X -Music

PaulBrewer · 02-10-2008 5:22pm

Savman wrote: »

Actually I think you'll find it does.

Ah, but not if you live here! .... or rather your company is here. That would be the vast majority I think you'll agree.

molby14 · 02-10-2008 11:57pm

live and work not to far from this place ... its huge . there use to be a golf store in one of the units this has taken up 2 of them . plus you can go look at the harley shop too!

will they do guitar lessons from there? for all ages?!

mattfender · 07-10-2008 10:03pm

Starting work there on thurs, really looking forward to seeing it! Its the biggest shop in the uk and ireland apparently bigger than the biggest one in england!

Gonna be bands and all playin this weekend!

Red Sleeping Beauty · 07-10-2008 10:04pm

mattfender wrote: »

Starting work there on thurs, really looking forward to seeing it! Its the biggest shop in the uk and ireland apparently bigger than the biggest one in england!

Gonna be bands and all playin this weekend!

You're starting working there on Thursday and you've not seen the place ?Wierd....

Opening this weekend anyway then ?

smelltheglove · 08-10-2008 4:08pm

Yeah its official opening is this Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 both days bands and promotions etc i know this because we are one of the bands playing it,cant wait to see the place meself

TelePaul · 08-10-2008 7:39pm

smelltheglove wrote: »

Yeah its official opening is this Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 both days bands and promotions etc i know this because we are one of the bands playing it,cant wait to see the place meself

You take photos AND play music?

smelltheglove · 08-10-2008 9:22pm

TelePaul wrote: »

You take photos AND play music?

lol the missus uses this account aswell hence kev and rach in the sig

frobisher · 08-10-2008 9:40pm

smelltheglove wrote: »

lol the missus uses this account aswell hence kev and rach in the sig

Can you be 100% certain that you're not skitso?!

smelltheglove · 08-10-2008 10:01pm

frobisher wrote: »

Can you be 100% certain that you're not skitso?![/QUOTE

I think i can be fairly sure considering most of the music pictures the mrs has are of me lol but if you really wanna find out come along this weekend my bands are palying as part of the official opening days sat and sunday should be a good day out lots of promos etc

Scoual · 08-10-2008 10:21pm

Hi Smelltheglove
how did you happen to play at the opening, did you know the managament or somethin?
btw did you get my pm?

smelltheglove · 09-10-2008 8:31am

Sorry for not getting back to ya i replied to your PM just there mate,were doing the opening as the guitar player in our cover band is involved with the shop as he used to work for one of he new owners and they asked him to get us on board and as hes currently standing in with the bon jovi band until we get a new sambora it was a double whammy,were don both days at 4.30 til 5 see ya there man

Razcro · 09-10-2008 9:10am

Whats the address? Its not on their website.

smelltheglove · 09-10-2008 9:45am

I havent beenover yet myself so not exactly sure of where it is but the address on their myspace is "Unit 1+2 Red Cow Retail Centre, Dublin, Dublin 22"

PaulBrewer · 09-10-2008 9:56am

It's just around behind the Red Cow .... easily found

mr_angry · 09-10-2008 1:01pm

Any word on the nature of the supposed "prizes" / "freebies"?

Furious-Red · 09-10-2008 5:19pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

It's just around behind the Red Cow .... easily found

is it near where you get off at the luas at the red cow?, cause if i go i will be getting the luas out to it.

PaulBrewer · 09-10-2008 5:23pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

is it near where you get off at the luas at the red cow?, cause if i go i will be getting the luas out to it.

Yes I believe that's the case.

If you turn left after the Cow (coming from town direction) and take the first turn left again ( so behind the Cow) you're there.

That's how I recall it anyway.

Furious-Red · 09-10-2008 5:35pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Yes I believe that's the case.

If you turn left after the Cow (coming from town direction) and take the first turn left again ( so behind the Cow) you're there.

That's how I recall it anyway.

cool cheers

mattfender · 09-10-2008 6:11pm

alan dunne 27 wrote: »

You're starting working there on Thursday and you've not seen the place ?Wierd....

Opening this weekend anyway then ?

Didnt have interview there!

tweeky · 10-10-2008 2:54am

At the launch this thurs eve, Great setup loads (ie. hundreds) of gtrs/drums/keys and space!

bibi-phoque · 10-10-2008 1:04pm

Is it open already? I thought the shop was opening this saturday lunch...

