Fondren Guitars by Patrick Harkins

I have a love/​hate relationship with places that sell used/​vintage equipment. 9 times out of 10, you don’t get much trade in value for bringing on your used stuff at most places. Luckily I felt I got fair value for my trades. Sure it wasn’t as much as I would have liked, but owner Patrick Harkins was very up front, honest, and believe it or not, nice with me. Felt like I was really being taken care of the whole time.
If you go, you’re probably going to buy, in which case the gist is this; there is a decent selection. It’s like being in a guitar museum; each guitar looks like it’s been hand-​picked and not like it was just some beat up piece of junk. The selection is varied from Fenders to Danos to martins to even your BC Riches for all you metalheads. For me though, the amp selection was pretty choice. There are some decently priced deals. Okay, so maybe a $ 1500 silverface deluxe reverb is a bit much compared to Craigslist finds, but they’re all well taken care of, and look pristine for the most part.
Pedals/​effects selection is a bit lacking. Decent selection of boutique overdrives, but that’s about where it stops. Not much in the way of reverb or analog delay. In fact, I bought the last delay pedal so there might not even be any reverb/​delay selection by the time you go.
So why should you go here? A multitude of reasons. Awesome collection of vintage guitars. The service is also awesome. I would trust these guys to do guitar work/​minor amp work, and Patrick at the very least definitely knew a lot about guitars. There was also no pressure to buy at all unlike big box music stores. Even if you’re buying your first guitar (or your little one’s first), you’ll feel good about buying from here.
Take it from a guitar nerd, this place is highly recommended.