11 members (Sunset Poet, rpirone, Bill Draper, couchgrouch, Fdemetrio, bennash, JAPOV, Guy E. Trepanier, Gavin Sinclair, 1 invisible),
1,111
guests, and
277
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Welcome to the Just Plain Folks forums! You are currently viewing our forums as a Guest which gives you limited access to most of our discussions and to other features.
By joining our free community you will have access to post and respond to topics, communicate privately with our users (PM), respond to polls, upload content, and access many other features. Registration is fast, simple, and absolutely free; so please join our community today!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leafs
by Gary E. Andrews - 05/01/24 01:05 PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.
by Fdemetrio - 04/25/24 01:36 AM
|
|
|
.
by Fdemetrio - 04/24/24 10:25 AM
|
.
by Sunset Poet - 04/24/24 08:09 AM
|
|
|
.
by Fdemetrio - 04/23/24 10:08 AM
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,652
Top 200 Poster
|
OP
Top 200 Poster
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,652 |
Just read where the retail giant “Best Buy” is going to start selling name brand musical instruments catering to musicians and DJ’s. Hopefully they will continue their high standards in both hiring and training of their employees. Here’s the link. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jk40yNOcuwE5HK6ZJSabH4vppS9AD926M57O0
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,558
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,558 |
I remember when you could go into a (name brand removed) record store and they'd have name brand guitars for sale in the back. You'd find them in the back right near the glass case that had all the bong paraphenalia.
I got my Guild D-25 in one of those stores back in 1978.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 242
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 242 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 906
Top 500 Poster
|
Top 500 Poster
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 906 |
Iggy, they've been selling guitars and other musical instruments at one or two of the Best Buys here in the Twin Cities for almost a year now. Checked it out twice and wasn't very impressed with the choices of instruments or the prices they were asking for them. Might go over better in places that don't have access to a "Guitar Center" or other large music store.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,589 Likes: 1
Top 40 Poster
|
Top 40 Poster
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,589 Likes: 1 |
I like going to Guitar Centers to play things and try out equipment and generally stonewall the stoner salespeople. Then I go to a mom-and-pop music store to buy.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 906
Top 500 Poster
|
Top 500 Poster
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 906 |
Mark, when you have as bad a case of G.A.S (gear acquisition syndrome) as I have, you need to get the lowest price possible. That's why I'm doing a lot more buying on the internet these days.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 4,195 Likes: 1
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 4,195 Likes: 1 |
I read an article that Best Buy is going to add large musician instrument sections to a few of their stores. One of these will be their store here in Lincoln, Nebraska. It should be interesting since Guitar Center also has a store here - rather surprising for a small place like Lincoln.
Tom
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 613
Top 500 Poster
|
Top 500 Poster
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 613 |
Mark, when you have as bad a case of G.A.S (gear acquisition syndrome) as I have, you need to get the lowest price possible. That's why I'm doing a lot more buying on the internet these days. In the keyboarding and audio recording world, that's also referred to as Techno Lust.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 19,585 Likes: 13
Top 10 Poster
|
Top 10 Poster
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 19,585 Likes: 13 |
I used to have techno lust. That's why I have 27 keyboards in my basement and tons of other gear. Then I went cold turkey on it for the last 10 years. But I was getting the urge to do something with music again and started looking at music gear catalogs and websites (one of which I helped create years ago) and I start feeling that pull again.. though there's actually less cool gear in the keyboard realm than there was 10 years ago. (I think they've run out of new ideas and there's far fewer companies making stuff).
Brian
Brian Austin Whitney Founder Just Plain Folks jpfolkspro@gmail.com Skype: Brian Austin Whitney Facebook: www.facebook.com/justplainfolks"Don't sit around and wait for success to come to you... it doesn't know the way." -Brian Austin Whitney "It's easier to be the bigger man when you actually are..." -Brian Austin Whitney "Sometimes all you have to do to inspire humans to greatness is to give them a reason and opportunity to do something great." -Brian Austin Whitney
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 129
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 129 |
Nord! That's all I have to say about keyboards That, and the fact that I was fortunate enough to see Edgar Winter perform about 8 years ago. His board was older than dirt but it sounded phenom. Must have weight a ton though, when he strapped it on and walked around the stage it nearly crippled him! haha
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 129
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 129 |
Steve check out my post about GAS: #631687 - 07/08/08 (Moker's thread "Favorite Axe in your Quiver")
Mark I agree with you 100%, I'd rather pay my local mom&pop an extra $20 then see them close their doors. I see it too often here, being in a big city. I think it's better in the rural parts where there's not as much corporate interest.
|
|
|
We would like to keep the membership in Just Plain Folks FREE! Your donation helps support the many programs we offer including Road Trips and the Music Awards.
|
|
Forums117
Topics125,793
Posts1,161,624
Members21,470
|
Most Online37,523 Jan 25th, 2020
|
|
"Sometimes, the best thing you can say, isn't the easiest thing" -Brian Austin Whitney
|
|
|
|