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Post by HenryJ on Mar 25, 2020 13:53:26 GMT -5
In the waning days of the FDP, I got into the habit of going first to Sweetwater, since they supported the FDP to the end, unlike Musician’s Friend and Guitar Center. So Sweetwater is where I am conditioned to go now. I have all three places bookmarked on my iPhone (or maybe one or more are apps), since the end of the FDP, since I always went there from the FDP links.
Sweetwater does have the easiest-to-navigate site, although none of them have really quick filtering. And my brother told me that he got his guitars from Sweetwater, when i asked him where he got all of them. He told me they are really good folks.
I have got equipment from there as well as the other two sites mentioned.
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Post by stratcowboy on Mar 25, 2020 14:00:59 GMT -5
Well...I really like the guitars I have. So I don't get the itch, personally. However, I do enjoy window shopping periodically and, yes...Sweetwater is a great place to go for that. For me, even better, I enjoy seeing the really trick stuff that Wildwood Guitars carries. Plus you often get the bonus of a Greg Koch test drive.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Mar 25, 2020 14:01:39 GMT -5
I'll usually start with Sweetwater, but won't overlook Musician's Friend either. But more often than not I look at Warmoth and MJT on eBay for bodies/necks of interest.
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Post by jefe46 on Mar 25, 2020 15:15:00 GMT -5
archtop.com
Gryphon Stringed Instruments
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Post by Ayns on Mar 25, 2020 15:20:05 GMT -5
Ebay
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Post by Leftee on Mar 25, 2020 15:20:54 GMT -5
Reverb
Sweetwater
Warmoth
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Post by Blacksunshine on Mar 25, 2020 16:35:52 GMT -5
I always start with Ebay to see if there's deals, but seems like I usually end up at Sweetwater.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Mar 25, 2020 17:09:41 GMT -5
I usually start right here.  They're about an hour and a half north of me, so if they have something I like, ROAD TRIP! |
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Post by budg on Mar 25, 2020 21:16:33 GMT -5
Sweetwater , then Wildwood . Willcutts is another.
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Post by langford on Mar 26, 2020 8:35:42 GMT -5
I always start with the shop a couple of blocks from my house, Cask Music. They're a very small outfit—mom and pop, except they're two youngish guys—but their inventory is eclectic and good fun. I do pretty much all of my buying there. Long and McQuade, the main retail chain in Canada, is very good, but I prefer to support my local stores. There's also the 12th Fret, which is arguably the closet thing we have to a Gruhn guitars in Canada. Great shop and not too far from me, but somewhat out of my snack-bracket when it comes to disposable income. (Disposable income. Ha! Remember that?)
caskmusic.ca
12fret.com
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Mar 26, 2020 9:04:13 GMT -5
Langford, do you know Dave (DWOFS) Reaume? He's pals with the Cask guys. Dave is a nut!
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Post by herb on Mar 27, 2020 11:51:22 GMT -5
The old standbys. Wildwood, Dave's Guitar's. There's a great local place here in Seattle that has a nice website. They carry a ton of high end Fender, Gibson and PRS all the way to Squire and Epiphone. Cool shop that's close by where I live. I try to avoid it...
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Post by langford on Mar 27, 2020 11:55:10 GMT -5
Peegoo 🏁 ... No, I haven't met Dave. I'll ask the guys about him, though. Toronto is under a state of emergency and the shop is closed. But I'll be there as soon possible.
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Post by LTB on Mar 27, 2020 12:22:07 GMT -5
In the past it was Musicians Friend but found they were hit and miss on QC (if they even have one). Now i use Sweetwater. For 3 years now I have had near zero issues with guitars and equipment that I have ordered there. Can't think of the name now but there was a place in Kansas City that I believe JHawkr mentioned once that had good prices and few issues. Haven't seen them in several years and now can't remember the name.
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Post by Leftee on Mar 27, 2020 12:22:55 GMT -5
EM Shorts?
