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tideout
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 Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:19 pm Post subject: HCM Guitar slingers... |
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Can anyone tell me if there's a pretty solid Music store in HCM? I'm wondering about the availability of electric guitar strings, pics etc...
I vaguely remember someone telling me there's a decent store not far from the Starbucks in HCM (A few blocks+/-)
Anyone see any Roland amps by any chance?
Thanks for any info! |
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RustyShackleford
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Nguyen Thien Thuat in District 3 is the famous "guitar street" in HCMC and there is also a shop on Nguyen Du streer if memory serves.
You may want to ask as well on another prominent Expat blog to connect with people. |
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urbanadventurer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:02 am Post subject: |
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| This is a long-shot, but I wonder if there is any kind of indie music scene there as well (???). |
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ExpatLuke
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| urbanadventurer wrote: |
| This is a long-shot, but I wonder if there is any kind of indie music scene there as well (???). |
Im sure there is. HCMC is a city of 8 million people. |
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RustyShackleford
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Club Yoko has some pretty good bands play there. A lot of Japanese Expats but they also have Vietnamese guitarists as I remember. Most of the educated folk actually speak decent English and I've found them to be very open to making international friends. |
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tideout
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| RustyShackleford wrote: |
Nguyen Thien Thuat in District 3 is the famous "guitar street" in HCMC and there is also a shop on Nguyen Du streer if memory serves.
You may want to ask as well on another prominent Expat blog to connect with people. |
RS,
Thanks for responding. I have been in that district before and saw some shops. At the time, I wasn't really looking for much so didn't pay much attention. I guess I'll bring a 5-6 extra packs of strings, a bag of pics and my small practice amp.
Hopefully different options show up later if needed! |
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ExpatLuke
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| You can easily buy guitar strings and pics in Saigon. You can easily buy them almost anywhere in Vietnam... It's not exactly a rare, Western commodity. It's an everyday item. |
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Merging Traffic
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Definitely find Yoko. they do have great shows.
And then just get to know the musicians and they'll tell you the best places for guitars. |
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