhancer specialized amp stand
- Adeson - Classic vintage British pickups for guitar and bass
- Jeannie Custom Guitar Products - Pickguards with lots of options and other cool stuff
- Highlander Musical Audio Products - Advanced, High Quality Pickups and Microphones for Acoustic Guitars, Resonator Guitars, Acoustic Bass Guitars and Upright Bass
- Dircksons - Tremolo Converter
- ToneTools - Amazing sounding and beautifully crafted speaker cabinets
- OC Duff Pickups - O.C. Duff Pickups is a true custom shop for your handwound pickup needs, using the highest quality, most vintage components available
- Acme Sound - Redefining what a Bass Cabinet should sound like
- Ugly Bass Player - Home of the internet's ugliest bass community, plus the UglyBass Forum and the Ugly Archive
- Roxy Guitar Finish - Beautifully done custom guitar finishes
- String Swing - Guitar hangers for home stage and studio
- Peterson Tuners - Best tuners out there!
- Hipshot Products - Manufacturers of quality bass and guitar hardware
- Gruven Music Products - Home of the most practical, safe, and functional musical instrument stands on the planet
- El Dorado Guitar Straps - El Dorado leather guitar straps exemplify the fine art of hand-tooled Western leatherwork and hand-engraved metalwork
- BassLine - Acoustic Refinement for Bass Reflex Speakers
- Paul Lender Guitar Systems - Creates custom guitar and bass rigs, and helps you to fulfill your dream sound
- Flight Form Cases - specializes in custom designed ATA cases, transit cases, shipping cases, tool cases, attaché cases, shipping crates, musical instrument cases and more
Bands:
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The Fifth - Killer rock band from Fayetteville, NC
- Rick Derringer - A Guitar Legend
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Coastline band - "Finest Quality" Rock and Soul on the east coast!
- Zillian - Rock band from the Netherlands using Lava Cable
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Barefoot2Servants - Kickass roots rock
Musician Resources:
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AudioFanzine - the leading French-speaking online magazine for musicians and audio engineers
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CIH Audio Repair - service on amplifiers, keyboards, electric lighting, and guitars
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Guitar Lab - Guitar repair by certified luthier Joel Reed
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Stratoblogster - Cool blog sight for all things Stratocaster as well as gear
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Dolphin Street - Guitar Video Lessons and Gear Reviews
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Guitar Jam Daily - Fantastic new site for guitarists!
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Guitar Gearheads - Gear up your sound!
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Charlotte Live Music - Awesome site for NC bands and musicians!
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Music Instruments, Guitar Lessons, & More! - Resource for creating and selling music from your home!
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Bandname.com - Great resource site for musicians and bands!
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Raleigh Music - Raleigh, NC music scene
- Wilmington NC Music - Wilmington NC music scene
- Coffee House Tour - You want the scoop on the Java Scene here it is.
- Harmony Central - The source for songs and tab and all thing music
- Better Guitar - Great resource for all things guitar
- USA Musician - The complete resource for musicians
- Guitar Concept - They are going to change the way you learn guitar
- All Things Guitar - Informative articles and product reviews and resource for guitar parts
- Guitar.com.ru - The Ultimate Guitar Directory
- GuitaRIFF.com - Guitar community for serious music
- 1000 Great Guitar Sites - Killer resource site
- Extreme Guitars - Exclusive interviews, articles and photography by Dave B. Roberts
- Online Rock - Empowering Musicians
- The Shred Zone - For all you shredders out there
- Hard Rock Haven - Another shred and metal site with cool articles and forums
- Sheet Music Man - Excellent source for sheet music arrangements for working bands and vocalists
- Insane Guitar - Another great resource site
- Online Gigs - Automated Booking & Promotional Tools for bands - awesome service
- Amazing Guitar - Really cool instructional video
- Top 100 Guitar sites - Great resource for tab etc..
- WorkShopLive - Provides unlimited access to an extensive group of music teachers and lessons
- Guitar Warehouse - Great source for lessons etc...
- My Guitar Workshop - Guitar Lessons and Music Theory
- 13th Fret - Acoustic Guitar Forum and Links
- Access Rock - Interactive Guitar Instruction
- Fret Not Guitar Repair - New and Vintage Fretted Instrument Repair
- Twanger - PraxAx portable picking device
- Project Guitar - Where the internet goes to work on guitars
- Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar - Compositions and arrangements for fingerstyle guitar
- Chops From Hell - Tons of instructions CD Roms etc...
- Riff Interactive - Live internet guitar lessons
- Beyond Chops - Music theory, piano, guitar and musicianship instruction - the music school that comes to you
- GCS Distributing - Patriotic site with lots of cool features and products
- Hudson Music - Education plus Inspiration
- Learn How to Play Guitar | Free Guitar Lessons Online - GuitarPlayerWorld.com
Musicians:
- Andy Timmons - Virtuoso Guitarist
- Tomas Cataldo - Absolutely outstanding guitarist and instructor!
- Harry Jacobson - Incredible guitarist!
- Scott Lerner - Great fusion guitarist!
- Josh Smith - Another great player
- Rob Burton - Monster Player! This guy is the master of shred!
- Ernie Hawkins - Outstanding Traditional Blues/Gospel guitarist
- Joel Wanasek - Another great guitarist
- Johhny A - Great Player!
- Morris Cardenas - Great Fayetteville, NC musician
- Bruce Arnold - Performer, Composer, Author, Educator
Magazines:
- Guitar World Magazine
- Guitar Player Magazine
- Vintage Guitar Magazine
- Guitar One Magazine
- Front of House
- Music Connection Magazine
- The Tone Quest Report - The players guide to ultimate tone
- Music Gear Review - Reviews of all types of music gear
- Bass Girls - Online magazine for and about female bass players
- The Inside Connection - Today's #1 Source for the Music Industry
- Premier Guitar - For Gearheads Only
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