re: #183 nines09

GC does a service. Besides the facts that they fuck their employees and hire people as techs who can’t find their ass with both hands and they drive smaller shops under, well…
It is what it is and the guitar manufacturers, Gibson as #1 have fucked smaller stores.
Mom and pops get my dime, and used online.
I could go on and on, but GC is not the entire issue.
Pawn shops were my music stores as a kid, but I was in Philly and it was what it was.
At least GC lets you see what shit they sell online up front and the chance to hold it.
IMHO the industry is saturated with shit even though there are gems to be found.
You have to start somewhere, and GC gives that opportunity.
IMHO.
My experiences have taught me that price does not matter only how it feels in your hands and through YOUR amp.
It’s a tone quest. Never to be done. I can tell high end from cheap, and I have tinnitus.
You will hear in a band mix, on tape.
And ultimately it is your hands.
It’s the never ending argument.

I truly dread going to Guitar Center, and it’s the stop of absolute last resort for me. I’ve bought PA gear there, but that’s about it. Haven’t bought a guitar from them in probably 10 years.

Besides, I’d rather have used gear than new nowadays, and there are way better places to buy used gear than GC.