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Added by Jopie, at 25 August 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
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13 Reviews
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12 December 2017
Shop is pretty small, but seems to have a wide variety of instruments. I got a fair price on a trade.
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07 December 2017
Most of the bad experiences on here are due to the costumer not checking out the item good enough before they purchased it. Before you by something you look at it really good, you play the guitar or amp. I have had nothing but successful purchases from the store.
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16 October 2017
John has a great shop that has stood the test of timeI would never go anywhere else. Acoustic or electric, precussion and p.a. They have it all. if your looking for new or vintage..possibly just a repair then stop by.
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02 October 2017
I stop here from time to time for guitar accessories (strings,picks,straps and so on) most often get what I'm looking for. Guys are friendly and don't have to wait. They have a wide variety of most brands. Anyone looking for musical instruments should always take someone who knows a thing or two about what they want. Would be nice if they had a bigger store though.
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24 September 2017
Great inventory and helpful staff. I can't believe that I'm just finding out about this place. I will definitely be going back.
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26 August 2017
I don't see how anyone could give these guys a bad rating, you must not know your guitars or pricing. These guys sale used 1000$ guitars for next to nothing! They're helpful, are willing to haggle their prices down, and are generally cool dudes! After visiting there I automatically regretted purchasing a guitar online from guitar center, which just arrived and had a warped neck!
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25 August 2017
They're overpriced, creepy (see below), and play fast and loose with due dilligence about vintage items.
Beware the $3500 "low-serial Mosrite The Ventures Model " in this shop.
A real 1966 Mosrite Ventures in good shape can still be found for well under $3500 with minimal effort.
There have been extremely serious repairs to the headstock and the heel of the neck. The decal is in the wrong place, and the neck plate is home made. The serial number on the fretboard is missing (not removed, it was never stamped in the first place).
The whammy bar is asian
There's no shame in them selling this; Mosrites are pretty often fakes in the first place. I am not complaining about that, I'm complaining that it was priced at $3500. But sell it as a knock-off, for *** sake. Knock-offs in good shape still go for over a grand regularly; why bother pretending it's legit?
That requires either greed, ignorance, laziness, or ineptitude.
Mosrites *always* have serial numbers on the fretboard.
The pick-guard is also home-made, and the harness, bridge, and tuners are not stock.
Anyway, this guitar is priced high. You should be able to find another guitar in this shape for $500 if you're careful.
if you want a copy or clone, get a Hallmark, Fillmore, or Kurokomo.
I don't support Ed Roman, but go there first if you want a $3500 "Low Serial Number" "legitimate" Ventures model; I 'm 100% certain they can find you one. Buy a Fillmore or a Hallmark, don't get ripped off by a guitar like this, real neck/body or not (I'm pretty sure the answer is "not").
They knew I was driving five hours to see this, and they didn't even bother to dust it off or tune it before I showed up. Not necessary or anything, just, you know, acting like you marginally give a f*.
If I did that at the guitar store I used to work in, they'd have kicked my ass down the street to Guitar Center.
They were totally willing to take me to the cleaners on a trade for it, too. They were very happy to take my 70's Grabber and Sunn plus $500.
I feel bad for the person who is allegedly "buying it at the next guitar show".
Buyer beware.
One of them kept flirting with the gal I brought along, as well, so I suggest that any ladies going there bring their hip boots and prepare for the usual BS so many of my fellow males inflict on women trying to buy guitars.
We could have been married or something. Dude didn't even check first.
That might have been my wife or lover. Didn't even ask.
Quite tasteless.
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24 August 2017
John Beeson is an expert on vintage guitars and other stringed instruments and has a large inventory of them, as well as new guitars and amps. His staff also does repairs.
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20 June 2017
Great.the gentleman helped me as soon as I walked in but wasn't pushy to sell me more than I wanted. Will return again and also recommend it to beginners in the process of learning guitar.
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10 March 2017
Great selection of used guitars.
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05 March 2017
I've had mixed experiences. On one hand, I've gotten some killer deals from John. He is always an awesome guy to talk to, and he knows his stuff. Unfortunately, a lot of his stuff is overpriced. I had one bad experience, in which I bought a strat there for over $1,000, and I had nothing but problems with it (broken truss rod, corroded hardware, holes drilled in body underneath pickguard, and a bad tremolo conversion. None of which were visible under first glance.) I was able to get rid of the strat, and recoup my money, but it has made me hesitant to make any large purchases there again.
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07 January 2017
excellent music store, they do a lot for musicians in the wabash valley. I have been doing business there since the late 70s and John has always treated me fair
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01 September 2016
Cool place. Loaded with guitars
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