Members Vince Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 This song and all the negative hype surrounding them makes me want to go to the states, just so I can visit one!!!They can't be THAT bad... Can they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EddieVanHasbeen Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 I've been to one and I have to say, it wasn't bad. They had all kinds of stuff that you just can't find in stores here. The guys in the store were really nice, but they were infatuated with my accent so I may have been a novelty to them. People always complain that the people that work there are knobs, but that is no different from the people who work in music stores over here. I didn't buy anything because I didn't want to haul it back on the plane, but my ex brother-in-law whom I was visiting in L.A. did and the employees didn't bug him or try to b.s. him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaSkip Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 That's some funny {censored}e. Dead on truth 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 Originally posted by Vince F**K Guitar Centre This song and all the negative hype surrounding them makes me want to go to the states, just so I can visit one!!!They can't be THAT bad... Can they?? no, theyre not. to a group of obessive people who live, breath, and {censored} guitar dealing with guitar center employees who are just that- employees not experts on every little thing- makes them mad for some reason. i think its a mental problem too- either they wanted to work there but looked bad in a black tshirt and mohawk or its like the unpopular kids in school making fun of the popular kids for not knowing about dungeons and dragons. but what do i know right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members therhodeo Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 Originally posted by Mr.Picklebottom i think its a mental problem too- either they wanted to work there but looked bad in a black tshirt and mohawk or its like the unpopular kids in school making fun of the popular kids for not knowing about dungeons and dragons.but what do i know right? But those popular kids didnt work in the local D&D supply store did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 Originally posted by therhodeo But those popular kids didnt work in the local D&D supply store did they? smart talented people dont work jobs for $8/ hr or whatever, do they? i get your point but when i buy stuff from bestbuy and can tell a technical specs conversation is above the 16 yr old salesman's head i get over it. some people cant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members therhodeo Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 Originally posted by Mr.Picklebottom smart talented people dont work jobs for $8/ hr or whatever, do they? i get your point but when i buy stuff from bestbuy and can tell a technical specs conversation is above the 16 yr old salesman's head i get over it. some people cant. I understand what you're saying, but most of the problems I have had at GC are the older manager types. I dont have a problem with them not knowing something. I have a problem with them acting like they do and then being a douch when you tell them otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Originally posted by therhodeo I understand what you're saying, but most of the problems I have had at GC are the older manager types. I dont have a problem with them not knowing something. I have a problem with them acting like they do and then being a douch when you tell them otherwise. yeah, its best to smile and move on in those instances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killyridols Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Guitar Center Pros: They have a wide selection of gear (better than any other music store in my area by a longshot) They have pretty good pices (you can also, bargain with them for better deals, and they will usually price match) Cons: They have overlyagressive salespeople who will sometimes give you errounous information to sell a product (this really isn't their fault, it's the way they're trained, plus the more expensive the item, the more they will make off of the sale) The gear on the floor isn't kept in the best condition (usually due to 15 year olds banging out metallica riffs on it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wacopacco Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 haha that vid was hillarious. I loved "50 cent is a {censored}" more tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan-o-guitar Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 I got to the point where walking into a Guitar Center (there are three in my area) just sucked the life outta me. Walls of equipment, tumor-inducing flourescent lights, your ears assaulted by a mix of the {censored}e music they pump in and a thousand crappy riffs through a thousand crappy amps. Like a trench of despair, it is staffed by a crew of give-a-{censored} hip gangster wannabees punctuated by a few new hires who at least pretend to care. I'm not a religious guy, but if I was, GC would be one the rings of my own personal hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mc5nrg Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 If you have some experience with some of the better MI retail* stores that were in big and sometimes small cities GC does suck in many ways.Prices aren't really all that great, inventory looks impressive but often is lots of the same thing,often no inhouse repairs,questionable ethics like separating cases from guitars when they are included in the price,ignorant staff,piped in music that distracts from the gear you want to check out,churning of employees with purposeful highturnover rates to hold down labor costs... *examples of decent stores some of which are still in business and worth checking out over GC,others marked with RIP that are gone or sold out to GC. Cintioli Music Philadelphia PA Medley Music Bryn Mawr PA Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center Wheaton MD Music Mart An Arbor MI RIP Al Nalli's A2 MI RIP Veneman Music MD & NOVA RIP Elderly Lansing MI Gordon Keller Baltimore RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tocs100 Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 dan-o-guitar nails it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magentaplacenta Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Brilliant