Cool guitar store in Canada

[sylnau]

Hey canadian friends, list your favorite place to get a great guitar.

[kosta]

I didn't have chance to go in, but Exile in Vancouver looked really great.

http://www.21exile22.com

[WayToHip]

Lucky Star Guitars here in Lethbridge is basically two or three blues dad's vast personal selection of vintage gear for sale. I bought two guitars from them, and they are the first place I'd go to get a $1000+ guitar or bass.

One major downside is these guys don't have a website.

[Chankgeez]

So, it's more like "blues granddads"?

[sylnau]

What is wrong with blues?
Tom Waits have lots of blues inspiration.
And Tom Waits is cool.

There's a lot of blues roots in PJ Harvey's music.
PJ is cool too.


Thanks for the info.

[colin]

I didn't have chance to go in, but Exile in Vancouver looked really great.

http://www.21exile22.com

I hadn't heard of that store before, I'll have to check it out on my next trip out of the burbs.

[WayToHip]

So, it's more like "blues granddads"?

Hahaha
No, one co-owner has a preteen daughter, I know this because she came to the store and gave her dad a delicious smelling stew for supper; then they talked about banjos. This was the best experience I had window shopping.

[wafl]

I didn't have chance to go in, but Exile in Vancouver looked really great.

http://www.21exile22.com

This place is really tiny so you're not going to find a wide selection, but most of the stuff they have is pretty cool.
I also didn't get the reference until I passed by it like 10 times.

[DADGBD]

Two of my favourites in Toronto are Paul's Boutique http://paulsboutique.ca/ and Capsule Music http://www.capsulemusic.com/

[HorseyBoy]

Avenue Guitars in Edmonton let me sit down and play whatever I wanted for a couple of hours when I was there, so I'm down with those guys. Had some nice stuff, too: http://www.avenue-guitars.com/

[mws]

Spaceman Music in Ottawa is great and right next to Dave's Drum Shop, which is great.

[mws]

oh, and Village Guitars in Saskatoon, Cosmic Dave's in Sudbury.

[sylnau]

Cool I have a Buddy in Sudbury.
I'll visit them this summer.

[ziltoid]

There used to be so many good ones in Montreal and they all turned to shit. It's pretty sad.

[sylnau]

There used to be so many good ones in Montreal and they all turned to shit. It's pretty sad.

Boutique Tone was great.