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Location: 6 String Ranch | That you walked out the door of a music store with the guitar you just bought.
AlanM's post got me thinking about this.
I cannot remember when it was for me. At least 15 years, probably more. There's not a single guitar in the house that I walked out the door with (except the ones I've had for 30+ years)
I've bought from retail brick and mortar establishments but from them online, or from ebay or from people.
I buy my strings by the dozen online and for that matter just about every thing else too.
I go to the local music store here on the island too but that's for the hang, and I go to the one in North Carolina for something to do downtown. Sometimes I'll but an interesting CD.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | +1 --- (I did by my Lyon pseudo-Strat from Target, does that count?)
Everything else online, or used in-person. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Of a "Music Store??"
I'd believe mid-1978 when I bought my Viper. I have found instruments in pawn shops and the like, or at guitar shows, but never in an actual music store.
In the past 10 years, if I did find something in a music store, I'd end up doing research and finding it cheaper online, either new or used.
At least 80% of my guitars came from eBay. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | a Seagull.... in 1989.
EDIT: Not true, I traded my Maple Guild for an Adamas in '94 or '95 at Sam Ash in Cherry Hill |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Helped a friend buy her guy a guitar for Christmas at the store.
Oh wait! I bought a Squire Telecaster 3 weeks ago! (How quick we forget) The prices will be taking a big leap this month what with the drop in our dollar.
So, yes.
For the most part, I have too many friends here to ever consider buying elsewhere....except for impulse buying like I just did. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | The closest I came to your scenario was in Jan '07. I walked out of a local pawn shop with a 'cherry' Cherry Epi DOT with a Bigsby tremolo and case. Flipped it within a week for $50 profit.
Since then it's been all eBay, CL, cyber-stores and here.
The B&Ms around here don't even have a decent plectrum selection! :( |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Six years ago, a used Gibson archtop from the GC across the street from Boston University during a visit with my daughter. Even then, I didn't walk out with it as it still had a few weeks remaining on a police hold. It was shipped later. As far as walking out the door of a bricks and mortar retail store with a new guitar, 1981 with the Legend Limited. |
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Location: SoCal | Adamas I 12 string -- "Big Blue". March 1996. Small music store in Huntington Beach CA that's no longer there...... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | The last new guitar I bought from a music store was an NJ Warlock (Sweetest neck I've ever played) at GC in Manchester Ct. back in 2001 or thereabouts. My ex had bought one to give his daughter for Christmas and brought it over to show me. I went the very next day and bought one for myself.
As the owner of a music store, I hate hearing all this on-line stuff. Mom and Pop stores of every type are being driven out of business because the big dealers like GC and those on-line can buy in such huge quantities there's no way we little dealers can compete. Some of the stuff I stock costs me more from my distributor than if I bought from Musician's Friend and resold it here. I'm not saying I blame you for trying to save money, but there may soon come a time that you won't be ABLE to run down to your local music store for strings and such, because we won't be here. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Beal, I think I walked out of Guitar Store Mike's with a Clarence White. Does that count.
Otherwise I bet the last time was 1996 when I bought a Book Elite at Guitar Center (and just sold it this week). |
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Location: Vernon CT | It's been fairly recent compared to the rest of you. I bought a Solid wood Spruce/Maple Jumbo that sold reg. for 749.00 got it on Clearence for $300, then sold it for $375.00 about a year ago. My 1778LX was my first and only New "O" in Aug. of 2007.
Probably never will again unless I'm working and it's clearanced(lol!) I love finding the older "vintage" 'O's Cheap because no one likes plastic guitars! ;) |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | New guitars....My first Adamas II in Honolulu back in '95, store is long gone...still have the 1885 :)
Then the Elite Red Flame in Honolulu in 2005, store is gone and replaced by a Rave teeny-popper outlet store. Prof BB now has the guitar.
Last one was the Ute in Honolulu in late 2005 from a mom & pop guitar shop downtown. That one is now in Povation's collection overseas.
Everything else came from online stores & ebay, other OFCer's or my favorite vendor - Mr. Big. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I've bought two amps and a bunch of little stuff from my favorite mom and pop guitar store down the street, but they handle Taylors and other "high end" guitars, so I haven't bought a guitar from them. I bought the Classic, used, from a guitar store in Moscow, Idaho.
I bought three used guitars from Guitar Center and will probably buy another in the next day or so, but the only new one I sort of bought from them was Damon's VXT.