song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members itstartsstoppin Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 that song will be stuck in my head for days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YourHerodDGC Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Originally posted by mc5nrg Cintioli Music Philadelphia PA where is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Better to spend a little more than to feel like a cheap whore. I wasn't really impressed with their prices though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cantoXIII Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 honestly, i've never even been to a guitar center. but they can suck my balls, because the internet makes every guitar store obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pwn3d Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 My guitar center is actually decent here. I dont go to the main one down town, which was in my opinion {censored} compared to the one I go to.Sure there are sometimes kids but not too often, I actually hear a lot of good players come out sometime.I've gotten damn good deals there and the people I work with there help me out a lot. They treat me well. Plus theres this cute chick at the accessories counter that makes sure you get the *best* possible deal on whatever your buying, at least for me. (line 6 dl4 new for $150, new FL9 for $65, PW cable kit $30, upgrade on a traded in monster cable among other things ) She's down to earth and kinda hot like that chick from Mythbusters hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToadWorks Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Originally posted by Mr.Picklebottom no, theyre not. to a group of obessive people who live, breath, and {censored} guitar dealing with guitar center employees who are just that- employees not experts on every little thing- makes them mad for some reason.i think its a mental problem too- either they wanted to work there but looked bad in a black tshirt and mohawk or its like the unpopular kids in school making fun of the popular kids for not knowing about dungeons and dragons.but what do i know right? I would agree, 100% - most of the complaints I hear from people on these boards are remarkably childish. But you're missing one piece of the puzzle. Guitar Center is a "superstore", and as such they have enourmous buying power, and the ability to grind manufacturers & distributors for extremely low pricing. Add in the sheer size of the stores, and you get a situation where the superstore offers a huge range of products at extremely low prices. It sounds like great news for the consumer, but it really isn't. Smaller, traditional music stores can't compete with GC - When Guitar Center comes to town, alot of small shops leave. In the cities where that has happened, customers had their options dramatically reduced - not everyone shops on the internet. I worked at Guitar Center in San Diego for about 6 months when I was 20. I won't get into what went on there, but the impression got was that Guitar Center management would sell you a drumset for your quadreplegic child - talk you into it - anything to make the sale. There's nothing inheretly wrong with all that, of course... that's business... but personally, I like having options, so I shop at the local mom& pop (Mark's Guitars here in Spokane). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tocs100 Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Ah, the dreaded San Diego GC. It has a prominent place in the opening of my first novel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToadWorks Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Originally posted by cantoXIII honestly, i've never even been to a guitar center. but they can suck my balls, because the internet makes every guitar store obsolete. Yeah, right.... only if you are prone to buying musical gear without playing it first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Guitar Center is like Wal-Mart. You aren't going to learn anything from going there. But if you know what you want and it isn't something "booteekee", you can find it cheap at Guitar Center. It's just a necessary evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cantoXIII Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Originally posted by virtualtoad Yeah, right.... only if you are prone to buying musical gear without playing it first.... most of the time, if you're planning on buying something, you already have a solid idea of what you're getting. yeh, i can't play 10 different marshalls on the internet, but if i'm looking to buy one, i already know which model i want. i don't let some salesman sway me into the flavor of the month gear because he has no {censored}ing clue what kind of music i play, how i play, or why i play. he just wants my money. do i really need to go inside a music store to hear how this cable is going to sound compared to that one? no. guitars are the ony thing i can see being necessary to play before you buy. but hell, the past 3 i've had i didn't even do that, and i'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Collapse Posted November 27, 2006 Members Share Posted November 27, 2006 Originally posted by mc5nrg If you have some experience with some of the better MI retail* stores that were in big and sometimes small cities GC does suck in many ways.Prices aren't really all that great, inventory looks impressive but often is lots of the same thing,often no inhouse repairs,questionable ethics like separating cases from guitars when they are included in the price,ignorant staff,piped in music that distracts from the gear you want to check out,churning of employees with purposeful highturnover rates to hold down labor costs...*examples of decent stores some of which are still in business and worth checking out over GC,others marked with RIP that are gone or sold out to GC.Cintioli Music Philadelphia PAMedley Music Bryn Mawr PAChuck Levin's Washington Music Center Wheaton MDMusic Mart An Arbor MI RIPAl Nalli's A2 MI RIPVeneman Music MD & NOVA RIPElderly Lansing MIGordon Keller Baltimore RIP Stop in Mid-Michigan Music if you're in Bay City, MI. It's not very big, but it's a cool store and they keep a pretty quality inventory. I really don't mind the local GC though; I found the guy that actually knows his {censored} there and I usually just go through him. Mid-Michigan Music is still better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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