Guitar shopping in Paris?

imalrightjack

Just arrived in Paris for five nights for my honeymoon and I’m eager to have a look around for a new toy (unless I succumb to one of the beauties I’m drooling over from classifieds). Any recomnendations?

And, if I buy, advice on getting a guitar home?

Right. Best get off the bog and go consummate the marriage, eh?

JerkMoans

 

Shark_Eyes

There's an amazing street near Pigalle metro which is basically end to end guitar shops. I only discovered it on a Sunday when they were all closed, even then I saw some interesting stuff through the windows.

artiebear

Basically very expensive.  A wonderful city, forget guitars and have an amazing time 

streethawk

Starting as you mean to go on?
 

Félicitations.

MattFGBI

Pigalle is Denmark Street of Paris. Some cool stuff there. 

DrCornelius

I"ve nothing to add except I'm very jealous. Paris in the summer, a honeymoon + permission to try and buy a nice guitar, what more could a red blooded chap want,

p90fool

At the risk of stating the obvious, you're in Paris in the summertime with your new wife, and you're hanging around on a guitar forum? 

Poor girl! 

p90fool

Congratulations btw

guitars4you

There was an article in Guitar and Bass a few months ago about a street with a few vintage/used sores - don't know where it is but worth trying to find, even if just  a look - Not sure on prices

zepp76

guitars4you said:

There was an article in Guitar and Bass a few months ago about a street with a few vintage/used sores - don't know where it is but worth trying to find, even if just  a look - Not sure on prices

I remember reading that, they had some great stuff but I can't remember where it was.

meltedbuzzbox

shouldn't you be nailing the misses for 5 days and pigging out on great French food?

imalrightjack

p90fool said:

At the risk of stating the obvious, you're in Paris in the summertime with your new wife, and you're hanging around on a guitar forum? 

Poor girl! 

What else do you lot do while pooing? She has to suffer me the rest of the time it that’s one thing I’ll not subject her to!

Guitars certainly low on my agenda but if I get chance, why not?

victorludorum

Rue Victor Massé; Rue de Douai

There are a few other shops littered around there too, but these are the main streets

imalrightjack

Merci, @victorludorum ;

freakboy1610

Congratulations. This might be of use.
http://www.theguitarmagazine.com/features/guitar-safari-parisian-walkways/

p90fool

imalrightjack said:

p90fool said:

At the risk of stating the obvious, you're in Paris in the summertime with your new wife, and you're hanging around on a guitar forum? 

Poor girl! 

What else do you lot do while pooing? 

Fair point. I've had to delete Paypal from my phone for that reason. I was browsing for a sensible, versatile, well-balanced back up for my Les Paul when I bought a Firebird 1, for which I'm blaming the irrational hastiness brought on by the Poo Sweats. 

guitars4you

imalrightjack said:

p90fool said:

At the risk of stating the obvious, you're in Paris in the summertime with your new wife, and you're hanging around on a guitar forum? 

Poor girl! 

What else do you lot do while pooing? She has to suffer me the rest of the time it that’s one thing I’ll not subject her to!

Guitars certainly low on my agenda but if I get chance, why not?

up a bit early aren't you on the honeymoon

Congrats anyway

France will be shut today around 3pm UK time for the match

JerkMoans

Sounds like the perfect jaunt. Browsing the Fretboard whilst Olympic Curling and sourcing Gallic guitars...

imalrightjack

@guitars4you I think we’ll find somewhere to watch it and enjoy the atmosphere, presuming they win (which, given this World Cup, is far from easy to predict!).

57Deluxe

...sang Joni Mitchell