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uhsguy  ·  1221 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Guitar Center Files for Bankruptcy

Chain music stores really belong in bankruptcy. Even as a kid I wondered why they existed





ButterflyEffect  ·  1221 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think I have spent...$50? Ever? At Guitar Center, for strings. Never bought anything else from there. Guitars have been local shops, amps have been local shops, pedals have been internet magic.

kleinbl00  ·  1220 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Guitar Center was useful if there were local musicians on hard times and idiots setting prices. I bought a pair of Auratones there for $65 and a Roland A-80 for $90. It was ghastly otherwise, though - the original one on Hollywood Blvd had a 32-fader Digidesign Icon that people had slowly, steadily pulled all the knobs off of and they left it there like a sacrificial boar in a river full of piranhas.

thenewgreen  ·  1221 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I used to try and get everything from local shops, but they all disappeared. I use SweetWater most of the time now. I know they're huge and probably a subsidiary of GC... who knows. I do like that I have time to test drive stuff and send it back if I don't like it. Plus... they send candy. I wonder if there are some sales happening in their stores? I should go.