About Us

The story of Peach Guitars begins back in 1991 from a small unit in a Braintree Craft Centre. Specialising in both guitars and metal detectors, Peach offered a truly unique retail experience!

It was during this period that owner Derek Peachey decided to recruit a young blues guitarist named John Priest. John worked tirelessly for Peach and slowly the focus shifted from metal detectors and Peach became a specialist guitar store. After a short time working on the road for a distributor, John returned to Peach, and when Derek decided to retire John and his father Alan, stepped up to run Peach Guitars as partners.

With an ever growing reputation, Peach Guitars became a serious name in the world of boutique guitars. The shop offered the biggest and best brands in the business, and with a focus on excellent customer service and offering expert knowledge, it wasn’t long before Peach outgrew its modest craft centre home.

In 2014 Peach opened a second store in Colchester, but while the business continued to thrive under John and Al’s leadership, the logistics of having 2 separate locations was never ideal. In 2017 Peach Guitars closed both Braintree and Colchester stores and moved everything into our current home on the Severalls Industrial Estate, Colchester, just off the A12.

The Peach Guitars superstore is the UK’s premier guitar destination. Walk through the front doors and you are greeted by an array of the world’s finest guitars. Split over 2 floors, you’ll find over 1500 guitars on display with many housed in the incredible Peach Saloon. This unique showroom delivers an authentic western vibe and benefits from a stage and bar, perfect for the events we host. 

Here at Peach Guitars we aim to deliver the very best customer satisfaction. From meticulously inspecting each piece of equipment, professionally setting up each guitar, tracking every package, and delivering the best after-sales customer service, our team will do our best to make you feel welcome and offer genuine, professional advice. 

We are open 6 days a week, Monday - Saturday and operate on an appointment basis. To book an appointment, please make contact with the Peach Sales team at info@peachguitars.com, on the phone at tel: 01206 765 777 or via the "view in showroom" tab on every product listing on our website. Our dedicated sales team will be in touch to discuss your requirements and arrange the best time for you to get yours hands on the guitar of your dreams.