Michigan Music Stores

Been looking for a comprehensive list of music stores in MI. Add a website or an address / contact or something.

The local ones that:
1) carry some boutique stuff Guitar Center wouldn't / doesn't carry
2) might do repairs / customization
3) hopefully will not be full of know nothing morons trying to sell the latest Line6
4) sell / buy good quality used gear at affordable prices

I know a few in a 20mi radius or so from me.

Mike Carey Music
http://www.mikecareymusic.net/

Joe's Music Eastpointe
http://www.joesmusic.com/

Marshall Music
http://www.marshallmusic.com/

Anderson Music (I personally hate this place but in the interest of fairness...)
http://www.anderson-music.com/


Also specifically looking for a Tech21 VTbass signature series pedal. Anyone know where I might be able to find one in a store to try out? 90% sure I'm buying one, but I'd like to get my hands on one before.

from the tech21 website!


Firehouse Guitars
Grandville
616-532-FIRE
Holland
616-396-1776
Muskegon
231-799-9575

Low Down Sound
Ferndale
248-546-4773

Motor City Guitars
Waterford
248-673-1900

The Music Castle
Royal Oak
248-543-5070


Elderly in Lansing doesn't carry Tech21 stuff, but they are really cool. www.elderly.com

youre a fucking godsend

Huber and Breese
586-294-3950

33540 Groesbeck Highway
Fraser, MI‎

http://www.huberbreese.com

I love this place. They have so much.

Motor City Guitars worked! Thank you so much man. I am now the proud owner of a VTbass.

B's Music - Mt Pleasant MI
http://bsmusicshop.com

Chris, the guitar tech, is really awesome at modding and building amps and pedals. Jordan and Mitchell are both great at fixing guitars and other instruments at a good price as well.

I can vouch for Joe's in East Pointe. I put an Angus Young pickup in my SG and they had it for less than Guitar Center and Musician's Friend (!!) and they installed it for free (!!!) (plus a modest charge for some custom wiring I wanted). A#1 quality work, and it was done when they said it would be.

We hit up a few stores in the Royal Oak/Ferndale area last week and it was a pretty dismal scene. High prices and low stock.

Fighting Uruk-Hai wrote:I can vouch for Joe's in East Pointe. I put an Angus Young pickup in my SG and they had it for less than Guitar Center and Musician's Friend (!!) and they installed it for free (!!!) (plus a modest charge for some custom wiring I wanted). A#1 quality work, and it was done when they said it would be.

We hit up a few stores in the Royal Oak/Ferndale area last week and it was a pretty dismal scene. High prices and low stock.

i got my telecaster from there and they also charged considerably less than GC or musicians friend.

Mike Carey music in probably 5 minutes from my house, it's a good place to go if you want a NASCAR or Orange County Choppers guitar, but that's about it.

Motor City Guitars is backed. The guitar player from Bars of Gold works there. When I lived closer to there I would go there a lot and they sent me a hand written happy holidays card.