Went out of business today I believe... It is completely empty in there... I went to this store for everything I needed. From repairs to guitars... I got my first Electric and my first Classical Guitar from this store. I was very much a regular... Now I can go to the other local shop we have nearby, but the man who runs it is very arrogant... Has this happened to anybody else?

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where is it? or was it?

Unfortunately that's become de rigueur of late as the "big box" stores move into an area deploying scorched-earth policies to eliminate all opposition......



Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

C'est vrai.

It sucks that the good indy shop went under, but the indy shop with the arrogant owner survived.

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The store I bought my Mustang from died a slow death, and I stopped going there when they revamped it, and let go their best salesman--who was great to deal with, and kept the guy I didn't like.

They changed their approach and shortly after went out of business.

Years later they returned with a different name, but it's a store I don't like too much--I didn't know it was the same owners when it opened, and I decided I didn't like the store, but it explained a lot.

Even though it's only 2 blocks away from a store I do go to, I skip that one.

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It wasn't Willy-Nilly, it was at crows.

It was in Illinois.

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“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.”


- Andreas Segovia

well i had the worst experience with music shops, every local guitar shop are overcharging, and lacks customer satisfaction training..

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Absolutely because the guy at the other store I must go to cannot be dealt with at all. He is one of those "know it alls"... I cannot stand a non humble guitarist... He "thinks" he is the best. Totally not true in my book... *sigh*

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“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.”


- Andreas Segovia

I love this by the way! Thank you for posting!

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“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.”


- Andreas Segovia

Aw man that is the tricky part because one would generally want a humble guitar store like the one by me that went under. As for the customer training I can understand where you are coming from because the other guy who I find arrogant is exactly that... If I go in there it will be a one- two trip; in and out.
Hi- goodbye.

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You're welcome.

Just a Photoshop "quickie".

Arjay

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That's a bummer. Recently a local guitar shop I liked went out of business. I bought a guitar from them once and the only reason I didn't drop by more often was because it was a fairly long drive away. I didn't like it as much as the store I work at though, the one I work at has been my favorite for years.

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What I really would like to do to make some cash is teach lessons. That would be very cool. I just can't find another local guitar shop near by that would hire. The other one I was talking about has that arrogant guy... *sigh*

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“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.”


- Andreas Segovia

I dont exactly have a local music store. There is one on the east side of town but its in kind of a shady area and I dont feel safe. However my local guitar center has been nothing but good to me. I know other people have had issues with them but I go in at least twice a week and I know everybody in there and its always a good visit. Once I get past the 12 year old kids cranking up distortion and just hitting the strings then I am fine.