I love visiting the classic guitar stores and hope they don't go out of business. I'd much prefer to buy from a local store and would pay more to do so, if I could find the same product in the store that I do on line. |
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Location: Delaware | 1979, 1612 Balladeer, O hardshell case and a guitar cable included (right angle to straight), $600.00, Super Axe Music Store, Secane, Pa. (south of Philly). Still have all of them. (cable still works!) |
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Location: Flahdaw | My 2006 G&L ASAT from a B&M. Could I have bought it online for $100 less? Probably. Did I give a rat's ass? Nope. I got to plug it in, play on it for an hour, look it over top to bottom, dicker with the price, and walk out with it. I was completely satisfied. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | 1988: 1758-6p and 1868-5 from Charlottsville Music in C'ville, VA....ebay and on-line retailers ever since...
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I'm not saying I blame you for trying to save money For me it's not a matter of cost. It's the lack of selection. I've spent more money on gas (petrol type) searching the local areas than what I've spent on items I've found here.
And when I inquire as to having the local B&Ms ordering a desired item, "Sure! That'll be M$RP + tax and at least three weeks". Then toss in the concessionaire luthier that has 'rape rate$'...  |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | +1 on what Iffy said.
It's not so much a matter of "research to find a better deal" but a matter of just finding what I want and variety.
I'm actually surprised more mom'n pop stores don't buy from Musicians Friend and resell, especially on popular items. Granted they can't do more than a store warranty at that point, but it would bring traffic in. Maybe some do.
Although I haven't done it with instruments, I have made purchases of multiple other items from big box stores, kept one for myself, and sold the "extras" at enough profit to pay for the one item I wanted. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | The only guitar I ever bought in a shop was my first O - 1869 CL that I bought new in '95. Other than that, it's always been occasional picks or strings for me. I had to resist the urge to try to justify a REALLY nice PRS Mira in a local shop about a week ago though...
It's funny, but the local "big" shop down here is still a mom&pop business, but it's close to the size of a GC, with way better variety and actual practice rooms for gear. Plus, you don't get strip-searched walking through the door.
So on the original question, other than 2 custom orders (both phone/online), everything since the one in '95 has been ebay/craigslist/friend-of-a-friend/guitar forums. |
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| About 6 years ago.
Had no intention of buying anything until I picked up a Norman 6 string in a store and liked it so much that I didn't want to put it down in case someone else bought it.
I'm not sure about buying sight unseen. Any time I've been looking for guitars I've gone through quite a few before finding the one I liked.
Tried about 15 LPs once before finding the one - and of course it had to be a plug ugly sunburst but what can you do..lol |
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Location: New Hampsha | Last year, Epi Dot 335 from GC.
2005, 6778LX NEB from mom and pop O dealer in Derry;
2004 Epi LP Black Beauty from Daddy's
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Location: Portland, OR | Back in '95, my first real guitar, an 1867 Legend. Since then I've bought 3 guitars, 2 on ebay, one from ohklahoma vintage because they had a super price. CanterburyStrings, I hear you.. I love having the mom and pop store to go browse, get strings etc.. But i'm in the business of keeping my family supported, not keeping local stores in business when their price is 20-100% more than I can get online. Sure, if its a few bucks, even a hundred bucks, I'll buy from the local store. But i'm afraid the era of big business is in, and the small buying power of local stores is out.. There is no way for you to compete, and its sad, but its the world we live in now. You can't expect people to hand over hundreds of extra dollars to you because they like you.. I like my friends, but I"m not about to go around giving them money! I also think its a matter of just not having a decent selection. Most local stores I go into have so many low end guitars, and nothing high end.. Understandably, they can't afford to keep that kind of inventory around.. But i'm so not going to have them special order me a guitar at MSRP, as someone else pointed out! If it turns out that I'll have to start ordering my strings online, its just going to have to be that way. If I bought me last 3 guitars at MSRP, i'd be out about $4000.. Thats ALOT of freaking strings.. I wish you the best of luck, in all honesty. I think for mom and pop stores to survive, its going to be about being creative in ways that they don't have to worry about competing with the big guys.. Unfortunatly, I have no idea what that is! |
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Location: Scotland | A PRS Custom from a store in Austin Tx in about '89, and a Lap Steel that Moody picked up for me a a GC a coupla years ago. Otherwise it's been horse-trading, ebay or custom-built ever since |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Apart from the mini Cort I bought late last year for my 6yo son, the only other guitar I've bought in a B&M guitar shop was my first Balladeer (used) in the late '80s. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Nasdtrader:
I like my friends, but I"m not about to go around giving them money!  Ummm, let's see... OK, scratch Nasdtrader off Christmas card list... next checklist item is...
