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Guitar Center's competitors and similar companies include Sweetwater Sound, Fender Musical Instruments and EMD Music.
 Sweetwater Sound Sweetwater Sound is a company that distributes musical instruments and audio equipment. |  Fender Musical Instruments Fender Musical Instruments Corporation manufactures, distributes, and markets various musical instruments. | |||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1959 | Founding Date 1979 | Founding Date 1946 | Founding Date 1963 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private |
Tags | ||||
Locations | Locations Westlake Village, US HQ | Locations Fort Wayne, US HQ | Locations Los Angeles, US HQ East Grinstead, GB Scottsdale, US | Locations Brussels, BE HQ La Vergne, US |
Employees | Employees 15,3781% increase | Employees 1,5331% increase | Employees 2,110 | Employees 26 |
Financial | ||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $2.2b (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) $1b (Y, 2022) | Revenue (est.) $700m (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Operating ⚠ | ||||
Product Categories | Product Categories N/A | Product Categories 13 (Feb, 2024) | Product Categories 8 (Jun, 2022) | Product Categories N/A |
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Sweetwater Sound
HQ
Fort Wayne, US
Employees
1,533↑ 1% increase
Sweetwater Sound is a company that distributes musical instruments and audio equipment.
View companyFender Musical Instruments
HQ
Los Angeles, US
Employees
2,110
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation manufactures, distributes, and markets various musical instruments.
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EMD Music
HQ
Brussels, BE
Employees
26
EMD Music distributes various musical instruments worldwide.
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