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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:	GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:	Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:	KDX200::COOPER

Created:	Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3280
Total number of notes:	61432

2352.0. "guitar and shop advice required in south UK" by COMICS::AUSTIN () Thu Oct 17 1991 10:40

Hello,

  I am looking to buy a new/2nd hand guitar of reasonable quality. I have been
learning on a Kimbara, Japanese made, ply top guitar and am looking now to
move to something better. 

I bought my present guitar 2nd hand and its served me well so far but I am now 
noticing fret buzzing in well used positions when strings are struck firmly,
I only paid 50 pounds for it, and I presume refretting would be expensive 
enough to not make it worthwhile on this guitar. Opinions? 

Could someone recommend a good shop(s) that sell new/2nd hand classical guitars
in London or Basingstoke/Reading area. 

Any recommendations for good makes or makes to avoid would be appreciated, 
also what sort of starting price would you be looking at for solid top 
guitars.

I'm new to this conference and enjoying the wealth of experience here. 

Any help appreciated.

Simon Austin
Basingstoke UK

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2352.1	Hi Simon..	KERNEL::FLOWERS	Life? Just say NO!	`Thu Oct 17 1991 13:24`	17
	Hi Simon, Try the Guitar Village at Farnham.....Kingfishers isn't bad....or of you want some fun visit the Acoustic guitar department in Rose Morris's in Denmark Street London...really helpfull, friendly and he'll let you have a go on anything...(1300 hundred pounds worth of Gibson acoustic last time I was there.....it was awfull by the way!) Jason. (same building so you could pop round and see me if ya need directions)
2352.2		NEWOA::DALLISON	You can't do that in here!!	`Thu Oct 17 1991 15:03`	6
	Here's another thumbs up for Kingfisher music in Fleet. A great shop if you don't mind driving a couple hundred miles (!) is LiveWire in Cardiff, Wales. I know its a long drive, but I got a great deal on my Ibanez there (and visted some friends at the same time 8^) ). To me it was worth the trip.
2352.3	All that Poundage for 2nd hand?	NEMAIL::LOUVAT		`Fri Oct 18 1991 13:17`	11
	I was just flashing through the notes and ran across your request for some second hand classicals....I'm sorry that I can't be of any assis- tance to you, but when I saw that price tag of seemingly exorbidant size I got to wondering what it translates to in American currency. You did say 2nd hand did you not? I just bought a 2nd hand flat-top for $150.00 that is quite a nice instument. It's an Ovation with a pickup in the saddle that really puts out a nice accoustic sound thru a recording board. I guess it origion- ally went for around $400. to $450. It does suit my purposes quite well as I do my own multi-track things in my home.... Just wondering.....................................................
2352.4	need dealer info - Norwich area	RUTILE::COX	Take the challenge to your heart.	`Mon Jul 13 1992 10:49`	18
	I know it's an old note, but it seems an appropriate place for this : I'm going to be in the UK in about two weeks time, but only for a weekend. I'll be in Norwich almost all of that time visiting my folks, but I'd really like to take the opportunity to buy an electric guitar ( considering Squire Strat ) and an amp. However, I don't know where I might find a reasonable dealer with reasonable prices. ( I've looked around here and been horrified by some of the price tags in Geneva - some practice amps are _double_ the UK cost. I found that I could have paid nearly �150 less in the UK for my keyboard ). If any of you UK guys know any music/guitar shops in Norwich, I'd appreciate an address and phone #. I'll even say you sent me ;-) thanks in advance & regards, Nik.