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There’s Gear4Music in York or Peach in Essex. Both sell online but also have huge stores with a big selection. G4M don’t do used stock but Peach usually have a mixture. Apart from those, Wildwire in Selby, Promenade in Morecambe and Richards in Stratford on Avon are real shops that have more than the usual run of the mill stuff in. Whether they have the full range you want in stock in enough quantity to justify a visit is a different matter but worth a phone call and maybe plan a road trip? In London, there’s Andertons (well, just outside in Guildford, a train ride away) and still a decent bunch of shops in Dean Street even after the demise of Macaris. Plus Wembley Music Centre. There are still some real shops around but it can be pot luck whether they’ll have the range that you want in stock and available to try. Good luck!

I had a wonderful Uncle who died of cancer 25 years ago. He wasn't actually an Uncle, he was my dads cousin, and my dad's best friend in the whole world. It was a tough loss, especially for my mum and dad. Anyway, he ran a marvellous little off license, having taken it over from his father many years earlier. Over the years my dad acquired many of these boxes, and at one time I used about 12 for garage storage. They all got wet and ruined and ultimately scrapped, at a time when I didn't realise how cool they are. A terrible shame. Anyway, I have two left, and my dad probably has a couple so I may well make another at some point. Yeah, the guitar, the idea came to me a few years ago as a tribute to my Uncle. Since the photo I have added a Bigsby. I know that many people hate them but I am a big fan.