Keith Dixon has fond memories of learning to play his sister’s guitar in 2005. Three years later, he acquired an axe of his own — a Gibson Les Paul with a cherry sunburst finish.

“From there the collection got really massive and the interest was always No. 1,” said Dixon, who owns 50 guitars and 25 amplifiers. “It was always my top hobby, for sure.”

Now the 28-year-old musician is channelling his passion for gear into the first Canadian location of Music Go Round, a chain of stores where customers can buy, sell and trade used musical instruments and equipment.

Dixon is inviting the public to celebrate the Winnipeg store’s grand opening at 1295 Pembina Hwy. today through Sunday. There will be giveaways, food trucks, live music and the chance to win a hollow-body electric guitar.

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