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02-18-2009, 04:31 PM
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Does anyone know what the biggest bass guitar shop in the world is, or the guitar shop with the biggest bass selection in the world? Also, what's the biggest in Europe?  |
02-18-2009, 05:15 PM
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02-18-2009, 05:19 PM
| | | Biggest bass only store? BassNW is pretty cool, although I admit I haven't been there in years www.bassnw.com |
02-18-2009, 05:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New Haven, CT | | | BassNW is almost empty these days- it's really sad. In it's heyday, they were probably top two.
I'm betting nobody is topping Bass Central on sheer volume these days. |
02-19-2009, 03:31 AM
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02-19-2009, 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Angus  BassNW is almost empty these days- it's really sad. In it's heyday, they were probably top two.
I'm betting nobody is topping Bass Central on sheer volume these days. | +1 on www.basscentral.com
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02-20-2009, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber_ritchie Does anyone know what the biggest bass guitar shop in the world is, or the guitar shop with the biggest bass selection in the world? Also, what's the biggest in Europe? | I would say in Europe it could well be Thomanns in Germany.
Based purely on the pics on their website and choice of gear.
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02-21-2009, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by XylemBassGuitar It's probably not the biggest in the world, but I'd bet that Chicago Music Exchange comes close to having one of the largest selections of basses. | Chicago Music Exchange has some ridiculous floorspace. Haven't been there in a year or so but last time I was it still had a ton of open space in addition to those walls of gear. That place looks more like an art gallery than a store.
Only problem with it though is the couple times I've been there its all Vintage pricey stuff with new pricey stuff. Very little selection in the 500-900 range. (of course for that range you go to Midwest Buy & Sell but thats not a big store). |
02-21-2009, 06:29 AM
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02-21-2009, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by XylemBassGuitar It's probably not the biggest in the world, but I'd bet that Chicago Music Exchange comes close to having one of the largest selections of basses. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Joe | I have been to both. Chicago Music Exchange has a lot more floor space for displays. But BassCentral has way more selection.
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02-21-2009, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Angus BassNW is almost empty these days- it's really sad. In it's heyday, they were probably top two.
I'm betting nobody is topping Bass Central on sheer volume these days. | Whats happened to BassNW? I remember when they used to have a lot more basses, looking at their site now, there isn't a whole lot.
At least everything still has a real sleek feel!  |
02-21-2009, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by dave_bass5 I would say in Europe it could well be Thomanns in Germany.
Based purely on the pics on their website and choice of gear. | Thomann is only a cyberstore I think. Musicstore professional in Cologne is a pretty big shop and so is Musik Produktiv near Osnabrück. Can't tell which one's bigger since it's been a while I've been to Os. 
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02-21-2009, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rubber_ritchie I might open the worlds' biggest. It will hold 50% lefties! | Business fail. |
02-21-2009, 06:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London | | Wow, musicstore in cologne is awesome! The biggest music shop in Europe. They have loads of lefties. http://www.musicstore.com/ |
02-21-2009, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by FaceDown3000 Thomann is only a cyberstore I think. Musicstore professional in Cologne is a pretty big shop and so is Musik Produktiv near Osnabrück. Can't tell which one's bigger since it's been a while I've been to Os. |
Well it looks like a store to me.
Maybe your getting confused with the Cyberstore side which is of course mail order.
Have a look on thier site and you will see lots of pics of the store.
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02-21-2009, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dave_bass5 Well it looks like a store to me.
Maybe your getting confused with the Cyberstore side which is of course mail order.
Have a look on thier site and you will see lots of pics of the store. | You are right, it's a real shop of course.
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02-22-2009, 05:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: London, UK. | | | yeah. judging by the pics it looks pretty big.
Ive been to Germany a few times but never visited them. I would love to one day.
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