Guitar stores in Twin Cities, MN?

rhargis14 · Post by **rhargis14** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:57 pm

I'm going to be in St. Paul this weekend for my cousin's wedding and I was wondering if there are any cool guitar shops in the area worth checking out.

Thanks in advance!!

sultanofswig · Post by **sultanofswig** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:05 am

Willie's American Guitars in St Paul is AMAZING for cool vintage stuff & boutique amps. Twin Town Guitars in South Minneapolis is pretty cool too. There is another little shop in West St Paul just off Robert St called Eclipse Music. It's a father/son operation & the son (John, I think?) is a huge pedal dork; so they have a bunch of boutique pedal lines.. They also are the only shop in town to carry stuff like Eastwood & Reverend guitars. Hope this helps!

Derelict78 · Post by **Derelict78** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:30 am

Is music go round still in uptown?
If so 10 years ago they had some awesome stock.

rustywire · Post by **rustywire** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:36 am

http://davesguitar.com/about-us/history/

This should be the first stop on your list. I've yet to visit myself, but you'll thank me.

rhargis14 · Post by **rhargis14** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:10 am

Wow thanks, guys. I'm definitely going to try to check out a few of these, I'll let you know how it goes!

Wes Mantooth · Post by **Wes Mantooth** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:05 pm

Hoffman Guitars in the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis does a lot of custom work and has a few used guitars around but it's a really small place known mostly for their luthiers and not really gear selection.

taco satori · Post by **taco satori** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:30 pm

There's a newerish shop on 46th St & Hennepin called Brockway Strings. He's a grad from the renowned instrument construction & repair program at Southeast Tech in Red Wing, MN. It's somewhat like Hoffman but even smaller, not much retail & really focuses on the repair / custom side of things, but if you're passing thru & need fretwork or neck adjustments he is definitely the man. He's found a niche in that he does a lot of weirdo mod stuff for members (like me) on the more experimental side of the local community. He's at: http://www.brockwaystrings.com/

taco satori · Post by **taco satori** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:32 pm

PS I can second the above post about Eclipse Music in the suburb of West St. Paul (which is the official name of the suburb the store's located in, sorta confusing)

rhargis14 · Post by **rhargis14** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:03 pm

I was only able to check out Eclipse Music, really cool store. I got the chance to play some of those super cool 60's guitars as well as a Supro dual tone, among others. The guy there was a really nice guy and he sure knew his stuff. I'd definitely recommend this store!

Sadly, I won't be able to make it to any of the other stores you guys mentioned. Now I go back to Cleveland, home of one good guitar shop.

Jakezor · Post by **Jakezor** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:19 pm

Damn didn't know there were that many ILFers in the Twin Cities!

rhargis14 · Post by **rhargis14** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:52 pm

I stand corrected, I think it was a Supro Martinique. Either way, very cool guitar

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