Any must-see guitar stores in Cologne?

[bho]

Hi there,

I will be in Cologne in a couple of weeks- any great guitar stores?

Thanks.

[AndyC]

No..........

[countryblues75]

Isn't Music Store (a very BIG music emporium, also operating online as musicstore.de) based in Koln (Cologne)?

[Reverbely]

Im about 45 minutes outside Cologne. MusicStore is the one to see. It’s huge and makes the Guitar Center in my old home town look tiny. It has a decent acoustic level. Many mediocre guitars but a nice Taylor room and plenty of nice Gibson’s, quite a few Martins and a handful of nice Guilds. Some of the stuff that is not ready available in the US is fun to see. Some Sigmas and Tangelwoods I believe.

I bought my J45 from there in 2016.
The electric level was fun to see too. There is a cafe and restaurant on site as well. Pretty cool place.

Other than that i haven’t heard of too much around.

[countryblues75]

Just out of curiosity, is there any difference between the prices charged in their showroom and the ones charged in the "online store"?

[rpnfan]

Originally Posted by bho

Hi there,

I will be in Cologne in a couple of weeks- any great guitar stores?

Thanks.

Last year I was there and did not like it at all. Was mainly looking for drums -- but they don't let you play them (acoustic ones). The guitars which would have been a bit more interesting were locked away.

Seeing in your sig what you already have I doubt the visit will be worth the time...

I'm also not aware of a good store with acoustic guitars. There's one in Wuppertal, which is not that far, but I have never been there.

http://n-a-g.info/

[Ernesto]

Guitar Basar, run by the legendary German guitarist Peter Finger (who also builds guitars), usually has interesting builders such as Poljakoff:

http://www.acoustic-music.de/Guitar-Basar

It's about 1,5 hours from Cologne...

[dneal]

Beyers or Guitar Point.

Tommy’s in Viersen was awesome, with an incredible variety of high end makes; but it’s out of business.

If you have time and/or transportation; The Fellowship of Acoustics is the best shop in the general area of Northern Germany / The Netherlands. They will deal, where Germans are more “take it or leave it” oriented; and they have no problem dropping the VAT (they used my Stateside address for billing records).

[George Henry]

A guitar store downtown, but it's nothing exceptional. It's an outlet for the larger store outside of town.

[Ernesto]

Yes, The Fellowship of Acoustics is fantastic, a whole house full of great guitars. If you have time and a car, make a trip to the Guitar Basar and from there to The Fellowship of Acoustics, both more or less the same direction from Cologne and not too far away.

[Hello,Guys]

Check out Köln Guitars
They carry lots of German brands like Lakewood