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| - Ok, yeah I might do a review or two here and there. But this review is from the heart.
When I pick up a guitar and it talks to me, or causes me to pull some new riff out of my ass. I just have to have it.
So.. Let's get down to the review...
I found a cheap acoustic bass that spoke to me, ya it was a real turd though. It was a cheap Takamine Jasmine acoustic bass.
Ya see, I am hard on things I love, you can ask any of my many wives... But over the last 5 to almost 6 decades I found that once you find a good one its worth the time it takes to work things out.
Fixing my turd bass that I loved was beyond my skill level, so I called one of the highest google search rated instrument techs in Arizona. He said I would have to wait months before he could work on my guitar. So I asked him who would he call if he was playing and couldn't work on a guitar himself. He then gave me Guitar Gallery's phone number.
I called and within a just a ring or two Dave from Guitar Gallery picked up my call. I said I needed a bone nut, and a saddle - plus a setup. Dave gave me an extremely reasonable price and I also said I had to pick up the guitar within 4 days at a specific time on a Saturday to fit this job into my schedule.
I show up on a Saturday morning right when the store opened, walked in. Asked for my bass, sat down and played it.
Did I mention Im rather hard on the things I love?
Well the bass wasn't set up to handle the way I play - which is hard. Next thing I know Randy stops all work he is doing. Then with extreme skill, he levels a few things, crowns a fret or two, then polishes them. Next he wipes the fretboard down with some special juice to protect the fretboard and handed me the bass and said something like, you play it and tell me what ya think.
I was blown away!
Guitar Gallery had took my turd and turned it into a diamond!
Plus, all the guys that work in that busy shop know what they are talking about - a few even gave this ol fart a few tips that will help my playing improve.
No one except myself or Guitar Gallery will work on any of my instruments from this day forward.
Now one more thing I must mention - I live in a remote place, its about a 4 to 5 hour round trip for me to go to Guitar Gallery.
Every second I spent to get this type of service will be time well spent, and this time investment will pay me back for the rest of my life. I have spent most of the currency of my youth, so to find service like this with young men that are spending said currency wisely is in and of itself impressive.
If you need anything music related - look no further! You found your source if you found Guitar Gallery on yelp or any other way.
Did I mentioned they make guitars also?
I was afraid to pick one up since I would probably have to buy it on the spot.
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