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It is sad. I enjoyed my shopping trips to Cardiff, liked both Gamlins and Cranes. They both had loads of books, lovely vintage stuff and I managed to buy amps, effects and bits and pieces from both of them. PMT just doesn't have the same traditional music shop feel. I guess that just isn't important anymore.
Based in Bristol myself, I must check to see if Mickleburgh's are still about, used to be good for Keys and carried a few nice Jazz boxes.
I remember them saying don't bother with a Fender Champ and try this (Blackstar HT5R), which was less than half the price, but they were clearly trying to help you out.
I didn't get that with Cranes, as they always seemed a bit sniffy and kept checking up on you every 5 mins.
I walked past it just before Christmas and it did look a little tired to be honest, I'm not surprised it's closing but it's still sad.
I always liked their vintage selection at Cardiff Gamlins, the shop always had that old school woody guitar shop smell too.
Just PMT and GM in the city centre now that Gamlins are going. GM in Cardiff was always a risk because it's a small shop and the guitars were set out in such a way on the floor around the shop that if you were to trip over, you'd set off a domino rally that would end up in thousands of pounds worth of splintered wood.
Mind you, I don't think any of GMs, Gamlins or Cranes bowled anybody over with customer service...
I bought my tube screamer from PMT and it was the best thing I ever did for the recto, IMO.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
In the meantime I'm thinking that Gamlins need to apply their touted 50% discount to the 1988 PRS they have on at £3250.....or the 1991 for £3599
When I politely declined he got really arsey (he was visibly and audibly pissed and stank of booze) and shouted at me that he'd had to drive over to the Newport shop that morning to pick it up for me.
This was around 10.30am and he seriously shouldn't have been driving anywhere.
There are times when trying things out in a shop and ordering elsewhere is a guilt-free experience quite frankly.
Convenience is always going to be a factor as much as price, especially when most places will price match but it's redundant if they don't have the items you want in the first place.
Even if they apply the 50% discounts, most of the used stock will still be over-priced...
Was in there just after xmas, not surprised its closing - the guitar dept up the back was half the size it was, the staff were as ignorant as ever...
Depressing, but something has to give in terms of rents and business rates before the slide will be halted.