GAK - Nows the time to buy. €1 = 90p

Kenny_D

Sterling hit 90p to the euro today. Time to take a visit to our friends at gak.co.uk

All plans of my bacchus/tokai LP are out the window and I have my eye on another jap guitar from gak thats working out about 300-350 cheaper than musicstore/thomann.

If anyone spots any particularly good bargains to be had please post them here

Doctor J

Yeah, the 51 Precision for €500 on gak is particularily tempting right now

Darkstrike

Oh man, this could get dangerous, do they charge shipping?

BuddhaJoe

Farking hell! BC Rich Gunslinger complete with an OFR and a Dimarzio Super Distortion for 446 euro!! SOLD!

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/76510

-=al=-

aww man tis so tempting

buy people ncie rpesents or buy a guitar... hmm do i have to?

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/66753

gime please

Karl Hungus

This would be a steal at that price!

Glassheart

Karl Hungus wrote: »

This would be a steal at that price!

Oooh la la!

Kenny_D

They do charge shipping but its something like £25 for a guitar. Not something you really have to worry about with gak. Free shipping on certain things

Cracking amp I picked up recently is a steal on GAK:

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/fender-blues-deluxe/67799

€540 delivered :O It's €780 on thomann!!

OK-Cancel-Apply

ZOMG: http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=8157

€900 on thomann, €540 here!

Kenny_D

Being a huge Brian May fan I foresee one of those coming my way around March

fobster

GStormcrow wrote: »

Being a huge Brian May fan I foresee one of those coming my way around March

And sure by then it'll be £1 for €1.

-=al=-

Some places across the border are already advertising that €1 = £1 in their windows to help entice people across...

but its not very patriotic to do that of corse!

Gaspode

-=al=- wrote: »

aww man tis so tempting

buy people ncie rpesents or buy a guitar... hmm do i have to?

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/66753

gime please

Probably the only lefty they have that I looked at twice, the selection isnt huge tbh

-=al=-

i would like one, with a pickup change it could be a nice machine, hey its a lefty that isnt black! mahogony body, flamed maple top, medium frets, nice thickness neck and scale, trems alrite, its worth a look if ur a lefty, last years model was blue, the year before was orange, this is by far the nicest colour going for it

and the selection is never huge! usualy 3 or 4 ****y guitars

Kenny_D

Got my order in earlier for a new guitar and two pedals

Patricide

I picked a bad time to buy a friggen cello.....Dammit!!

Patricide

O god, i think im gonna have to take out an overdraght.

Buguera 6262 + Orange 2X12 = 795 euro DELIVERED :O.

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/77033

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ppc212-2x12/8184

adox

I have been staring at this for the last two weeks and every day its getting that little bit cheaper. I reckon it would cost me under €750 delivered. €999 on thomman.

Free delivery on this one too!

johnboy8

soundslive.co.uk is another good uk site,bought a few things off them.

Patricide

So have I, pleasure to deal with.

fguihen

its great, I saved almost 500 euros on irish store prices by letting GAK take care of my GAS.

adox

fguihen wrote: »

its great, I saved almost 500 euros on irish store prices by letting GAK take care of my GAS.

Do tell!

fguihen

adox wrote: »

Do tell!

Getting back into guitar after i pretty much stopped playing due to college commitments. decided to treat myself to this:







In stores in Ireland ( not naming any store directly) i was quoted over the phone roughly 1500 for the American Deluxe Strat. Got it on GAK for a little over 900 euros. the money saved will be spent on an amp eventually.

jimi_t

Oooooohhhh...



600 delivered from GAK, 800 on thomann...

Kenny_D

Do it.....

Parsley

How much more black could it be?!

Darkstrike

Parsley wrote: »

How much more black could it be?!

Well the smoked chrome stuff could be black...........


Or did you want the 'ol Nigel Tufnell "None, none more black":D

jimi_t

I've always been of the Hotblack Desatio school of design

I've been gassing over one for about 3 years, and I've money coming in...I'm tempted to wait till January though to see if the exchange rate will hit par; the exchange rate you get on a credit card is never as good as proper exchange rates. Not like they're going to sell out of Aerodynes in the meantime.

(OT : Started a similar bargain thread in Music Production - Some great kit to be had, esp. mics and studio monitors)

Parsley

Darkstrike wrote: »

Well the smoked chrome stuff could be black...........


