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Post by dnic on Aug 12, 2008 23:40:23 GMT -6
"An experienced salesperson would have tried to sell her a $200 strobe tuner..: No doubt shattered. The last time I went into GC I wanted to see the travelers guitar (I am in the process of building something similar) and they didn't have one on hand. So a sales guy looks it up on the computer and reads the specs. out loud. He gets to 12" radius and can't figure out what that means. So I explain to him that's in reference to the fret board radius and he says "you should work here". So this guy is a guitar salesman not a drummer or keyboardist mind you. Maybe I expect to much from my specialists. dane  |
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Mach Twang
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Post by Mach Twang on Sept 3, 2008 13:00:50 GMT -6
I'm sad to say I worked at Guitar Center for a while....  I loved it and hated it. While it was great working in a guitar shop, the sales quotas sucked. The only real saving grace was the employee discount. While there I was able to get two guitars and a bass for dirt cheap. Oh and I got to sell a bass to Jellybean Johnson and watch Micheal Bland absolutely destroy a drum set during an impromptu drum solo.  |
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Post by jb on Sept 21, 2008 13:05:32 GMT -6
Hi, I got GuitarCentered also i went to look at the squier tele $170 they had one in stock it had a broken input jack ,missing plastic switch knob and a couple of chips in the finish ,but i liked the neck ...so i figured i could fix this suff and get a discount ....ask the saleman and showed him the defects and 15 mins later came back and said he could dicount it $15 i said no thanks and came home and ordered it from AMS free shipping ....i'll let you know how it plays when i get it........no more buying from GC ...does anyone own a squire tele and how do you like it ....thnaks jb
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Post by dnic on Dec 3, 2008 1:09:47 GMT -6
hey eagleblues, about the wood. I get mine at a hardwood supplier and dig through piles of wood but I know what I want. which leads me to the next suggestion. buy this book, this book saved my life. www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_plans/Building_and_repair:_Guitar,_electric/Make_Your_Own_Electric_Guitar.html amazing book, answers questions you didn't even know you had. really if you are serious about guitar building this is a must have. dane I tried to find these before. www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,_wood/Electric_guitar:_Bodies/Body_Blanks.html |
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Post by dnic on Dec 4, 2008 0:05:33 GMT -6
The cost is why I don't out source body or neck blanks. I live in the most po- dunckyest little town you can imagine at the uppermost most part of northern Ca. Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou county. It's a very beautiful mountain town but no sweeeeet guitar wood locally. Gosh! I drive an hour plus to Medford, Oregon to buy wood but they have great wood available. 8/4 Honduras , African and Genuine Mahogany. Also 8/4 Poplar. The initial cost is high because of the size of the boards but I get a lot of bodies and neck blanks out of it.
In the "your arsenal" thread we have all posted pics of our guitars and/or builds. You can ck mine out there and we'd like to see yours as well.
dane
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iggie
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Post by iggie on Dec 4, 2008 0:59:31 GMT -6
Having never been to a "Guitar Centre" i cant comment on them, tho generally i have found when i go to big chain music shops i have found that the sales staff dont seem interested in helping you, and often dont really know their stuff. I much prefer smaller indipendant music shops as 9 times out of 10 you go in and the staff are genuinley interested in helping you and talking to you. The whole experience is much more personal. I would rater pay a little bit more for my stuff than be treated like i am an inconvenience and not feel welcome.
iggie
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