Andertons Music Co.

Andertons Music Co.
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusical instrument retail
Founded1964
Founders
  • Harry Anderton
  • Peter Anderton
Headquarters,
England
Key people
Lee Anderton
Websitewww.andertons.co.uk

Andertons Music Co. (officially L. Anderton (UK) Ltd)[1] is a musical instrument retailer based in Guildford, Surrey, England. Its online store is one of the United Kingdom's top 150 e-commerce sites, with sales approaching $40 million per year.[2] It is widely known among guitarists for video demonstrations by owner Lee "The Captain" Anderton, Rob Chapman,[3] and Peter Honoré a.k.a. "Danish Pete".[4] It also partly owns Chapman Guitars[5] alongside Monkey Lord Ltd, which is in turn owned by Rob Chapman and his wife Natassja Chapman. Lee Anderton is also an investor in multiple musical equipment brands, including Victory Amplification, EastCoast Guitars, Burns Guitars London, Landlord FX, and Ordo.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "L ANDERTON (UK) LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. ^ "Breakfast of Champions (The 2018 NAMM Show): Lee Anderton, Andertons Music". Namm.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ^ "How Rob Chapman Rallied a YouTube Army to Change Guitar Design FOREVER! - Performer Mag". Performermag.com.
  4. ^ "Danish Pete tells us how it all started, from nylon-string guitars to leaving the Brit Awards with a wheel of cheese". 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Persons with significant control". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. ^ ""It was never my intention to try and mislead anyone": Lee Anderton responds to Victory Amps ownership questions". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  7. ^ Lee Anderton Responded (Victory Amps), retrieved 2023-09-01
  8. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

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