musicman in central london

[walleye]

hey
i'm in london for the next few days and i thought i'd enquire here as to what the musicman hotspots in central london were. I've googled musicman london and found a few shops but i thought i'd see if i could hear from the group here as to their opinions

thanks

 

[ErnieJohn]

anyone have any suggestions? i'll be going to London in a few months, would like to some EBMM's up close and personal,

 

[Mikey]

Most of the music shops in London are located at Denmark Street if I remember correctly. There are lots of shops within a small radius, so you should be able to find some EBMM there.
Cheers,
Mikey

Edit:
These are the EBMM dealers listed on musicman uk website:
http://www.musicmanuk.co.uk/mmlondon.htm

 

[Spudmurphy]

When I worked in London, I used to visit Denmark Street and saw few MM guitars. However not far from Denmark street are these guys and they had by far the best stock of MM guitars - worth a visit. I actually attended an Albert Lee clinic there a few years ago - so they do like their balls!!
MusicMan Guitars & Basses - Chappell of Bond Street - London Music Shop

 

[Barny]

I live in London and work near Denmark Street, if you are lucky you might spot an Axis somewhere (Rokas Guitar shop) but unfortunately very few of the stores there hold any musicman guitars.

As Spud said, Chappels which is quite near by sometimes have some MusicMan guitars in stock (again, usually an Axis or two) and last time I was there they said they were getting a Reflex in, so may well be worth checking out.

 

[ErnieJohn]

cool, thanks guys, I'll check them out when I get over, I'll need a break from looking at "handbags & shoes"

 

[spkirby]

The music stores in London are pretty poor in general, if you can make it out to Epsom, a short train ride away then there is the much more impressive "London" GuitarGuitar store.

 

[hurthorse]

I live in London and work near Denmark Street, if you are lucky you might spot an Axis somewhere (Rokas Guitar shop) but unfortunately very few of the stores there hold any musicman guitars.

Last time I went in Rokas about a month ago, they had a couple of Petruccis and a really nice looking sunburst Axis with P90s and piezo. The guy behind the counter was really helpful, and also let slip that that Axis would not have been hanging on the wall if he had enough money ...

 

[straycat113]

I always find this thread confusing whenever anyone posts one. I buy all the UK Guitar Magazines each month and by the store adds you would think they have more than we do? Just flip through an issue of Guitar and Bass, Guitarist, Total Guitar and Guitar Techniques and you will find a bunch of stores all claiming to have a big inventory of EB Guitars?

 

[Barny]

I always find this thread confusing whenever anyone posts one. I buy all the UK Guitar Magazines each month and by the store adds you would think they have more than we do? Just flip through an issue of Guitar and Bass, Guitarist, Total Guitar and Guitar Techniques and you will find a bunch of stores all claiming to have a big inventory of EB Guitars?

There are a number of stores that sell and stock a decent amount of MusicMan guitars, sadly most of them are not in London.

Knighton In Wales has Loads, Coda Music in Stevenage and Luton have a few, Andertons have some and GuitarGuitar have some in stock at some of there stores, I'm sure there are others but those are the ones I have personally been to. Nothing like what you guys have with Guitar Centre (sorry, Center) though.

 

[spkirby]

The best stores in the UK imo are Guitar Village in Farnham (amazing building, amazing stock, nice town!) and World Guitars near Gloucester (small but boutiqueful!).

 

[Spudmurphy]

The best stores in the UK imo are Guitar Village in Farnham (amazing building, amazing stock, nice town!) and World Guitars near Gloucester (small but boutiqueful!).

The best one I have ever seen is Knighton Guitars
Knighton Music Centre - Music Man Guitars Premier Dealer

 

[spkirby]

Yeah Knightons is above average when it comes to EBMM stock although its a bit of a jumble of a shop! If you get the chance definitely pop into Guitar Village in Farnham as it's more of an experience (trying not to sound airyfairy but see what I mean), it's well laid out over 3 levels within a deceptively large old building & everything is well presented with amps in every room to try the guitars out on - unfortunately the EBMM rack is not on this vid. No affiliation just a recommendation!