Gear shopping in Chicago

[Alvin_Wilson]

I have a friend that is going to Chicago and wants to know where are the best places to find some top end gear? Gibson, Fender, vintage. Any of you in or around the Chicago area have any suggestions? Thanks!

[Rich#6]

you have a ton of GCs and sam ash's but I think your friend might want to check out Make n Music (haven't been in there in years) and maybe try the chicago music exchange( never been there myself).

[axmann]

JC's guitars has alot of stuff. Just west of Chicago.

[Ozz666]

Yeah those 2 are your best bet along with Rock N Roll Vintage.......

[Ozz666]

JC's guitars has alot of stuff. Just west of Chicago.

Justin's a nice guy, but he has no sense of reality of prices with his higher end guitars....

[axmann]

I dunno, he gave me a great deal on a DK1.

[roodyrocker]

I'm not from Chicago but when I visited there a couple years back I went to Make'n Music. Nice store with high end stuff and everything was in groups and easy to find. The center counter had all pedals. Guitars were on the wall and amps underneath them on the floor. They had an amp room you can try things out in and guitars were grouped by brand so all Fenders in one spot, all Suhr's in another. they did carry Charvel BTW At least they did a couple years back, I tried out a Charvel WDM crossed Swords through a Bogner in their amp room.

[Alvin_Wilson]

Thanks guys. I sent him your suggestions. I'll post if he finds anything cool.