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Not going away, just restructuring. I have fond memories of hanging out in Guitar Center. I hope that this is just a blip and not the first in a series of moves
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
Not going away, just restructuring. I have fond memories of hanging out in Guitar Center. I hope that this is just a blip and not the first in a series of moves where stores selling music making gear become extinct. That has been happening to electronics making stores and it doesn't bode well for the future.
- beardbound 6y agoWhen I was in music school (before the financial crash and I eventually got into software) my friends and I would quite often hang out at Guitar Center and play the guitars and other instruments that we couldn't afford. I have many fond memories of that. I also bought my last guitar there, and some audio/recording equipment. It's one of my favorite retail places, especially since I don't like shipping acoustic instruments if possible. Although I have started to order more of my stuff online through Sweetwater. With the pandemic I try to avoid brick and mortar stores as much as possible. Although I do still occasionally order from them if they have what I want in stock and other places don't. I don't order audio gear from Amazon due to the proliferation of counterfeits.
- foobarian 6y agoMy favorite thing about GC is their climate controlled guitar section, where there is an outer and inner sanctum with the most precious instruments. I would occasionally even run into amazing musicians just trying things out. I feel bad I was not able to afford such nice instruments but I often bought some other things along the way like sheet music, accessories etc.
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- brudgers 6y agoI think the era of stores where people hang out is past. Record, camera, and stereo shops hung on longer than computer stores. But even book stores seem to have had their run. At least at chain scale. An electric guitar was cutting edge cool sixty years ago.