fretplay Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Fate finds me in Edinburgh in a couple of weeks, any good guitar shops I should visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I lived there for a year or so in the mid-1970s. Don't recall any great guitar shops but there was one heck of a fine fiddle store. Not sure if it is still there but if it is - check out Sandy Bell's (The Forrest Hill pub). It was kinda the folk music hang out and on most any given night you could hear some amazing music being played in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MimingMinds Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 There's a place real close to the center of the uni there. I don't remember the street but the owner was nice and the acoustic selection was pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petewaugh Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Check out GuitarGuitar in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh - great shop for Gibson, Martin, etc and Esau parking. Nice guys too. That's where I picked up my J45 TV. The Glasgow branch is even bigger. The fiddle shop referred to was Scayles which still exists but has moved to St Patrick Square, near to the University in George Square. Also nice bunch of folk. Sadly, Sandy Bells not what it once was..... Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brians356 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I had the pleasure of knocking around Edinburgh for a few days in '86, circa the summer solstice. What a fine, handsome city. Wish I could go pub and guitar shop crawling with you. Brian Adams Reno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Haven't been to Edinburgh for ages sorry. But I did go there once and I have always been sorry that I did not buy a J-45 that I tried out in a shop. It was a stunner, and I've been trying to find one as good ever since!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 The fiddle shop referred to was Scayles which still exists but has moved to St Patrick Square' date=' near to the University in George Square. Also nice bunch of folk. Sadly, Sandy Bells not what it once was..... Pete [/quote'] Thanks - I could not recall the name of the fiddle shop. Too bad about Sandy Bells. That was a fun place to hang out - you never knew who was going to walk through the door and open up an instrument case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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