EBS_freak Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 1st March opening day! [url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/birmingham_shop.asp"]http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/birmingham_shop.asp[/url] Address? Well, it's up by TGI Fridays I believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks interesting. Some serious competition for PMT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='754847' date='Feb 23 2010, 11:42 AM']1st March opening day! [url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/birmingham_shop.asp"]http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/birmingham_shop.asp[/url] Address? Well, it's up by TGI Fridays I believe...[/quote] Hagley Rd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Cool, I'll have to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS73 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Brilliant, for once something my side of Brum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFM Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm working in Finland that week, but I'll definitely check it out the following weekend, Reverb and PMT are the wrong side of Birmingham for me, this will be perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) [quote name='john_the_bass' post='754898' date='Feb 23 2010, 12:37 PM']Hagley Rd?[/quote] Truth - 100 Hagley Road to be precise. Edited February 23, 2010 by EBS_freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosh Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm in Stafford so B'ham is a 40mins drive or a train away (when not shopping!) -- are the music shops there any good? I've been to "Reverb" it was quite good but I wasn't buying, we ended up there after a shop we were looking for (under the arches up the road, whose name I can't remember, sorry) had closed. This should be a good place to go, oui? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve A Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Oh bugger. Only two minute drive from my house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 [quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='755234' date='Feb 23 2010, 05:27 PM']Oh bugger. Only two minute drive from my house...[/quote] I've spoken to the guys in the know and they are stocking some serious guitar toys. No news on the bass front yet though Shall keep you posted when I find out more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy316 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Yeh its right by Spearmint Rhino on the Hagley Road, 5 minute walk from Five Ways Island/Broad Street. And it looks huge!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredders Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Great news. Hope they have some decent bass stuff in there. It'll give me somewhere to go when Mrs Tredders drags me into Brum shopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) If it's anything like the Glasgow store, then it's going to be great. Edited February 23, 2010 by 7string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 [quote name='Rosh' post='755201' date='Feb 23 2010, 05:08 PM']I'm in Stafford so B'ham is a 40mins drive or a train away (when not shopping!) -- are the music shops there any good? I've been to "Reverb" it was quite good but I wasn't buying, we ended up there after a shop we were looking for (under the arches up the road, whose name I can't remember, sorry) had closed. This should be a good place to go, oui?[/quote] The Birmingham Bass Centre used to be under the arches on Livery St (along with another couple of shops that seem to be long gone). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm impressed by them as a whole, only found the website recently. B'ham would be my closest store I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='755622' date='Feb 23 2010, 10:54 PM']The Birmingham Bass Centre used to be under the arches on Livery St (along with another couple of shops that seem to be long gone).[/quote] City Music still lives on though...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimijimmi Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) the brum stores are rubbish,in my opinion.. be nice to go somewhere thats got something worth buying.. and hopefully people worth talkin to,rather than students who know nowt.. my brother collected a Bognor exctasy from their newcastle store and they were a great bunch of people,who looked liked theyd been picked for their knowledge.. Edited February 24, 2010 by jimijimmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Bought my Rickenbacker 4003 through their website when the Pound was really low, just over a year ago. Very pleasant dealing with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='755673' date='Feb 23 2010, 11:47 PM']City Music still lives on though...![/quote] Yeah but it's not what it used to be. I remember when they used to stock all sorts of stuff - they had a big selection of Heritage guitars way back when, but the last time I went in there, which is only about 6 monhts ago, the fella behind the counter was more interested in talking to his mate about the local music scene than to sell me what I wanted - so I went elsewhere. Sad really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I was in the Edinburgh GuitarGuitar store a couple of weeks back looking at P-basses. At that point in time they had very little in stock because a lot of the new gear they were getting in from dealers and some of what they already had in stock was being packaged up to ship down to the new B'ham store. I would imagine there should be a good selection of stuff available. There was a very nice 2nd hand 2008 USA P-bass that was supposed to be going down as well, if anyone is looking for the like. Excellent condition, but sadly for me it had a maple board and I was after something with rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='755969' date='Feb 24 2010, 12:02 PM']Yeah but it's not what it used to be. I remember when they used to stock all sorts of stuff - they had a big selection of Heritage guitars way back when, but the last time I went in there, which is only about 6 monhts ago, the fella behind the counter was more interested in talking to his mate about the local music scene than to sell me what I wanted - so I went elsewhere. Sad really[/quote] I know... the old days when Musical Exchanges, Bass Centre, City Music were all thriving (of course with Patrick Eggle around the corner) have long since gone. Hopefully guitarguitar will help change things. Knowing a couple of guys involved in the new venture, they have high hopes as they are going for a more top end market than the other guys in the market. I can't wait to see a Suhr dealer in the city. In defence of City Music, they were the only guys in the city who could sell me some 6L6 valves in an hour of need - the only other guys who could have got some to me was probably Phil et al at Pacific Audio... but they weren't open. Having said that, they rarely bat an eyelid when anybody enters the shop... What's really crap is that about a month ago, I phoned EVERY retailer in the area trying to source a set of bass strings for a 5 string. I couldn't find one set let alone start thinking about gauges. Pretty piss poor in my book. No wonder the internet is becoming everybody's first call... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxm Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ahh.. Musical Exchanges, Bass Centre in Wapping, Dave's Music Centre, Buckley ....those were the days ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMcK Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Good Morning Guys, Hope you are all well? Not been on this for a while, how is everyone's Tecamp gear? It has been a busy few months for us at guitarguitar and this Monday will see our 4th store open in Birmingham (100 Hagley Road). I've been down twice and it is looking pretty impressive. There 'should' be parking right outside the door of the shop too. With regards to gear, there is hundreds of guitars on the wall and it is likely that this store will 'eventually' also stock our largest selection of bass gear (as several members of staff are bassists too). The main man running the store is guy called "Steve Mills". He has been in the industry for a while and really complements our team, he has also previously worked for Line 6 and Fender Custom Shop for several years. If anyone has any questions, please let me know. Mark @ guitarguitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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