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Title: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: fbloke on June 01, 2010, 11:49:44 PM
My name is FBloke and I have an online guitar browsing problem.  Problem is, I'm running out of good shops to look at.

What are your favourites?
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 02, 2010, 04:49:43 AM
My name is FBloke and I have an online guitar browsing problem.  Problem is, I'm running out of good shops to look at.

What are your favourites?

Have a look at Cowtown Guitars in Las Vegas. I passed on the BKP details to them and theirs to Tim and they became dealers. They do vintage so if that's your thing....
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: JDC on June 02, 2010, 04:56:41 AM
Dave's house!
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Fourth Feline on June 02, 2010, 09:40:08 AM
Dave's house!

 :lol:

Give the boy a cigar !  8)
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Twinfan on June 02, 2010, 09:41:20 AM
Fretted Americana!
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Philly Q on June 02, 2010, 10:39:15 AM
Are we talking look-but-don't-touch, or are you looking for places where you might actually sample the merchandise?
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Denim n Leather on June 02, 2010, 03:23:47 PM
Ed Roman PDT_008
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: shobet on June 02, 2010, 04:09:12 PM
Ed Roman PDT_008

The ginger gome, or Mr. Fake as he's better known!
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: gingataff on June 02, 2010, 04:14:55 PM
Ed Roman PDT_008

The ginger gome, or Mr. Fake as he's better known!
Nowt wrong with being ginger.
Plenty wrong with being a selfserving-sh1tstirring-scumbag though 8)
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Lew on June 02, 2010, 05:22:24 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Philly Q on June 02, 2010, 05:36:45 PM
Ed Roman PDT_008

The ginger gome, or Mr. Fake as he's better known!

Fake?  Does he sell dodgy gear then?  I don't like his opinions and I don't like the look of all those ludicrously blingy high-end custom guitars he sells, but I didn't think he was actually crooked.
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: dave_mc on June 02, 2010, 06:07:15 PM
japan?

:lol:
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: shobet on June 02, 2010, 06:13:27 PM
Ed Roman PDT_008

The ginger gome, or Mr. Fake as he's better known!

Fake?  Does he sell dodgy gear then?  I don't like his opinions and I don't like the look of all those ludicrously blingy high-end custom guitars he sells, but I didn't think he was actually crooked.

Google is your friend. He's renowned for it and he's even ripped off one of my friends for a supposedly vintage instrument. Trouble is he didn't bother changing the serial number on the several others he sold.

He's an odious little dwarf who's got a massive ego complex. BC Rich and MusicMan are not particularly fond of him either.
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Fourth Feline on June 02, 2010, 06:49:31 PM
japan?

:lol:

Good idea !  I hear the quality is usually good ...  :)
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Philly Q on June 02, 2010, 08:32:03 PM
Google is your friend. He's renowned for it and he's even ripped off one of my friends for a supposedly vintage instrument. Trouble is he didn't bother changing the serial number on the several others he sold.

He's an odious little dwarf who's got a massive ego complex. BC Rich and MusicMan are not particularly fond of him either.

Google is my friend, but sometimes I think we're too close..... once in a while, it's easier to ask someone who already knows.   :wink:

Anyway, I did do a bit of Googling.  He's even more of an arsehole than I thought.


(But hey, don't bring height into it!  :P )
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: fbloke on June 02, 2010, 08:55:31 PM
Some fantastic and often libellous replies to this one, I'm enjoying it a great deal.  "Japan" has to be the most incisive but ultimately depressing suggestion.  There are some great shops out there, but none in my hometown of Bristol anymore.  Denmark Street is shitee too.  Coda have me tempted with this little number:

Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 02, 2010, 09:35:46 PM
Google is your friend. He's renowned for it and he's even ripped off one of my friends for a supposedly vintage instrument. Trouble is he didn't bother changing the serial number on the several others he sold.

He's an odious little dwarf who's got a massive ego complex. BC Rich and MusicMan are not particularly fond of him either.

Google is my friend, but sometimes I think we're too close..... once in a while, it's easier to ask someone who already knows.   :wink:

Anyway, I did do a bit of Googling.  He's even more of an arsehole than I thought.

He does have a bad rep. I went in his store in Vegas. It's huge.


(But hey, don't bring height into it!  :P )
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: dave_mc on June 02, 2010, 11:04:28 PM
isn't jam guitars in (or near) bristol? never been, but judging by their website they have some nice stock.

never been to japan either, I'm just judging by some of the pics I've seen online of the guitar quarters (we don't even have guitar quarters here :( )

It's like 0_0

Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Fourth Feline on June 03, 2010, 09:47:54 AM
isn't jam guitars in (or near) bristol? never been, but judging by their website they have some nice stock.

never been to japan either, I'm just judging by some of the pics I've seen online of the guitar quarters (we don't even have guitar quarters here :( )

It's like 0_0



Guitar Quarters ?  I have (herein) truly heard the way forward for civilisation as we know it ...  8)
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: dave_mc on June 03, 2010, 11:27:45 AM
i think so. based on what i've read. which could be bs. :oops:
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Philly Q on June 03, 2010, 11:35:13 AM
isn't jam guitars in (or near) bristol? never been, but judging by their website they have some nice stock.

never been to japan either, I'm just judging by some of the pics I've seen online of the guitar quarters (we don't even have guitar quarters here :( )

It's like 0_0


Guitar Quarters ?  I have (herein) truly heard the way forward for civilisation as we know it ...  8)

Well we've got Denmark Street.  But that's more like Guitar Hindquarters.

Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: dave_mc on June 03, 2010, 06:16:19 PM
yeah, i remember the first time I saw denmark street (i'd already seen it on the map, but didn't quite believe it considering the rep the place has) i almost LOLed . It barely qualifies as a street, let alone a quarter.
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on June 04, 2010, 01:24:27 PM
yeah, i remember the first time I saw denmark street (i'd already seen it on the map, but didn't quite believe it considering the rep the place has) i almost LOLed . It barely qualifies as a street, let alone a quarter.

I thought much the same when I first saw it. The only saving grace for me was Vintage and Rare.
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: dave_mc on June 04, 2010, 07:57:33 PM
the worst thing is that compared to northern ireland it's still pretty good (apart from the attitude of a lot of the staff and the prices).
Title: Re: Best guitar shop in the world?
Post by: Ian Price on June 04, 2010, 10:44:11 PM
I'll stick to Guitar Village. It's only a 30 minute drive from me and always has some great stuff in stock!