If you go to NYC here's the list I made and forgot to take with me (comments not mine):
NY Guitar & Bass Boutique and the Avella Coppollo Shop, 746 9th ave. 212-399-3414 nr subway lines 1, 9, C, F
30th St Guitars, 236 w. 30th st. (between 7th and 8th) Ground Floor., NY, NY 212-868-2660 Fax 212-868-2713
30th st guitars between 7th and 8th in manahattan If you get off at 34th and walk back its only like 3 blocks.
Ludlow guitars 164 Ludlow st, NY, 212-353-1775 Fax 212-353-1749
First Flight Music 174 First Ave. (bet 10/11th)New York, NY 212.539.1383 fax 212.539.1384 email
[email protected]
Dan's Chelsea Guitars 220 West 23rd Street NY
Rudys 169 48th street, NY, NY, 212-391-1699
fax 212-768-3782
If you're looking for falafel, hit up mamoun's on macdougal b/w 4th and bleeker. also, make sure you try John's pizza across the street from Matt Umonov's. Great stuff around there.
Sam Ash 155 West 48th Street.NY
Manny's 156 48th st (btw 6th and 7th aves), NY,
212-819-0576 866-pro-manny
Kings Music 2352 Flatbush ave Brooklyn 718-377-8532
[email protected]
GUITAR CENTER, INC. #81025 W 14TH STREET
MANHATTAN,212-463-7500
GUITAR CENTER, INC. #81234-17 48TH STREET
LONG ISLAND CITY 718-278-7794
GUITAR CENTER, INC #818139 FLATBUSH AVE BROOKLYN
Matt Umanovs 273 Bleecker Street
Sadowsky 20 Jay Street Suite #5C, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 422-1123, Fax (718) 422-1120
Brooklyn Gear 20 Jay Street - Suite 1002 Brooklyn, NY 718.858.4900 fax. 718.858.2434 877.700.GEAR (4327)
Aguilar Amplification 599 Broadway, 7th Fl NY,
800-304-1875 Fax:212-431-8201
Epifani Amplification 68 34th Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn 718-832-4664 Fax: 718-965-3770
Fodera 68-34th st, Brooklyn, NY 718-832-3455 fax 718-832-3458
Royal Music Center 1966 Rockaway Hwy, Brooklyn, 718-241-3330
upstate
Michael Tobias Design 3 Lauren Court, Kingston, New York 845-246-0670 Fax:845-246-1670
Stuart Spector Design, Ltd.1450 Rt. 212 Saugerties,
800-825-8810 fax: 845-246-0833
Harvey Citron Enterprises 282 Chestnut Hill Road, Woodstock 845-679-7138 Fax:845-679-3221
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Sadowsky Guitars
20 Jay St # 5C
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 422-1123
NY Guitar & Bass Boutique, the Avella Coppollo Shop, 9th ave and like 49th? (He makes beautiful basses)
30th St Guitars, between 7th and 8th (lotsa used 70's P's right now)
The places on 48th:
Rudys
Sam Ash (which has noticably improved their bass stock, and sales talent lately)
Sam Ash across the street, otherwise known as Manny's (which has not improved their help, but has a different selection than the sam ash across the street)
Guitar Center on 14th St. Worth it for the big vintage room.
Matt Umanovs in the Village, pricey
These places are on my regular circuit here in the big sh**ty. I go over to 48th st a couple of times a month on my lunch, and 30th st about the same, as we rehearse across the street.
Rudy's has the best selection of high end (Ritters, Modulous, Zon, Pensa, Warwick, MTD, Smith, etc etc etc), including the high end Fenders, like the Victor Bailey (I'm GAS'ing for the fretless) and the FMT and RI's. They also have a 65, a 66 and a 67 Jazz right now for sale. Good high end Amp selection (Bergantino!!! mein Gott!) Sam Ash actually has some Custom Shop Fenders right now.
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NJ Guitar and Bass Center in Edison, NJ
Rondo
14h street GC Bass Room usually has a nice used collection as well.
Rivington Guitars, Lower east side? Kinda near chinatown
Maindrag Music. They're in Williamsburg, a chi-chi neighborhood of Brooklyn. Its over on s 1st and Wythe, a few blocks from the Bedford stop of the L.
Mazzotti Music 284 3rd Ave. (btwn President & Carroll) Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tuesday - Saturday : 11am-7pm