Gear4music

Gear4music (Holdings) plc engages in the retail of musical instruments and equipment in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company provides electric, acoustic, and bass guitars, and related accessories, such as guitar amplifiers and effects pedals; drums and percussion products consisting of electronic drums, acoustic drum kits, drum pads, hybrid drumming products, cymbals, snare drums, individual drums, and drum hardware and accessories, such as noise controllers, parts and spares, and drumsticks; and pianos and keyboards, such as digital, stage, hybrid, and grand pianos, as well as MIDI keyboards, synth key products, and accessories. It also provides orchestral instruments, such as woodwind, string, electric strings, brass and world instruments, and percussion products, as well as related accessories. In addition, the company offers live sound and lighting products comprising PA systems and speakers, microphones, wireless systems, monitoring systems and related products, mixers, recorders, accessories, lights, head lights, and lighting controllers and effects, and haze, fog and smoke, and bubble effects machines; and studio and production recording equipment, such as audio interfaces, monitors, microphones, mixers, controllers, synthesizers, headphones, outboards, audio computers, drum machines, furniture, and synth accessories, as well as studio software, sequencers, samplers, and drum machines. Further, it provides DJ equipment, such as controllers, decks, mixers, headphones, effects units, controllers, and furniture, as well as scratch and mobile DJ products, and vinyl accessories; and home audio products comprising headphones, portable audio, podcasting, turntables, Hi-Fi, home cinema, and installation products. It serves through 20 Gear4music branded websites and showrooms in 15 languages in York, Sweden, and Germany. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in York, the United Kingdom.

Gear4music’s mission statement is “To be the leading online provider of musical instruments, accessories and services for aspiring musicians of all ages.” The company is committed to offering customers the best possible value for money and providing an unbeatable shopping experience.

Gear4music’s vision is to keep pushing the boundaries of technology and music and to help more people experience the joys of playing music. The company is committed to offering customers the best possible value for money and providing an unbeatable shopping experience.

Gear4music has been recognised for its achievements and commitment to customer service with a number of awards, including being named as a 'rising star' in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 in 2007 and winning the Retail Week Technology Award in 2008.