Deal?

[Bankai]

[url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-guitar-amps/pid20612/cid561/ashdown-klystron-500-full-stack.asp"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-guitar-amp...-full-stack.asp[/url]

Not my cup but seems a good deal.

[xgsjx]

Not my cuppa either but looks like a good deal. I'm not sure how much that rig would really be in any other shops but I did find....

[url="http://www.giggear.co.uk/n/Ashdown-Classic-Series-Bass-Stack-Special-Deal/page/8/"]THIS![/url]

[watchman]

[quote name='Bankai' post='1176792' date='Mar 26 2011, 02:08 AM'][url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-guitar-amps/pid20612/cid561/ashdown-klystron-500-full-stack.asp"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-guitar-amp...-full-stack.asp[/url]

Not my cup but seems a good deal.[/quote]

You have to love "an exceptional live bass sound that could fill a stadium if you needed it to" in their description. Because you're going to be playing in a stadium. On backline alone. And having reached those heights you'll be paying for your own gear. Still, they have to sell stuff...

My experience with Anderton's in Reading was not good three or four years ago. I'm talking the shop rather than online. In the shop the prices were sky-high, much of RRP for 'sake, and they were really sniffy when I attempted a modest haggle. I always take displayed prices as a starting point for negotiation, and I conduct this in a courteous and friendly way. Anderton's was the only place in 30 years where I felt that they were rude and aggressive at the outset as soon as I mentioned doing a deal. It was:

Me: "So, if I were to take the bass and amp now, cash, what would your best price be?"

Manager (I think, oldest guy there and deferred to by other staff): "I told you the price".

I bought neither bass or amp. The young lad who had set up some stuff for me to try, though, was great - friendly and unbiased.

The whole experience put me off them rather. They need not have been curt. I bet in the current economy they've had some of the corners knocked off them.