I'm going to NY, any good guitar shop?

Don't know about taxes, but the best spots in NYC are all on 48th St. btwn. 6th & 7th avenues in Manhattan, with Rudy's Music Stop being the best (they carry Bogner, Mesa, and Orange), as well as Sam Ash and Manny's that carry your standard assortment of Peavey/Marshall/Fender/etc. Also, out aways on Long Island is the hallowed Guitar Asylum, which carries Framus/Engl/VHT and other orgasm-inducers. Here's a link, it's well worth the trip.

www.guitarasylum.com