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Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:42 am
by sylnau
Hey canadian friends, list your favorite place to get a great guitar.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:50 pm
by kosta
I didn't have chance to go in, but Exile in Vancouver looked really great.

http://www.21exile22.com

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:46 pm
by 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.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:47 pm
by Chankgeez
So, it's more like "blues granddads"?

:oldrant:

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:55 pm
by 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. :thumb:

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:46 pm
by colin
kosta wrote: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.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 1:29 am
by WayToHip
Chankgeez wrote:So, it's more like "blues granddads"?

:oldrant:
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.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:01 pm
by wafl
kosta wrote: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.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:20 pm
by DADGBD
Two of my favourites in Toronto are Paul's Boutique http://paulsboutique.ca/ and Capsule Music http://www.capsulemusic.com/

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:03 pm
by 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/

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:13 pm
by mws
Spaceman Music in Ottawa is great and right next to Dave's Drum Shop, which is great.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:15 pm
by mws
oh, and Village Guitars in Saskatoon, Cosmic Dave's in Sudbury.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:28 pm
by sylnau
Cool I have a Buddy in Sudbury.
I'll visit them this summer.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:09 pm
by ziltoid
There used to be so many good ones in Montreal and they all turned to shit. It's pretty sad.

Re: Cool guitar store in Canada

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:04 pm
by sylnau
ziltoid wrote:There used to be so many good ones in Montreal and they all turned to shit. It's pretty sad.
Boutique Tone was great.