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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Matt Owen

“It’s like, which kid do you love more? It’s really hard to say”: Guitar Center CEO reveals his favorite guitars he owns

Gabe Dalporto.

Over the past few years, Gabe Dalporto has been the man leading Guitar Center into a bold new era as the retail giant's CEO. His approach has included strategies such as increasing the flow of high-end gear into stores and launching an AI rig advisor for in-store shoppers.

What makes Dalporto uniquely positioned in his role as Guitar Center CEO, though, and what informs his entire approach is his background as a guitarist: as a player himself, he knows what other players want to see from Guitar Center.

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