Dave's Guitar Shop is a
musical instrument store with three locations in Wisconsin. The company sells guitars, amplifiers and other guitar-related accessories. The
La Crosse
La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's populat ...
location houses a multi-million dollar guitar and amplifier museum which is open to the public.
History
Dave Rogers started his guitar business by selling instruments out of his home,
opening his first store in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1982 at the former location of a
Shakey's Pizza Parlor.
In 2017, Rogers expanded Dave's La Crosse location and Coalition Drum Shop relocated within the expanded store.
The store in La Crosse now carries an inventory of over 3,000 guitars.
In 2017, the company opened a second retail location in
Milwaukee, carrying over 400 guitars and specializing in guitar repair. In October 2019, the Milwaukee store relocated to a larger building.
In 2018, Dave's opened its third retail location in
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
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Place names
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. While this store's product offerings and repair services are similar to the company's other stores, it specialize in boutique acoustic guitar manufacturers like Goodall, Huss & Dalton, Flammang, and Collings Guitars.
Locations
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La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 census w ...
, opened in 1982
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened May 2017
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Madison, Wisconsin, opened June 1, 2018
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Marshfield, Wisconsin Opened August 2022
The Museum
The original Dave's Guitar Shop in La Crosse houses a guitar and amplifier museum on the second floor.
There are more than 300 vintage guitars and amplifiers in the museum. There are individual guitars in the museum that are valued at $500,000. The entire collection is open to the public.
See also
''Warman's Vintage Guitars Field Guide: Values and Identification'' by Dave Rogers
References
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Musical instrument retailers of the United States
Companies based in Wisconsin
American companies established in 1982
Retail companies established in 1982
Museums in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
1982 establishments in Wisconsin
Museums established in 1982
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Music museums in the United States