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Lost Amen Corner last month (owner died )
Apex music - nice non- corporate, some interesting used electric stock, and range of acoustics, also drums, and other bits and pieces including amps
The owner, or one of the owners, used to be Eric Lindsey and he had shops in Reigate, Surrey and south-east London but only the latter remains and he was great to deal with.
Great shop in its days that carried some great stuff and not the usual Hondos, Columbus, Eros stuff of local, independent shops.
I'm not overly enamoured of either personally.
Sutton Music, Sutton is ok. Whilst it doesn't really carry big US brands like Fender and Gibson, the guitars are mainly sub-£500, like Cort, Squier, Yamaha and Tokai but it's lasted a long time and had 2 sites at one time. It covers lessons, beginners and school children really well or if you need some strings or drumsticks.
A couple of miles up the road, I have Guitar Guitar, Epsom and just a little further afield are Andertons and they're the two I tend to use a lot, especially Guitar Guitar. Guitar Village is a little further on and they're my 'Surrey Ring of Shops'.
I still use Charlie Chandlers in Hampton Wick (40 min drive) and did most of my shopping in the 80s and 90s up the road from there at Chandler Guitars, Kew.
So, I suppose I can safely say that within a 10-20 min drive of me, I have local guitar shops that serve my needs and up to an hour away, there's plenty of choice.
https://www.fxpedal.co.uk/
Ive bought a few pedals from them but for a proper purchase it’s into London to GuitarGuitar Camden or a 45 minute drive to Coda.
Colchester has Peach these days.
https://www.soundpad.co.uk/
Lots have come and gone, currently I think there's PMT and St Giles Music (who have downsized).
I prefer to go the extra 20 minutes to Guildford and Andertons, although the last 2 things I've bought there (other than strings) have coincidentally had to go back...