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Old 06-17-2008, 07:04 PM
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Can't miss instrument shops in Chicago?
I'm heading to Chicago for the weekend and would like to stop at a couple of guitar/amp shops that we don't have in Indy. What are the places in Chicago that I should not miss?

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Old 06-17-2008, 07:06 PM
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A couple:
http://www.makenmusic.com/

http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/http://
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Old 06-17-2008, 07:15 PM
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+1 on Make'n'Music. Great shop, amazing folks. Hopefully this plug somewhat makes up for going in there, making noise and never buying anything.

+1 on CME. Their new place is huge and they've got cool stuff like D13 amps and whatnot. Pricey, though.


I'd like to add Midwest Buy and Sell on Irving Park. The exact opposite of the above two places, Midwest is like the coolest pawn shop ever.
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Old 06-17-2008, 07:21 PM
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Rock N Roll Vintage has a lot of gear too but Make N Music is Better
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Old 06-17-2008, 07:43 PM
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+1 on both! Outstanding shops!
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:15 PM
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not that I'm a GC fan but I know that GC in Chicago has 3 vintage strats (2 65's and a 57) and a few other cool vintage pieces as well.
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:22 PM
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Maken Music by far, great place!
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:22 PM
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I would love to go to both of these shops.
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:36 PM
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musicgalleryinc.com if you're near the n. shore
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musicgalleryinc.com if you're near the n. shore
+1 - Great store. The other two are great as well, but I opened this thread to make sure someone had mentioned the Music Gallery.
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:33 PM
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yup

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Old 06-18-2008, 06:02 AM
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Thanks guys! I'll have to see how many of these I can get to with my family in tow!
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I haven't been to the CME in a long time, last time was back when it was on Clark, I prefer Make'n by a huge margin. CME used to be way over priced vintage stuff, perhaps it's better now.
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All way for browsing/buying.

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I haven't been to the CME in a long time, last time was back when it was on Clark, I prefer Make'n by a huge margin. CME used to be way over priced vintage stuff, perhaps it's better now.
It's better now, mainly because it's bigger. Still was overpriced.
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