The Northern Guitar Centre

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Northern ACOUSTICS (They're upstairs) 8th March 2009

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NORTHERN GUITARS is really two shops in one. Downstairs there is an extensive and varied range of electric guitars, amps etc. The service is very friendly and although there are several music shops in Leeds which sell electric instruments, this, in my opinion, is heads and shoulders above them all.

NORTHERN ACOUSTICS are upstairs and occupy a smaller area - but the welcome you'll receive is just as friendly as the one you'll get downstairs, and the guitars you'll find there are excellent. They specialise in Faith, LAG, Adam Black and Martin but also carry other makes as well such as Hofner. There are also guitars suitable for beginners and the manager (owner?) is helpful, knowledgeable and a gigging musician so things can't really get a lot better.

Except that they can because next door is another wonderful music shop that specialises in instruments for folk musicians .... Hobgoblin. (See my separate review of them).

So, all-in-all, if you want to find a guitar; if you want to look for it in a friendly place where you can have as much freedom or advice as you want; and if you want a fantastic range of instruments to check out, then go no further. Northern Guitars and Norther Acoustics deserve to be your first ports of call.