Denmark St is the world famous road full of nostalgia for guitar nuts. I used to go past it and take a look practically every month when I worked in London. Just before christmas, I went on a sunday to a gig in London so I decided to spend some time in Denmark St looking for two new guitars for my collection, Ebay being a bit thin on these. One is is a Charvel with a Kahler Trem and the other is a Carvin DC600.
My ’80’s Charvel is still a wonder to play with great pick ups and fast neck. So I want another but this time with the rare Kahler Tem. Just do. It’s not a question of need…
This was a su
nday and here’s some pics of some of the famous shops. No Charvels, no Carvin but there was a Fender strat that the great SRV used to own.
I have not plucked up the courage to email and enquire the cost yet……
There’s plenty of vintage Fenders and Gibsons and pedals galore but I think I have enough of those right now.
There was a vintage Coloursound was/fuzz but the chap wanted £250 for that and I know there’s one in a Brighton shop that you could get for cash for half of that.
I spent a good hour and a half wandering and chatting before making my way down to the Coronet to see Hawkwind supported by Steve Hillage.
No Charvels or Carvins unfortunately…..
So plenty to s
ee but not what I would say a place for bargains although you are always likely to find something of interest. There’s nowhere in the country like it with so much cool and interesting stuff.
Take a trip when you next go to London. Far more interesting than The Monument or Cleopatras needle.
there’s also a great bookstore or two and loads of the lick library DVD’s which are useful if you want the definitive on any particular song.