Good points though! |
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Location: Portland, OR | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by Nasdtrader:
I like my friends, but I"m not about to go around giving them money! Ummm, let's see... OK, scratch Nasdtrader off Christmas card list... next checklist item is...
Good points though! |
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Location: East Tennessee | January 2007 I bought a Martin 000X1 for a guitar to use as a beater.
Back then nothing much on eBay for the price I paid. Todays market is much better for the buyer.
BTW: Beal great discussion topic. |
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Location: big island | 1979. bought it in myrtle beach, sc. blonde aria dreadnaught. that was my only guitar from then until 1997.
edit: bought a taylor from a store on kaua'i in 2002. sold it on eBay the following week. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | One time. It was 1978, I was 18 and I found a brand new O in a local guitar shop and HAD to have it. Bought it and never looked back.
Haven't had that instantaneous jones for anything else since. (Well, ok, maybe a FEW other pieces but let's not go there...) |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Last week when I unexpectedly fell in love with my Collings CJ sunburst hog/german short scale.
Didn't even quibble over the price cause I knew I loved it and it was gonna be mine. |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | My first guitar was an old one, that I found in the attic.
My second one was a second-hand, that I bought from a friend.
From then on, each guitar was tested and bought from a real brick store, and I carried them through the door. Before buying I just want to make sure I'll get a fair price, and I get. The Adamas took me more than an hour dealing with the manager, but it came home with me.
Internet is nice, but sometimes you can get a better deal talking to people. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I have to cater to the wants and needs of the locals. I sell used guitars as well as new, so I always have a great variety. I also take consignments. I have had everything in here from 4000 dollar Gibsons to low priced Yamahas. (I even had a Taylor on consignment once, but it didn't sell, so after a while the guy took it back.)But what keeps people coming in I believe, is that I'm FRIENDLY. I let people play the guitars without standing over them. I give good service. If you buy strings from me, I will put them on for free. If the neck needs to be tweaked, I'll do that while I'm at it, and don't charge for that either. I WANT people's guitars to be as playable as possible. Just the other day a guy came in and bought a cheap Yamaha to send to his son. I keep extra boxes on hand, so I packed it for him at no extra charge. I wanted to make sure it got there in one piece, and because I went the extra mile, I know that guy will be back. And the coffee pot is always on. I even had a guy say one time that it feels like going to a friends house. I try to make everyone feel welcome, and so far, business has been good. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | I bought my 1778LX, 6756LX, 07C, Martin CF-1 and my Larrivee PV-09E from brick and mortar stores (Northcross GC and Strait Music in Austin) between 2005 and 2008. Everything else was eBay, except the 06C, which I got from an on-line store. The last two were the Martin and the Larrivee. When I bought the Martin, I got it and the Bose PAS Model 1 at the same time. I refer to that setup as heroin and the syringe. I fell in love with the Larrivee while killing some time at Strait Music. Went back a couple of days later and found out it was a special order that was never picked up. Got a killer deal on it.
I love going into these places and playing guitars. I love hanging out and jamming with some of the local musicians who show up from time to time. I figure if I want to keep doing that I better spend some of my money there. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Well, this is how most everybody does it. It's not that I don't support the local store, I've got a bunch of stuff in there for sale on consignment and it moves through at a reasonable pace. If there was something in there that I wanted I'd buy it. But most things I want I already have or they have a way of finding me, like the D18s and the Collings.
As I've said here before, ny focus has shifted from getting to using. It's easy to get great guitars, much harder to play them great.
I guess I almost bought a 56 D28 from Mike's store here on the island. It walked in the door and in order to keep it from walking back out again it was purchased. It was my money but Mike took first refusal and quickly decided he should keep it, (smart move!) So he has it now. It's got a skinny neck anyway. Some of you have seen it, it's sweet. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I have to cater to the wants and needs of the locals... I try to make everyone feel welcome, and so far, business has been good. Sure wish you were in my 'backyard'!!!  |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Ali, that makes two of us who wish you were closer by. There are two mom & pop's not too far from me, but there are no decent Ovations in either "because they don't sell." The service in each is so-so.
I picked up a black T last year at a GC because the price was so low that I couldn't leave it there (and a friend who was looking for a new O bought it from me); usually, though, I would prefer to deal with our own Mr. Big.
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Location: south east Michigan | Last March.
