Open Tuesdays through Saturdays - 11:00am till 5:00pm Thursdays till 8:00pm - Closed Sun/Mon

Additional hours by Appointment

 

 Updated 3/10

 

VHT "Special 6" Mini Stack: on the way

 

Charles Fox Guitars "D-Sonoma" Proto: here!


 Whirlwind Rochester Series Pedals: here!!

 

 

Closeout! Timberline Acoustic Guitars 50% OFF

 

We carry Thomasfield-Intek BeBop,Jazz, and Blues strings

 

Moonlit Guitars- Custom-built Traditional Acoustic Guitars by Brian Slyman.

 

 

 LAVA Cables & pedal kits In-stock.

 

 

See "Just In"for newest items

 

 

Barking Dog Guitar Traders
83 Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790

ph: 860-496-1900
alt: 203-592-0280

Services & Brands 

We maintain a unique inventory, and are expert in identifying and acquiring near-vintage and classic pre-owned items of special quality. We try to offer these items at reasonable cost. Our items are also available at our on-line store at Gbase.com  

 We are glad to accept most major credit cards and PayPal.

  • Guitars - New-Electric & Hollow Body

    "Halfling" guitars by Ribbecke, Reverend Guitars, St. Blues Guitars, Eastwood Guitars, and Kiso-Ribbecke Archtops. Bargain starter and journeyman instruments of good quality and value by Bill Lawrence USA, Aslin-Dane, and others.
  • Guitars - New-Acoustic

    Timberline Guitars, Wechter Guitars & resonator guitars, Ribbecke Halfling 6-string
  • Guitars - Vintage, Classic, and Pre-owned

    A select group of classics that varies and changes regularly, includes Gibson, Guild, Fender, Benedetto, Rickenbacker, and Epiphone, etc, etc, etc,.....
  • Amplifiers - Vintage, Classic, and Pre-owned

    A Changing selection including Fender Blackface & Fender Silverface, Vox, Marshall, TopHat, Mesa Boogie, Tech21, Bogner, Fargen
  • Amplifiers - New and NOS

    Tube amplifiers by Blankenship Amps, Mack Heatseeker, VHT, Henricksen JazzAmp, Ugly Amps, Working Dog by Alessandro. Solid-state values by Hughes & Kettner, Rocktron, Kustom, and Aslin-Dane.
  • Tech Service and Repairs

    In-house - evaluation and estimates, setups, fretwork including re-crowning and re-fretting, pickup and electronics repair, replacement bridges and saddles, replacement nuts, neck adjustments and resets...(see seperate ratecard) Out of House Luthier- Refinish, certain Top and Binding work, etc-prices to be quoted after evaluation

  • Custom Brokerage & Commission Sales

    We will assist our clients with the commission of custom instruments by noted luthiers. We can recommend the appropriate builders for your style, help to achieve the creation of the instrument you desire, and directly handle the details that will ensure the embodiment of everything expected in the resulting 'dream" instrument. Fees are based on a negotiated percentage for commission, dependant upon the specific instrument.

    We will also strive to get you the best price for the sale of your special instrument or amp. Our fees are based on an agreed commission, and in some cases administrative fees.

  • Appraisal and Evaluation

    We offer appraisals and evaluations of vintage and used guitars and amplifiers. In most cases the fees are at a flat rate. Valuable instruments requiring dis-assembly and re-assembly will be charged at the flat rate, plus hourly shop rate.
  • Special Buys

    From time to time we encounter specialty offers for acquiring NOS, (new old stock), factory seconds, and closeout instruments. We view that these offers provide a great resource for the beginning, less experienced players.We are happy to carry these bargain instruments when available.

  • Accessories

    We carry the best in accessories.......

    D'Addario Strings, Planet Waves Accessories, Ernie Ball, GHS, and AllParts replacement and upgrade  parts.

    George L's premium cables, pedal connectors, strings, and picks.  George L's cables are custom-made on the premises, or are also available in factory-packaged lengths.

    We also carry products by Stewart-McDonald, Allied Luthierie, and LMI.

    LR Baggs acoustic transducers, Jason Lollar pickups transducers, and Bill Lawrence pickups are available for upgrades and retrofit.




























 

 

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Barking Dog Guitar Traders
83 Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790

ph: 860-496-1900
alt: 203-592-0280