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That's how musical exchanges in Birmingham was in 1990, and guess what, all those annoying kids grew up, got jobs and spent loads of cash in there just a few years later,my originals band must have spent nearly 10k in there over a few years.
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I reckon that shop gave all the regulars unfeasibly high expectations.
It might be the rose tinted memories of youth, but every guitar shop I've ever been in since has been slightly disappointing by comparison.
They just had so much variety and they'd let spotty 15 year old me and my mates try anything.
Needless to say when I had the money that's where all my gear came from.