Weirdest guitar shop + other business combination?

[mapleneck72]

My wife showed me this ad for Greg's clear cuts & guitar lounge in Santa Rosa (near Bad Ass Coffee). It's a hair salon and used guitar shop.
tagline: "any haircut you can imagine, and used guitars too!!!"
I don't know if it's :huh or :dude

[ACfixer]

Right by me is a place called something like "Rocker Tattoo and Piercing" and they sell used records and used "Vintage" guitars that would qualify for a laugh as per the "old does not make it vintage" thread.

Marginal ink, and it goes downhill from there.

[panoramic]

That place in UPSATE NY that is guns, groceries and guitars AKA DICK'S COUNTRY STORE

[stratman34]

One place I used to go into was 1/2 pawn shop, 1/2 "real music store".

Problem was... the pawn shop prices and plethora of junk seemed to leak over to the other side of the store.

[seriousfun]

Is Catello & Son still open in Berlin, NH?

I bought my '65 Strat there in 1980. They sold motorcycles and musical instruments (not that crazy of a combination).

[kidvox]

They sold motorcycles and musical instruments (not that crazy of a combination).

kinda sounds like yamaha

[Dubious]

for years there was a store here that sold sheet music / pianos / some accoustic guitars and hunting / fishing gear

[enocaster]

I'd like to see a guitar shop and a Starbucks. Not the regular kind, the ones from Idiocracy!

http://emrl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/idiocracy-starbucks-exotic-coffee-for-men.jpg

[jrm]

I drove by a place the other day that was "Liquor and Fireworks" That can't be a good combination!

[enocaster]

I drove by a place the other day that was "Liquor and Fireworks" That can't be a good combination!

Our band practice space is right near a building that houses liquor store and a gun shop right next to each other.

[dkaplowitz]

I drove by a place the other day that was "Liquor and Fireworks" That can't be a good combination!
Co-owned by a couple of surgeons at the local hospital.

[Motorhed]

I think a guitar store/porno shop combo would work. I even have the slogan "Where the strings aren't the only things that vibrate". :bonk

[cradlerock]

Hey if I won the lotto I would open a wine importing business, with guitars on the side. Mostly so I could have a buncha guitars and amps to play around with while my minions sold the awesome (French) wine I would bring into the country (Ireland).

I haven't won the lotto, yet. ;)

[Doug H]

I'd like to see a guitar shop and a Starbucks. Not the regular kind, the ones from Idiocracy!




Or how about the "Fuddruckers"???

[Tonekat]

Hey if I won the lotto I would open a wine importing business, with guitars on the side. Mostly so I could have a buncha guitars and amps to play around with while my minions sold the awesome (French) wine I would bring into the country (Ireland).

I haven't won the lotto, yet. ;)

You could ply your customers with wine until they broke down and bought the most expensive guitar.

I drove by a place the other day that was "Liquor and Fireworks" That can't be a good combination!

Reserved parking space for the ambulance?

[67blackcherry]

There was a used music gear/surf shop in downtown Huntington Beach, CA, years ago.

I was just noodling around playing some "outside" pentatonic scales ala 80's shred and the owner says "wow, what kind of scales are those?"

"Richter scales" I said, with a straight face.

"Cool..." he said.
True story!
Once they started developing downtown HB, the shop closed.

[mirrorimij]

That place in UPSATE NY that is guns, groceries and guitars AKA DICK'S COUNTRY STORE

I seem to remember one in NY up near the Canada border that was called Gary's Gas, Guns and Guitars. If they sold booze that would be a grand slam.

[slopeshoulder]

New York Happy Ending Guitar and Buffing Haven

[SarasotaSlim]

Green Shift Music & Comics - Tampa

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[mark123]

Funny... Just stopped in Green Shift last week. Strange place and gear would pretty much sum up the place. The only place I've seen that sell's comics, Moog Theremin's, quite a pile of old Kustom plush amps, lot's of Burn's guitars and old tube radio's.

We also have in Tampa Brandon Guitar Gallery and Art and Frame as well.

[GaryE]

There was a shop in Ontario Canada that sold guitars Vacuums and pet food.

[fretless]

I got my first bass for Xmas in 1984. My Mom got it at a shop down the road from our house that was called "The Guitar and Knife Exchange". Yep. They sold cheap, crappy guitars and ninja swords. They didn't stay in business very long...

[jakes guitars]

I bought a squire from a guy at a fleamarket just south of here. He has a permanent booth there. He sells guitars and fishing tackle. (both old, beat up, or cheap.) Sometimes he has some cool old stuff though! I actually traded some old fishing tackle I had laying around for half of the price of the guitar!

[GAT]

Bizarre Guitar and Bizarre Guns, side by side in Reno, Nevada.

Both are very cool stores actually!

[baxen]

I remember seeing a ad in Vintage Guitar for a guitar shop and slot casino near Vegas, it might have been in Henderson.

[dougk]

That place in UPSATE NY that is guns, groceries and guitars AKA DICK'S COUNTRY STORE

i want to go to there

[GA20T]

Walmart. Tampons, pickles, bleach, & guitars.

[patl]

I think a guitar store/porno shop combo would work. I even have the slogan "Where the strings aren't the only things that vibrate". :bonk

I went to college in Spokane,WA, and I studied jazz (saxophone) performance there in the late 80s/early 90s.

The best vinyl record store in town in those days was in the back half of one of the skankiest porn shops around.

Funny thing was, you walked in the door, past the videos and stuff, and then had to walk through a little privacy curtain to get to the albums. Which kinda seemed backwards :-)

[TwoTubMan]

Bought my first electric (Teisco ET-200 and matching amp) from a Walgreens back in '72. I guess that counts.

