Reminds me of the friendly small-town stores where I grew up in the 60s - players hangin' around playin', lots of just plain wonderful guitar stuff all over the place, axes & amps you seldom see elsewhere and a proprietor (Dave!) who has lots of musical miles on him and is just plain fun to be around. When I was there yesterday there was a young fella pickin a Tele, makin great music with a greybeard (like me) who was working an old Guild acoustic - impromptu concert by two guys a generation apart. The place exists because Dave loves this stuff, loves the music and the gear and loves the people who hang out there - the feeling hits you instantly you walk in. This is a place for real players, or anybody who wants to be one....bring your humility and you'll be fine. Come here once, and if you have any music in your soul at all, you'll never darken the door at Guitar Center again. It's 160 miles one way from my house to here, and I plan to be a regular visitor. God bless ya Dave for this bastion of sanity in a nasty world (Steve).
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