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Jamie · 07-30-2005, 12:28 PM

So, this is a rating thread and a chance for you to rate your local guitar shops!

The layout should be something like this:

Name:
Place:
Country/state:
Review:

Rating: /10

I'll start off.

Name: Sound Control
Place: Newcastle
Country/state: United Kingdom
Review:This is quite a small shop, but pretty good still! Sound Control is the largest group of branches of Musical Instrument shops across the UK. The staff in here are nice and friendly and don't mind chatting with you and helping you out. The middle floor is a small room for Bass and PA. There is a selection of roughly 25-30 basses there, alot of Fenders (the usual MIM jazzes, etc.) They also have some brilliant Schecters, Fender MIA's, Tobias' and many Euro Spectors! So the selection isn't that great, but the basses they have are nice. Unfortunately, they dont have a bass specific employee, which is quite a shame. A good thing about the shop is on the top floor, they have a great guitar tech who you can go up to and talk to and he can do jobs and setups for you. I've heard he does a good job too! Overall, I think its the custom service and friendlyness that does it for me.

Rating: 7/10

More to come..

07-30-2005, 12:28 PM	#1
Jamie :O Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 10,772	Rate Your Shops So, this is a rating thread and a chance for you to rate your local guitar shops! The layout should be something like this: Name: Place: Country/state: Review: Rating: /10 I'll start off. Name: Sound Control Place: Newcastle Country/state: United Kingdom Review:This is quite a small shop, but pretty good still! Sound Control is the largest group of branches of Musical Instrument shops across the UK. The staff in here are nice and friendly and don't mind chatting with you and helping you out. The middle floor is a small room for Bass and PA. There is a selection of roughly 25-30 basses there, alot of Fenders (the usual MIM jazzes, etc.) They also have some brilliant Schecters, Fender MIA's, Tobias' and many Euro Spectors! So the selection isn't that great, but the basses they have are nice. Unfortunately, they dont have a bass specific employee, which is quite a shame. A good thing about the shop is on the top floor, they have a great guitar tech who you can go up to and talk to and he can do jobs and setups for you. I've heard he does a good job too! Overall, I think its the custom service and friendlyness that does it for me. Rating: 7/10 More to come..