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Whitesnake legend opens World Guitars
Rob Hughes Jan 12 2009, 12:33pm
New Gloucestershire store puts emphasis on top brands and superior service
Former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden recently hosted the opening ceremony of World Guitars’ Gloucestershire showroom.
Housed in a converted Victorian courthouse in Stonehouse, World Guitars’ emphasis is on high-end brands and exemplary customer service. The company currently stocks more than 120 Paul Reed Smith guitars alongside instruments, amplification and accessories from Collins, Taylor, Matchless, Larrivée, Anderson and Musicman.
World Guitars is owned by Jeff Pumfrett, who established the highly-regarded Machinehead in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in the early eighties. Pumfrett sold the thriving business in 2006 with the intention of retiring early at 48. Little more than a year later however, he had acquired World Guitars, and after discovering the courthouse in June 2008, plans were immediately laid for its conversion into a guitar showroom.
Pumfrett commented: “We were thrilled at the turnout for our official opening and to have Bernie Marsden in attendance was a great pleasure. The old magistrates court is a truly worthy home for our huge stocks of premium guitar brands – a very cool building with tons of history. We look forward to welcoming customers in search of the ultimate guitar buying experience throughout 2009.”
For more information on the shop, visit www.worldguitars.co.uk or telephone: 01453 824306.
