Weirdest guitar shop + other business combination?

[Ian Anderson]

Originally Posted by Frankee

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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.