🎸 Memphis, Tennessee — Since 1983
Gear Worth Playing.
Four decades of hand-picked guitars, amps, pedals, and pro audio. Built on relationships, not algorithms. Now shipping direct to players who know the difference.
🎸 Memphis, Tennessee — Since 1983
Four decades of hand-picked guitars, amps, pedals, and pro audio. Built on relationships, not algorithms. Now shipping direct to players who know the difference.
Our Story
In 1983, Ray Sutton started Delta Sound Supply with a van, a handshake, and a belief that independent music stores deserved a distributor who actually played the gear he sold.
For forty years, we’ve supplied indie shops across the South and Midwest with instruments we stand behind. Now, for the first time, we’re opening our doors directly to the players who deserve the same quality and care.
We’re still in Memphis. Still family-run. Still picky about what we carry. The only thing that’s changed is that now you don’t need a dealer to get the good stuff.
Read the Full Story →🎵 From Memphis With Tone
Memphis didn’t just shape our business — it shaped our ears. This city runs on tone.
📖 Gear Guides
Opinions earned from four decades behind the counter. No affiliate links, no sponsored content — just what we actually think.
Amps
The honest truth about tube vs. solid-state in 2026. When warm matters, when clean matters more, and what we recommend at every price point.
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Guitars
You’ve been playing a year. You know enough to know your starter guitar isn’t cutting it. Here’s how to pick the one that makes you never want to put it down.
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Pedals
Signal chain order, power supply truths, and the five pedals every working player needs before anything else. From our decades of seeing what pros actually use.
Read Guide →🎤 Memphis Artists
We’ve been supplying Memphis musicians since before some of them were born. These are the artists who trust Delta Sound on stage and in the studio.
Got a question about a piece of gear? Looking for something specific? Want to know if we can source a particular vintage instrument? We’re real people in a real warehouse in Memphis. Just ask.
