Sorry, this is a great thread and I'm afraid I can't allow it to be sucked under with a bunch of the other of the great threads.

Name: Andertons music
Place: Guildford
Country: Ye Olde England


Review: Andertons is pretty big, it caters for most musicians, ie guitar, drums, classical, piano. the bass selection comprises of Warwicks and Fenders mainly, although Ibanez, Epiphone, Musicman, Squire, Rickenbacker and others are also provided. they also have a large selection of amps, from the likes of SWR, Ashdown, Hartke, Ampeg and Randall. there are also soundproofed rooms provided to test the products.

its always fun to head down there and piss about on the rickenbackers to the horror of the staff :D

Rating: 8/10 misses out on a nine because of the staff, who at times can be very pushy and un-welcoming

[QUOTE=gaslight]Name: Music workshop.
Place: Sydney.
Country/state: NSW, Australia.
Review: Great place, been a regular customer for nearly 5 years. Anything I want they'll order in if they don't have it, I get great discounts, and yeah, it's good.

Rating: 10/10[/QUOTE]

Where abouts is music Workshop

Name: Big Apple Music
Place: Utica New York
Review: It's a great local shop but, I can't tell if they just don't really like basses or if they lack funding to get high end gear. I've only seen one six string bass there and it was the ESP LTD. The best bass I've seen(and played and am about to buy for that matter) is a Schecter Elite-5. The shop has 3 fretless Jazz basses, and all are lemons. The strings are bad and the pickups are ****ed up. I've yet to try any guitars out but they all seem really nice. They have a nice vintage section. There amp/cab/head sections are very nice. I've seen fenders, hartkes, and a peavey tnt 115 the other day. I've never been in the drum/keyboard section cuz its past the basses :lol: . Service is great though. I already bought a wah pedal from them and like I said, plan on getting the Schecter. Also they give lessons for like 10 or so instruments and have a great rental policy.

Rating 7/10 because of the lack of high end basses.

Bump! Feel free to carry on posting reviews :)

Name: Soundcontrol
Place: Glasgow
Country: Scotland (UK)


It is a great shop with plenty of space and a lot of instruments. One thing you will notice is the staff are all very friendly and most are pretty knowledgeable. Their range of instruments is good with a lot of different makes. Also this store is the only official Schecter dealer in the UK with plenty in stock at all times. :D You get plenty of time to try out an instrument and the staff pretty much leave you alone with it. The prices are also pretty decent and the staff are not afraid of chucking in freebies with big purchases.


Overall: 8/10

Name: Guitar Center
Location: San Bernadino, CA
Country: USA

Review: One of my favorite places to go. All the employees I have talked with were very courtious and helpful. Many good bass players work there and jammed with me. Their knowledge of the bass was great and they answered my questions without getting annoyed. Actually, it is pretty hard to leave that store because those guys always have a bass, riff or story to tell me/show me. And they have a great supply of Schecters, Warwicks and Musicman's, so I am busy for hours... Amp selection includes Ampeg, Mesa Boogie :naughty:, G-K, SWR, Fender and a few others. A good selection of distortion pedals and strings too.

9/10
Not a perfect score only because its about 25-30 miles away...

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Name: Music Mikes
Location: Riverside, CA
Country: USA

Review: Kind of a hole-in-the-wall store, pretty small, not the best selection of basses. Mostly Fernandez, Fender Squires and some brands I haven't even heard of... They do, however, have a small supply of Corts that I play when I go there. Their amp selection is a tad bit better though, having a good selection of Ampeg and SWRs. I bought my SWR LA 12 combo there for only $180 which was a decent deal. The employees there a helpful and knowledgable though not as outgoing as the ones at Guitar Center. I mainly go their to pick up strings and other misc. items.

5/10

Only minutes away from my house and has a good amps at a decent price. But due to its limited selection of basses and other items, I give it a 5.

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[QUOTE=good rats]Name: Billy Hydes

Place: Blackburn, Melbourne

Country/state: Victoria, Australia.

Review: I love Billy Hydes. It has got a GREAT selection of basses and amps. ALso got a great selection of drums, Guitars, everything you need really. The people that work tehre are all REALLY friendly and will be happy to help you out. I go there all the time too they're probably getting sick of me, :lol:. They have great prices and can order in anything you need really.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much the same for the store in brisbane.

Rating: 8/10 because they never had six string and took ages to order in some parts for me.

Name: Bass Centre

Place: South Melbourne

State/country: Victoria, Australia.

Verdict: A really top notch shop. A shop only for basses, only 2 of its kind in australia. These guys will do anything for you, with incredible prices. Really friendly. Will order in anything for you...Good store, well presented etc.

Rating: 9/10. My favourite store!