Brands We Carry
Paul's Guitar Hideout in Glens Falls, NY, is an authorized Fender and Martin dealer. We're also an authorized dealer for Boss, Roland, Fishman, Seymour Duncan, Dunlop and MXR. We carry Squier guitars, Fender ukuleles, Pig Hog and Strukture cables, and Oasis humidifiers. Strings are from D'Addario, Ernie Ball and Martin. We also get used and vintage gear from most major makers. Gibson, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, PRS and Taylor come through regularly.
Why These Brands
I chose Fender and Martin because between them they cover most of what players in our part of upstate New York need: Fender for electrics, basses and amps, Martin for acoustics. Martin has been building guitars since 1833, and Fender gave us the Stratocaster and the Telecaster, and that legacy matters to me.
The wall runs from a Squier Mini for someone's first guitar to a Martin HD-28, with used and vintage pieces mixed in. Every guitar up there has its person, and part of the fun is watching people find theirs.
Guitars and Basses
Fender and Squier electrics run from the Squier Mini and Sonic up through Classic Vibe, Fender Standard, Player II and Vintera III. Fender acoustics and Fender and Squier basses are on the wall too, and a new Fender or Squier bought here carries Fender's two-year limited warranty for the original buyer. Our Fender guitars page compares the lines spec by spec and spells out the warranty.
Martin runs from the Standard Series through the 16 Series, the all-mahogany 15 Series, and the Road, X and Junior Series acoustic-electrics. In the Standard Series that means the 28s and the 18s: the D-28, HD-28 and OM-28, and the D-18 and 000-18. A new Martin bought here carries Martin's warranty for the original owner, and Standard Series and 16 Series Martins ship free. If you want a Custom Shop Martin, we can order it. Our Martin guitars page walks through the body sizes and the lines, Standard Series through the Little Martin.
Ukuleles are Fender, soprano through tenor, with D'Addario Nyltech strings for every size. If you're not sure which size you want, the ukulele page covers that.
Used and vintage gear comes in when we buy a guitar or take one in trade. Every one gets set up before it goes on the wall. Electrics get their electronics tested, acoustics get checked for cracks, bridge lift and neck angle, and if a guitar needs work, we do the work first.
We get electrics, acoustics and basses, anything from a first guitar up to vintage. What matters is how it plays and how it's priced, and we price each one by what that guitar is actually going for on Reverb and eBay. What's here changes week to week. If you're after something specific, call, come in or get in touch, and we'll tell you what we have and what's come through lately. Our used guitars page explains how we choose, describe and price them, and our used guitar buying checklist covers what to look for in any used guitar.
Amps
New amps come from Fender, Boss, Fishman and Roland. Fender covers the most ground: Frontman practice amps, Mustang and Champion modeling amps, Rumble bass amps, and tube amps like the '65 Deluxe Reverb and the '68 Custom Princeton Reverb. From Boss it's the Katana, and for acoustic players it's the Fishman Loudbox.
Roland is here for the Jazz Chorus. It may be the best clean pedal platform ever made, the chorus and reverb on it sound like nothing else, and it's a privilege to have them on the floor. We carry the JC-22, JC-40 and JC-120, plus the little CUBE-10GX, and our Roland amps page compares the three Jazz Chorus amps side by side from Roland's spec sheets.
We always have used amps too. They come and go, so check every amp we have, or call or text (518) 217-8695 to ask what's in. Either way, bring your guitar and plug in before you buy.
Pedals
Boss is the staple of guitar pedals: any genre, any budget, and you can throw one off a building and it still works and sounds like the day you got it. We carry the compact pedals, the Waza Craft pedals and the tuners, and our Boss pedals page goes through them by type, from the drives and delays to the compressor and the Katana.
From MXR we carry the pedals and power supplies, and from Dunlop the picks, capos and Straplok sets. Our Dunlop and MXR page gets into Tortex gauges and powering a board.
We also get used pedals in from DigiTech, Electro-Harmonix, EarthQuaker Devices and plenty of other makers, and the shelf changes all the time. See the whole used pedal shelf.
You'll find every new pedal in one place, whatever the brand, Way Huge included. Used pedals sit with the rest of the used gear.
Pickups, Preamps and Acoustic Amps
Fishman is out in front of everyone on acoustic amplification, preamps and pickups both, and in my book they're the best in their field. We carry the Loudbox Micro, Mini and Artist acoustic amps, from 40 to 120 watts, along with Fishman preamp pedals and pickups. If you're deciding between Loudboxes, or whether you need a preamp at all, our Fishman page covers both.
There are a lot of great pickup builders out there, but Seymour Duncan covers every base on quality, tone and price, which is why they're the ones on our wall. We carry their electric guitar pickups and install them here. Our Seymour Duncan page covers the humbuckers, the single-coil sets and which one fits your guitar, and every pickup we stock is in one place.
Strings
Guitar strings are D'Addario, Ernie Ball and Martin, and bass strings are D'Addario and Ernie Ball, with electric, acoustic and bass sets from light through medium gauges. Ukulele strings are D'Addario, and we keep banjo and mandolin sets too. Our guitar strings page and bass strings page show what we stock and when to change them.
Picks, Cables, Straps and More
Picks are D'Addario and Dunlop, and cables are Ernie Ball, Fender, MXR, Pig Hog and Strukture. Capos come from Dunlop, Ernie Ball and Martin, straps from Ernie Ball, Fender and Martin, and tuners are Fender and D'Addario clip-ons and Boss pedal tuners. Humidifiers are Oasis and Martin, and they matter here: upstate winters drop indoor humidity hard, and a solid-wood guitar shows it within a season. We keep ProMark drumsticks too. There's a page each on picks, cables, straps and capos, humidifiers and tuners if you want the details.
Something We Don't Stock?
Not every model fits on the wall, but we can special order any current model from every brand we carry. When the maker has it available, it usually arrives in one to two weeks. Call or text (518) 217-8695 to order. Special orders are final sale.
Looking for a new guitar from a brand we don't carry? Come in and ask. We may be able to get it, and if not, we'll point you in the right direction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why buy here instead of online?
A: Because every guitar sold here goes back into this community. You come up the stairs, meet people, talk shop, and get the kind of guitar-store experience a box on your porch can't give you. You can play it before you buy it, ask whatever you want, and leave it with us for a setup if you want it to play differently. And as the shop grows, the music community around it grows right along with it. Inspiration is priceless, and it's what we deal in.
Q: Which brands is Paul's Guitar Hideout an authorized dealer for?
A: Fender and Martin. We're also an authorized dealer for Boss, Roland, Fishman, Seymour Duncan, Dunlop and MXR. A new Squier bought here carries Fender's warranty too.
Q: Can I play something before I buy it?
A: Yes. That's what coming in is for. Sit down with it, plug it in if it's electric, and take as long as you need.
Where We Are
We're on the second floor of The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls. The building went up in 1902 as a men's shirt factory and made shirts until 1996. Today it's home to more than 70 studios, shops and galleries, and now a guitar shop. The easiest place to park is the Cooper Street lot, and it's free.
Paul's Guitar Hideout is located at The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls, NY. Use the Cooper Street entrance and take the stairs up. If stairs are difficult or you're bringing in something you don't want to carry up, call or text us and we'll arrange access.
The Shirt Factory
71 Lawrence St., Suite 201B, 2nd Floor
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Wednesday–Sunday, 12–5 PM
(518) 217-8695 · info@paulsguitarhideout.com