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Post by Tall-Fir on Mar 27, 2020 18:25:34 GMT -5
I am not afraid to buy used, so the LA CL is really easy to pull up and shop on. Next is Reverb.com for me. I am more comfortable with staying away from the larger retailers. Living in the LA area, I also checkout Pit Bull Audio in San Diego is a business that I look up and shop once in a while. They stock G&L Teles and other G&L guitars, and I am sold on that brands quality. Love their stuff. And really, who can’t use another Tele?
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Post by professor on Mar 27, 2020 21:57:49 GMT -5
I look everywhere, but Sweetwater really goes the extra mile. I really appreciate that the guitars are weighed! All things being equal, weight matters for me.
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Post by LTB on Mar 28, 2020 0:29:36 GMT -5
I look everywhere, but Sweetwater really goes the extra mile. I really appreciate that the guitars are weighed! All things being equal, weight matters for me. Yes, and I have my own personal sales person (that covers a number of buyers) that calls me days after receiving my guitar to ask how it it doing for me. They very helpful, courteous and responsive. |
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Post by theprofessor on Mar 28, 2020 7:52:54 GMT -5
I haven’t bought new since 2008, so my online haunts are Elderly, Willie’s in St. Paul and reverb.
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Post by langford on Mar 28, 2020 9:00:02 GMT -5
theprofessor... I just checked out the website for Willies. Nice shop!
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Post by RedStrat05 on Mar 28, 2020 9:14:55 GMT -5
I look everywhere, but Sweetwater really goes the extra mile. I really appreciate that the guitars are weighed! All things being equal, weight matters for me. What do you mean the guitars are weighed? I was curious as to the weight of my Strat and wanted to see home much the LPs weigh, since they are supposed to be so heavy. I did not see any weights in the specs of guitars on the site. |
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Post by Duke on Mar 28, 2020 20:11:32 GMT -5
Sweetwater - but I'm still waiting for their huge Spring Pro Gear catalog.
Got the AMS catalog today so it should be here soon.
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Post by LTB on Mar 28, 2020 23:15:29 GMT -5
Yes that’s it leftee, thanks ! |
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Post by Joe Potts on Apr 3, 2020 13:49:16 GMT -5
I look at Sweetwater and MF a lot. Sometimes Dave’s, Wildwood, Willcutt. Also Zzounds and AMS.
I’ve bought a couple of guitars over the years from EM Shorts (including a Custom Shop Strat) because their prices are great. But they’ve never had a great website with up-to-date stock showing.
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Post by HenryJ on Apr 4, 2020 10:23:58 GMT -5
Sweetwater - but I'm still waiting for their huge Spring Pro Gear catalog. Got mine in the mail yesterday. I'll probably spend a lot of time looking at it today. |
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Post by Viera on Apr 4, 2020 12:00:47 GMT -5
For electrics it used to be Guitar Trader although most of the time I would just shop right at the store, just down the road where I worked. God I miss that place.
These days online I usually start with local CL and then maybe check out Sweetwater.
For acoustics there are too many to list, but I do like Gryphon Stringed Instruments and Elderly Instruments.
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Post by Duke on Apr 4, 2020 14:57:18 GMT -5
Sweetwater - but I'm still waiting for their huge Spring Pro Gear catalog. Got mine in the mail yesterday. I'll probably spend a lot of time looking at it today. It was in today's mail. At first quick glance, some nice new items! |
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Post by pawprint on Apr 17, 2020 18:56:01 GMT -5
I usually peruse CL, and Facebook Marketplace. FB Marketplace has the real added advantage of tying equipment to a usually real person on Facebook. You can go to his/her, uhh, it's always his, page and see if he's real. I've had some super-pleasant dealings, which reminds me of the way Gear Page and Harmony Central USED to be back in the day. If anything tickles my fancy, THEN I go to Sweetwaters or the like, get a lot more info, and then a Google search, leading to YouTube and other sites for info.
It's a great way to learn about new things, and kill time during pandemics...
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