Touch it, feel it, play it! ThereвЂ™s nothing like walking into a guitar store and having a particular instrument speak to you. The favorites tend to be вЂњGravity,вЂќ вЂњHeart of LifeвЂќ and вЂњStop This Train.вЂќ We hear a lot of John Mayer on both the acoustics and the electrics. Most common song people play when trying guitars She emerged from her limo, flanked by bodyguards, and came in to our store to buy a guitar. We obliged and shortly thereafter several limousines pulled up out front with their countryвЂ™s flag flying in the wind on each of them. We received a call asking us if we would be willing to close our store in the middle of the day so that the wife of a foreign head of state could come in to buy a guitar. The first person to walk into our store that day was none other than Mark Knopfler himself! A friendship was formed between us that has lasted to this day. We loved how amazing and different the lead guitarist was. In 1980, driving to our store, my wife and I blasted the radio when our favorite song вЂњSultans of SwingвЂќ was playing.

The fact that I actually have to sell these beautiful guitars! Many times IвЂ™m sad when I have to turn these amazing instruments over to a new owner. It varies depending on trends, but overall it would be the Fender Stratocaster. Most sought-after instrument by customers There was no way to officially confirm the history, but after extensive research and feedback from a lot of other reputable people who I showed it to through the years, I was convinced that it was, indeed, JimiвЂ™s guitar. We matched cigarette burns and other markings on the guitar to ones in photos of Jimi, and it was a righty guitar that was clearly played as a lefty. Perhaps the 1962 Fender Jazzmaster that we acquired as having belonged to Jimi Hendrix when he played with the Isley Brothers. Their vast array of guitars is awe-inspiring, boasting a world-class archtop collection that is unmatched.ДЇavorite instrument you ever had in stock Now located in the heart of New YorkвЂ™s Soho neighborhood, RudyвЂ™s Broome Street shop is worthy of their almost 40-year legacy. RudyвЂ™s Music is an iconic New York guitar institution and was part of the cityвЂ™s legendary вЂњMusic RowвЂќ in the Seventies.

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