music stores and hopelessness[views:1426][posts:6]___________________________________ [Jun 18,2006 1:01am - Reynolds ""] anyone feel like there are no good instrument stores left? either, the shit is all brand new korean/chinese junk, or, its vintage worth while gear that is 200-500% overpriced. am i missing something here? fuck buying online, i need to play it first. does anyone have any quality shops to suggest? |
| __________________________________ [Jun 18,2006 2:04am - SteveOTB ""] There's tons of little music stores that sell exclusive shit that Guitar Center & Daddy's don't sell. The Guitar Gallery in Amherst, NH sells MesaBoogie and The Guitar Garage in Methuen, MA sells Orange Amps/Heads from what I hear. Those little places are where you want to go for really great equipment. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 18,2006 2:22am - Reynolds ""] Oh shit, yeah, forgot to mention I'm mainly talking about electric guitars, but the same idea stands for guit heads/cabs/effects pedals. Little shops (at least in my area) suffer from the same problems: either its allllll new horseshit or alllllll way overpriced beaten vintage gear. Time to buy a ski mask and a heavy duty crowbar. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 18,2006 2:35am - Blue ""] where do you live? i definetly dont have that problem. take in mind: 80% of all guitar buyers are aiming at the $400-$1000 range, so its only fairly logical for them to be carrying overseas made guitars. i only own japanese made guitars. definetly dont have a problem with it either. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 18,2006 2:42am - KeithMutiny ""] i stumbled across a new guitar store today, in between harvard sq and central, on mass ave, i dont know much about them, but there was some really nice lookin shit in there. oh, and i think guitar center is gonna open a store in Milford, MA... if anyone cares, they just bought a local shop a few days ago there. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 18,2006 8:29am - litacore ""] I like Carlino guitars, I can't go near the USA Deans because, yeah they're triple digit but also too heavy for my girl shoulders. The Korean shit for me, even if I don't want to eat doggies. Eddie's a nice guy, he fixed the guitar I bought for free, replaced the pickup gratis. NEW HEKSERI = DEAN ENDORSEMENT. I'm on that shit. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 18,2006 8:18pm - Reynolds ""] Blue said:where do you live? I'm located near the SE MA/Eastern RI border. Sucks. |