{"id":23788,"date":"2025-08-07T22:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23788"},"modified":"2025-08-07T22:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:58:48","slug":"we-read-all-the-complaints-were-far-from-perfect-but-were-moving-very-quickly-to-get-a-lot-better-guitar-center-ceo-gabe-dalporto-is-on-a-mission-to-win-back-gui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/07\/we-read-all-the-complaints-were-far-from-perfect-but-were-moving-very-quickly-to-get-a-lot-better-guitar-center-ceo-gabe-dalporto-is-on-a-mission-to-win-back-gui\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe read all the complaints. We\u2019re far from perfect, but we\u2019re moving very quickly to get a lot better\u201d: Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to win back guitar players\u2019 trust"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These are uncertain times for guitar stores. Now more than ever, the looming spectre of online retailers \u2013 as well as the economic climate surrounding the guitar industry in general \u2013 is being felt, and as a result physical stores are struggling to survive.<\/p>\n

Over the past few months alone, the sight of store closures has become more and more commonplace. It\u2019s a regrettable symptom of the fact that fewer players are frequenting their local brick-and-mortar guitar store, and said stores are failing to adapt in the face of unprecedented digital competition and the growing preference for online shopping.<\/p>\n