by VintAxe » Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:31 am
Hey slotrod65.
To me, the must see guitar shop in Chicago is the Chicago Music Exchange. However, you will not find trashy stuff there only high end stuff likely beyond your budget. Still, it is fun to look.
You can get there using the L train system but the shop is on a local line that is slow so budget enough time for the trip.
Here is a link to the shop.
The kind of place you are looking for probably doesn't exist in Chicago proper. With high rents, it is difficult to make enough profit to stay in business when you sell guitars for under $1,000.
Hopefully a Chicago native will stop by the forum and give you a lead.