shops

Hello all, I'll be visiting Finland for several months in the late fall of 2021 and I'd like to rent a double bass to keep up my studies and hopefully play some music while I am there. Can anyone recommend a shop that might rent me a double bass? On a related topic if you have any suggestions...

My son has a basketball tournament in Kingsport TN tomorrow and I'll have a few hours to kill. Any good music shops in town? BnB

Hello guys, I'm in a hunt for a good overdrive pedal. Since reading a lot about various fantastic pedals such the Darkglass's one's and such I wanted to taste the waters if there are some small shops, builders making some boutique, handmade overdrive’s. Well od course they are but since me...

On Monday I will be driving from NYC to Florence SC. Straight down RT 95. Are there any well know shops with good vintage bass collections along my trip that won’t take me too far off my route? There are plenty here in NY and NJ but everything is so over priced.

We're coming over from England for a long touristy weekend in NYC soon. I'm in the market for a small amp head... I've not checked the exchange rate at all, so there might not be any benefit looking, but are there any music shops in central Manhattan worth checking out? Or places selling second...

I'm in Phoenix AZ for week for business. Can anyone suggest some bass spots of interest? I already went to Bizarre Guitar. Cool people and nice guitars, but just Fender basses. The local Sam Ash is pretty meh. Suggestions?

Me and my girlfriend will be spending the weekend in Houston next week and I would like to visit a few music shops to see some of the gear my local guitar center doesn't carry. Any native Houstonians care to advise me on what shops to pay a visit to?

Anyone know the what's what or the who's who, in Scottsdale, for shops?

I may be taking a trip out to Denver in the near future and was wondering if there are any places I should make sure I stop by for basses. Not looking to go to another Guitar Center - have a few of those where I live - but any local shops that carry more than a few new or used basses that might...

Where else can you get ferrules (style as shown in link below?) Are they used for anything else? I've been looking on line and locally at hardware/parts stores and can't find anything like those. My concern (as usual with small parts) is that buying them on line means paying an outrages...

Hey, Heading to San Fran next week and wondering if there are any cool bass stores worth checking out? I'm not looking for anything in particular but it's always fun to get my hands on something new that isn't carried at my local shops!

Hitting NYC Friday.. I'm visiting Sadowsky as always, but what stores are around now for bass gear to check out ???

I'm going to be visiting Berlin and Prague for the next couple of weeks and would love to look at some basses. Any recommendations?

Hey friends, I have a BC Rich that I got used and is in poor shape, but it's a pretty rare guitar and I want to make it look as great as I can. It's got a simple white gloss finish with a black binding, but the white paint has yellowed significantly, and that's how it was when I got it. I...

I'll be headed to NYC in a few weeks for a string of shows, and I've got a day off to myself to explore the city. Nice opportunity, as my time in that city is usually spent in clubs and hotels. I'm curious if anyone has any recommendations for interesting and cool music shops I could visit...

So I have to get cash quick and need to let a bass go very very quickly, I tried craigslist but it's not going so great, I don't have time for eBay, how bad of a hit am I going to take a local used shop realistically? What should I "let" them get away with, 50 percent?

Ever since I tried out balanced tension strings I just can't go back, the problem is that it's fairly costly. Currently I'm just buying Daddario XL (nickel plated steel) Singles in my preferred gauges, that ends up costing me 40€ for a single set of strings on my 5er (including shipping). I'd...

Any recommendations for guitar shops to visit while in Portland, Oregon this week? Preferably those accessible on public transportation. Thanks!

Hey all, I'm going to be in Chicago this weekend visiting some family, and I'm staying an extra day to check out some local shops. I've got Bass Club Chicago on my list and I'm looking for suggestions for other shops I should check out! I'm staying in the Oak Park area and I'd like to try out...

Hello fellow Members, I did a research around and there were quite a few Threads about Bass Shops and such but it wasn't quite what I'm looking for. Let me explain real quickly here (and if there's already a similar Thread please excuse me, also I hope that I've post this Thread in the right...

Easy Q. My go-to is Fred Meyer, a Kroger company. Great sales, pricing and awesome place to shop in general. Never have had an issue there. Costco is a close second. As a former membership sales employee, I know the full value of membership. It's about 10-15 minutes farther than Fred's...

Good day TB I went bass hopping last afternoon and I tried some basses. Beware:long post full of opinions and data ahead. 2007 Mim Std jazz, (ab)used 2016 Mim std jazz 2015 Mim Precision deluxe 2015 Mim std Precision Recent Squier Pj Recent Squier jazz Another squier jazz I don't remembered...

I was driving around and found a new guitar shop called[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and boy do they have a lot of gear. There were some very nice vintage Fenders and more vintage Gibson bass guitars than I've ever seen. I played a 73 Tele bass through a Bassman head. It rumbled. Then I...

I'm visiting soon, and wanted to know if there are any worthy bass friendly stores. Any suggestions would be welcome, including luthiers. Thanks.

So, I come from Italy and I will be in NY a few days this month. I have been carried in this large group of people consisting of relatives & their friends & their collegues and I'm trying to cut as much time as possible for myself or I will probably go crazy. I wanted to ask if anyone can...

Hi all, I'll be travelling to Vancouver, British Columbia in the next couple weeks and am looking for cool instrument shops to visit. I'll have a lot of downtime to myself, so a little out of the way isn't a big deal within reasonable distance. I'll be in the downtown and already plan to drop...

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Are there any guitar shops online you guys know of that i can order a bass and return it like a day later if it's not what I expected?

Hey guys, I've relocated to Portland for the summer and just completed my first week here. As I'm adjusting and trying to live with the fact that I didn't bring any instruments with me I'm looking to explore good shops in the area. I like a nice variety, but am willing to explore mom and pop...

Does anyone know of a killer boutique bass shop in LA area?

So I have decided to plunge into the DB side. My friend who will teach me will not be arriving until October, so I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for teachers in SoCal? Someone to teach me the basics so I dont hurt myself. Second, Any recommendation for shops/luthiers? In a couple...

I may have an opportunity to visit San Fran fairly soon. If I do, what shops should I visit? I might take the roughly 1 hr drive up to San Jose to visit Alembic. But other than that, where should I go?

Hey guys, First post here, great forum. So, I got a buddy who I introduced to bass. He flew away with it... Truly inspiring. We live in the Midwest, in Columbus Ohio. Last year, we flew out to my hometown Los Angeles, because he wanted to check out the shops and ultimately the Carvin showroom...