Guitar Insanity – Looking for input from gear heads & guitar geeks.

Six Flags Batman Logo Guitar - Added strap from ebay, strap locks, DR Neon yellow strings, and Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion pickups.

With the purchase of my new-found New York Pro, and some recent tweaking of the Batman Logo guitar by Aaron at Lawrence Music, I have guitar fever.  Well, more than normal.

I have a few guitar related questions/subjects that I just want to get out there.  I really need feedback on these, so please let me know your thoughts in the comments here below… not on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or wherever I happen to share this link.

Where do you buy (or if you’re like me, window shop for) your gear online?

Here’s my list, but I know there are more good “secret” ones…

• ebay
• Craigslist
• Music Go Round
• Rondo Music
• Guitar Fetish
• ShopGoodwill.com
• Property Room
• PoliceAuctions.com
• Sam Ash

Locally what places do you hit up?

Or when you’re traveling…  Any shops with killer deals, cool people, great gear, etc.? I’ve noticed more “We Buy Gold” stores popping up with guitars in the window in the Pittsburgh area.  Has anyone checked those out yet?  I know I was in one of the Pawn Shops on East Ohio Street one time helping my cousin find a guitar… and this old cat took us down some old shady-looking stairs to this long dark room filled with nothing but guns and guitars.  I felt like I was in a movie.

I dig these stores…

• Lawrence Music – Has been my go-to repair shop lately, close to home, great work, cool people.  Also some cool Godin guitars hanging around…
• Pittsburgh Guitars – Have had work done there too.  Cool cats.  It’s the first place where I spotted the FlipOut.
• Pianos N’ Stuff – I mean, come on.  They’re the legendary area music store.
• Hoke·E·Geez – Did you see the squirrel?
• Hollowood Music / Johnny B. Goods – I haven’t been there since they moved, then moved again… but this place used to be cool.
• Guitar Center – Sorry, can’t avoid it sometimes.
• Apollo Music Outlet – I got my Gotham Bat Paul out there years ago, but haven’t been back since.

I know others exist.  What are your favorites and why?  There are sadly a few that I’ve driven past, but haven’t been in.  You may help me decide to go there.

What guitar-related websites/blogs do you dig?

I generally try to keep up with these sites…

• Guitarz Blog
• Guitar Fail
• Share MyGuitar
• Ax Vault
• Tone Fiend
• Tone Secret
• Guitar Squid
• Ask Guitars

Is there a definitive site (or at least a site attempting to be definitive) with a real complete listing of all guitar brands & perhaps photos of the varying headstocks & logos?

GuitarSquid.com | Flow Chart: Do You Have Too Many Guitars?

I’m guessing that if it did exist, I’d already know about it.  When looking at the sub-par guitars online, sometimes there’s not always a good closeup of the headstock… you can make out the 1st letter of the logo or the shape of the headstock… but not the full name.  It’s be cool to see an ever-growing list.  Most sites I’ve seen resort to “other” before “add”.

There are good lists at About.com, Wikipedia, and (of course) Harmony Central… but they’re not complete.  I also just stumbled upon the Guitar List.  Perhaps that will be “the one” someday?

I think I have another blog brewing about the insanity that is off-brand guitars & companies like Galveston that don’t seem to exist.

I’d really like to hear about all your favorite guitar-related stuff in the comments below.  If it goes well, there will be others.  I’d like to talk about modifications some time too.

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