My first electric guitar was bought from Swee Lee when they were still located at Plaza Singapura in 1990.

I remember that day very well… A guy named George showed me a matt grey Kramer and a red U.S. made Fender Stratocaster Standard with Lace Sensor pick ups. I chose the Fender, not because it is one of the most iconic guitars in the world but just because it was red.

Ahh, the good ol’ days when I knew jack shit about guitars… Hmm, come to think of it, I still know jack shit about guitars today.

Anyway, here’s some info about Swee Lee taken from their website:

Swee Lee Company was founded in 1946 after World War II in response to the local British military band’s need for brass and woodwind instruments. The birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1950s kick-started public demand for popular musical instruments, and Swee Lee was there to supply them with their various needs. With the formation of the Scouts movements, other local uniform groups and school bands, the music business flourished.

Since the 1960s, Swee Lee has been able to identify and capitalise on market trends in the music industry, quickly moving and expanding into various segments of the music business.

Today, Swee Lee provides music education and professional audio visual consultancy services through its subsidiaries. Swee Lee has grown from being a local merchant of musical instruments to a regional distributor of specialist concert equipment, Pro Audio equipment and Audio DSP equipment, with a network of offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and India. We are proud to carve our niche as a distributor of musical instruments and accessories, representing foreign brands of musical instruments such as Peavey, Roland, Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, Ibanez, Tama, Pearl, Sabian, Premier, Laney, D’addario, Selmer Paris and Karl Hofner, amongst many others.

For more information on their location, contact details and opening hours, click on this link: Swee Lee Company.

Do check out their website for their online store as well as their many ongoing promotions for musical instruments and equipment.

Website: http://sweelee.com.sg/

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