Or did you want the 'ol Nigel Tufnell "None, none more black":D

Well I was just talking about the body, but I suppose you could get black tuners, bridge, knobs, pickups without pole pieces, strings and frets!

OK-Cancel-Apply

I can't take it! Stop it!!!

Come on lads, we don't need any gear right now! I know for a fact that most of you have at least 5 or 6 guitars and/or basses. As Mr Burns would no doubt agree, you'd be happier WITH the dollar!


Ok..I'm off to get that Red Special!

ham_n_mustard

Parsley wrote: »

Well I was just talking about the body, but I suppose you could get black tuners, bridge, knobs, pickups without pole pieces, strings and frets!

and how about a set of DR black beautys? top it all off nicely

Eoin Madsen

-=al=- wrote: »

Some places across the border are already advertising that €1 = £1 in their windows to help entice people across...

but its not very patriotic to do that of corse!

Sure it is, we're all EU citizens. :pac:

Patricide

Because of this there could be a new bass on its way to me, depending on an overdraght application that is...

-=al=-

noooo tis only worh 89p now.....

Alanstrainor

Nnnnnnooooooooo!!!

Kenny_D

Aww ****e My guitar is out of stock. Delivery expected around mid Feb

Matt Bianco

Was looking at picking up a '72 tele deluxe on GAK or Soundslive - have only bought second hand to date (which I'd never do blind) so are there any pitfalls on buying new on the net and getting a pro set up when it arrives

Adyx

jimi_t wrote: »

Oooooohhhh...



600 delivered from GAK, 800 on thomann...

I paid just over €700 (including case) for mine on soundslive.co.uk back in Feb. It was so worth it though, just watch out for finger smudges.

Edit: Just noticed the output jack. Mine has a Strat style one, looks a little better imo.

adox

Just a quick question about gak.

They dont seem to have any information on in stock items. Do you need to order first and then you get a delivery date?

If this is the case, can you order and then cancel if the delivery time seems too long?

-=al=-

Just email and ask before hand, but if u place an order, ill figure they'll say its not in stock

adox

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Just email and ask before hand, but if u place an order, ill figure they'll say its not in stock

Cheers. Will send them an e-mail now.

adox

The guitar I was looking at has increased in price from £649 to £869!!!!!!!!!
:mad:

-=al=-

uh oh, they're onto us!!

adox

adox wrote: »

I have been staring at this for the last two weeks and every day its getting that little bit cheaper. I reckon it would cost me under €750 delivered. €999 on thomman.

Free delivery on this one too!

Heres my original post and conversion estimate. ( It was priced at £649 at the time).

Anyway I`ve asked them what the story is (33%+ increase) and am awaiting a reply. Anyone else notice anything else going up in price? Its the only guitar I was really pricing up myself so have no others to make comparisons to.

darrenw5094

Feckers...the ibanez range is way up on price.

RG1570 was £475....now it's £599.:mad:

Gak are now gone to hell....that's official.

Vim Fuego

Yeah, I priced an RG2550 and it was around €680, then shot up to the 800/900 mark. Was it just a sale or something? Shame

Voodu Child

adox wrote: »

The guitar I was looking at has increased in price from £649 to £869!!!!!!!!!
:mad:

The Ibanez 2009 pricelist was released to retailers the other day and has major price increases on most things. Gak may have already applied the hike to their current stock. I'll check into it and compare the prices. But if you're looking at something, now's the time (from a retailer that hasn't updated their prices yet).

-=al=-

thst ridiculous, i wonder what they say in the reply to the email..

Kenny_D

Up to 92p now lads. **** it.... I'm ordering a tele as well. 2 guitar purchases from GaK and a possible third one from ishi. Expensive month

DeadSkin

GStormcrow wrote: »

Up to 92p now lads. **** it.... I'm ordering a tele as well. 2 guitar purchases from GaK and a possible third one from ishi. Expensive month

Jeez, recession me hole.

adox

voodoo_child wrote: »

The Ibanez 2009 pricelist was released to retailers the other day and has major price increases on most things. Gak may have already applied the hike to their current stock. I'll check into it and compare the prices. But if you're looking at something, now's the time (from a retailer that hasn't updated their prices yet).

Thanks for the info. 33% increase does seem a huge increase though and suspiciously brings them right into line with the likes of thomann on the euro equivelent.

On a side note, I got this priced up in X music(not a stock item) adn they quoted me 1000 euro, which is the same as thomann, and more or less the same as gak, so their pricing seems to be on the money.