I saw that EliteT with the Koa eppy and that was it. One of those joyful, unexpected, meant to be type of impulse buys. Sigh... That one felt good. |
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Location: Utah | My last new guitar purchase was from Al. Before that it was maybe three years ago buying the daughter's 1778T-RF at Guitar Center. About 3 yrs before that it was her Applause AA13 from the local mom & pop.
Before that it was the Alvarez-Yairi 12 string bought in 1977. I really wanted the Ovation 12 string they were selling at Rondo on rt 22 in Springfield NJ, but I couldn't quite afford it, so I went down the road and found the A-Y for about $50 less. Music Town was the name of the store I think. Now that store is an adult DVD store, and Rondo is closed.
I try really hard to buy local. For cables, strings, picks, and other stuff it isn't a big difference in price $ even if the % difference is large. Paying an extra $1 for strings from old Ray is worth it to me to keep the money local and to build a personal relationship. We bought the Crate acoustic amp from him even though his price was $30 higher than internet.c
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| I bought a used Balladeer from the local mom&pop music store a little over a year ago for an out-of-town friend. Before that - 1976? |
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Location: closely held secret | My first 12 string (Cimar?) in 75, my first Ovation (Ultra) in 96, a Celeb to take to Africa in 02, and 2 6778LX's in 05.
None of which I have anymore. Everything I have now I either bought online or through ebay. A couple came from a member here who is heartless and unrelenting in his quest to force me to buy his hand me downs. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | 2003 I bought Guild D-25 at Caruso Music in New London Ct.
2003 Bought Martin D-28 from Sam Ash New Haven.
I went shopping a month ago for 12 string electrics.
Found nothing but a Strat 12 and had one of those and it did not stand up well. Neck angle problems.
Bought a Epi LP Classic 12, & Eastwood Nashville 12
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Location: Michigan | I bought my first new O from our local guitar store in 2004 and then I purchased a new Fender Slimline Telecaster from him in 2007.I have bought 4 new amps from him also.
I have bought 7 other guitars from the Bay and two amps.The only thing that I can say is there is a difference between every single guitar made and when you do buy one without touching seeing and feeling it keeps the adreniline flowing until you do finally get it in your hands,but when you can see, touch & play the one that you are buying it takes all of the worries out of play.I have been very lucky buying online but I prefer to try and buy from a brick & mortor store in my town.
SlipKid & I have a tremendous mom & pop store that has very high end to medium style guitars with a super experienced staff ( all players ) working there.
We also have G.C. all around but they are just for testing and lookingfor me.I would never buy a guitar of the rack at any of our G.C. after seeing the way their instruments are treated by the staff and the customers.GWB |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
A couple came from a member here who is heartless and unrelenting in his quest to force me to buy his hand me downs. Doncha hate it when they just show up atcha door and want you to play them! |
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| I stay out of music stores. I buy strings on line to avoid impulse purchases and do on line research before buying an instrument or serious gear, which I will then buy on line.
In the olden days you had to go to the music store to learn about new gear, let alone purchase it. Now why bother? Since you can do all that on line without any thirteen year olds pushing Strats through Marshalls set on 11. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I try to make everyone feel welcome, and so far, business has been good. Canterbury- You are the consumate small business professional! THAT'S how you stay in business and prosper. As iffy said,"wish you were around here." Good luck in this nasty economy. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by stephent28:
Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
A couple came from a member here who is heartless and unrelenting in his quest to force me to buy his hand me downs. Doncha hate it when they just show up atcha door and want you to play them! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | never have. |
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Location: GA USA | About 2 months ago. Remember when I said my son was looking for a guitar? I got some very nice offers, but letting him be his own man, we went to a store I won't name, but the name begins with guit and ends with arcenter and bought a Tayl... a new guitar. I feel so dirty.
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | December 2008, I walked out of SAM with my new 2007 Elite 1868T.
Canterbury, you are running your business the way it should be run. And the way I remember it from years ago. I commend you for it. I too wish you were around here. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Beal:
As I've said here before, my focus has shifted from getting to using. It's easy to get great guitars, much harder to play them great.
Wise words from a wise man.
Back in 1976 the only way to buy a guitar was from a music store. I bought my first real guitar from a store after shopping around for the best price. It was a Guild G37. That was my only guitar for 26 years. I literally wore it out. when I was done with it, a neck re-set and fret job were needed. Sold it on eBay w/o regrets.
Thereafter, I've bought and sold a load of guitars on eBay. A couple of years ago though I bought a Schecter electric from the local Guitar Center at their Labor Day event. |
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Location: Montréal, québec, Canada | I got 3 guitars from a store (2new and 1used) an the rest of them(4) from friends or adds.
