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Post by donr on Feb 21, 2021 12:36:23 GMT -6
It's nice to be able to get something locally at retail. Usually a cable I can't do without and don't want to wait for. I did impulse buy a Dean 4 string acoustic bass for $200 and a Gefell UM71 from Guitar Center, just because they were there in front of me.
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Post by johneppstein on Feb 21, 2021 12:54:41 GMT -6
It's nice to be able to get something locally at retail. Usually a cable I can't do without and don't want to wait for. I did impulse buy a Dean 4 string acoustic bass for $200 and a Gefell UM71 from Guitar Center, just because they were there in front of me. Yeah, I have, on occasion, scored a few pretty good deals - usually on something that has just come out of the legal "hold" process and just hit the floor. |
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Post by Ned Ward on Feb 21, 2021 15:28:58 GMT -6
Those same companies that cut off mom and pops last decade for not pre-ordering enough volume..... That’s why Guitar Center sells nothing usable anymore but Yamaha, Shure, and Roland. Except still tons of Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, EV, QSC and other major brands. Not sure where you're getting your facts, but GC is still a major buyer for the top MI companies and will remain that way. Dunlop is still selling to them across all their pedal lines. Hopefully, Fender and other companies realize that mom & pops don't need to take the full line of amps, pedals, etc. to carry the good guitars. It is more to manage, but you're also not keeping all your retail distribution eggs in one basket... |
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Post by ericn on Jun 5, 2021 18:50:41 GMT -6
I'm not thrilled, but I'm not against their survival. Reading that it might be fun to have a drink with some bigwigs from Fender, Gibson, and Harmon at NAMM to find out what the concessions were. |
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