Andertons-visiting-savvy people - a question...

Kebabkid

During the week, you might get lucky and nab one of the few spaces on the shop forecourt.

Across the road, there are some bays that you can use and a 5 min walk on that same side, away from Guildford Town Centre, there are some more bays and what appears to be a trucker's greasy spoon but I don't know what it's like.

If any of those aren't any good to you, if you head past Andertons toward the town centre, just after the big roundabout is a multi-storey car park on the right (yet again, 5 mins walk).

As mentioned, there's a pub next door to the place but you can walk into Guildford and there's tons of eateries there.

As to the shop, I've always found them to be helpful and knowledgeable and if an item is at the warehouse, it can be with you within the hour but as mentioned here, it's best to call ahead and check stock and if necessary, get that in place.

If you're going to Andertons and have the time, drive another 20 mins and go to Guitar Village in Farnham. If you drive another 25 mins towards London, that will land you at Guitar Guitar, Epsom and then you would've done what I call "The Surrey Rim of Music Shops".

Enjoy yourselves

Bridgehouse

TimmyO said:

Yeah I looked up the L3 - too big/heavy for me, or I'd have had the ones in the classifieds. 

Hope the L2 is lighter - and not just proportionately either! I'm going to put money on a DXR10 coming home with you.

Nick

TimmyO said:
Couple of questions :
1. If the shop parking is full (think they have 3-4 places out front?) where's best to park?
2. Is there a suitably good greasy-spoon type eatery nearby where we can meet up in advance? 

Free for two hours across the road in the bays. Go to Woodbridge Cafe about five miunutes down the road (past the Nisa garage and across the street).

If you're looking at guitars be sure to ask for Will J, he always offers excellent service.

SickSquid

I live in Guildford, within walking distance of Andertons
and drive to Epsom for guitar gear
just saying

sweepy

SickSquid said:

I live in Guildford, within walking distance of Andertons
and drive to Epsom for guitar gear
just saying

I don't blame you at all, the Epsom store is excellent 

TimmyO

SickSquid said:

I live in Guildford, within walking distance of Andertons
and drive to Epsom for guitar gear
just saying

Could you drive to Epsom tomorrow so I can park on your drive?  

McToot

Kebabkid said:

If you're going to Andertons and have the time, drive another 20 mins and go to Guitar Village in Farnham. If you drive another 25 mins towards London, that will land you at Guitar Guitar, Epsom and then you would've done what I call "The Surrey Rim of Music Shops".

Enjoy yourselves

This is one of my favourite days out and the only one in which the term 'rimming' is ever used...

Sporky

Jalapeno said:

And I'm the "other" forumite referred to

I thought it was me - I'm only two miles away.

TimmyO

Sporky said:

Jalapeno said:

And I'm the "other" forumite referred to

I thought it was me - I'm only two miles away.

Come along. Sprocket is invited. She can bring you if you promise not to poo in the shop. 

Sporky

Hmm. She's met Lee already so surely he can't object to her popping in...

TimmyO

Woodbridge Cafe, 1230.

Sporky

Work are making me work! It's quite unreasonable.

Sadly I will therefore have to leave you to it.

musicman100

SickSquid said:

I live in Guildford, within walking distance of Andertons
and drive to Epsom for guitar gear
just saying

I can easily believe that. We called in to Andertons last year after seeing the YouTube videos and was disappointed. 

darthed1981

musicman100 said:

SickSquid said:

I live in Guildford, within walking distance of Andertons
and drive to Epsom for guitar gear
just saying

I can easily believe that. We called in to Andertons last year after seeing the YouTube videos and was disappointed. 

Why so, if I may ask?  Guildford is a long trip for me, I'm tempted from the videos to pop down but if it isn't worth it...

TimmyO

You guys are just spoiled - the sheer amount of different stuff they have all in one place is unheard of around where I live. 

They had pretty much *every* speaker I wanted to try, I lined them all up in the downstairs room and compared to my hearts content. 

On the way out I also did a quick A/B of the Martin 000-28EC (which I own) and the OM-28 - I've been trying to do that in London stores for ages but nowhere ever had both. 

musicman100

darthed1981 said:

musicman100 said:

SickSquid said:

I live in Guildford, within walking distance of Andertons
and drive to Epsom for guitar gear
just saying

I can easily believe that. We called in to Andertons last year after seeing the YouTube videos and was disappointed. 

Why so, if I may ask?  Guildford is a long trip for me, I'm tempted from the videos to pop down but if it isn't worth it...

I guess it's subjective n only my opinion but it all felt to clinical and fancy if you get what I mean.
It was a Saturday n most of the staff force looked like kids and they where everywhere and It felt like you were been watch all the time. 
But then we went to the guitar village and that was really good more of the stuff we like. 
And a better shop imo

sev112

Nick said:

TimmyO said:
Couple of questions :
1. If the shop parking is full (think they have 3-4 places out front?) where's best to park?
2. Is there a suitably good greasy-spoon type eatery nearby where we can meet up in advance? 

Free for two hours across the road in the bays. Go to Woodbridge Cafe about five miunutes down the road (past the Nisa garage and across the street).

If you're looking at guitars be sure to ask for Will J, he always offers excellent service.

Wow - is the Woodbridge Cafe still there ?!  I remember going there in 1985 ....

TimmyO

sev112 said:

Nick said:

TimmyO said:
Couple of questions :
1. If the shop parking is full (think they have 3-4 places out front?) where's best to park?
2. Is there a suitably good greasy-spoon type eatery nearby where we can meet up in advance? 

Free for two hours across the road in the bays. Go to Woodbridge Cafe about five miunutes down the road (past the Nisa garage and across the street).

If you're looking at guitars be sure to ask for Will J, he always offers excellent service.

Wow - is the Woodbridge Cafe still there ?!  I remember going there in 1985 ....

yep - nice fry-up it was too 

MagicPigDetective

You guys are lucky. I live in north west wales. The land that guitar shops forgot. 

Sporky

musicman100 said:

I guess it's subjective n only my opinion but it all felt to clinical and fancy if you get what I mean.
It was a Saturday n most of the staff force looked like kids and they where everywhere and It felt like you were been watch all the time. 
But then we went to the guitar village and that was really good more of the stuff we like. 
And a better shop imo

I've had completely the opposite experience.

Andertons is certainly busy at weekends (shock horror) but I've always had good service there. On the other hand I've consistently been utterly ignored in Guitar Village, including the time I walked in wanting to spend two grand. No-one showed the slightest interest - I couldn't even tell who the staff were 'cos no-one was behind the counter or working. I gave up on them completely after half a dozen visits.