GobBass · 10-10-2008 1:16pm

Yeah,I wanna know if it's open as well.

chin_grin · 10-10-2008 1:17pm

GobBass wrote: »

Yeah,I wanna know if it's open as well.

http://www.xmusic.ie/

Open the 11th....tomorrow.

GobBass · 10-10-2008 1:20pm

Grr.....I want it now.....*tantrum building,patience dropping*:mad::mad:

A Price List at least would be nice.

:D

bibi-phoque · 10-10-2008 2:03pm

Same here! my TD6-KX needs a few upgrade :-)

feylya · 10-10-2008 3:16pm

chin_grin wrote: »

http://www.xmusic.ie/

Open the 11th....tomorrow.

The drum room is fecking savage

Should have taken a couple photos of it

chin_grin · 10-10-2008 3:18pm

feylya wrote: »

The drum room is fecking savage Should have taken a couple photos of it

...............and why didn't you? ¬_¬ You tease you!

feylya · 10-10-2008 3:31pm

Cos I was too drunk on their free beer and tasty free pizza

bibi-phoque · 11-10-2008 2:05pm

Well, I'm back from there, not a bad setup. Free hotdog and free energy drinks today!
I don't think there were ready for opening though, no prices anywhere, electronic drums not plugged, and apparently their system crashed so it was quite difficult to get any prices.
In regard to drum hardware, items about 15€ more expensive than Thomann, doesn't seem like much but does add up if you buy a lot of stuff in one go (like I usually do). An order of 400€ in Thomann would have been 500€ in xmusic. But hey, you get your stuff straight away, and it's easier to return stuff. Just not today though, they had nothing in stock! Drummers, come back next week :-)
Friendly staff anyway, so it's definitly a plus. I tried to negociate a bit but I don't think there will be too much of this unfortunately.

Red Sleeping Beauty · 12-10-2008 4:39pm

bibi-phoque wrote: »

I tried to negociate a bit but I don't think there will be too much of this unfortunately.

Yeah Ive a feeling there won't be much negotiating of prices, unless of course you know someone there very well ?

studiorat · 12-10-2008 7:58pm

I'm going to throw a spanner in the works here and ask why does everyone seem to think a superstore like this is a good thing. Is it really going to be that much cheaper?

Whatever happened to supporting small business? Apart from the fact that they closed what was a convenient place to pick up a set of strings or whatever and move it down the country.

I'd much rather get on line now and get what ever I needed rather than travel out to the mad cow. Actually that's not entirely true, Perfect pitch, Charles Byrne and Goodwins are is still in town.

smelltheglove · 12-10-2008 8:20pm

As far as im aware the old musician inc shop is now "xmusic express" so you can still pick all that stuff up cheap ie sticks strings etc...and also the shop will be online aswell and the prices are the same online as instore,Also by talking to the lads today their pretty much matching thomanns prices on most stuff,and one more thing for the record i dont work there my bands just played at the opening days

studiorat · 12-10-2008 8:36pm

^^^
I know that and I've shopped in musician since it opened, but I don't think be traveling all the way out there.

feylya · 12-10-2008 8:37pm

Afaik, if you want something, you ask in the X-Press shop and it'll be there 2 days later so you don't have to trek out to Ballymount.

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 9:04pm

studiorat wrote: »

I'm going to throw a spanner in the works here and ask why does everyone seem to think a superstore like this is a good thing. Is it really going to be that much cheaper?

Whatever happened to supporting small business? Apart from the fact that they closed what was a convenient place to pick up a set of strings or whatever and move it down the country.

I'd much rather get on line now and get what ever I needed rather than travel out to the mad cow. Actually that's not entirely true, Perfect pitch, Charles Byrne and Goodwins are is still in town.

As is Musician Inc, which I believe is staying open (but I could be wrong there, tha t was what I was originally told.)

The thinking behind it, as I understand, is that in order for a local store to compete agin TheHinternet they'll need 2 things.

Namely Low overheads and Volume sales. That's taking the obvious i.e. the have the stuff you want.

