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    Uke Hut

    4.9 (23 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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    Such a beautiful, light-filled space
    Rose K.

    I had a long-term relationship with the guitar while living in Texas, and then I moved to New York City. All my exes live in Texas, and all my guitars were suddenly very far. In NYC, every inch of space counts for something so I didn't bring my instruments. And then I realized, looking down at my hands that have always been too small for piano octaves and guitar bar chords, that I had stumbled upon the answer. I thought about ordering a ukulele online, but then I Googled and found Uke Hut online. Community events! Concerts! Bring-Your-Ukulele open jam evenings! I knew I had to wait to buy my ukulele because I wanted to support this lovely community store. I walked there on a crisp autumn day and met Ken and Sakai. They were just the loveliest people, and Uke Hut offered a warm, light-filled repose in the middle of the afternoon. The number of ukuleles hanging from the walls was astounding and overwhelming. I felt reverent of the space. It was worth it just to walk in and feel how much love and care goes into this little place. Sakai played arpeggios on at least 4 different ukuleles so that I could hear the different sounds. They carefully explained the differences between concert, tenor, soprano, and baritone (I already knew I was mostly interested in concert or tenor). I was embarrassed to play the ONE chord I knew on every single instrument they placed in front of me. I meekly played "G" over and over and they were so kind about making me feel like not the worst super-beginner they've ever heard in their lives ("Ah! Surely you've played string instruments! You hold it so well!") I left with my brand new little uke, and I hope to visit for some of their events. You won't regret going by the store to explore the ukulele world, really, it's a gem. The whole reason why we play music is to connect, to relate, to hope, to speak to each other. Don't miss out on doing that :)

    The green next to my other ukulele I painted on.
    Catherine P.

    I had so much fun trying out the different kinds of ukuleles and they even had banjos! I settled on this green beauty - a concert ukulele and I'm so so happy even though I told myself I was going to get a soprano ukulele maybe I will get that next time haha. Highly recommend coming here for a uke!

    Z3dincn B.

    Splendid! Extremely professional and helpful service! Literally help u choose a decent ukulele! I will come back for it!

    This is Ken, the owner, in front of the Uke Hut!

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    Extremely knowledgeable and personable when speaking with my son about his first ukulele. Can't recommend this place enough.

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    30th Street Guitars

    30th Street Guitars

    (95 reviews)

    Chelsea

    THE very best guitar tech in the five boroughs. Matt Brewster transformed a vintage Gibson Firebird…read moreI'd picked up for about half price, because it had been tampered with, wired wrong,and just all wrong. In just about 2-3 days, he found a big issue that the last tech had missed. I got phone calls on the progress, he asked permission before doing a fret level and polish, and replaced the tuners, full setup, fret level and he transformed it from a "player's project" into an Instrument that played like a new Gibson. The price I paid for the work was so fair, I know him and his techs worked on that thing for days. Everyone at the shop knew about its progress, and they all seemed proud of their work. Good Vibes, Honesty, and integrity along with getting a tech that's mentioned in Rig Rundowns, he works on Rock Star's guitars, and you'll get the same quality work as those celebs on Rig Rundown for the same price a local music shop charges. Matt, Chris and everyone working at 30th street always greet me with smiles and warmth. That is the cherry on the sundae. Retail professionalism along with the best setup man in NYC, these are rock solid fellas.

    About 15 years ago, bought a gibson goldtop from one of matt's workers at the shop. Got home to…read moreLong Island and had to adjust trussrod for the humidity. Found out truss rod didn't work?. Called Matt and he said it was my problem because I lived near the beach?. Truss rod not functional, how is that my problem?. Accused me of having buyer's remorse?. Finally returned the guitar but it left a bad taste in my mouth. He's great with name players, but he's really an A hole!.

    Guitar Center

    Guitar Center

    (223 reviews)

