musicmaker rip off

alphabeat wrote: »

no i didnt ask for a deal ,
everyone and his mother knows thomann is out there ,
they should be tracking prices and adjusting within reason .

if they were 3 or 4 quid dearer - i would probably go for it , but a tenner a set more ? GTFO musicmaker .

Ok, ill match the Thomann price on one packet of strings. That will be
€25.00 for the strings and the €15 for carriage please.

Thomann ship 7000 packages a week, prices can change from month to month with supplier. I need to buy 150 packets to get the best price to give the best discount, so if I was to keep up with Thomann I would have to be selling as many packets as them per week ergo, if you shopped or asked the lads for a discount on a bulk deal, they would sell more packets, buy more packets and then be able to give a better price. Also, what happens when someone come in and gets them off the shelf for the same price as Thomann and now wants a discount for buying more than one set.

Great how economics work eh ? Anyways, sorry about the waffle but basically next time go in and ask them if they can sort you out and if they say no then come on and give out. 100% if you ask they will sort something for you.

alphabeat wrote: »

rigsby

yeah, i can see why flats would be left on , 39 years - wow
but they would not have the high end left in them for what im on about .

im sure theyd sound great in general though .

i cant keep rounds on my other bass longer than 3 months as they lose growl.
although these are ernie ball and may be in fact ****e.


also the daddarios flat strings do not seem to last as well in the top end as the fenders .

I use TI jazz flats. Perhaps you could do some research on them, if you are not already familiar with them. They are known for their high/mid range tone, and are fairly bright as flats go. They have very low tension though, which is not for everyone.

They are expensive, so regular changing would be very costly.

Anyway, see what you think.


The cheapest on line site I could find that sells them is :

http://www.lordofthestrings.com/lots/RAPRD/Thomastik-JF344-Jazz-Flat/11001621.html



AFAIK, shipping is free on orders over €20.



Looks like Thomann does them too. Not sure if their price includes shipping.


http://www.thomann.de/ie/thomastik_jf344.htm?sid=59536101e523d0d44cc186e91cc2ebee

Hi guys,

my 2 cents Music Maker has totally changed with the new owner, price are really good and if you asked most of the guys at the counter will knock off few quids for you in some occasion, if you are a good customer they will apply a Thomann price to what you want to buy.

I normally buy 4 sets a months depending on gigs and they always do a good deal.

Two weeks ago I bought a Marshall Echohead for 50€s, on Thomann was 99€, they had the same discount on all the Marshall range.

My best advise is to shop around , especially for string Strings.ie it's great site for bulk sets.

I like Thomann and I like Music Maker , I fully understand that its impossible to compare one of the biggest shop in Europe with Music Maker simply is not working that way, the price in Dublin are all the same Perfect Pitch,Goodwins,Guitar Centre, Some Neck Guitar, Sound Gear, Waltons and son on.

reniwren wrote: »

When it comes to talking to the shop attendants personally for some reason I have never felt welcome in Musicmaker might be just me

Rigsby wrote: »

Nope, you are not alone, I feel ther same way about Musicmaker. When I cross the road to Guitar Centre however, the vibes I get are much warmer and welcoming.

They actually lift their heads away from what they are doing, and either nod, or say hello. :eek:

I'm the exact same. when i go in they look at me like i cant hold a tune. I've no real complaints about the price to be honest. it's what you pay to be able to try out guitars and amps before purchasing, and their strings have never been problematic for me (guitarist though).

i love going into perfect pitch... the old lad in there is always sound to me and talks to me on even level about anything. he's also helped me get my guitar intanated by one of the lads that those them for the shops in the area, no profit for him in that. and i wouldn't exactly be a regular, more a frequenter between him and mcullagh pigots (no idea how to spell that). also the lads in musician were always willing to talk to you about things casually. was a real homely store.

the guy upstairs also gave me backwards information about preamps. got it all straightened up on here which is a godsend because my original problem was, i had bought the wrong thing from thomann, and if i had bought that i would have just doubled my error.

I find the guys in Guitar Centre bang on.

Anyways, by chance I went across to the Guitar C buying there

I agree about GC. Always a warm friendly welcome when you enter. However, from a bass aspect, their stock is very low. Last time I was in, there were only about four or five basses (all Cort). AFAIK they are supposed to be agents for G&L. I have never seen one in there. I suppose it's hard to get the balance ( i.e. good attitude and choice) right. Granted, it is a small shop, but four basses.....!!

BTW, their stock of basses was more or less the same in the "boom" years too.

Ravelleman wrote: »

They often have G&L guitars - both Tribute and USA - but I don't think I've seen a bass there before.

Yeah, I have seen some G&L guitars there alright.

wild turkey wrote: »

Guitar Center across the road have a few G&L's as well !

They are talking about Guitar Centre.

Seeing as this thread was started about strings. Anyone know where one might procure a single .120 bass string in Dublin? I'm happy to be ripped off and all.