I Think I Died and Gone to Heaven
For the past 8 years I have lived in a small town in New England. This week I haved moved to Florida to a large city again. Living in a small town has its advantages, very little in my opinion, but alot of disadvantages. One of those disadvantages is having a music store at your disposal.
We had a Daddys Junky Music(with only a handful of guitars and accesseries) about 40 minutes away and a Sam Ash about hour and 15 min away.
Now, the heaven part:I was in my new neighborhood and decided to venture out and explore. 6 minutes from where I will be moving in Aug I saw something that made my eyes light up...SAM ASH STORE--WHAT, YOU KIDDING ME??? Needless to say I was in that store for the next 2 hours like a kid in a candy store. I felt like I was walking around in the magazine that usually takes a while to go through. This store is as big as the Target store that I used to shop in New England (that was 25 minutes away for everyone that is drawing the color coded map).
Anyway, I was so excited about it that I had to write about it. For some reason, my wife didn't have the same response that I did, although happy for me. My son was excited since he will be going to Full Sail University learning about the recording industry.
We had a Daddys Junky Music(with only a handful of guitars and accesseries) about 40 minutes away and a Sam Ash about hour and 15 min away.
Now, the heaven part:I was in my new neighborhood and decided to venture out and explore. 6 minutes from where I will be moving in Aug I saw something that made my eyes light up...SAM ASH STORE--WHAT, YOU KIDDING ME??? Needless to say I was in that store for the next 2 hours like a kid in a candy store. I felt like I was walking around in the magazine that usually takes a while to go through. This store is as big as the Target store that I used to shop in New England (that was 25 minutes away for everyone that is drawing the color coded map).
Anyway, I was so excited about it that I had to write about it. For some reason, my wife didn't have the same response that I did, although happy for me. My son was excited since he will be going to Full Sail University learning about the recording industry.
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LOVE Daddy's Junky. I scored some great gear from them, online.
Anyway, you should change your profile location, or tell us where you'se at, so I can make sure Shania's next tour doesn't go through there. I don't want you showin' me up.
Good luck in your new digs! 8)
I do miss the days when I did live in the cities for things like buying music gear. However, I enjoy living on a lake and so I take the good with the bad. Also, the guys on this forum are helpful. The online reviews of gear also are good to read. It helps. I grew up in a small town of less than 300 people. Hated it. Lived in large cities in my young adulthood and loved it. Living on a lake was my dream and I plan on staying here until I can't afford it anymore. It's only a 10-15 minute drive to KMart, Target, Wal-Mart, etc... Just no Guitar Centers locally. Hope you have the money to keep you happy at your new local guitar shops! Best wishes.
gtaus: sounds as though your in a great place. I think I do like big cities a little better, of course I'm saying this after living in a small town for 8 years. I think I need the amenties. As far as affording this expensive habbit--I dont think I'll ever be able to afford what I really want, unless I make it famous--I think I'm too old for that at this point. Thanks for the well wishes. Take care.
...if I can afford the layaway.
gtaus,
You could buy the amp from a major outlet. I think you get 30 days to try it, and return it if it's not what you wanted. I bought an Epiphone amp, (that little amp head) did'nt care for it, and returned it. Cost me nothing to check it out that way. Same deal for me, I would have to travel 175 miles to a Guitar Center. Some amps may have a small fee for shipping, but these little amps usually don't. Just a thought. :P
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We have a Sam Ash here about 6 minutes from where I live, although I hardly ever go in. I get most of my stuff online or I pick it up used.
I know what you are saying about moving to the city. I grew up on an island in the northeast, so getting ANYTHING was a chore and an all day adventure. I've been here 15 yrs. and wouldn't even consider moving back to the sticks. I like having what I need when I need it.
And guys, I had one of those guitar stands...had to send it back. My Martin kept fallling off cause of those two funny bumps they put on the front...
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Having Shania residing in my music room would surely elevate me to a level of sophistication that I can now only imagine. :twisted:
First thing that pops in m head is...music store with alot of lame brands. No it was acually a full blown music store, which BTW is even closer to my new home than Sam Ash. BTW Guitar of the day was a new Gibson SG(yes I said Gibson)
I even sat down to play the Roland V Tour TD-9 drum set. I'm still trying to take it all in, even as I write this. I never played a Schecter guitar before so, I did. Schecter Damien Special for $449. Not a bad Ax. They also hd the Hellraiser for $899.
They seem to have it all, even down to the acceseries. Amps, guitars, keyboards, mixing boards, turntables, drums, effects, strings, picks, cables, software, all name brand stuff. So this is Best Buy I asked... She replied, yes sir it is. And we'll beat anybodys price. So, the next time my wife goes shopping, I may not have to, correction, will not have to follow her aroound in a dept store