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Briz Loan & Guitar

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.

Vancouver, Washington

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Guitars and vintage punk posters   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
Guitars and vintage punk posters   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
Briz storefront   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
Vintage Pacific Northwest Punk handbills   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
Stash of random oddities   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
The owner when the shop opened in 1995   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
Historic view of the Briz store front   jeblack (Atlas Obscura User)
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Nestled in downtown Vancouver, Washington, Briz Loan & Guitar is not your usual hock shop. This pawn shop, which opened in 1995, only deals in music gear such as guitars and drum sets. Inside the shop you'll find an ever-changing selection of rare and vintage used instruments and recording gear. You'll also find a large collection of old-school concert posters from around the Pacific Northwest on display.

The store is run by Vancouver local Matt Brislawn, who wanted to provide a space with affordable instruments alongside the rare vintage gear. This veritable museum is complete with a handwritten Nirvana set list, snagged from a gig that the owner attended himself. The instruments are for sale, but the concert relics and various vintage oddities stashed high above the sales floor are just for display. Briz is the perfect pit stop for the traveling musician or Washington and Oregon punk history enthusiast. If you're lucky, you might even run into Briz himself.

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October 18, 2022

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