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Bonerattle Music is located on Commercial Drive in East Vancouver, selling musical instruments, amps, and acessories at 2012 Commercial Drive (4th & Commercial) Right next to Audiopile the Record Store. We are open everyday including Sundays & Holidays from 11-6; open til 7 on Fridays, Open early at 10 on Saturdays! We have a large selection of guitars; acoustic & electric. Starter guitars & beach guitars for about $100 right up to top quality, professional instruments. Low prices on amps & a great assortment of strings, capos, straps, slides, cords & hand percussion (with a few items for drummers too), books, banjos, harmonicas & pa gear, all competetively priced. I have a few gorgeous acoustic guitars made by local Luthiers David Amirault, Jeff Sigurdson, Jesse Brace, Ed Bond & David Rumney. We stock Cort, G&L, B.C. Rich, Danelectro, Ovation, Aria, Morgan, Seagull, Washburn, Walden & many other brands of guitars-even Pignose! Laney, Roland, Pignose & Kustom amps, Boss pedals & Edirol Recording Gear, Gold Tone Banjos, D'Addario, GHS, John Pearse, Savarez, Dean Markley, Ernie Ball, Elixir, Martin & Dunlop strings. I am also the only East Vancouver dealer of Sparrow Guitars, & if you haven't seen & played them you should check them out-way cool electric guitars & a local company! Lots of fun stuff for kids, too, so next time you're on The Drive stop in & visit East Vancouver's Coolest Little Music Shop! I sell tickets to the great shows put on by Fireball Productions, Jem Galleries & Low Down & Dirty Productions. Bonerattle is also offering lessons. Booking now; weeknights from 4-8, $20 for a half hour lesson. The instructors are: Stephen Nikleva, who has toured the world with Sarah McLaughlan, Mae Moore, Veda Hille, Ray Condo & Sandy Scofield. Famous for his amazing stylings & big guitar sound, Stephen will be offering lessons in guitar & bass. Jimmy Roy is a steel guitar player of world renown. He has been playing the last five years in LA with Big Sandy & the Fly Right boys. Jimmy is offering lessons in guitar, lap steel & pedal steel. Check them out on myspace-they are also members of Vancouver's Knotty Pines! Call (604) 251-BONE for bookings. Bands: I will play your music in my shop & we'll sell your CD's & other merch on consignment. "> Background By Pimp My Layout text-decoration: underline; }http://www.pimpmylayout.com/uploads/images/2007-05-08/EA0gl HC1yZ.jpg
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Musicians, Bands, luthiers, anyone who makes, wants to buy or consign quality instruments & equipment. We want to serve the needs of the local music community- If there's anything you would like to see in our shop, just let us know!The store phone number is (604) 251-BONE! That's (604) 251-2663!

My Blog

My Friend Trev

The first few months my shop was open, things were pretty slow. As a shopkeeper you're kind of at the mercy of whoever comes in if they just want to talk, and there are some pretty lonely people out t...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:00 GMT

Online Guitar Will Rip You Off!

We hear a lot about internet ripoffs, here's my story:Before I had a location for my shop or suppliers, my good friend suggested ebay as a great source for deals on musical instruments. He's bought lo...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:54:00 GMT

Why I'm a G&L Dealer

If you hadn't noticed, I don't sell Fenders (unless they're a trade-in or on consignment!)Which may seem like a Jean store that doesn't sell Levis...but there are good reasons why you won't find a for...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:35:00 GMT

Even the worst day...

Slowest day on record: Monday January 22nd-total sales $12.90 (apparently the most depressing day of the year). I just sat there plunking on a guitar & watched the rain wash down Commercial Drive all ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:50:00 GMT

Comments

Things Customers have said to me:"Welcome to the Neighborhood!" (Hundreds of times & it feels great. Thanks so much, folks!)"I always wondered why there wasn't a Music Shop on the Drive" (Me too!)"It'...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:55:00 GMT

New Opportunities?

Had to meet the contractor at 33 W. Hastings to look at some fixtures he wanted to sell me.What a sad, desperate place the Downtown Eastside is. Human shadows stumbling through the filthy wet streets ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:05:00 GMT

My first day in the dumpster

One of the great things about my new job is that it's 2 blocks from home & only 1 block from my son's school!So Nov 1st I took possesion of my new store & I knew something was missing-the day before I...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:32:00 GMT