Comments on: What’s Shakin’ in the Makin’ Vol. 17 – Guitar Bar Still Coming to Dupont?

By: jimonrandolph

jimonrandolph — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:27:53 +0000

This place was full of assholes and 90% of their stock was garbage that they didn’t take care of. Good riddance to people who think running a guitar shop means you have to be a dick to everyone.

By: blithe

blithe — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:43:06 +0000

Lol! Thanks Anonymous 3:02 and 3:15 for your suggestions — and the information re: the Greenbelt Metro station. I actually did the Metro guide/ride for Atomic at one point, and the directions that it gave me included an hour long bus ride from the Metro station, so that kind of dampened my enthusiasm a bit. It’s nice to know that when I go there to “just look” — it’s an easy cab ride from the Metro, and that when I get serious, I can get a truck from zipcar! And I’m sure that if I actually DID have a truck, I would do my best to get enough guitars to fill it properly! LOL

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:15:55 +0000

Zipcar is your friend They even have some small pickup trucks and SUVs now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:02:43 +0000

Beltsville isn’t too far from the Greenbelt Metro (not walking distance, but a short cab or bus ride), but you should go with a car if you visit Atomic. You’llprobably try several guitars or amps you’ll want to take home with you if you go.

By: blithe

blithe — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:24:43 +0000

And, more on topic: I’ve been wondering where exactly the Summer Garden was gonna go….

By: blithe

blithe — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:18:20 +0000

It’s been closed for almost six months — and I STILL miss the place!! I miss the challenging — and entertaining conversations; I miss the way staff and customers would chime in whenever I had questions; I miss the kindness of the staff (!); I miss Steve’s effort to ensure that I eventually found a guitar that was exactly what I needed at the time, and I miss Jody’s calm patience whenever I had yet “another guitar problem”.

I’ve yet to make the trek out to Atomic Music — since I’ve been told that it’s NOT Metro friendly. I’m not at all terrified of leaving the cozy confines of DC — but unless I can find a VERY patient friend with a car, figuring out the transportation piece is a little daunting. (Yes, I’ve heard of cabs, but getting a cab in Beltsville — when I’ll probably be lugging purchases like guitars and amps — is a little daunting. And Guitar Gallery, Middle C and Chuck Levin’s aren’t quite what I’m looking for. Sigh. )

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:21:10 +0000

Well once you discover that magical formula that allows a big music store to afford the rent in DC with its typical profit margins, then you let us all know, ummkay?

By: PG

PG — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:42:16 +0000

One of the best music stores in the area is Atomic, in Beltsville. I think they also have an Arlington location.

By: amethystdeceiver

amethystdeceiver — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:10:29 +0000

Missing the point dude. DC is big enough to support a real deal music store and it’s bizarre that there isn’t one. Thanks for the tip though, I TOTALLY didn’t realize that there were suburbs with places to shop!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:52:06 +0000

I realize a lot of people here are absolutely terrified of leaving the cozy confines of DC, but FYI, there is a Guitar Center in Rockville and one or two in Fairfax County.