James Music

Don’t be turned off by the exterior, brethren of the commercial age!
My dad’s a music man. Huge music man. Alas, I turned to words, but he still likes to… fascinate me with long YouTube sessions of what he considers to be musical bliss.
This is one of his stores. He does a lot of trading (buying and selling), and though he rarely ever makes a good deal off this establishment (which just means he’s never quite tried to rip the owner off), he frequently pops in just to stare at the wares.
It’s a thing I do, sometimes, but with bookstores. Sometimes I’ll just stand there soaking it up, even if I don’t intend to buy anything (being already in the middle of several novels already). And that’s what my dad loves about this place. It’s the atmosphere.
So, while he swears by it, I don’t as much. The store has a very heavy focus on guitars, which I think may be considered to its disadvantage (particularly as the store’s title seems to encompass all music). And, being a non-​musician, I know a really good music store by how miserable it makes me for never having taken up an instrument, or by how poignantly it inspires me to do so.

This place is pretty awesome. Whenever I’m in town, I make sure that I pop my head in for a quick browse. My last purchase in here was a tuner, but that was many moons ago.
I love to look at all the guitars in stock. There’s some good deals, but every time I get excited and that feeling of an impulse buy begins to coarse in my veins, I check my bank account and go back to my trusty old ratty Sammick. But sure enough, one day I’ll be back with a healthier bank account.
The people here are pretty awesome. Really, I quite like this place and think that the people here are friendlier than most music shops I go into these days.

Atmosphere in a music shop is crucial I think, and the crusty clutter of time, as long as it is clean and well dusted really adds a lot of character. If you agree then you will take the time to go a few streets South out of the central city strip to Sturt Street where you’ll find a car park easier and enjoy the experience of a second hand music shop that has been sitting in the same place with the same fellow operating it for thirty five years. One stop advice, repairs and character.
There are so many wonderful musical instruments hanging and sitting in the store and he has a wonderful touch with them all including piano accordions! James himself I mean. He was fixing one while I was taking my pictures of the store.
Musicians around Adelaide either know him, love him or have yet to meet the amazing James. Sort of crunch granola on one level and Santa Claus on another he is a personable treat at hand when you need musical assistance. Get him talking and you may unleash some brilliant stories that are rarely told.
The shop is reasonably priced and the various services including classes are all well respected, so if you are just starting out in the industry and have polite humility in your make up, this could well be a touch stone, a veritable gold mine, a very good place to visit indeed.
Respect your elders, they may impart gravy.