Guitars Your passport to some of the finest vintage gear Walking into Emerald City Guitars is looking walking into a museum. Many of the wals in the store feature a different manufacturer. Imagine whole walls of Gretsch, Martin, Gibson and Dan Electro's. But like every holiday, once a cherry item arrives, it's gone in no time.
Every day is different here.
Emerald City guitars began in 1996 by owner Jay Boone, the store has been a regular favorite with locals and players abroad. Often times touring artists will make a point to stop into Emerald City. The store also has regular conversations with the Experience Music Project who always wants to be alerted when something rare shows up and checks in often to find specific items. Although the store is best known for the used guitars and amps they carry, they have more recently struck a deal with Heritage Guitars, the second generation to Gibson by way of buying out their old manufacturing facility and tooling when the company moved to the Southeast in the 80's. Dragging my camera gear around the store for 15 minutes I was in awe by what I saw.