About Us

Vintage Guitars
Quality Vintage, New, and Used Guitars, Basses, Mandolins, Banjos, Resonators, Ukeleles, and Amplifiers. Buying, selling, and trading for over 25 years, we have one of the best selections in the world!

New Guitars
We are a Dealer for Fender, Paul Reed Smith, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Guild, MusicMan, Martin, Collings, Deering, National, and many, many more!

Instrument Repair
We have a trained professional repair staff doing stringed instrument repair. We also make written insurance appraisals.

Speaker Repair and Reconing
Specializing in that vintage sound and look for your amps. We also service a full line of P.A. speakers such as: JBL, EV, ALTEC, RCF - and your old HI-FI speakers. Foam edges can be replaced for as little as $16!!!

Guitar and Bass Lessons
We have several highly qualified intructors, teaching all styles of guitar and bass. Whether you like rock, classical, bluegrass, country, punk, or whatever, you can learn what you like at your own pace. We accept students of nearly any age, young or old. If you WANT to play, then WE can teach you! Please call us for scheduling info and rates.

Hours of Business
10am to 7pm Monday - Friday, 10am to 5pm Saturday, EST

Contact Information
Guitar Emporium
1610 Bardstown Rd,
Louisville KY 40205

Phone 502 459-4153
Fax 502 454-3661
Email info@guitar-emporium.com

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Payment can be made by money order, personal check, or your Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express or PayPal.

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WE SHIP WORLDWIDE. Merchandise is shipped on 48 hour approval after arrival.
Please call or email for more information concerning shipping costs, and choice of freight companies.

We are an authorized dealer for the following products.
FENDER
SQUIER
GUILD
KING BEE
PAUL REED SMITH
RICKENBACKER
GRETSCH
MUSIC MAN
JERRY JONES
MARTIN
TAYLOR
 SUHR
McPHERSON
NATIONAL
BURRIS AMPS
MATCHLESS AMPS
GALLIEN-KRUEGER
WAMPLER EFFECTS
ROCKBOX EFFECTS
FULLTONE EFFECTS
ZVEX EFFECTS
AND MANY MORE!

 

Some abbreviations used in our inventory descriptions:
gc 
vgc 
exc 
hsc 
ohsc 
ssc 
ossc 
nc 		 = good condition
= very good condition
= excellent condition
= hardshell case
= original hard case
= softshell case
= original soft case
= no case		 pu 
hb 
sc 
sb 
fb 
pg 
pg13 

 = pickup
= humbucking pickup
= single coil pickup
= sunburst finish
= fingerboard
= pickguard
= pointy guitar - must be 13,
 parents permission required

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Fender®, Squier®, Jackson®, Charvel®, EVH®, Guild®, SWR®, Tacoma®, Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass®, Road Worn®, and the distinctive headstock and body designs commonly found on the Strat®, Tele® & P Bass® are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Gretsch® is a trademark of Fred W. Gretsch Enterprises, Inc. Guitar Emporium is an Authorized Fender® Dealer and an Authorized Gretsch® Dealer.
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