Guitar shops near Cheshire?

richardhomer

ToneControl said:
and while I'm on it, each Dawsons is just a bunch of USA Gibsons and fenders, and a load of  midrange  guitars and amps. Definitely a scaled-up mom & pop

Agreed - the comparison was meant to be disparaging.

blobb

Strat54 said:

Is this the worst website or what? 

http://www.midwalesmusic.co.uk/

Means you have to actually go there, like a proper shop. ;-)

menamestom

Sounds Great is still good.  Lots of nice amps and not a bit like Dawsons (which has actually been a bit later when I've been in lately).  SG have a good selection of very nice amps (Soldano, Suhr, Carr, Fargen, Cornell) and will usually match or beat online prices.  You can play guitars as much as you like and just spend an hour there without feeling like you must buy something.  Nice guitars too, Fender, Suhr, etc.  My only critisism would be there seem to be lots of very expensive guitars and quite a few lower end but not so many mid range.  Also no PRS, CS Fender or Gibson, but then again not many shops sell everything and there are shops not too far away that cover those.

menamestom

PMT Manchester is worth looking at also, they have a massive range of gear.

ToneControl

richardhomer said:

ToneControl said:
and while I'm on it, each Dawsons is just a bunch of USA Gibsons and fenders, and a load of  midrange  guitars and amps. Definitely a scaled-up mom & pop

Agreed - the comparison was meant to be disparaging.

but SG is not similar, often has interesting stuff, including used stuff

musteatbrain

Sounds Great have some really nice staff these days and are pretty flexible on prices with amps. Lots of great stock

Loobs

I went to Sounds Great in 2006. Enjoyed it. 

Moltisanti

depends where you are heading back to, but a trip to @guitars4you in Ashbourne is well worth a visit, Mark has a fantastic selection

ToneControl

Moltisanti said:

depends where you are heading back to, but a trip to @guitars4you in Ashbourne is well worth a visit, Mark has a fantastic selection

make sure you call in advance

DrJazzTap

Thanks everyone. lots to explore! 

p90fool

Strat54 said:

blobb said:

Whitchurch is in Shropshire!

That being the case you are only an hour away from Mid Wales music in Newtown

(Whitchurch > Oswestry > Welshpool > Newtown)

Just leave your wallet in the car.

:-)

Is this the worst website or what? 

http://www.midwalesmusic.co.uk/

It's not a shopping site, it's a shop.

I've bought loads of used gear from Phil over the years, usually at the sort of prices you'd expect in a private sale, too.

It's always worth throwing something you no longer use in the boot before you go, he does good trade-in deals.