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Location: Cicero, NY | I'm heading down to Manhattan in a couple of weeks with SWMBO and I'm going to have two days all by my lonesome to check out some git shops. As I don't do the "Big City" very often, I wondered if anyone wanted to throw out any suggestions on some nice shops in that neighborhood. Higher end shops would be cool as I don't get to check out the upper echelon very often and would love to spend a little time with a Collings, McPherson, et al. but I'll take any and all suggestions. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Matt Umanov on Bleeker Street is a pretty good shop.
http://www.umanovguitars.com/ |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | You must make an appointment to visit David Cage's bass shop on walker street. When you see the basses, ask to play the oldest they have. You can do dim sum in china town before Cages, and afterwards cab it up to Umanov's. Though the most unique thing about that place are the prices, on the other hand they do have some classics.
I'll think of somemore interesting ones ...
If you do a search you'll find some recommendations we've made before. There some interesting shops in Brooklyn, and Staten Island too.
By the way, what big city is cicero near? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Great stuff, guys. Keep it coming. And I'm 10 minutes out of Hooterville (Syracuse), which is a great little college town but, when you talk top shelf guitars, they go directly to $1,500 Taylors and Martins. Anything higher than that and you drive off the edge of the Earth. Santa Cruz is just a guy who comes once a year to good little kids in Mexico to people here... |
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Location: nyc area | 30th street guitars for cool electrics,pedals and amps, Ludlow guitars and rivington guitars are haunts of mine along with the must do pilgrimage to staten island and mandolin bros...
Pastrami sandwich at Katz (don't lose your ticket), or pizza at DiFaro's in brooklyn... chinese I like NY Noodletown..google away... have a blast! |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Ask for some shops and get some shops with lunch recommendations on top of it...now THAT'S what I'm talking about. Thanks, Matt!! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Check to make sure they're still there ...
Carmine Street Guitar's, around the corner from Umanov's (Repairs on electrics just as good as Umanov's, and cheaper. The guy makes his own teles, no ovations)
East Village Music Store on E 3rd Street (Consignment store, maybe an ovation, pretty cool)
Guitar Bar on first street in Hoboken (take the ferry or path train) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Fried Guitars, Inc
Gary Fried
516 State Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
1-718-855-2504
He makes his own teles. He won't have a huge selection, probably only 3 ready for you to try. But they are sweet. Don't expect a huge to be overawed with the selection, cause it won't happen. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Main Drag Music in Williamsburg. I'm not sure they are still there, but they used to be worth a visit. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Mazzoti Music on third avenue, if you go to Fried's. Another small store, with sometimes interesting stuff. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | And of course, there's the whale on 14th Street, I mean, the Guitar Center. It's like every other GC, but huge. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Now you have over a dozen! Damn, I want to go! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | But I guess the highest end stuff would be Umanov's and Cage's. With interesting stuff as per, Matt's suggestion. Remember, at Cage's you have to make an appointment. Also, Mando Bros in SI might be worth a trip for you. Depends on the time.
Cage's is only basses, but so cool. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | PIZZA ...
With all due respect to Matt, I've eaten many a time at DiFaro's. Along with Lombardi's, John's, etc. They're all great. But if you want the best pizza and a really cool walk, just take the subway to Park Row and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge (the sights are amazing). Down the steps and hang right, and right again. Just about under the bridge is GRAMALDI's. The lines will sometimes be over an hour, but it is defacto the best pizza you will ever have. Come on Matt, am I wrong ???
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I have to agree with the Grimaldi's. Great view of the waterfront there, plus there Jacques Torres chocolate just a few blocks away in Dumbo.
As for chinese restaurants here are some of my favorites:
Cong Ly 124 hester vietnamese pho soup and summer roll
Dim Sum Go Go 5 east broadway Dim Sum of course
Amazing 66 @ 66 Mott anything Cantonese
Grand Sichuan 125 canal near the bridge and the temple --- get the mild hot pot and the cold noodles |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Great stuff, guys, and I'll be keeping this thread in my pocket when we're down there so keep all the good stuff coming. Any specific acoustic music joints or are they on every corner...? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Depends on the nights .... Check out the websites for the Rodeo Bar in manhattan and Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn. Both are easy to get to. In fact, hank's, which is a dive, may be easier to get to, even though it's not in manhattan. Those are my favorites ... |
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Location: nyc area | I've never tried Grimaldi's...This thread is making me hungry... locals, keep the hints coming!!!
Sushi? I like Yama |
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Location: nyc area | Bu the way, AN4340... I'm plaing at Northern Lights in Clifton Parl Nov 14 with my band... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Now there's a show I'd love to be around for! |
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Location: East Tennessee | an4340,
Is Drome Sound still in business? |
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Location: NJ | Weez;
If by chance y'need t'kill some time & wanna' hook-up, (I'm a quick train/ferry ride from Midtown), PM'me, I'll give you my #'s.
(I tried to PM them t'YOU but your BoxIsFull) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Drome is still in business ... as far as I know. I've only been north for 6 months. Still trying to feel my way around. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | For me the best sushi is Tomoe on Thompson. Unless you go on off hours the line is unbearable, so get a menu and call it in, and then pick it up. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | My favorite margarita place is the burrito bar on the corner of walker and church. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Burritos and margaritas now?
Ok, now you're just teasin' me... |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by mattsmith:
30th street guitars for cool electrics,pedals and amps, Ludlow guitars and rivington guitars are haunts of mine along with the must do pilgrimage to staten island and mandolin bros...
Pastrami sandwich at Katz (don't lose your ticket), or pizza at DiFaro's in brooklyn... chinese I like NY Noodletown..google away... have a blast! My kids ask for food from Noodletown everytime we go to Chinatown. |
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Location: The State of Hockey | Mmmmm, pizza at Lombardi's or Grimaldi's two of the finest. You can't go wrong with either one. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Don't ask me why, but this thread now has me craving a Muffuletta from Central Grocery in the French Quarter.??? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Me,too. I gotta get a pizza tonight! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Food and guitars ... the essentials of life. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Haven't been in lower Manhattan in a while, but I do love the places to eat around the South Street Seaport, and Chinatown which happens to be within walking distance from there.
Mandolin Brothers - though you may need to ride the ferry to Staten Island to get there - is definitely worth the trip. That's where I acquired my HD-28, and it's a sale I never regretted. |
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Location: Michigan | I like Rudy's - make sure you ask to see the guitars on the top floor.
30th Street Guitars |
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Location: Michigan | Also try Lawrence Wexer- by appointment wexerguitars.com
He deals in high priced gear (sold my DA NYKR) |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Thanks guys! Appreciate the tips. |
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