European Guitar Dealers

[Frank67]

I have good experience with

Thomann in germany. Sure, a box shifter but they are trying hard and are generous on returns.
Haar guitars in the netherlands ... Also one of the very few places to buy Heritage in europe
Gino guitars in italy. Some great deals on Gibsons.

cheers,
Frank

[bananafist]

I've had good experiences on-line with Foulds of Derby and Thomann.de.
Dan at Foulds always goes the extra mile to help, and though I haven't had direct contact with Thomann, they handled sales and returns with commendable efficiency and speed.

I live too near Guitar Village to buy mail order, but they have a very good ethos, and I'm not surprised they have a very good reputation.

[Ray175]

Two UK addresses to keep in mind

gear4you - I've just purchased an Ibanez AR2619 Prestige. Not only did it arrive (in France) in 48 hours, but it had been professionally set up, so no tech work necessary

Ivor Mairants in London - as a student in the early 1970s I spent hundreds of hours in the shop, and since then have also had excellent service over many years.

[Groyniad]

i almost only buy guitars i've not had my hands on

the practical constraints you impose on yourself by insisting that you get to have a look at it first are just too great.

there's guitar guitar in the uk - amazing stock - not sure about pricing, packing or service - but they're a big company with bricks and mortar stores everywhere

i got the deal of the century on a brand new L5CES from Lucky music in italy - saved well over 1000 pounds on the very best price guitar guitar would give me - even when i told them i would buy from italy if they did not bring their price down.

perfect packing - and if you get them at the right time - incredible pricing

[JazzVocab]

Thanks Bananafist