London day trip

citizen68

In London today for a few hours - any of the natives know of any good guitar shops near Euston Tower / Warren St tube station? Thanks

Snap

nah, but you're not far from Charing Cross Rd/Denmark st, just walk down through Fitzrovia, 15 minutes or so max

jellyroll

Walk down tottenham court road to denmark street (or take Northern Line to Tottenham Court Rd station). Usual caveats about Denmark Street apply. Or there is Ivor Mairants on Rathbone Place. 

citizen68

Thanks - hopefully will get time - much appreciated

axisus

I was in central London yesterday. I felt sad when I remembered what a brilliant day you could have looking at music gear back in the 90s. The London experience is about 10% of what it was.

chillidoggy

I think Denmark Street is a waste of time, these days. There are better places to visit in London unless you want to spend hours looking at overpriced shite.

TTony

Hobgoblin on Rathbone place.  Just off Tottenham Court Road (to the west).

Not just guitars, and few/no electrics, but all manner of wonderful stringed instruments, and more besides.

scrumhalf

axisus said:

I was in central London yesterday. I felt sad when I remembered what a brilliant day you could have looking at music gear back in the 90s. The London experience is about 10% of what it was.

Substitute "70s" for "90s" and "porn" for "music gear" and you have an accurate assessment of Soho these days.

citizen68

Didn't get any free time ffs - maybe next time (

Babones

chillidoggy said:

I think Denmark Street is a waste of time, these days. There are better places to visit in London unless you want to spend hours looking at overpriced shite.

It's funny people still say this. Depends on what you're after, but a lot of new Fender gear matches, or is even sometimes cheaper than internet prices. Vintage is another thing altogether though and are very overpriced.

imalone

Babones said:

chillidoggy said:

I think Denmark Street is a waste of time, these days. There are better places to visit in London unless you want to spend hours looking at overpriced shite.

It's funny people still say this. Depends on what you're after, but a lot of new Fender gear matches, or is even sometimes cheaper than internet prices. Vintage is another thing altogether though and are very overpriced.

Indeed, I remember asking the price of a little modelling amp in Regent Sound (it wasn't marked), the guy told me and said he didn't think they could do any lower, which was fair enough as it was actually cheaper than online.