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Post by Ward on Feb 4, 2015 7:42:18 GMT -6
Vintage King? Guitar Center 721 Thompson Lane - over the bridge from downtown before you head to South Nash?
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 4, 2015 9:14:23 GMT -6
Yeah, Vintage King or GC Pro. Kind of sad there are only two store-fronts in a metro area of 2 Million...
There are other Pro Audio places...but they aren't for the serious user.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Feb 4, 2015 9:21:26 GMT -6
Yeah, Vintage King or GC Pro. Kind of sad there are only two store-fronts in a metro area of 2 Million... There are other Pro Audio places...but they aren't for the serious user. We have NOTHING in the Boston (or RI for that matter) area. Few Guitar Centers that don't carry anything. Sonic Circus, 2.5 hours from Boston (which I haven't been to, so don't know how their storefront is) is probably the closest place. |
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Post by ericn on Feb 4, 2015 9:37:04 GMT -6
Hey Houston the 4th largest metro area in the US guess what the best selection of pro audio gear was? A&P Pawn a block down from the old GC on Westhiemer !
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 4, 2015 9:47:44 GMT -6
I guess it's just impossible to carry stock in such a niche market.
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Post by Randge on Feb 4, 2015 10:06:37 GMT -6
Corner Music has quite a lot of inventory for a smaller retailer as well. I usually go there first as they keep odds and ends in stock better than GC usually does.
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Post by tonycamphd on Feb 4, 2015 10:07:14 GMT -6
We used to have Pro Sound & Music in SD, Shane and Mike were there 35 years, closed down exactly 1 year ago, Mike had some health issues 8(
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 10:13:53 GMT -6
Hey Houston the 4th largest metro area in the US guess what the best selection of pro audio gear was? A&P Pawn a block down from the old GC on Westhiemer ! I will confirm that. 4th largest city, GC ran everyone else off and then dumbed it down. Now we have 4 large noob traps. Sad really. You guys in Nashville are lucky with a VK. |
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Post by ericn on Feb 4, 2015 10:15:19 GMT -6
I guess it's just impossible to carry stock in such a niche market. The Internet and GC killed the small regional dealers. That and the rise of DAW, tape, and tape machine service was the cash flow when that went away so did the small dealer. It didn't help that every MI shop sold Tascam and Alesis. Here AvId dropped the Local MI shop and some National Systems Contractor is My local Dealer. I have been approached about 12 times in the last 10 years both here in KC and in Houston about a Pro Audio Dealer start up, when I explain the relationships between some dealers and manufacturers, pricing and terms , as well as the fact that Recording is a tiny fraction of the buisness people realize its not what they think it is and hard and expensive market to enter. |
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Post by Ward on Feb 4, 2015 13:38:29 GMT -6
I guess it's just impossible to carry stock in such a niche market. And yet companies like Zen Audio, Sweetwater and Studio Economik exist. |
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Post by Ward on Feb 4, 2015 13:39:25 GMT -6
Corner Music has quite a lot of inventory for a smaller retainer as well. I usually go there first as they keep odds and ends in stock better than GC usually does. R Corner Music rocks!! |
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Post by Ward on Feb 4, 2015 15:01:40 GMT -6
Thanks everybody. I really appreciate all your answers. Now that we've addressed that... what about my two capsules? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 4, 2015 16:06:35 GMT -6
Hey timcampbell...you don't happen to have a M7 Capsule mount available, do you? I realize that's not your thing, but thought I would ask... |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 4, 2015 16:07:35 GMT -6
I guess it's just impossible to carry stock in such a niche market. And yet companies like Zen Audio, Sweetwater and Studio Economik exist. I meant it's hard to keep stock locally...All of those you mentioned have large internet presences. |
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Post by Ward on Feb 5, 2015 7:06:31 GMT -6
Fair play.
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Post by keymod on Feb 5, 2015 7:20:40 GMT -6
Does RMC Audio have a store front presence in Nashville? I purchased several items from them, including my APB Consoles. Always have good things to say about them.
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Post by ericn on Feb 5, 2015 7:56:22 GMT -6
Understand that even if a Internet seller has a store front you are probably not going to see that much on display. You and everybody else will want a discount on anything that's been opened and demoed. Most net / catalog outfits are about warehouse offices and phone centers.
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Post by mattallen on Feb 5, 2015 9:23:28 GMT -6
Tim, Are in you Nashville? Did you bring any capsules I could buy?  |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Feb 5, 2015 9:42:28 GMT -6
Tim, welcome aboard !
Dang, your like the pied piper, carry a few C12 capsules in your pockets, and people will come a runnin' !
Good luck in Nashville. There are some good guitar stores, but I don't know about pro audio there.
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Post by Bob Olhsson on Feb 5, 2015 17:50:08 GMT -6
Nashville is a tough market because almost everybody is from somewhere else with connections to the stores who helped them get started in other locations. Two important ones that have not been mentioned are: Trew Audio: www.trewaudio.com/Pepper's Pro Shop: shop.peppersproshop.com/main.sc |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 5, 2015 17:55:29 GMT -6
Forgot about Pepper
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Post by Ward on Feb 25, 2015 7:05:58 GMT -6
What's wrong with Pepper? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 25, 2015 8:54:02 GMT -6
nothing...just forgot to mention him.
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Post by Ward on Feb 25, 2015 9:18:20 GMT -6
nothing...just forgot to mention him. What are your thoughts on Pepper? Just curious. I've never used them nor visited. |
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2015 12:53:10 GMT -6
nothing...just forgot to mention him. What are your thoughts on Pepper? Just curious. I've never used them nor visited. Pepper is kick ass! He will help you immensely. He also just got a big load of new "old" gear in, too. shop.peppersproshop.com/main.scR |
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