PSA - Don Strikes Music Shop - Westbourne (Bournemouth)

DrCornelius

Had a meeting in Westbourne today, somewhere I visit quite a bit for work but never get the chance to wander about until today.

My wallet wont thank me for it but I found a fantastic old school guitar shop down in the arcade . Apparently its been running since 1920 and the chap that runs it now is the son of the founder, his son in turn works there too on the repair side of things. They seem to specialise in reasonably priced used guitars with a few quirky vintage pieces thrown in.  I tried a Tokai Rockinbetter which ii really wanted to like but it wasnt for me.

Really looking forward to getting back there when I have some proper time to browse, it's a really friendly place.

jdgm

Mentioned by Greg Lake in his autobiography; Don Strike used to give him guitar lessons.

DrCornelius

jdgm said:

Mentioned by Greg Lake in his autobiography; Don Strike used to give him guitar lessons.

Now I need to Google who Greg Lake is !

tone1

Greg Lake did ‘ I believe in Father Christmas’ and he was in a band before that.....E.L.P Emerson Lake & Palmer 

prowla

Did the bloke in the shop tell you that Rockinbetter are made by Tokai?

ZenOvertone

Not forgetting Greg Lake was in King Crimson at the beginning...

Rickyd

Always like to mooch in there when we're in Bournemouth, lovely little shop. There's a great fish and chip shop just around the corner too. Win, win.

markv

Rickyd said:

Always like to mooch in there when we're in Bournemouth, lovely little shop. There's a great fish and chip shop just around the corner too. Win, win.

Chez Fred is the fish & chip shop, one of our favourites - we always go there when we're visiting friends in Bournemouth. But I never knew there was a guitar shop round the corner - doh! Definitely lining that up for a visit next time.

DrCornelius

tone1 said:

Greg Lake did ‘ I believe in Father Christmas’ and he was in a band before that.....E.L.P Emerson Lake & Palmer 

Thank you Tone, I've heard of ELP but not actually heard any of their tunes (consciously anyway) 

DrCornelius

prowla said:

Did the bloke in the shop tell you that Rockinbetter are made by Tokai?

No, it had Tokai on the headstock and looked like a fairly typical fireglow Rickenbacker ish guitar. I cant remember exactly what it said on the hang tag, 'Rockin' something or other I'm sure but once I plugged it in and played it I didn't take any more interest in it. It sounded similar to my casino tbh, not the sound I expected. Not bad by any means just not different enough to splash out on

tone1

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