The58sound
the58sound.com
The 58 Sound is an independent guitar store specializing in vintage, rare, and pre-owned electric and acoustic guitars, along with basses, amplifiers, and pedals. Located in St Albans, Hertfordshire, they also offer guitar repair services and purchase pre-owned instruments from customers.
Products
178
Collections
13
Pages
5
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
72/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#9149 / 16375
Faster than 44% of stores
Music & Merch Ranking
#199 / 305
Top 65% in category
Category Avg Performance
61
-5 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.2s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
83ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
0.7s
First Contentful Paint
267ms
Time to First Byte
8.1s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 436 Music & Merch stores
#136 in Music & Merch
Above average (top 31%)
84% below average
178 products vs 1,103 avg
Slower than 65% of Music & Merch stores
PageSpeed score: 56/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 436 stores in Music & Merch
84% below average
avg
80% below average
avg
64% below average
avg
94% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Above average catalog size
Top 31% by catalog size
low
Basic content (5 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About The58sound
The58sound is a music & merch ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in EE. The store currently offers 178 products organized across 13 collections, making it comparable in size for the music & merch category.
Theme and Design
The58sound uses the Impulse theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, The58sound achieves a performance score of 56/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 92/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, The58sound uses TrustPilot for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Music & Merch category, The58sound ranks #136 out of 436 stores we track. This places them in the top 31% of music & merch stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 20, 2026
