Your exact guitar. Our expert hands. One at a time.
Guitar Gallery is our dedicated workspace in Indiana where our team inspects, photographs, and perfects your guitar by hand so you can see the exact instrument you're buying before it ships.
What you see at Sweetwater isn’t a lucky coincidence. It’s the result of real people inspecting, weighing, and photographing every guitar we sell. Guitar Gallery is where that happens — a dedicated space at Sweetwater where we handle each instrument like it’s our own.
Find your next love
Every guitar passes through real hands before it gets to yours.
Before you ever see it online, your guitar has already been professionally unboxed, checked, tuned, and examined by a tech trained in both factory specs and player expectations.
What really goes into our 55-point inspection?
We shoot every angle in high resolution so you can examine the wood grain, finish, and details like you're holding it in your hands. What you see is what you're going to get delivered to your doorstep.
Some guitars are heavier. Some have tighter flame. The details matter. You get to choose the one that's right for you.
Ready to see for yourself?
From arrival to shipment, your guitar stays in temperature and humidity-regulated storage 24/7. No shrink wrap, no backroom shelves. Just Gallery-fresh condition, protected until it ships.
Ideal humidity
Climate acclimation
Expert handling
Each guitar is polished, packed with care, and sent with a signed certificate of inspection from our Indiana facility.
Fast, free shipping
Professionally packed
Award-winning customer service
Nothing beats a guitar set up to your specs. Our luthiers fine-tune everything—from tailpiece to tuners—to match your style and deliver your ideal tone.
Setups
Repairs
Upgrades & Mods
Your new guitar arrives. You strum the first chord—and it's all there: clarity, tone, feel. That's the difference of a Sweetwater Plek Pro setup, ready from the first note.
From the moment it arrives at Sweetwater, your guitar gets individual attention — inspected, photographed, and prepped by our team before it ever ships.
Every guitar is inspected, tuned, and certified before it leaves our hands.
Free (on thousands of guitars!)
Includes
High-Res photography: You see your actual guitar
Climate-Controlled Storage: Your guitar stays in ideal conditions until it ships
Worked on by trained techs
Includes tuning, truss rod check, intonation, and more
Certified with a signed inspection form
Tailor your guitar's action, strings, and feel to match your playstyle with a certified tech.
$99 (Add to cart during checkout process)
Includes
Everything from 55-point inspection, plus:
Personalize your action, string gauge, and feel
Done by experienced in-house guitar techs
Recommended if you know how you like your instrument dialed in
Achieve the most precise playability possible with computer-guided fret leveling.
$299 (Add to cart during checkout process)
Includes
Everything from setup, plus:
The most precise setup possible
Computer-guided fret leveling and nut slotting
Includes a personalized setup by a trained technician
Sweetwater-exclusive precision that brings out the best in your guitar
People said guitars couldn't be sold online successfully. We built a new standard and changed the industry to prove it could.
Guitars inspected daily
Quality checkpoints
At a time with care
