Author Topic: Mesa Rectifiers (Read 15693 times)

OD-Black_Fire · « **Reply #45 on:** April 28, 2007, 04:40:07 PM »

Everyone, go look up "Taking up Serpents" and "Salem Ark" by Byzantine and tell me that isn't tight, powerfull, and raunchy. They only use dual rectifiers.

dave_mc · « **Reply #46 on:** April 28, 2007, 04:45:55 PM »

Quote from: Antag

FWIW, it's a fair comment that they're overpriced at the moment. With the dollar so weak, the price should have plumetted over here, but it hasn't. Methinks UK distributors & dealers are cashing in :(

that's my major beef. with £1= $2, there is no way in hell that they should be charging more than double what they're charging in the USA.

Customs is about 23% (less than a quarter), while postage is maybe, what, $100? To be conservative, say $200... and you're still up to about $2000... or £1000. not £1700.

ChrisMetal · « **Reply #47 on:** April 28, 2007, 06:36:57 PM »

Well I was thinking of going Mesa but the price has put me off. they're practically/pretty much half price in US than here. I'd like a Diezel instead, but they're even more money out my pocket which i can't afford.

Catalyst77 · « **Reply #48 on:** April 28, 2007, 09:04:32 PM »

They dont call us treasure island for nothing!

I buy most of my stuff from the US, even with the shipping charges and VAT it still works out cheaper.

I've spoken to places like music 123 over there about getting new stuff over, but they say that most manufactures don't allow them to ship to the UK, otherwise they'd be unable to keep the price so inflated.

dave_mc · « **Reply #49 on:** April 28, 2007, 09:08:00 PM »

Quote from: ChrisMetal

Well I was thinking of going Mesa but the price has put me off. they're practically/pretty much half price in US than here. I'd like a Diezel instead, but they're even more money out my pocket which i can't afford.

at least diezel aren't less than half as much in the states, though...

Mr Ed · « **Reply #50 on:** April 28, 2007, 09:53:38 PM »

Quote from: Benmartin1977

They dont call us treasure island for nothing!

I buy most of my stuff from the US, even with the shipping charges and VAT it still works out cheaper.

I've spoken to places like music 123 over there about getting new stuff over, but they say that most manufactures don't allow them to ship to the UK, otherwise they'd be unable to keep the price so inflated.

Yeah mate, same here, whenever I need a new pedal or pickup or anything, I always look on ebay and ship from America - it usually comes in at just about half price or thereabouts.

Muzzzz · « **Reply #51 on:** April 29, 2007, 06:07:38 AM »

Well, Road Kings just happen to sound fantastic when John Petrucci's using them! He tours and records with one and it sounds great. Check out SCORE if you don't believe me.

But for his cleans he uses a Lone Star, which might be saying something about the Road King's cleans... and an amp which can't sound good clean and dirty is probably not worth having.

In Australia, you're looking at $7500 AU (or 3100 pounds/6200 USD) for a Road King head, which is totally REDICULOUS, especially when you can get a Peavey JSX head in my local shop for $2800 AU.

Machek · « **Reply #52 on:** April 29, 2007, 09:18:49 AM »

2600$ in the states (or something like that)--> 4000euros in Paris with 1eur=1.35$........

ridiculous is the word

dave_mc · « **Reply #53 on:** April 29, 2007, 04:12:59 PM »

^ ^ i hear they've improved the cleans on the newer roadkings, but on the one i tried (older version), they weren't great- some of the clean modes were decent, but nothing was spectacular.

i mean, at £3000, everything better be spectacular. you could buy 2-3 boutique amps for the same price.

again, at usa prices it's a much more attractive proposition.

OD-Black_Fire · « **Reply #54 on:** April 29, 2007, 04:24:50 PM »

Roadkings kick ass. They are like rectifiers with a blues amp built in. They are annoying as $%&# to tweak though.

nfe · « **Reply #55 on:** April 29, 2007, 04:54:25 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

Quote from: Antag
FWIW, it's a fair comment that they're overpriced at the moment. With the dollar so weak, the price should have plumetted over here, but it hasn't. Methinks UK distributors & dealers are cashing in :(

that's my major beef. with £1= $2, there is no way in hell that they should be charging more than double what they're charging in the USA.

Customs is about 23% (less than a quarter), while postage is maybe, what, $100? To be conservative, say $200... and you're still up to about $2000... or £1000. not £1700.

Dealers aren't cashing in. Distributors maybe. I know what my shop (a major one) buys boogies for. And I can tell you the percentage profit is VERY slim. In fact this is the case with almost everything. IF somethings expensive, chances are the shop is making very little on it, so I can only assume that either, boogie/gibson et al sell at very high prices to UK distributors, or those distributors are making a massive percentage.

Antag · « **Reply #56 on:** April 29, 2007, 05:32:34 PM »

Quote from: nfe

Dealers aren't cashing in. Distributors maybe. I know what my shop (a major one) buys boogies for. And I can tell you the percentage profit is VERY slim. In fact this is the case with almost everything. IF somethings expensive, chances are the shop is making very little on it, so I can only assume that either, boogie/gibson et al sell at very high prices to UK distributors, or those distributors are making a massive percentage.

Fair enough, but if a Dual Rectifier cost ~£1700 when the $:£ rate was 1.6 then it should cost (at most) £1400 now the exchange rate is >2.0

So somebody is cashing in... :)

nfe · « **Reply #57 on:** April 29, 2007, 05:56:18 PM »

Quote from: Antag

Quote from: nfe
Dealers aren't cashing in. Distributors maybe. I know what my shop (a major one) buys boogies for. And I can tell you the percentage profit is VERY slim. In fact this is the case with almost everything. IF somethings expensive, chances are the shop is making very little on it, so I can only assume that either, boogie/gibson et al sell at very high prices to UK distributors, or those distributors are making a massive percentage.

Fair enough, but if a Dual Rectifier cost ~£1700 when the $:£ rate was 1.6 then it should cost (at most) £1400 now the exchange rate is >2.0

So somebody is cashing in... :)

You're absolutely right. I just need to do my wee bit to point out that it's not the shops, 'cause it's always us that get moaned at :lol:

dave_mc · « **Reply #58 on:** April 29, 2007, 05:58:31 PM »

Quote from: nfe

Dealers aren't cashing in. Distributors maybe. I know what my shop (a major one) buys boogies for. And I can tell you the percentage profit is VERY slim. In fact this is the case with almost everything. IF somethings expensive, chances are the shop is making very little on it, so I can only assume that either, boogie/gibson et al sell at very high prices to UK distributors, or those distributors are making a massive percentage.

yeah, i never meant it was necessarily the shops. I just meant that someone, somewhere, involved with boogie is using the UK to finance their next private jet.

nfe · « **Reply #59 on:** April 29, 2007, 06:04:30 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

Quote from: nfe

Dealers aren't cashing in. Distributors maybe. I know what my shop (a major one) buys boogies for. And I can tell you the percentage profit is VERY slim. In fact this is the case with almost everything. IF somethings expensive, chances are the shop is making very little on it, so I can only assume that either, boogie/gibson et al sell at very high prices to UK distributors, or those distributors are making a massive percentage.

yeah, i never meant it was necessarily the shops. I just meant that someone, somewhere, involved with boogie is using the UK to finance their next private jet.

Hey, someone's got to buy Randall his next swimming pool.