[bluesjuke]

Green Shift Music & Comics - Tampa



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So Green Shift is still around.

Our local Music Store here opened a Pawn SHop on the other side of the store after they moved to their new location.
The owner's son runs it.

The music part has retained the same flavor however.

[enocaster]

i want to go to there

:roll

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[snacker]

i got 'em all licked......

omer's guitars, vacuums and pet grooming in north bay ontario - i think it may be more specialized now (less pet grooming), but in the 90s.....they did it all!

[drewl]

That one's odd....I can see the hair salon, get your rig and the right look for onstage!
My friend's store (D-Town guitars) sells used records and CD's of course but they also do skateboards and accesories which kinda's goes with guitar playing!

[teleharmonium]

Not sure if it's still around, but there was a place in Chicago that sold donuts and guitars !

It was a longtime neighborhood donut/coffee place where the owner was into guitars and had a small selection along the wall. Actually I saw some cool vintage stuff in there.

[stratman34]

Not sure if it's still around, but there was a place in Chicago that sold donuts and guitars !

It was a longtime neighborhood donut/coffee place where the owner was into guitars and had a small selection along the wall. Actually I saw some cool vintage stuff in there.


:rotflmao Get the cops and the stoners all in one place!

[Motorhed]

I went to college in Spokane,WA, and I studied jazz (saxophone) performance there in the late 80s/early 90s.

The best vinyl record store in town in those days was in the back half of one of the skankiest porn shops around.

Funny thing was, you walked in the door, past the videos and stuff, and then had to walk through a little privacy curtain to get to the albums. Which kinda seemed backwards :-)


haha, That is wrong! I guess the perverts didn't want to be seen buying vinyl lol.

[Jiffy_Jeff]

Our band practice space is right near a building that houses liquor store and a gun shop right next to each other.

There is, or used to be, a liquor store / Gun store in Flagstaff AZ.

Go grab a six pack and a few boxes of ammo!!! Or a new Desert Eagle.

[Frankee]

There is a Gun/Liquor store right here in El Cajon, Ca.

Perfect location for it, if you ask me.

[Smakutus]

I've heard of a music/fishing tackle store before.

Jeff

[ceyuh]

Is Catello & Son still open in Berlin, NH?

I bought my '65 Strat there in 1980. They sold motorcycles and musical instruments (not that crazy of a combination).
Way back when they sold chainsaws, too. These days they are strictly instruments, sheet music, and accessories.

[seriousfun]

Chainsaws - makes sense in NH!

[Motorhed]

No, the chainsaws were for makin music too! Ask Jackyl hahahaha.

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[19rick52]

I've heard of a place in rural central Minnesota that sold guitars and meat.
Also had a buddy years ago that bought his Gibson Firebird in a drug store in Madison, SD.

[ACfixer]

I drove by a place the other day that was "Liquor and Fireworks" That can't be a good combination!

I think I've seen that very thing in Tennessee.

[ceyuh]

Is Catello & Son still open in Berlin, NH?

I bought my '65 Strat there in 1980. They sold motorcycles and musical instruments (not that crazy of a combination).

Bobby died over the Christmas holiday. He had parkinsons and was suffering badly. He'll be missed.

[Ian Anderson]

There is a Gun/Liquor store right here in El Cajon, Ca.

Perfect location for it, if you ask me.

Hah exactly the place I was thinking about. The best part is from the parking lot I think you can see at least 6 check cashing/loan places.

[bluesjunior]

Here in Hartlepool in the UK back around 2000 we had a gents hairdresser/used instruments shop. It is closed now but was open 3-4yrs as I remember.

[stompboy]

Used to visit a store in Essex. You walk into metal detectors and electric shavers then round a corner to a massive collection of boutique amps and guitars. Very odd.

[telecopter]

Back in San Diego during my formative years, there was a place in Ocean Beach called "The Black" It was a headshop and music store. Made sense to me.

[toddinjax@yahoo]

There's a shop in Fernandina Beach Fl that sell guitars and cigars.

[mprvise]

There's a guitar store in back of an engineering firm in my town. Most of the engineers there play so I think they became a dealer to get cheap stuff to jam on during breaks. I only learned about it because I used to ride motorcycles with one of the employees. It's a real store but they never advertise and I've never had any of my musician friends mention it to me - very strange.

[teleclem]

There's this music store here that shares the same space as a physical rehab store (as in, same display area, cashier, etc)

[playsarobin]

Houston on shepherd is a place called Rockin robin. Awesome store with a great vintage vibe (srv, bb etc painted huge on the outside) and all sorts of signed memorabilia everywhere along the walls and ceiling.
But the first thing you're greeted by when you walk in is about 1o' of surf boards. Pretty cool to me. Haha. Not really an incredibly odd combo but around here i always thought it was. Beach is close but it's nasty and flat.

Nicest guy who works there I always thought used to be a beach boy caus he had that look. Khakis, flip flops and a half buttoned Hawaiian shirt. Nice as can be. Only nice guy left there in fact. I rarely go cause it's full of jerks behind the counter who at one point used to talk shop and trade stories but now just pass you off unless you're buying. And don't ask to touch anything worthwhile. Unless it's thebeachboy cause he's cool. And he'll sell you a surf board.

[patpark]

http://www.yelp.com/biz/peters-gourmade-grill-tustin

gas station and gourmet fast food.

really good.

[stevieboy]

There was that place on the I45 north of Houston that was a guitar store and bicycle shop.

Back in San Diego during my formative years, there was a place in Ocean Beach called "The Black" It was a headshop and music store. Made sense to me.

Still there! An OB institution.

[crosse79]

There one I know of in a same shop - half the shop at sports equipment - half the shop are guitars / amps, etc.