Good guitar shop in dublin?

metalish

I play the drums at the moment but i wanna sell the drums and buy a guitar, anyone know of a good guitar shop in Dublin?

Oeneus

Overall I think Musicmaker would be the best for selection and service. Other shops in Dublin always Fook me around.

I bought a guitar in Walton's and I found a fault with it and they said they would fix it. Took them 2 weeks to say it was done. I got it back, and it still has the fault, and I am now currently fighting with them.

There is a small guitar shop near Musicmaker, I can't remember its name but the guy in there is dead rude. I asked for some strap locks, and then decided to get some picks, so I handed them to him and he was like "Oh jesus, mumble mumble!"

And Instrumental on O'Connel Street. " Do you have any XH plectrums?", he bluntly replied "NO!"

Such a great community...NOT!

Frenzy

No other place to go than Musican near Georges st arcade
They got a good range some second hand suff too.

Bad experiences with Mellodymaker
(there always kicking us out, as for that grumpy aul sod up stairs with the key boards )

Perfect pitch is very helpfull but only really for Acoustic guitars.

Best bet is get some one who knows a bit bout guitars a go to every shop in town.
Good luck in the search, you've chosen the right instrument.

Thomas from Presence

I find instrumental to be alright but the shop you got to depends on the guitar you want.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Oeneus
Overall I think Musicmaker would be the best for selection and service. Other shops in Dublin always Fook me around.

Indeed. I find them fantastic in there.
I personaly reconmend that place.

col_nicholson

Music maker doesent have a great selection, all strats and pointy bc rich thingys and the likes

AtlantaSuburb

i usually go to musician incorporated in drury street. they're nice, cooperative guys in there, they have a good choice of guitar, basses and amps if you dohn't wanna overspend (including a pretty nifty range of danelectro guitars and equipment for the rickenbacker freak with a meagre purse), and they're very good for special wishes and modifications. i'd recommend them any day! there's also a pretty good, but small place on capel street the name of which i keep forgetting. if you don't mind venturing out of town, i recommend sound shop in drogheda, excellent choice, and great used stuff at bargain prices!

:-)

AtlantaSuburb:cool:

shayn

How much you selling your drums for ?

And i also recomend Musician Inc. and the SoundShop .

peace
shayn

AtlantaSuburb

oh yeah, and there's rock steady music in fitzwilliam street (or clarendon street, i keep confusing the two). great for used stuff, but you have to know your way round a bit...

:-)

AtlantaSuburb:cool:

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by col_nicholson
Music maker doesent have a great selection, all strats and pointy bc rich thingys and the likes

They have a huge range of Jacksons, Gibsons, and a load of other brands that I never took any notice of.

And do NOT speak ill of BC Rich guitars.

Oeneus

The BC Rich Mockingbird SL kicks so much ass, but it's something like €2000. Note the "SL". Not the standard Mockingbird. The SL has like about 20 switches and knobs on it. It's such a varied axe.

I don't think Music Maker have it, though.

Karl Hungus

I have the Virgin, NJ Series.

Beautifull thing it is.
Very light and great action.
It's just all-round brilliant.

clevenger

if you're getting an acoustic go to perfect pitch and talk to gerry, he's sound and does reasonable prices.

If its an electric go to muscian inc. best general guitar shop in dublin,sound people.

FUUCK waltons they're cuuntmuppets.

tibor

Originally posted by AngelWhore



They have a huge range of Jacksons, Gibsons, and a load of other brands that I never took any notice of.

Music Maker don't stock Gibsons.

Beany

Seeing as we're on the subject of all things guitar, has anyone ever bought a Line 6 POD amp simulator...I know Thomas swears by it for recording...just wondering if anyone else uses it for direct recording?

Are they expensive to buy in town...thomann are selling the POD 2.0 for €358...
http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/artikel-143487.html?ARTTEXTSPRACHE=E&WAEHRUNG=GBP&PRL=GB

clevenger

yes. best invention ever for recording. wouldn't use it live though,just a little too easy...

Thomas from Presence

Theres a pod in instrumental for 330 euro today. Gigsmart cardholders will also be getting a discount there!

Beany

Cheers for the tip off Thomas...but I don't know where Instumental is...have you got a number or web address?

What about Boss or Sansamp...have you ever toyed with those modellers?

Thomas from Presence

The GT6 (also in instrumental) is the best guitar product since the pick up, it models and has a digital line out yummy!

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by tibor

Music Maker don't stock Gibsons.

They did last time I looked.

They even had an Angus Young Special at one stage.

clevenger

yeah they do alright, just gotta look up when you go in

tibor

erm, i was in there last saturday looking specifically for an angus young special, and they said they don't stock gibsons. waltons said they'd order it in though.

sirpsycho

Originally posted by Beany
Cheers for the tip off Thomas...but I don't know where Instumental is...have you got a number or web address?

What about Boss or Sansamp...have you ever toyed with those modellers?

Beany,

If u standing at O'Connell Bridge then just walk down the Quays towards Halfpenny Bridge(on north side of river), Instrumental is about half-way down.

Beany

Why thank you Sir...hopefully I can get my hands on a little red beast soon...


...Then I can head up to Instrumental and buy a POD.




Classic Tommy Cooper.

Lemming

Originally posted by AtlantaSuburb
oh yeah, and there's rock steady music in fitzwilliam street (or clarendon street, i keep confusing the two). great for used stuff, but you have to know your way round a bit...

Rock Steady's been LONG gone (that was that place opposite the DIT school of music). It's a cafe or somethuing now.

