Soundbase Megastore

I like this store. Especially as you can just stop outside (if you are quick, as it is a yellow line area) which is handy considering a lot you will buy from here will be in large bulky boxes which you wouldn’t want to walk through the street of Manchester with. You may as well tattoo ‘mug me’ on your forehead rather than walking round with boxes of Technics, Pioneer, Novation and many other high tech branded goods! So being able to stop outside to load is a plus point.
Their stock level is good, with a wide range of equipment. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. Having bought software and hardware from here, it has a wide range of products for the hobbyist, to the professional.
It also stocks some accessories like record bags, mix tapes (or CD’s) etc but best of all you can go and test any of the products, whether its a cheaper synthesiser to £4−5K Pioneer DJ decks.
As for the pricing, I can’t say it’s a cheap shop having things worth thousands in there, but it is cheap in comparison to those products elsewhere. However not everything is, as always it’s best to do your research first. I usually find they are cheapest on about 2/​3rds of the things I research so that’s good.
All in all its a great place to call in even if you are just walking past, to see all the great things on display and have a little play. Chances are, if you are like me you will probably leave with something :)

Soundbase has come on in leaps and bounds in lately. In recent years it used to be a rough looking record shop which sold a line in questionable house records, with the back of the shop being dedicated to DJ equipment. The whole shop has had a complete refit and is now completely dedicated to music hardware and DJ gear. The website is fantastic too after browsing the site I popped into the shop to purchase a CDJ the staff were very helpful and knowledgable and there was no issue with me trying out a few demo models.
If I had one critique it would be that I couldn’t get the set of record styluses that I wanted when I was in the shop a couple of weeks back. They were a a common model so I thought there’d be a good chance I would be able to pick some up in store. Ah well can’t have it all I’ll still be back though!

«Hey girls, hey boys, superstar DJs, here we go!»
Remember the Chemical Brothers hit that used a sample from Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three as it’s hypnotic chorus? When it dropped back in 1999, it seemed like every aspiring teenager wanted to become a deejay. Now, they seem more inclined to become iPhone engineers or programmers!
For those still interested in learning how to control and manipulate the wheels of steel however, Reflex is a DJ Superstore selling all the equipment you could want from turntables, mixers, amps and FX units to headphones, power sockets, spare cartridges and record boxes. They stock Technics, Numark, Vestax, Kam, Stanton and Behringer and offer a full repair service too. If you can’t afford your own decks yet, they sell some secondhand stock and rent turntables, mixers, amps, speakers, projectors and lighting on a daily or weekly basis.
If you’re keen to start remixing or producing your own tracks, Reflex also rent and sell mixing desks, synths, drum machines and laptops loaded with music software. Handily, they also sell a small selection of dance vinyl and CDs including deep house, techno, trance, drum’n’bass, grime, dubstep and breaks. If you’re looking for the latest floor-​fillers or old skool classics though, I’d advise you to skip down the street to Eastern Bloc or Piccadilly Records.
Rock Master Scott:
Rob Swift in action: