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GC/sam ash have been pretty lackluster for quite some time - other than maybe some traditional instruments. don't feel like paying out the nose for some patch
by jozzy-james 6y ago
GC/sam ash have been pretty lackluster for quite some time - other than maybe some traditional instruments. don't feel like paying out the nose for some patch cables? want some actual pro-audio level monitors? good luck finding them there. places like sweetwater/vintage king/etc fill that need for the most part, but good luck living in the radius of the actual stores...so in this case, online ordering is paramount.
- ganoushoreilly 6y ago100% Their pro grade (IE not $200 interfaces) has dropped in the recording / production area steeply. You're lucky to find a UAUDIO Arrow let alone any of the higher end stuff. Need a license for Protools? HDX Card? Not gonna happen. In the old days (IE 2000 or so) GC had full Protools setups on display in stores for demos. Same for Keyboards, they have a couple cheap synths and digital pianos. The abundance of cheap gear / equipment to fill the shelves makes it feel more like a big lots of music with premium prices.
- busterarm 6y agoKorg and Gibson and other brands you mentioned were floating them billions of dollars in inventory a decade ago. That's what enabled that. Once it looked like GC was in trouble in 2007-2009ish, those large brands worked on other sales channels and stopped extending GC so much credit once they were established.
- busterarm 6y agoYes, but Sam Ash owns Samson/Hartke and has long term contracts with school districts keeping it afloat. Guitar Center had to sell Harmony Central off to Gibson to cover its debts years ago and basically has nothing else going for it. None of their instrument brands are any good.