Hi there,

I am interesting in purchasing wholesale electric guitars for resale
(and other purposes) from manufacturers such as "Johnson" and
"Galveston" guitars.

I have researched these 2 companies above and I cannot seem to find
any sort of resource for contacting them to setup a business resale
account. I have a Tax ID and a legal business formed in Connecticut,
but I'm unsure how to get started with locating and contacting
electric guitar manufacturers, such as the ones above.

I set the Google "Price" for this question at minimum for just $2.00,
but I will "tip" any researcher $20.00 if you can help me with this
question. Although it's Google that provides the forum to make this
possible, I feel it's the researcher who deserves the real benefit.

Thanks for your time,

Justin

Hello influential,

Thank you for your question. 

Having been in the musical instrument business, I can tell you that
guitars are normally sold to dealers through distributors or
independent manufacturers representatives in your area. Occasionally,
they are sold factory direct to either the end user or directly to the
dealer. These two, however seem to be exceptions.


Galveston:

This page notes the manufacturer:
http://www.12stringbass.com/galveston_reviews.htm

"...SilverStar is the manufacturer of the Galveston brand. They're a
Korean OEM manufacturer (make stuff other people then slap their brand
names one.) The parent company is actually called Un-Sung Musical
Instruments. I bought my Galveston 12ver directly from the wholesaler
that has them made after I tracked them down via my industry contacts
with importers and NAMM...."

Searching further with this information I found:

SilverStar Home Page:
http://www.unsung.co.kr/

I could find no Us distributor nor rep for these instruments. It is
possible that they will sell direct to you, or will provide you with
the name and contact information for their US distributor/importer if
you email them from their contact page:

webmaster@unsung.co.kr

They also seem to have an online order form.

Johnson Guitars:

Home Page:
http://www.mjguitar.com/

MJ Guitar Engineering
643 Martin Ave. #2
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 588-8075

I also could not find a distributor or rep for these guitars, so I
called them.

I spoke to Deirdre Johnson who says the sell "mostly" direct. They
have had dealers in the past, but it did not work out. They might
entertain the idea again. She is the best contact.

BUT, she also mentioned there is another Johnson Guitar company that
is hard to locate that might be the Johnson Guitar you are seeking.
This was a tough one to find, but it turns out it is a brand sold by
The Music Link!

http://www.themusiclink.net/

Although their contact infomation is not listed on their page, they
are in South San Francisco and can be reached at 888-552-5465 or
mailto:feedback@themusiclink.net . They sell wholesale to qualified
dealers.



Search Strategy:

Galveston +guitar
Un-Sung Musical Instruments
Johnson Guitar
forends in the industry!

I trust my research has provided you with the contacts you require. If
a link above should fail to work or anything require further
explanation or research, please do post a Request for Clarification
prior to rating the answer and closing the question and I will be
pleased to assist further.

Regards,

-=clouseau=-

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Clarification of Answer by clouseau-ga on 27 Mar 2003 09:21 PST

Hello Justin,

I had not heard back from you and wanted to check to be sure that
these links provided the contact information you required. Were you
able to contact these manufacturers successfully? Does this answer
require any further clarification?

Do let me know if I can provide anything additional.

Best regards,

-=clouseau=-

Very good, enthusiastic researcher with excellent advice. Highly recommended.

Ooops, typo above. That should read "friends in the industry"

-=clouseau=-

-=clouseau=-,

Your question was very helpful. I've yet to pursue them, but they
seem to be exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

Thank you for the kind remarks and tip, influential. Good luck
obtaining your franchises.

-=clouseau=-

Hello influential,
I just stumbled across you request here. I run a company in Maryland
called Hades Guitars, and we are looking to sell wholesale to
retailers. We have a huge line of guitars and basses, and offer great
wholesale prices. If you are interested, please drop by our site at
www.hadesguitars.com.
Hope this helps!:-)
Tony
Hades Guitars