ZilchWoolham Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 2017-12-16 at 22:31, Bassassin said: And here they are attempting to gouge £400 for a piece of borderline-unplayable throwaway plywood sh!te: https://notomguitars.com/collections/basses/products/1970s-unmarked-short-scale-jazz-bass Ignorant and unscrupulous. Agreed, shameless really, but now it's gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 18 hours ago, ZilchWoolham said: I'm wondering if maybe there should be some criteria imposed for inclusion. Perhaps I should at least try to organise the list in some way beyond alphabetical order. It's getting to be quite long now, and I think there's a rather large discrepancy between some of the shops listed in terms of relevance to bassists (particularly those looking for vintage gear). Some deal exclusively in vintage basses, while others have as few as three used basses in stock. Any suggestions welcome! Difficult, as the last entry I suggested maybe falls into this category. I think he had 6 basses in, but at least 3 - a Gibson Money bass, the Custom Fender, a 5 string Warwick (and maybe a Fender Mustang) fell into the genuinely interesting category. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Why hasn't this been pinned?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Updated again! Somehow I had missed a Denmark Street shop. I also came across an online/by appointment vintage dealer in Derbyshire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 14/11/2017 at 22:28, ZilchWoolham said: Well, I feel like browsing, so I thought it would be nice to compile a list of the various online shops selling vintage and used basses in the UK, or indeed the EU. I'll add your suggestions to the original post. Here's the list so far, in alphabetical order: The British Isles: Andy Baxter (London) AngelDust (Multi-location?) Bass Direct (Warwick/Leamington Spa) The Bass Gallery (London) Charlie Chandler's Guitar Experience (Hampton Wick) Classic and Cool David J Pym (Hungerford) Electro Music (Doncaster) Guitar Classics (London) Guitar Village (Farnham) Live Music (Edinburgh) London Vintage Guitar/Hanks (London) Lucky Fret (London) Mansons (Exeter) Mudpie Music (Brighton) The Music Locker (Ripley, Derbyshire - by appointment only) Nicks Guitars (Wetherby) New Kings Road Guitars (London) No.Tom (London) Promenade Music (Morecambe) Really Great Guitars (Ombersley) Some Neck Guitars (Dublin) Strung Out Guitars (Glasgow) Tommy Twang's Guitars (Glasgow) Vintage and Modern Guitars (Thame) Vintage 'n' Rare (Bath) West End Music (Ipswich) Wunjo Guitars (London) Continental Europe: Der kleine Gitarrenladen (Online only, Germany) Guitar Point (Maintal, Germany) Paul's Bass Matters (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Vintage Guitar (Oldenburg, Germany) Thank you for The Music Locker. It's just up the road from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 When I used to live there, this guy had a brick and mortar shop in town - most ultra expensive vintage gear i've ever seen! http://www.hendrixguitars.com/ Now online only, still has eye-wateringly expensive and rare kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 There were 7 guitar shops in Newcastle when I was at Uni in the late 90s. Great times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs_triumph Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I believe Live Music in Edinburgh may now be closed permenantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksterphil Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/second-hand/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 @ZilchWoolham, the first Continental Europe link in Germany is now dead/shut down; but to make up for it there's also these across La Manche: http://leguitarium.fr/categorie-produit/guitares-basses/par-type-basses/guitares-basses-vintages/ http://vintageguitars.fr/en/product-category/guitars/bass/ http://www.bassclubparis.com/index.php/occasions/fender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) On 2018-02-28 at 16:53, razze06 said: When I used to live there, this guy had a brick and mortar shop in town - most ultra expensive vintage gear i've ever seen! http://www.hendrixguitars.com/ Now online only, still has eye-wateringly expensive and rare kit I've come across that shop before, actually. While some of the ones I've listed certainly have prices well above market value (and above usual dealer prices), this particular shop has such utterly hideous prices I just can't conceive of anyone wanting to buy anything from them, so I've been hesitant to stick them on the list. On 2018-02-28 at 17:35, gs_triumph said: I believe Live Music in Edinburgh may now be closed permenantly That's a shame. I noticed it now that I went to the homepage as opposed to the bass listings. Apparently they're open today (for another fifteen minutes) and tomorrow. On 2018-03-01 at 22:41, Kevsy71 said: @ZilchWoolham, the first Continental Europe link in Germany is now dead/shut down; but to make up for it there's also these across La Manche: http://leguitarium.fr/categorie-produit/guitares-basses/par-type-basses/guitares-basses-vintages/ http://vintageguitars.fr/en/product-category/guitars/bass/ http://www.bassclubparis.com/index.php/occasions/fender You're right about that link. I think that was the man who sold vintage scratchplates. Seemed a rather small establishment (which the name suggests). Perhaps he's still physically around, but I suppose I'll remove the link. A note about your third link: I'm getting a warning message from my antivirus (F-Secure) when trying to access it. It might very well be a false alarm, but I'd be interested to know if anyone else is having the same issue. EDIT: Actually, the kleine gitarrenladen was online only, so I suppose he's no longer operating. Or he's forgot his website bill. I also realised Le Guitarium is selling a 1973 Jazz for over €4k! Edited March 3, 2018 by ZilchWoolham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 22 minutes ago, ZilchWoolham said: I've come across that shop before, actually. While some of the ones I've listed certainly have prices well above market value (and above usual dealer prices), this particular shop has such utterly hideous prices I just can't conceive of anyone wanting to buy anything from them, so I've been hesitant to stick them on the list. 20,000 euros for a '66 Jazz?! I imagine that'll be around for a few decades to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 On 03/03/2018 at 16:48, ZilchWoolham said: I've come across that shop before, actually. While some of the ones I've listed certainly have prices well above market value (and above usual dealer prices), this particular shop has such utterly hideous prices I just can't conceive of anyone wanting to buy anything from them, so I've been hesitant to stick them on the list. When it used to be a brick and mortar shop (mid 1990's) it had the most astonishing array of never-seen-before gear, and all the makes and models you would dream about as a pre-internet impressionable young man. I have lusted over many a bass and guitar over there, and the guitarist in my band at that time managed to get together enough money to buy a Gibson Corvus/Futura. I think he paid the equivalent of £500 at the time, circa 1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Updated with a handful of new shops I've encountered through my regular googling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Electomusic in Doncaster have now shut down Shame, it was a good shop if you had the misfortune to be in Doncaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Electomusic in Doncaster have now shut down Shame, it was a good shop if you had the misfortune to be in Doncaster Isn't Doncaster the home of the Bangin' Donk? Must ask Mark Radcliffe next time I see him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) Just added Oasis Music in Ringwood, Hants as well as two French shops. Edited July 10, 2018 by ZilchWoolham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy515 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Old Hat Guitars, Horncastle, Lincolnshire - cracking vintage ranges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Tommy Twangy's Guitars has closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shutterbug Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 "Steve's Music" in Montreal ( downtown and the West Island), Canada. Their catchphrase, "If we don't have it, you don't need it" . Used to buy all my gear there when I lived over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 29 minutes ago, Shutterbug said: "Steve's Music" in Montreal ( downtown and the West Island), Canada. Their catchphrase, "If we don't have it, you don't need it" . Used to buy all my gear there when I lived over there. That used to be my wifes favourite t-shirt. It died in the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Think this thread needs updating! Any other European second hand shops out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The Loft - Radstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, stewblack said: The Loft - Radstock Wait.. something in Radstock? I assumed there was nothing in radstock apart from a coop and a funeral place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Wait.. something in Radstock? I assumed there was nothing in radstock apart from a coop and a funeral place. Oh you'd be surpri... No that's pretty much it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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