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11-05-2004, 08:17 AM
| | Pity World | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Purdue University | | | Any good Bass stores in Austin TX?
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I'm on my way to Austin for a week-long conference and was wondering if any of you Texas tbers know of decent bass stores in the downtown area?
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11-05-2004, 08:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: WI | | http://www.austinbasstraders.com/
Looks like you'll have to call to get an address, I can't find one on their Web site.
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11-05-2004, 08:43 AM
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11-05-2004, 09:27 AM
| | Pity World | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Purdue University | | Sweet! Thanks guys. I get to try a Sadowsky!!!!  |
11-05-2004, 12:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, Texas | | | The Austin Bass Trader is out of a house (or used to be). Call to make an appointment. |
11-05-2004, 12:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Parkersburg, WV | | | Vintage Guitar Traders...
A cool shop, when I was there had about 6-7 old jazzes (refins) which were all totally cool and affordable (1000-1500). Really fun!
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11-05-2004, 12:28 PM
| | stinkholier-than-thou | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Beaumont, Texarse | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by alembicbassist The Austin Bass Trader is out of a house (or used to be). Call to make an appointment. | Still is. Recently bought my MTD 535 from Glenn... absolutely a great guy to deal with, but given the nature of his operation and his approach, it's not the sort of situation where you can pop in and play all of the cool axes. If you find something on the website you're specifically interested in, you'll find Glenn to be a real pleasure to work with.
Aside from Bass Emporium, Guitar Resurrection on Guadalupe usually has a relatively nice selection of mid to high range instruments and amps.
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11-05-2004, 02:37 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Mesa/Boogie - Shop Manager/Tech, SF Guitarworks | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Just about every guitar store in Austin is a cool bass shop, but Bass Emporium just rules. |
11-05-2004, 03:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX | | | Try Guitar Resurection (did I spell right?) on Guadalupe street by UT campus. Pretty darn good basses there...new and used. South Austin Music on South Lamar sometimes has some cool used basses.
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11-05-2004, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Austin, TX | | | A vote for Bass Emporium! I was turned off from Guitar Resurrection when they expressed exactly zero interest in having a bass builder two blocks away. John at the Emporium, however, has been very supportive. |
11-05-2004, 03:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX | | | Yeah...I've been to Bass Emporium a couple of times. Took my nine year old son (who is well behaved) once and the owner (can't remember his name) was real cool with me and my boy hanging around. Of course I was the only one trying out basses. They've got some damn good high end basses there for sure. And the owner is really cool.
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11-05-2004, 03:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, Texas | | | The best place to go is the Bass Emporium in my opinion. I found MY bass there. I do visit all of the stores when I have time. But no matter how little time I have in Austin I visit the Bass Emporium. |
11-05-2004, 03:32 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Phantom Guitars, Eastwood Guitars | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin,Texas | | | Bass Emporium. I live right behind it! Going there in an hour for strings.
John is the best. You'll see their advert at the top(the green one).
GR is going to, or has moved.
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11-05-2004, 11:12 PM
|  | Holy Ghost filled Bass Player Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Heber Springs, Arkansas | | | I need to go down to Austin and check out Bass Emporium.
I have talked to John on the phone a few times, and he seems to be a very nice guy.
I am moving this to Miscellaneous.
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11-06-2004, 07:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin Texas | | | Bass Emporium is the only Bass store in Austin IMHO.
The owner John is a class act to deal with. |
11-06-2004, 12:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii | | | Over the years, I bought an MTD 535 and and an iAMP 800 from Glen at Austin Basstraders. He's very knowlegeable and a great guy to deal with. |
11-06-2004, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, TX | | +1 to everyone who mentioned Bass Emporium, I just got back from lessons there and I have to agree John is one of the nicer people I've ever met. His basses are terrific too  . | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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