Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Ian Price on March 27, 2009, 09:30:58 PM
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Looks like some fairly good offers may be to had this year:
http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/
Maybe this is why they so readily gave me a discount from the CS tele I'll be picking up over the weekend! 50% of some of the Dean models and the Schael tele (that's been in stock for an age) sound like absolute bargains to me.
I do like GV alot but despair about this guitar being on the site:
http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=7722
'Stump-O-Matic' must be the worst signature model name ever. FACT.
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Let us know all about the Esquire when you get it Ian :)
I made the mistake of going into Sounds Great on the way home tonight. They've still got the black one I love :roll:
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I made the mistake of going into Sounds Great on the way home tonight. They've still got the black one I love :roll:
Ouch - could be an expensive mistake! I must admit that I'm surprised about how calm I have been, maybe too busy at work to think about it. I put the deposit down nearly a week ago!
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The black one is up at £2299 I think. I don't want it THAT much ;)
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The black one is up at £2299 I think. I don't want it THAT much ;)
That's quite a lot more than what I'm paying. I'm assuming it's the same spec and only the colour is different?
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Let us know all about the Esquire when you get it Ian :)
I made the mistake of going into Sounds Great on the way home tonight. They've still got the black one I love :roll:
in Manc? i was going to go on monday but things came up and i had to go to Southport for the week on more important buisness than getting my amp. still, sounds great are shipping it to me. At some point ill go and discuss the finer points of customer service withe manager
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I used to get a flyer for the Guitar Village sale. I haven't been there for some months. It is like an aladdins cave *
* one hopes that the use of such terminology is not offensive to anyone. You never know these days so I thought I'd get the apology out the way before I lose the TV series I don't make.
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The black one is up at £2299 I think. I don't want it THAT much ;)
That's quite a lot more than what I'm paying. I'm assuming it's the same spec and only the colour is different?
Yep - identical guitar except for the colour...............
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Yep - identical guitar except for the colour...............
Outrageous! That's a £400 difference.
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I used to get a flyer for the Guitar Village sale. I haven't been there for some months. It is like an aladdins cave
Have you been there since it has been expanded? The shop is now more than twice the size - I reckon about 3 times bigger. Much nicer to walk around as the guitars are no longer stood three deep against the walls!
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Yep - identical guitar except for the colour...............
Outrageous! That's a £400 difference.
Yup. Sounds Great ain't what it once was.....
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Yep - identical guitar except for the colour...............
Outrageous! That's a £400 difference.
Yup. Sounds Great ain't what it once was.....
I've noticed they're usually much more expensive than everyone else. They don't seem interested in negotiating either, which is odd seeing how much money they have tied up in the expensive stock they have on the walls. I don't know if it operates on a similar model as some of the other retailers. For instance I don't know if they get the gear on consignment for a period of time before they have to pay the distributors for their guitars. I would imagine they do as otherwise there's a $%&#load of cash hanging on the walls. I can understand them trying to make as much as they can, but the inflexibility is what stops me buying stuff there any more. At the end of the day, I am looking for the best deal for me, not the shop. Ho hum...
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I think there should be a code of conduct for all guitar shops. On the list would that haggling is allowed!
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Yep - identical guitar except for the colour...............
Outrageous! That's a £400 difference.
Yup. Sounds Great ain't what it once was.....
i believe someone at sounds great needs a good smack.
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i believe someone at sounds great needs a good smack.
I was waiting for that :D
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hahahaha!
you where expecting that from me?
my mum was ill so i couldnt go get my amp, its being shipped to me next week.
i feel like sounds great got away scott free with all the offensive things they accused me off, and how they tried to screw over my consumer rights. i still ain't happy. hating on sounds great is my new hobby.
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hahahaha!
you where expecting that from me?
my mum was ill so i couldnt go get my amp, its being shipped to me next week.
i feel like sounds great got away scott free with all the offensive things they accused me off, and how they tried to screw over my consumer rights. i still ain't happy. hating on sounds great is my new hobby.
Frankly I will now think twice before using them after hearing your experience, especially if they aren't that hot on price. I'm not against paying a little more to get what I want, but there is a limit.
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Sounds Great do seem very expensive, as everyone has been saying. I don't think I've ever bought anything from them except a Voodoo Lab pedal. And Dmoney's horror story is very offputting.
Anyway, thanks for the heads-up about the Guitar Village sale, Ian. As Steve said, they used to send out flyers but I don't remember seeing one for a while.
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Exactly. I've used them quite a bit on the past but their pricing isn't as good as it used to be, and the stock they're getting in isn't my taste:
Fanos
Suhrs
Kranks
Caparisons
Diezels
etc
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I like Fanos! Not so sure about the other stuff.
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I used to get a flyer for the Guitar Village sale. I haven't been there for some months. It is like an aladdins cave *
* one hopes that the use of such terminology is not offensive to anyone. You never know these days so I thought I'd get the apology out the way before I lose the TV series I don't make.
You should get a job as a writer Steve, that was class! :lol: :lol:
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Exactly. I've used them quite a bit on the past but their pricing isn't as good as it used to be, and the stock they're getting in isn't my taste:
Fanos
Suhrs
Kranks
Caparisons
Diezels
etc
I'm getting a Diezel, and I want a Suhr... :D
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I used to get a flyer for the Guitar Village sale. I haven't been there for some months. It is like an aladdins cave
Have you been there since it has been expanded? The shop is now more than twice the size - I reckon about 3 times bigger. Much nicer to walk around as the guitars are no longer stood three deep against the walls!
I last went in November last year when I had a meeting in Farnham- I was suited up and it didn't feel right but nevertheless it was an enjoyable interlude in a busy day.
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as usual, nothing on that list appears to be anything i'd actually want... :lol: though i'll check the sale when all the prices are made available, just in case...
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yep, nowt I actually want. A well.
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The Taylor acoustics could be worthy at 30% off.
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Yes Ailean, I was thinking that.A friend recently bought a Big Baby and it plays so damn well. I have played a few and the necks were fantastic and so I am considering a new acoustic- but then again I have just bought a new car so maybe I wont.
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what's an acoustic?
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what's an acoustic?
:lol:
...is it where you cant make it do teh br00talz? I think I have one, but I never play it, cant be sure...
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:lol:
my mum has an old one, but i never play it, its action is about the height of the forth rail bridge. Actually I'd like an acoustic, just i don't want to have to pay for one... :lol:
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I broke my accoustic out the other night!
Sounds pretty good, to my ears, in drop A#. Needs new strings though. I dont think I've changed them in about a year.