Quimper Sound Records and Guitars — Local services in Port Townsend

By far my favorite guitar store in the Seattle area. I've been a musician and consumer of musical products for over 20 years, and believe me, I have spent my share of time in guitar stores.

Three things I like about The Guitar Store:

Specialized and Streamlined: As their name indicates, it is a guitar store. You can find an uke, or a drum set, and several cool basses; but they live up to the name and sell guitars and guitar accessories with keen awareness of the six string market needs. PARTS: They have that little toggle that fell off your pickup selector switch. AMPS: They are an Orange Dealer which doesn't always show up in local music shops, as well as other tasty local amp creators. AUX: They have pedals I've never heard of from quality builders. When I plug in their test station I am met with the next generation of guitar FX that redefine what is possible for me as a player. But, they aren't too cool to display some boss pedals for sale, which brings me to my next favorable experience of this Store.

Knowledgable and Cool people.... PLUS!! They are music snobs. They just don't give you that, "play something cool or get mocked behind the counter" feel you get at some guitar stores. The atmosphere feels like a safe place to bring your kids to learn music, while still pulling off the wow factor that will make your kids totally pumped about the coolness of learning to play an instrument. Some music shops have great teachers, but man, does it feel boring in there. You may know the exact chain I'm talking about.

Quality Guitars: From the entry level $300-600 guitars to the "I worked and saved for three years/I'm a doctor$$" Several Thousand $ guitars, they don't hang crap on their walls. And as far as my experience, they seem to love guitars and want to support guitar players for a living. Consequently, they sell you quality products at a fair price.

Ok, so four things.

They are UP for a trade or Buy, minus the "I'll screw you cause your desperate" pawn shop dynamic, that some other trading guitar stores fall into.

If your looking for a new guitar, or just starting out as a guitar player, I recommend going to The Guitar Store on Aurora: Where a handshake still...

This is the best Guitar store in Seattle for a real musician. Patrick was more than awesome with helping me select the right amp the other day. And when we hit gold and found the right one they were willing to negotiate a deal with me since the list price was out of my budget. Amazing!!!! Ive been to almost every guitar store on the west coast from LA to Vancouver BC. Been in the Seattle/Tacoma area for the last 7 years and visited them all except for this one and after just 2 visits they will keep my buisiness forever. Unlike most guitar stores that ignore you and wait for you to say "i want it" to be engaged, Patrick stuck with me for over an hour trying to help me find that "sound" I was looking for, and he found it! thanks man if you read this!!!! Dont waste your time anywhere else, these guys have the knowlege and background to answer any questions about the gear they stock and really cater to musicians. They also know how to take care of their customers. This was old school customer service, there was no BS or scamming, this is a good honest shop. Not sure about the 4.7 rating because they deserve all 5. Guitar Center is a joke compared to these guys. Guitarists and Bassists do yourself a favor and stop by this place, you won't be...

I live on the eastside and like to check out different guitar shops while I'm in Seattle. First impression, tons of sweet gear (blackstar, G&L, American Breedlove, Orange). And most importantly the staff is helpful, but not pushy. The owner actually believes in what he is selling which makes a huge difference and you can tell this in the way the store is run. I recently bought a cheaper alvarez to mess around on that they were clearing out to make more room for more local builders, it was 40% off. The action felt a little high so I brought it back in and the owner suggested a set of strings that was lighter gauge rather than having the action adjusted at 70$ an hour. I asked how much and he said nothing for the strings. This place takes care of all of its customers, even the ones buying their cheaper stuff. I would pay more a guitar here because of service over buying online and saving a few...