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- #44 of 48 best companies in Musical instrument shop
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Guitar Competitions & Giveaways in the UK!
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- info@theguitarmarketplace.com
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My dealings with TGM have been good
My dealings with TGM have been easy and starightforward, nice to deal with. Wish I could win a competition!!
It does what it says on the tin
It does what it says on the tin. My mate won a les Paul on the guitar marketplace and it was delivered the next day by Royal Mail ( because we live too far from you) and it was all set up ready to go, also in great condition including the case. Since then I,ve been having a dabble but so far no luck. However I will persist and one day i might win. In the meantime carry on the good work, three cheers for the guitar marketplace. Don’t forget spend wisely. By the way if I win anytime soon I might give you a five star rating ha ha.
Won a prize and didn’t receive it
Won a prize and didn’t receive it. Asked repeatedly for tracking information and got nothing. Feel like I’ve been had.

Reply from The Guitar Marketplace
Great site for Guitar Competitions
This is a great site for Guitar competitions. I have been playing for a couple of years and have had several wins along the way.
Communications with Ben and Matthew have always been great and it is always exciting to see the notification email to say that you have won a prize.
I really like that they run competitions for harder to find gems and always have custom shop guitars on offer. It is also great that they have competitions with different entry costs/odds. The main thing is that this is a trustworthy site, run by people who love guitars.
Low ticket prices excellent service!
The Guitar Market Place is a great site to win a chance of picking up a superb instrument at a low cost. I entered a competition for just 20p and won an Epiphone banjo worth around £400. I was informed straight away I had won and the instrument was with me the next day. Excellent service!
You can win! I did, 3 times
For anyone setting on the fence on whether to enter and whether these draws are legitimate, I'll share my experience with guitar raffles. This is the 3rd guitar I've won since I started buying tickets a few years back, I also don't play very often, Ill play when i see something I really like. I've one 2 guitars on another site and one with Guitar Market Place. I'm proof that not only can you win but you can win more than once. I never buy more then 3-5 tickets for any of the draws and I've managed to win 3 amazing guitars. This is my second win with the gents at Guitar Market Place, my first was a chorus pedal in an instant win competition that was shipped to me within 2 days of the win and I've had the same experience with the Road Worn Strat I've just won, which has become my favourite guitar. So my advice is, if you are somebody that dreams owning a guitar that may be out your reach financially , put down the same amount of money you would for a cup of coffee and you may just win the guitar of your dreams, I have and 3times now. Once you win the gents get in touch with you and the ship the guitar within 2 days. So my advice is, give it a go, you may find yourself writing a review. Thanks to Ben, Matt and the rest of the team.
Give it a try, you're worth it.
Fantastic prizes for a small outlay.
Great prizes great interaction with the…
Great prizes great interaction with the app and staff.
Thieves
They really play on fomo and you are highly unlikely to win. It is just more gambling with fancy looking guitars to pull you in. Be better off saving up and buying one than using this site
Edit: The guitar market place tried to have my review removed as defamatory.
They then blocked my account and stole money from me. They have so far not responded to requests for a refund. Thieves, avoid them at all cost.
Genuine site
Genuine site
I’ve been using this site for over 2 years and have actually won several guitars
They are great at communicating with you and dispatching guitars if you win
I won a Guitar
I won a Tele-Bration limited edition 60 anniversary Fender Telecaster. Delivered 2 days later. Five star
A great site
Ben and the team do a great job a trustworthy site and great prizes to be won
Won a fantastic PRS artist pack
Won a fantastic PRS artist pack , great web site , staff are all helpful and easy to contact and speak to will definitely keep playing, well done lads!
Fantastic prizes and the tickets are…
Fantastic prizes and the tickets are brilliant value, when I won my guitar I had it delivered in two days
I had an about blast of an experience…
I had an about blast of an experience here, it was one of the best moments in my life, I’ve never won anything tops big before and I’m truly grateful my name was called. It was great fast shipping, polite and understandable, love the guitar and love the app. Will definitely come back
SOLVED- No communication
No contact problem swiftly solved by Ben who rang today! Problems with hotmail/ outlook and not the company of course.
Thank you to Ben for getting in contact so quickly, very much appreciated :)
Gibson Les Paul standard
Won a Gibson Les Paul standard in honey burst and it’s incredible! Matt explained the whole process once I had won, and got it shipped out promptly. So glad I entered :) take a chance, because it’s worth it!
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