Rudy's on 48th Street NYC is closing

[rh]

July 31st. End of an era on 48th Street.

 

[rumbletone]

Noooooooooo! End of an Era for sure. That was my only reason to ever go north of 14th Street.....

 

[84Bravo]

Sorry to hear. Great store.

 

[leftyaxeman]

What a shame! I bought my 1st Strat from them in Jan/1980. The salesman was Matt, what a gem of a guy, had no issue with me trying out over 20 strats. Manny's didn't want to let me try 1, so I went down the block to Rudy's and spent my money there. Sad news.

 

[lugnut111]

I've never been to New York but Rudy's was one of those iconic stores you always heard about. Along with Manny's & Uminov's, it was one of the NYC guitar stores I hoped to visit one day. Sad to hear it's closing.

 

[pbmw]

It is the passing of an era.
I have fond memories of 48th st.
Bought my first Strat from Manny's in 1966.