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    I would try the "GUITAR GARAGE" in BOSTON located right next to
    Fenway park.They specialize in older used guitars and had quite
    a selection of strats last time I was there.
                         "GOOD LUCK"
    '                        JAY

    Cambridge Music Center, Porter Square (Mass. Ave.) in Cambridge.
    They always have a good selection of 70's (sometimes 60's) Strats
    in stock, and they get a good turnover so there's something new
    coming in all the time.  Last time I looked, mid-70's Strats were
    going for about $450.

    /rick
    

    Just a suggestion...
    
    Check the Fender Custom Shop. They can build a guitar anyway you
    want it. You could get a "new" strat with a 70's style neck if you
    want or whatever. I just had an American Standard built with an
    extreme "V" maple neck/maple fretboard with a satin finish. It took
    a while but the neck is so sweet. All-in-all I only paid 575.00
    for everything, including case. The only drawback, it took a while
    like 6 months. I didn't mind because I already had a good guitar
    to play, I just wanted something that I could stick with. I tried
    a variety of necks before settling on the one I got.
    
    Bottom line is the guitar is great, and I plan on keeping it for
    a good long while, till it is unplayable if necessary. If you don't
    mind waiting check out the custom shop, they do good work.
    
    Regards,
    
    Tony

    
    
    Thanks for all the info, It looks like I'll be doing a lot of shopping
    around before I buy one.  I'll let you know....
    
    MjA
         ;^)                      

    Since you are from Westfield, I would check out Worcester stores
    first. You can save yourself an extra hours drive, not to mention
    all the traffic headaches in Boston. I would suggest you try
    Wurlitzers' and Kurlan's in Worcester, MacDuffs' in Shrewsbury, and 
    Mr C's in Marlboro before you make the trip into Boston. The best
    deals would be from Wurly and Macduffs. Kurlan is a Fender dealer,
    but their prices are kinda high.
    
    Is there any special reason why you want a 70's Strat. From what
    I understand the new American Standard Strats are great and the
    price is reasonable. I had a 1971 Strat and I sold it. I didn't
    like the neck, especially the micro-tilt. 
    
    Also, if you don't mind saving a couple hundred bucks, you might
    check out the Tokai and Fernandez  Strat copies. Some people think
    they are as good if not better than some of the new ones. 
    
    Good Luck
    
    Mark Jacques
                
                       
    

    CHECK OUT - Bay State Music near Mass. Ave and North Eastern Univ.
                it should be in yellow pages.
    
     He's got loads of used Fender and Gibons guitars. 
    My brother got a Lefty Strat there. 

    Could someone please post the phone numbers for Daddy's (preferably the
    N.H. store) and Steve's Music in Danvers?
    
    Thanks,
    Mike

    Daddy's in Nashua, N.H.          603-888-1160
    
    Daddy's in Manchester, N.H.      603-669-9346
    
    Daddy's in Salem, N.H.           603-893-4420
    
    Steve's Quality Instruments      508-777-3221
    
    
    
    
    Don

    Is Daddy's involved with mail order or do they just sell to the locals?
    
    Mike_who_needs_to_make_another_east_coast_swing :-)

The last entry in here was over 2 years old so I thought I'd ask for an update.

My best friend and I want to go guitar shopping on a Monday morning in the 
Allston/Boston area (before going the the Red Sox opener).  We'd like a store 
that had a good selection of used guitars - some Strats, some Les Pauls, maybe
a PRS, etc.   Mr. Music seems to be one possibility.  Where would you go?

Jim

Where is the best place in Boston/Alston to test drive some good used guitars?

Jim

    Mr. Music is the best place I know of. There's a couple of places
    downtown that deal in "vintage" stuff - one is next to Jack's Drum Shop
    near Berklee, the other is on Newbury St across from where Wurlitzer's
    used to be. But neither had much of an inventory, just a few rare
    oddities. Mr. Music has the largest selection of used stuff I've seen
    in one place anywhere around Boston.
    
    - Ram

    Two recommendations: both Cambridge Music.  The original store
    is in Porter Square, Cambridge.  They've recently opened a new
    shop downtown, around the corner from Jack's Drum shop; it's
    where East Coast Sound used to be.  Both stores usually have
    good selections of reasonable used stuff, and the occasional
    jaw-dropper vintage piece.  They are GREAT people to do business
    with, probably the most professional and trustworthy you'll find
    in this often shady business.  Tell em I sent ya.
    
    /rick