They have practically no stores, just a delivery area - so the shop is the store, cutting down on store staff requirements. Virtually everyone who works there, and there's not really that many, is a sales guy (as I understand)

I'm guessing if they can shift a load of the cheaper stuff (as if often talked about here) the prices should be reasonable so you get the best of both worlds, stuff you want at a price you want. The consumer wins.

However that's not to say no one looses. I'm very glad I'm not relying on the 'Maker to pay for the Brewer Chrimbo this year.

As regards your 'I'd much rather get on line now and get what ever I needed' comment, don't you mean pop out to me and borrow it? Any sign of those Morocco snaps?

Nyquistic · 12-10-2008 9:22pm

Ye're some spoilt lot, ye are! The nearest decent music shop to here is over 80 miles away! :eek: Wot I wouldn't give to 'ave a warm Luas under me bum to whisk me out and back .... we culchies would need to pack hang sangwidges and flasks of tay for a trip to X-Music!

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 9:27pm

Nyquistic wrote: »

Ye're some spoilt lot, ye are! The nearest decent music shop to here is over 80 miles away! :eek: Wot I wouldn't give to 'ave a warm Luas under me bum to whisk me out and back .... we culchies would need to pack hang sangwidges and flasks of tay for a trip to X-Music!

Ah yes, remember when they used check our passports at Checkpoint Charlie Haughey at the Phoenix park on the way in ? ..... that's if we weren't taken out by snipers in the Curragh ... all for a capo and 2 plecs.

studiorat · 12-10-2008 11:06pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Ah yes, remember when they used check our passports at Checkpoint Charlie Haughey at the Phoenix park on the way in ? ..... that's if we weren't taken out by snipers in the Curragh ... all for a capo and 2 plecs.

Haven't been to a good lynchin' in years!

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 11:10pm

studiorat wrote: »

Haven't been to a good lynchin' in years!

The hangins at Culchie Corner were always well attended I heard ....

jtsuited · 12-10-2008 11:26pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

A
However that's not to say no one looses.

tut tut tut. and you call yourself a pedant.

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 11:36pm

jtsuited wrote: »

tut tut tut. and you call yourself a pedant.

I'm a culchie, leave me alone.

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 11:37pm

jtsuited wrote: »

tut tut tut. and you call yourself a pedant.

.... and it's 'pædant'

jtsuited · 12-10-2008 11:53pm

PaulBrewer wrote: »

.... and it's 'pædant'

nope.
well it can be.

that ae thing is deemed highly unfashionable these days amongst many intellectuals.

probably because you can't use it in predictive text!

Might call out to this x-music place tomorrow. Anyone any idea what their studio/synth/dj section is like?

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 11:56pm

jtsuited wrote: »

nope.
well it can be.

that ae thing is deemed highly unfashionable these days amongst many intellectuals.

probably because you can't use it in predictive text!

Might call out to this x-music place tomorrow. Anyone any idea what their studio/synth/dj section is like?

See you there around 12?

PaulBrewer · 12-10-2008 11:57pm

jtsuited wrote: »

that ae thing is deemed highly unfashionable these days amongst many intellectuals.

Sure they're the ones has the country in da state it's in ...

jtsuited · 13-10-2008 12:14am

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Sure they're the ones has the country in da state it's in ...

not at all. intellectuals don't get into property development.

They become degenerate techno producers who's only contact with the outside world is playing to a room full of 150 people on drugs dancing to repetitive tuneless nonsense.

Smiler · 13-10-2008 3:37pm

Hiya Lads

Mick from XMusic here. Any questions you have I'll do my best to answer for ya all.

Cheers

Mick

PaulBrewer · 13-10-2008 3:45pm

Smiler wrote: »

Hiya Lads

Mick from XMusic here. Any questions you have I'll do my best to answer for ya all.

Cheers

Mick

Cheers Mick, I hear you had a good weekend?

Smiler · 13-10-2008 3:55pm

We did indeed. Sold a load of stuff and a lot of people left here very happy indeed.

Was a great weekend - were all very tired though

A lot of work was put in, on the week running up to it

Helix · 13-10-2008 3:58pm

Smiler wrote: »

Hiya Lads

Mick from XMusic here. Any questions you have I'll do my best to answer for ya all.

Cheers

Mick

any idea when the website will be up? and will you be planning to let people buy online?

X -Music

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