The next one could be ordered from the factory! when I make up my mind for an OM or D Boucher guitar. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The last in store purchase was about 5 years ago with a Bass for my Daughter.
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Location: Newington, CT | Mostly for non-primary guitars now...I have a couple guitars that hang from the walls as part of the décor. They were in Daddy's so I grabbed 'em. Also, I found a gorgeous Gretsch (6117 -- plays like a dream -- apologies for the mention of the apostate guitar!) in Daddy's.
So, my answer is last Year (2008) AND the year before.
There are occasionally REAL finds in the brick and mortar world. For example, Daddy's now has a PRS (again, apologies for the non-O mention) electric that is just sweeter than sweet. Priced reasonably...no shame in buying that one. I have seen Ovations Collection's Editions and others... Some SWEEEEEEEET guitars. But definitely a one-in-a-thousand type of thing... Bottom line, most purchases are on-line or e-Bay. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Of the 25+ guitars I have owned over the years, there have been 3 I got from a music store. My parents bought me my first O, my 1112-4 1n '73 or '74. I bought my Flying V in '75. and I bought a Guild F45 back in '87.
Back in the day I used to buy guitars from garage sales or classifieds. I got my '65 Melody Maker for $30 at a garage sale. Very nice Fender Precision bass for around $100. These days, its OFC, Al, Ebay or craigs list. If I find something I like in a local big box music store, which is rare, I'll find it online or used cheaper. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | As soon as I finish my coffee, get permission from SWMBO, and run a few errands, I'm going to go down to GC and buy a Hamer DuoTone. The coffee is getting cold while I work up to the second part of that plan. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm back! I didn't quite make it out of the store with a guitar. Put the DuoTone on layaway until we get word on how badly we'll be hit for taxes this year. Probably not so bad that I won't get it, but I might be looking for a buyer if the accountant gives us bad news. If that's the case, the Professor gets first dibbs.
"OK, I'm going to get some gas, wash the car and buy a guitar." Her hearing loss suddenly improves and she gives me the look and said I better wait to see if we'll have anything left after taxes. So if Uncle Sam doesn't get it all, GC will get the rest and I'll have a US made DuoTone. |
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Location: GA USA | Your GC has Hamers? We have 4 GC's in Atlanta. None of them has Hamers. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | This was a used one that was in there for a long time. I mentioned it on this board and Prof was interested, but then it sold for $999. The guy that bought it traded it back on something else and the manager didn't want it hanging around forever like last time, so he sold it to me for his cost. It's got some pick scratches, belt buckle rash and a couple small dings, but the fretboard looks almost new.
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Joined:
February 2009
Posts: 119
Location: New York | My girlfriend turned wife bought my first Celeb at a music store.
I bought my Celeb Deluxe at a music store, same company, different outlet.
I bought my Kramer at a flea market.
I traded a BB Gun for my Washburn Falcon at an auction house. Best deal of my life.
I bought the Fender accoustic/electric from a flea market.
Elite Special on Ebay
Fender Squire in a music store
and I am buying the C778 LX from Daddy's this week.
So I guess that I am all over the place. No particular favorite, when a good deal presents itself and I am in the market, I jump.
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Joined:
March 2007
Posts: 840
Location: CA | Last month. A very pretty Ibanez Artstar AS-80 that was a trade-in at GC. Came with a hard case, hang tags and other case candy. Guitar itself is a pretty orangy-blonde and appears absolutely unused. Not a fingerprint on it. It's probably 10ish years old.
It had been hanging in there for almost a year at $479, but was clearanced for $300 last month at one of their sales. An offer I couldn't refuse. Maybe that sounds like lot for a Korean made guit, but this thing is beautifully made, sounds great to me, has a very nice neck, and gets pretty favorable reviews at the usual places. Plus I've been in this Brian Setzer kick for awhile now and can't afford a Gibbie 335 or Gretsch Longhorn. LOL
So there you have it. The sordid truth is out. But if it makes anyone feel any better, the last guitar I bought at a music store before last month was my brand new - and very first - Ovation, a 1111-4, back in 1971. | |
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Joined:
March 2005
Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | 2 nights ago. A Hamer Duotone from Guitar Center. | |
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Joined:
August 2003
Posts: 4619
Location: SoCal | Bought for myself was in 1980, acoustic, dark sunburst, 1158 Custom Legend 12-string.
Adopted from GC, 11/06, U681T that I sold a month later. | |
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When was the last time?