WD Music Products

What WD Music Products does

WD Music Products, Inc. is a privately held specialty retailer and custom manufacturer of guitar and bass parts and accessories, founded in 1978 and headquartered at 17570 N. Tamiami Trail, Suite #1 in North Fort Myers, Florida. The company operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at wdmusic.com supported by phone sales (800-449-9348) and an in-house custom pickguard manufacturing operation; its core proprietary technology is a compatibility template library spanning hundreds of guitar models across Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, Music Man, Charvel, D'Angelico, Ibanez, and others, combined with a custom pickguard line offering 60+ material variants including mirror, pearl, tortoise shell, and graphic finishes.

The product portfolio is organized into eight categories — Custom Pickguards, Bridges & Tailpieces, Tuning Machines, Pickups & Electronics, Neck & Body Components, Knobs & Hardware, Tools & Luthier Supplies, and Accessories — and the company owns the Centralab Electronics sub-brand (capacitors, switches, and potentiometers, including the well-known Centralab Bumblebee oil-filled tone capacitor) and the Kluson trademark, both registered IP. WD Music serves three primary customer segments: individual guitar players seeking replacement or custom parts, professional luthiers and repair shops requiring vintage-spec or OEM-quality components, and guitar manufacturers needing custom parts against brand-specific templates.

Revenue is generated through one-time unit sales with quantity discounts and wholesale/business account tiers; pricing spans roughly $12-$92 per custom pickguard depending on material and $19.20-$1,096.80 for Centralab capacitors in single-unit to 100-pack formats. The business model is private, founder-owned with no institutional investment identified, distributes globally via its own e-commerce site, and has no public revenue disclosure. No AI, API, or platform-integration layer is documented in the available data.

Name

WD Music Products

Legal name

WD Music Products, Inc.

Website

https://wdmusic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WD Music Products is a privately held, North Fort Myers-based specialty retailer and custom manufacturer founded in 1978, selling guitar and bass parts — including its own WD Custom Pickguards line and Centralab electronic components — directly to hobbyists, luthiers, and manufacturers worldwide via its e-commerce storefront and phone sales desk.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Guitar Parts and Accessories

NAICS

Musical Instrument and Supplies Retailers (459140), Musical Instrument and Supplies Retailers (45914), Musical Instrument Manufacturing (339992)

SIC

Musical Instruments (3931)

akta.pro primary industry

Musical Instrument Retail (Guitars, Keyboards, Drums, Band/Orchestra) (CRALAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrument Accessories & Consumables Retail (Strings, Reeds, Sticks, Cables) (CRALAEAE), Instrument Repair, Maintenance & Luthier Services (CRALAEAF), Audio Accessories & Consumables (Cables, Stands, Cases, Strings, Picks, Heads) (MPAIAJAF)

Keywords

• Guitar parts
• Custom pickguards
• Guitar electronics
• Luthier supplies
• Instrument hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

North Fort Myers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Guitar Parts and Accessories Sales: E-commerce sales of guitar parts and accessories including custom pickguards, bridges, tuning machines, pickups, electronics, necks, bodies, knobs, and luthier tools. Multiple price points with quantity discounts available.
2. Centralab Electronics: Sales of Centralab branded electronic components including capacitors, potentiometers, and switches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

WD Music Products manufactures and sells guitar and bass parts and accessories through an online store, with custom pickguards produced in-house across 50+ material options compatible with hundreds of guitar models. Its catalog spans bridges, tailpieces, tuning machines, pickups, electronics, necks, bodies, knobs, hardware, luthier tools, and accessories, and it owns the Centralab Electronics brand of capacitors, potentiometers, and switches for musical instruments.

Product overview

WD Music Products operates as an e-commerce platform specializing in guitar and bass parts and accessories since 1978. The core offering centers on WD Custom Pickguards, with over 60 material options supporting dozens of guitar brands. The product portfolio encompasses eight major categories: Custom Pickguards, Bridges & Tailpieces, Tuning Machines, Pickups & Electronics, Neck & Body Components, Knobs & Hardware, Tools & Luthier Supplies, and Accessories. The company also owns the Centralab Electronics brand, offering capacitors, switches, and potentiometers. An e-commerce checkout system enables direct online purchasing of all parts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WD Custom Pickguards: Custom pickguard manufacturing brand offering a wide variety of materials and designs for guitar brands including Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, Charvel, D'Angelico, Music Man, and others.
• Centralab Electronics

