Music shops in England!!! :huh:

[fatgoogle]

So im going tyo England for a week or so on the 11th, mainly to bring back a Double bass with me, but some holidaying wouldn't go amiss.

So i was wondering if theirs any good music shops in England, I really want to play some g-k and some more laklands, but you know the range over heres fairly small so i just want to see if theirs anything else i like.

Ill be in Kent for a couple of days, my gran lives in Eh Wormshill so i think ill be going to the likes of canterbury and that area, are their any good shops to hit.
Then ill be in London for the rest of the time, so any good ones there, Mind ill be playing and then walking away, so maybe music shops that dont mind if you dont have a penny on you.

Any other places i should check out while im there, any were worth the trip.

Thanks
Sam

[Platypus]

The American Guitar Centre and Bassworld in Tonbridge, Kent is good, I'm told - haven't been there myself though:
[url="http://www.americanguitarsuk.com/"]http://www.americanguitarsuk.com/[/url]

And in London's CamdenTown head for the Bass Gallery:

[url="http://thebassgallery.com/"]http://thebassgallery.com/[/url]

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='fatgoogle' post='563041' date='Aug 7 2009, 08:35 PM']Then ill be in London for the rest of the time, so any good ones there, Mind ill be playing and then walking away, so maybe music shops that dont mind if you dont have a penny on you.[/quote]

1. London - Denmark St, then the Bass Gallery
2. Kent? Dunno. See above.
3. Inadvisable to begin proceedings by openly stating you are penniless.
4. Expect a long, hard stare in at least one establishment, if not more

Edited August 7, 2009 by skankdelvar

[fatgoogle]

Well i suppose i could pick up a packet of strings or a nice shiny eh pick......

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='fatgoogle' post='563070' date='Aug 7 2009, 09:05 PM']Well i suppose i could pick up a packet of strings or a nice shiny eh pick......[/quote]

Coupla picks - that's what I do. No point in splashing £15.00 a shop.

[sdgrsr400]

If you want to play, music shops are much quieter on a weekday - weekends can be a bit of a zoo with kids, tourists etc.

There's two good shops for sheet music/tab/playalong in Denmark St, but the instrument shops there are a minefield ;-)

Edited August 7, 2009 by sdgrsr400

[fatgoogle]

Is Denmark street of covent garden??

Thanks for all the replies.

Edited August 7, 2009 by fatgoogle

[rslaing]

No need - you can get everything you want in here

[fatgoogle]

[quote name='rslaing' post='563182' date='Aug 7 2009, 11:15 PM']No need - you can get everything you want in here [/quote]

But will i know i want it.

[doctorbass]

[quote name='fatgoogle' post='563179' date='Aug 7 2009, 11:12 PM']Is Denmark street of covent garden??

Thanks for all the replies.[/quote]


Very near. Its just off Charing Cross road

[budget bassist]

how far is brighton from kent? you could visit GAK

[fatgoogle]

Brighton looks like a good couple of hours from were im staying according to google maps, maybe a bit far, but i would love to go to GAK, ive ordered a few little bits of them.