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    Flatiron

    I'm thrilled about the volume I saw in store today. And in benefit of the doubt, these guys are…read moreclearly short staffed while handling a never ending queue and loop of tasks. At the same time that 4 pedal boards in simultaneous testing are piercing your ears from across. But honestly the salespeople were just straight up icks. From the long haired dude thats been there longer than fast food fries, and the gentle voiced big fella that speaks in automated replies with a slight overtone of condescension. Like my guy. I am imploring you to do business with me. What in the world are you going on about? Came in for a radial conversion unit (not cheap) and a barebones over drive pedal that in spur of the creative moment would be a part of tonights engineering session. -Asked long haired dude for a distortion pedal in the used section and the radial unit. He tells me to fug all about the pedal because it cant be sold until april 6th over some policy I've no idea about and sends me to go figure it out downstairs for the radial unit. -Went at it downstairs with an older dude about the technicalities of signal processing and was then successfully closed out by another quirky fellow as the former had already ended their shift. Solid dudes and banter. Asked the latter about the wait time for the used pedal, still unclear. -Went back up, found a different drive pedal, and a cheepo delay. Went to automated joe for purchase. Drive pedal's price tag had a whole digit covered in its position. Closed out the delay, and navigated an over-toned condescending remark about how I should be satisfied with the delay and GTFO. -Nah - went to the pedal boards. Cut through the noise around me like if I was actually going to buy something. Employee hovers over me for a bit as if to tell me to turn it down while also inspecting the radial unit i just purchased. But I ignore it and test the pedal. Excellent. - go back to automated joe, tells me the unit is sold out. And that he can take payment for it now and have it in a week. - I dont need it for a week, I need it for tonight. - go back to the used cases, scour and search. A/B what I can online. -Narrow it down to an MXR pedal when suddenly a Black woman appears and saves me. First words out of her mouth told me she was efficient and cared for the success of this mutually conducive sale. I was sitting in front of an amp to test the pedal within 5 minutes. And she EXPLAINED what the hold on the used gear was. Like holy S. Thank you. For clarifying that for legal reasons you have to put a processing hold on used gear thats making its way through your store incase it was stolen in the past. Like I didnt even ask the other guys if I could test the gear I was attempting to buy, did not even know that was an option as they told me to fug all and be on my way. -amp i was testing pedal on was too muddy to get anything meaningful out of it. -went to mxr pedal section. Tried a different one that was in the routing. Was eh. Took a leap and swapped out their cute little eq pedal (lovely thing really) as it had just enough space to pull the 1/4's out, with the one the woman pulled for me. -grabbed the American strat behind me with the most horrendous setup and proceeded to get some beautiful tones. Mission accomplished. -closed and GTFO of there. It was roughly 5:30 when I got in. I didnt leave until 8pm. I never want to go through that again. Also every guitar i tried to use to test pedals needed some serious work done. Like come on bro. This ain't stevie ray vaughn. Why are all the strings way past their proper guages and have the tension of an acoustic. Can't even let the guitar come alive that way. Best setup was a fresh out the box squire strat that was sitting unadulterated on its hook. Pros: music is thriving Cons: Musicians are dying behind the counters of guitar center.

    Nice Guitar Center, pretty big. Has an upstairs and downstairs. Employees are helpful and nice. Not…read moretoo crowded as well which I appreciate. I would recommend coming here for anything music related.

    Sadowsky Guitars

    Sadowsky Guitars

    (3 reviews)

    Long Island City

    If I could give this shop 10 stars, I would…read more After another five years and a shitload of road, it was time for some more TLC for my Sadowsky bass, named (gasp!) Leopold!! (search youtube for bugs bunny leopold - that's how I felt when I first opened the case the day I got this baby). So I packed him up and shipped him off to New York. I enclosed very specific and detailed instructions in the case, regarding the nut, the strings, the frets, electronics, pickups, case, cleaning (as in don't clean it) - everything. It was long. And specific. I just got (gasp!) Leopold!! back a couple days ago, and good goddamn, everything, I mean *everything* was fucking absolutely perfect and complete. Most important was the fretwork. Nobody does fretwork like Roger and his crew. Flawless crowning. Utterly level. There's a machine a lot of places use called a PLEK. It's machine-accurate, but it's not even close to the fine handwork done at the House of Sadowsky. Did I just refer to his shop as a "House?" Yep. Sadowsky's fretwork is fucking transcendent. And the action - I have some really great guys do my minor maintenance like setups, but the setup this thing came back with is just beyond. Super fast, super in-tune, clean, quiet. Goddamn, it's just perfect. Last: About that list I enclosed with the bass. I had probably 9 or 10 points on it. Every single one was addressed, exactly, flawlessly. Specific strings installed? Check. Spare set of the same strings enclosed in the case? Check. Go through the electronics and put everything into first class running condition (I forgot to tell him the battery was getting low, too). Check. Including replacing the battery I forgot to tell him was low. Oh-by-the-way-send-me-a-new-gig-bag? Done. There was not one goddamned thing I needed to call him for. Nothing. Perfect. I was almost disappointed, lol! If I had to deduct one star, and make it only 9 stars, it would be that the House of Sadowsky only works on Sadowsky guitars. Look, I understand. His production is maxed, his repair bench mobbed. But dang, if I could have him breathe on my '68 Paisley Telecaster bass... I'd probably croak and go to heaven. But repairs are limited to Sadowsky instruments. If you own one, bite the shipping bullet and send it to him every five years or so. You'll be glad you did! Now, who am I to write this long-ass review and update? All kinds of big names play his stuff. Well, I'm not one of them. You don't know me because I'm not famous. I'm just a working pro for 30 years or so, the guy you might see on stage behind some young singer/songwriter, or who you might hear playing bass in some TV show or commercial. Or at some shitty bar out in Ventura (whatever pays the bills!). But oddly enough, as "big time" as Roger Sadowsky has become, he still understands and caters to the working pro musician. I got taken care of as well as, say, Walter Becker from Steely Dan would have. I know this, because it is simply not possible to take better care of somebody than I just experienced. Again! I've had a working relationship with Sadowsky Guitars for 17 years now, and if anything, it's only got better. Highest Recommendation. He has no equal.

    I have 2 Sadowsky basses and one on the way. I've tried many basses over the years...none compare…read more Roger responded to my questions in very short time. They ask all the right questions to deliver the instrument you want that's built for a lifetime. So many bass 'builders' compare themselves to "Sadowsky". I've tried a few...not close.

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