Products and services

• WD Custom Pickguards Custom-manufactured pickguards for electric guitars and basses, supporting Charvel, D'Angelico, Epiphone, Ernie Ball Music Man, Fender, Gibson, and other brands. Available in over 50 materials including standard PVC, acrylic, tortoise shell celluloid, pearl, mirror, and graphic designs.
• Bridges & Tailpieces Complete range of guitar and bass bridges and tailpieces including acoustic bridges, archtop bridges and tailpieces, bass bridges, combination/wraparound bridges, fixed bridges, stop tailpieces, Telecaster bridges, tremolo bridges, Tuneomatic bridges, vibratos, and parts for Bigsby, Floyd Rose, and stop tailpiece systems.
• Tuning Machines Tuning machines for bass guitars, regular guitars, banjo, mandolin, ukulele and other stringed instruments, plus replacement parts including bushings, buttons, washers, and mounting screws.
• Pickups & Electronics Pickups for acoustic, electric bass, humbucker, jazz guitar, mandolin, MIDI, P90, piezo, single coil, Telecaster, ukulele and violin instruments, plus electronic components including battery boxes, capacitors, jacks, potentiometers, preamps, switches, wire, and harnesses.
• Neck & Body Components Finished and unfinished guitar and bass bodies and necks, fretwire, nuts, truss rods, neck plates, ferrules, string ferrules and retainers, strap locks, and B-Bender systems.
• Knobs & Hardware Control and jack plates, knobs, switch and tremolo tips, pickguard brackets, cosmetic and complete parts kits, and mounting hardware for bridges, Floyd Rose, stop tailpieces, tremolos, and Tune-O-Matic systems.
• Tools & Luthier Supplies Luthier tools, router bits, taps and bearings, routing templates, wrenches, and prepackaged tool assortments for guitar repair and customization.
• Accessories Instrument, microphone and speaker cables, capos, cloths and wipes, humidifiers, polish and lubrication products, and stands, stools, and hangers.
• Centralab Electronics Owned brand of capacitors, toggle switches, lever switches, potentiometers, and vintage-style electronic components, including Centralab Bumblebee oil-filled tone capacitors for vintage tone applications.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reverb.com: Reverb is a large online marketplace for new, used, and vintage musical gear, including guitar parts and accessories, directly competing with WD Music for online traffic from guitar players and hobbyists.
• Philadelphia Luthier Shop & Supplies: Philadelphia Luthier is a direct peer selling guitar building and repair tools, supplies, and parts, targeting the same luthier and serious hobbyist segment that WD Music serves.
• StewMac (Stewart-MacDonald): StewMac is a direct competitor specializing in guitar repair tools, parts, and luthier supplies, serving the same hobbyist and professional luthier customer base as WD Music Products with a similar e-commerce-led model.
• Mojotone: Mojotone is a direct peer selling guitar pickups, electronics, cabinets, and parts with strong custom manufacturing capabilities, competing head-to-head with WD Music in the boutique and OEM segments.
• Allparts Music: Allparts is a direct competitor offering guitar and bass replacement parts, hardware, and electronics to players, repair shops, and manufacturers, overlapping significantly with WD Music's catalog across bridges, tuning machines, and pickups.

Broad incumbents

• Gibson: Gibson is a major guitar manufacturer whose hardware and electronics WD Music supports with replacement parts; Gibson's branded components and parts catalog are a partial substitute for WD Music's offerings.
• Fender: Fender is a major guitar manufacturer whose parts ecosystem WD Music serves with compatible pickguards and components; Fender-branded parts and accessories represent both a key supply and a competitive product line.
• Guitar Center: Guitar Center is the largest US specialty musical instrument retailer with nationwide stores and a sizable online catalog, competing with WD Music on guitar parts, accessories, and price-driven promotions.
• Sweetwater: Sweetwater is one of the largest US musical instrument retailers with a broad catalog including guitar parts, accessories, and pro audio, dwarfing WD Music in scale, marketing, and customer reach.

Emerging players

• Antique Electronic Supply: Antique Electronic Supply supplies vintage-style electronic components including capacitors and potentiometers, directly overlapping with WD Music's Centralab product line in the restoration and boutique guitar markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/wdmusicproducts
• Facebookfacebook.com/wdmusic
• Instagraminstagram.com/wdmusicproducts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/armstrong-pickups

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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