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I went in there once; it took a while to find it and you have to go through the coffee shop to get to it. Nice bloke, I bought a couple of guitar bits they had leftover.
As far as I know there's "The Guitar Store" by the train station, which is small but pretty good, and "The Music Shop" in bitterne, but I've not been there. We go in for imaginative names found here.
There's also Hobgoblin on East Street for your folky shit.
Friendly and helpful guys in there, btw. Some nifty Fender stuff you may not expect too. Also some Fredric Effects pedals (plug!)
There was a fairly large branch of ABC Music in Farnham Rd Slough. ABC had maybe half a dozen branches in that region of Berks and Surrey but all are long gone as far as I know. Maybe, like Kingfisher Music, they stayed too long with mail order through guitar mag ads instead of establishing online stores.
Different gear but I assume The Synthesizer Centre is no longer open in Manchester - One of Amrik's stores (sorry if the name is spelt wrong)
Music Machine - that was it
Years ago went in to buy my first proper guitar and had my heart set on an Epiphone Les Paul (because 'Slash' and no funds for a Gibson). Came out with a Hamer double cut. A year later I 'needed' a guitar with a floyd rose and went in to get an Ibanez. Came out with a Dean superstrat. Both bought on the advice of the shop and I've still got & play them
Music Ground came and went quite quickly. People brought me some shocking stuff that they'd bought as vintage fom them.
The Bass Centre was at the South end of Deansgate.
Yes that was part of Chase on Oldham Street I think? I bought my The Paul there in 1980.
Sounds Great near me, about a mile or so. I don’t go like I used to, not been for a while actually, although gigging too much nowadays to think about gear.
Dawsons and Forsyths in Manchester if I’m in the office and PMT Salford. But since you said town I’ll stick with Sounds Great.
Today I made my first visit to Andertons in Guilford. I've used them online but, since they are >200 miles away, I've never actually been there until now (I have a business meeting in the area tomorrow).
The shop was absolutely buzzing. 2pm on a Monday and there must have been 20 to 30 customers in there (some of them actually buying stuff). Loads of stock covering all sorts of price range and the staff, though rushed off their feet, were pleasant. I spotted a Brian May guitar that had caught my eye one line. No problem taking it down and having a play (didn't need 'unlocking like some stores). The thing was actually reasonably set up (don't know if that was down to the factory or Andertons) and was even in tune. I had to escape fast before I bought it.
Maybe they'd like to open a branch in the North West?