Buying a Guitar in the Vegas area?

My company is sending me to Vegas for a Gaming convention in November. I will be in town for a week attending conferences and the like, so my "free time" is fairly limited
I want to buy some guitars whilst there;
A Rickenbecker 360/12
A Fender VI (or Jaguar Baritone)
Lastly and most importantly... a Pedal Steel D10, 8 pedals, 4 levers etc.

I have researched music stores in Vegas and the first two can be found fairly easily, but the Pedal Steel is proving elusive ... in Vegas.
I need to be there to check the instrument (obviously). Carter looks to be the best model for my needs to date, but they are in Tx.... I will consider a used machine if it is in immaculate condition.
Thanks,
Geoff

Thanks for the reply!
Yep, Ed Roman is one of the places I researched... a short distance from my Hotel (Paris)...I will check his store out for the Ric and Fender.. he seems to be a very passionate dude! I feel very confident in dealing with his people, based on his "rants", and know I'll get a nice axe or two from him. Someone on another forum suggested "Sams Town?"..but a lot of people don't have a web presence..hence my plea in this (and other) forums.

I really need to not screw people around though.. the pedal steel is a very personal decision, so I want to be able to talk with a hard core "steeler"... if he ships one in and I don't like it, then I would feel really bad about it... I may have to make a second trip in the new year... There are some interesting options in other states, that bear further investigation.... (now if I can just get our bean counters to fund the ride)
Thanks again for getting back to me!

ORIGINAL: 7string


Maybe you could work it in on a trip to Florida or something?

Now that just freaked me out a little!... We are currently building a factory in Fort Lauderdale to cover our Northern hemisphere needs... I will need to move there for a year or so in '08 to build a studio....weird.
Yeah, Nashville and Mesquite Tx are places I will likely head on my next trip to the US... Just would have been neat to pick one up on this trip.

Thanks Brad!.. Looks interesting, particularly the 9 string model. Will definitely check it out.