When I first started coming to Ireland several years ago, I was surprised at the selection that I found in the guitar shops. There was the odd Fender or Gibson, maybe in a cryogenic chamber, but mostly off-brand or less expensive guitars. This place is loaded with musicians! Surely there must be one really cool guitar store, with all kinds of vintage stuff, and Fenders and Gibsons, etc. I looked and looked, and couldn’t find it. Then I went and bought strings and picks, and almost fell over. €1.25 for a plec? I thought, “If someone ever did open a serious used and vintage shop here, they’d be the best damn guitar store in Ireland.” So that’s what I did, and that’s my goal.

I don’t believe in bilking my fellow musicians, which is why we have low prices on picks and strings. Guitars cost too much—especially in Ireland—and we think that we can provide high-end guitars at reasonable prices. Are you looking for something in particular? Let us know. Do you have something you’d like to sell? Bring it in. Find a better deal somewhere else? Give us a chance to beat it. At KVG we want to keep our customers happy—so they’ll come back, of course!

--Tom Peterson, Founder, Kilkenny Vintage Guitars