the best place to get 2nd hand gear in NYC

dvir · 3rd September 2005

hey i get to visit NY from the 5 to the 15 and i like to checkout cool places for 2nd hand gear, or any cool audio stores, so if anyone can name afew places it will be great. thanks!

themaidsroom · 3rd September 2005

go to an internet cafe and look online......

be well

- jack

eligit · 3rd September 2005

this is going to sound stupid as i have said this same thing more than once:

30th st guitar. more used guitars and amps than you could try....

no recording/audio gear tho.

fross · 4th September 2005

What kind of 2nd hand gear, specifically? Are we talking instruments or pro audio?
I believe Themaidsroom is right. You're better off shopping on line for the best deals, unless you see something in NYC that you consider a "must have".
Why pay for someone else's overhead?

against88 · 4th September 2005

i think there is a shady little gear shop on 30th st(ithink) between 7th and 8th. (its across the street from the modern drum shop, and a guitar shop which i assume is the one mentioned?)

they had an akg solid tube($500), ev 635a ($50), re-20 ($300) and a bunch of keys, mixers, a few beat up ns-10s...

disco2k3 · 4th September 2005

Rogue Music:
www.roguemusic.com
Full market prices, but good stuff.
Downstairs there's "Armens", he has a lot of stuff, but after one deal with him I would not recommend his store to anyone.

Two Lines Music, great collection of analog synths, and electric pianos. Full market prices.

Like someone else mentioned, you should check out Craigslist for stuff in the NYC area. If you have a car, sometimes you'll find a good deal on stuff a little ways outside the city.

dvir · 4th September 2005

thanks alot for all the info, im gonna check those places out thumbsup

thethrillfactor · 4th September 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by against88

i think there is a shady little gear shop on 30th st(ithink) between 7th and 8th. (its across the street from the modern drum shop, and a guitar shop which i assume is the one mentioned?)

they had an akg solid tube($500), ev 635a ($50), re-20 ($300) and a bunch of keys, mixers, a few beat up ns-10s...

Armens reapir shop.

UrbinSprawl · 5th September 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by disco2k3

Two Lines Music, great collection of analog synths, and electric pianos. Full market prices.

FWIW, I went past there the other day and Two Lines was gone. No sign saying they moved or anything.

MissionDifficult · 5th September 2005

Which Two Lines did you go to? I know the one up in Times Square is closed. But they have another location down in Tribecca, though they seem to be getting rid of a lot of stuff on ebay.

Wiggy Neve Slut · 6th September 2005

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Originally Posted by thethrillfactor

Armens reapir shop.

I went in there last yr when i was in town. Its a quirky shops with an equally quirky dude. but i think im a sucker for lil shops like that with all the toys and particularly analogue synths that all the girlies gag over..

I was thinking of grabbing the Summit DCL200 he was gona do me for $1400 I got a Tubetech CL 1B for around that used from GC pro on 14th?? in the end... i think i made the wise choice!.. thanx Thrill!! thumbsup

cheers
Wiggy

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3rd September 2005	#2
themaidsroom Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc / london Posts: 3,510	go to an internet cafe and look online...... be well - jack

3rd September 2005	#3
eligit Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,802	this is going to sound stupid as i have said this same thing more than once: 30th st guitar. more used guitars and amps than you could try.... no recording/audio gear tho.

4th September 2005	#4
fross Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 494	What kind of 2nd hand gear, specifically? Are we talking instruments or pro audio? I believe Themaidsroom is right. You're better off shopping on line for the best deals, unless you see something in NYC that you consider a "must have". Why pay for someone else's overhead?

4th September 2005	#5
against88 Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: philadelphia! Posts: 400	i think there is a shady little gear shop on 30th st(ithink) between 7th and 8th. (its across the street from the modern drum shop, and a guitar shop which i assume is the one mentioned?) they had an akg solid tube($500), ev 635a ($50), re-20 ($300) and a bunch of keys, mixers, a few beat up ns-10s...

4th September 2005	#6
disco2k3 Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 51	Rogue Music: www.roguemusic.com Full market prices, but good stuff. Downstairs there's "Armens", he has a lot of stuff, but after one deal with him I would not recommend his store to anyone. Two Lines Music, great collection of analog synths, and electric pianos. Full market prices. Like someone else mentioned, you should check out Craigslist for stuff in the NYC area. If you have a car, sometimes you'll find a good deal on stuff a little ways outside the city.

5th September 2005	#10
MissionDifficult Gear Head Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 40	Which Two Lines did you go to? I know the one up in Times Square is closed. But they have another location down in Tribecca, though they seem to be getting rid of a lot of stuff on ebay.