Hardrockracer Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Hi guys, I am planning a trip to my friend in Tennesse next year and we want to check out cool guitar stores. So anyone have some good advice what stores to check out? You can of course picture that we are not into that typical guitar center / sam ash generic yadda yadda. Used, vintage, special stuff is wwhat we are interested in. Any help appreciated. HRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Gruhn's Guitars in Nashville is a cool place to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Corner Music was always cool to deal with in N'ville. http://www.cornermusic.com/cart.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 + 1 on Gruhn, also Carter Vintage, which is also on 8th Ave. S., and Carter is next door to a popular meat and three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardrockracer Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 I have to dig out my old thread here. Are there any good pawn shops in Nashville or Memphis that are worth checking out when it comes especially to musical equipment? Also nobody has mentioned any music stores in the Memphis. Any thoughts? Cheers, HRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Cool. I wanna know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTM105 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 On 6/25/2017 at 1:06 PM, cmatthes said: Corner Music was always cool to deal with in N'ville. http://www.cornermusic.com/cart.html toddzilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTM105 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 There's a boutique place across from Tootsies. No real bargains. Rock Block. Also World Music, it's a little far into city limits. A normal store with a few bargains. http://www.worldmusicnashville.com/ Gruhns they eyeball you a lot figuring if you are a tourist or a customer. Guitar Center a lot of customer service guys living in halfway houses, only working there 3rd week. NOt music, check out McKays bookstore just of HWY 40 Westside. They'll buy old DVDs and CDs. HUMONGOUS. Also Pawn Shops. They sell everything on line simultaneously. No real bargains in Nashville since internet. A REAL kicker is by Titans stadium. Soundcheck studio. There's a small repair shop inside open to public selling some gear. Also Peavy showroom. That was before the flood. https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/50_Feet_High_and_Rising_Nashvilles_Devastating_Flood . I heard Neal Young recording there. The ONLY place you'll likely bump into a Celeb. All Celebs live outside of county in Brentwood. Away from public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 4 hours ago, MTM105 said: toddzilla Haha, haven't thought of that dude in ages. He's responsible for my Bogner habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy p Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I went to Nashville last year and visited all the places people have mentioned in this thread plus Rumble Seat. RS is small and has ultra-primo stuff. The owner was apparently friends with Marky Ramone because he had one of his drum kits, some autographed stuff, a life-size standee, etc. of Marky. Of all the places mentioned, my favorite was Carter's by far. Gruhn's felt like a museum, but they treated me great. Maybe they thought I was Somebody. Corner Music was just OK - not worth going out of your way to try to get to IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardrockracer Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Concerning the pawn shops, could somebody drop in some names so I could check them out online to see if it's worth going there? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 There is not much here in pawn shops heavy in musical instruments. Mostly the very low end cheap stuff riddled with stickers. Paragon Mills is about the only one that specializes in musical instruments, and they are priced accordingly. The local GC is the best local pawn shop around for instruments. Heavy rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardrockracer Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Memphis anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobereeno Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 to see crazy shit you'd never otherwise see, Gruhn's is a must-visit. Their new location has convenient parking - for years they were downtown and parking was impossible. but my go-to store for sundries is Corner Music. The folks there are very friendly and if you want a Rickenbacker, they've got one for you. GC at least to me is always a waste of time. It's a good 30min from downtown out in Bellevue, but if you want to play a Mesa, or peruse a ridiculous inventory of boutique pedals, going here could be worth your time: http://www.worldmusicnashville.com/ IIRC they had some decent tubes in stock as well. I don't remember seeing any electric guitars I'd spend even a dime on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardrockracer Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Thanks guys on the Nashville part. Does anybody have suggestions concerning Memphis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantig Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Martin Music Guitar in Memphis. I've had good dealings with Eric at Experience PRS and via phone/Internet. Good dude. Never been to Memphis, so I've never seen the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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