Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Ordering From Pro Musica in Cork - any experiences?

  • 01-06-2013 9:15pm
    #1
    Jamie Starr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭


    Hey, just a quick question, but does anyone have any experience ordering from Pro Musica, down in Cork, using their online shop? More importantly, how are they as a shop in general? I'm thinking of ordering a guitar from them (played the same model in another shop) and I was just wondering what they would be like to deal with if something wasn't satisfactory? I don't live near Cork, so I'm just trying to gauge hassle-levels preemptively!

    Any information at all would help a lot, thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭exaisle


    I'd never buy a guitar I hadn't played....each one is diffferent.

    I've ordered online from ProMusica....no complaints.


  • #3
    Jamie Starr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭Jamie Starr


    exaisle wrote: »
    I'd never buy a guitar I hadn't played....each one is diffferent.

    I've ordered online from ProMusica....no complaints.

    Well, the thing is that I'd have to pay about €23 on top of what I would be paying for the guitar to travel to Cork and back. The incredible value of Bus Eireann.

    As for the playing before buying rule, I feel it's redundant in this particular case. I've played several of the same model, it has all I want in terms of how it the neck and fretboard feel. All a brand new guitar should need is a little set up for a man of my playing needs. I'll ring them up next week and make sure everything's in order before I buy too.

    What I would mainly be concerned about is that it's delivered properly and the shop has a good relationship with customers.


  • #4
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    My experiences were a LONG wait to get stuff off them (if they had to order it in). But they do have a good selection of gear in the shop)


  • #5
    Jamie Starr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭Jamie Starr


    Well, just to follow this up for anyone else interested in ordering from Pro Musica - the guitar came today through Fastway after being sent off yesterday, they threw in a basic Fender carry bag too which was nice. However, I can partially agree with what Seachto said, they had to order my guitar in, that took about a week - so if you want something right away, it's better to go and get it yourself. That said, all in all I'm quite happy, I would recommend them.


  • #6
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    My experience was. "we can order it, should take about a week to get it in". Months later and I still didn't have it. Exact same thing happened a friend with a guitar. When he said he'd take the business elsewhere they had it fairly sharpish.
    Another guy I know has gotten some really good deals with high end bass guitars and amps, but his bass guitar had to go back to get fixed, and again, it took months and months for him to get it back..
    A bit of a mixed bag really!


  • Advertisement
Advertisement