Musicmaker: Not bad, but can be very intimidating. I get this whole air of "I'm cool on a guitar, what the f*ck are you?" off someof the staff. Only reason I'd go in there would be to get my "dream #2" guitar (a PRS Custom 22) - "dream#1" is a PRS Dragon 3 - and it'll stay that way ... a dream!!

Musician seem to be pretty good, if the place is a little cramped with all the guitars crammed into it.

Waltons ... never in a month of sundays!!

AtlantaSuburb

funny how i was in rock steady about three weeks ago and walked passed it having a short look into the window on saturday. it's definitely still there... btw - anyone know a plce for rickenbackers in this country?

:-)

AtlantaSuburb:cool:

Beany

I just rang Instrumental to see if they had any of those Line 6 PODs left and they have 4 or 5 in stock...but then I asked him how much they were selling them for (expecting €330) but he said that they don't give the price of Line 6 items out over the phone...What's that all about???

clevenger

coz like it or not dublin music gear stores operate price cartels on standardised products i.e. Epiphone les pauls,boss peadls your jim dunlops and in this case pod line6.

However they don't always stick to their tacit agreements and charge you a different price in the shop(maybe undercutting their competitors) and as result try to keep in on the quiet.

serioulsly this is the reason.

Beany

Cheers Clevenger...if it means I can get it cheaper, I'm a happy man.

clevenger

either way get it coz i've got it and its bass equiv and they're worth their weight when recording,though do look at mail order from uk coz even with stg difference it may be cheaper

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Beany
I just rang Instrumental to see if they had any of those Line 6 PODs left and they have 4 or 5 in stock...but then I asked him how much they were selling them for (expecting €330) but he said that they don't give the price of Line 6 items out over the phone...What's that all about???

I think those bastards in there are some of the biggest arseholes I've ever had to deal with.

I asked to try out a guitar in there, and I was turned down flatly without a reason.
After asking why, I was told that they don't let anyone try out a guitar unless they're going to buy it.

Whenever I'm in a music store, I like to jam around on a few different guitars. And I'm sure I'm not the only one, either.
So what is THAT all about???

Music Maker are always happy to let me jam about before making any sort of Purchase.

clevenger

musician inc are sound, musicmaker a bit freaky but sound

waltons/instrumental = arses.

Thomas from Presence

In fairness to instrumental they did offer us (gigsmart) a nice discount to our cardholders and they're also sponsoring something Trem-gigsmart-endus of which more will be revealed soon!

AtlantaSuburb

Originally posted by Lemming


Rock Steady's been LONG gone (that was that place opposite the DIT school of music). It's a cafe or somethuing now.

second amendment, so to speak... they're not gone, they moved, to the aforementioend place in clarendon or fitzwilliam street. it's the one way that leads down towards stephen's green centre anyhow... i can't ever remember them being anywhere else...

:-)

AtlantaSuburb

Thomas from Presence

Beany I've sorted out a deal for ya: Phone me on 085-7189920

kirn

the guys in perfect pitch were real nice and helpful, and new their stuff too... less salesmen more lads who work in the shop...

anony

I done an interview for a job in Music Maker years ago while I was on my lunch break fom HMV ....... I think there were 3 diffrent stages of interview, I got to the second oh well....always though that would be a cool job....although I'd say the pay is crap........

the only reason I go into guitar shops anymore is to get strings...... once you've got a decent guitar (1993 american fender stratocaster w/ seymour duncan humbucker at the bridge) an amp and some effects there's no need really.........although I would like one of those univibe pedals

AtlantaSuburb

Originally posted by anony
once you've got a decent guitar (1993 american fender stratocaster w/ seymour duncan humbucker at the bridge)

really? that's cool! i thought i was the only one! the guys in musician inc certainly LOOKED worried when i asked them to put a humbucker into my tele! *lol* (nashville model, essentially a strat in a tele body) seymour duncan here, too, the duckbucker. which amp are you using?

:-)

AtlantaSuburb:cool:

chuckmcpinion

ther should still be a second hand pod version 1 in instrumental with a footswitch. i traded it in last week against a flextone.
its a great shop the guys are sound and they know their stuff.
Music Maker do have that whole im better than u thing goin on which sucks cos the customer is always right were the ones paying their wages.

www.pinion.2ya.com

Thomas from Presence

Thats it chuck. Blow the deal wide into the open!!!! See yis on Tuesday!

Oeneus

So other than Walton's, where can you get a decent Epiphone Les Paul?

I'm talking about a lovely LP Classic, with 2 seymour duncan pickups, and a beautiful Sunburst Flametop, and silver Hardware. *Dribble Dribble Dribble*

clevenger

not trying to rain on yer parade but don't bother with an epiphone,had mine for two years and it sounds good and looks great but ain't the most reliable, if i had a penny for every time the jack input broke... etc,stupid little things go wrong and it never stays in tune regardless of how you string it, it makes me cry. get a job for another 6months and go by the real deal you wont regret it.

a gibson is for life...

kirn

Originally posted by clevenger
not trying to rain on yer parade but don't bother with an epiphone,had mine for two years and it sounds good and looks great but ain't the most reliable, if i had a penny for every time the jack input broke... etc,stupid little things go wrong and it never stays in tune regardless of how you string it, it makes me cry. get a job for another 6months and go by the real deal you wont regret it.

a gibson is for life...

that is SO true (shakes head).

input jacks :
pickup switch :
tuning is crap (always the b string - ALWAYS went out)

bombidol

i bought a lovely Aria Pro II from Musician, its a thing of beauty.


Bomb

the_corpo

i just bought a gorgeous laney lh50r from musician

deffo best dublin shop