I took my first trip over to see the guys at World Guitars earlier this week. Just wanted to say they were a really nice bunch. I'm always a little nervous in stores like that to ask to play anything but a certain Les Paul caught my eye. One of the guys there was so helpful, you could tell he was really passionate and encouraged me to try it out. It was a great guitar and has certainly opened my eyes to my next purchase. I'm sure these stores get a lot of time wasters but the guys at World Guitars were genuinely very helpful and knowledgeable and I always think they deserve a mention.
....And before you ask i have no affiliation with the store, I just like pretty guitars
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I think they work on the basis that even if you can't afford it now, you might in ten years. They're investing in you - though I don't mean that in a cynical way.
I remember being in Dawsons in Manchester a few years back and a group of school kids were hanging out. One of them asked to try a low end epiphone acoustic, and the employee asked them if they were going to buy it today? When the kid said he wasn't, he was shoo'd away immediately.
I have slipped a couple of times unfortunately, but I really do try to make it my mission not to give dawsons any of my cash. They've almost without exception been complete dicks with me whenever I've dealt with them.
Not great on discounts though, but man, Matchless heaven !!
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Their prices are pretty good for the high end gear they sell IMHO
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Agreed. They sell high end gear only and offer the market prices as other do, Peach, Coda etc. Price has never stopped me buying a guitar from them.
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What was nice was the one guitar I brought was a Private Stock PRS and a few months after the purchase a nice hard back book of pictures of the guitar and USB stick containing hi res pics turned up in the post. I new they offered this on some of their guitars but didn't expect it on a used purchase.
Both guitar were also set up really well and sparking clean. I hate it when trying guitars in some dealers that they are often poorly set up and covered in dust or finger prints.
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