phil.i.stein Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 interesting development in the saga of the much loved b3k here : [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/darkglass-pedals-going-made-usa-now-892646/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/darkglass-pedals-going-made-usa-now-892646/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Q: is the original "made by suicidal reindeer in Finland" version now worth more? A: YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollinator95 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I think this is good for just about everyone. More designs from Douglas, relay switching for Darkglass pedals, and a decrease in pricing for the US people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Will the UK price go up because of import though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 If you read the whole TB thread they mention that the cost to the UK should be about the same....or thereabouts. This is because they should see a slight drop in the retail price, which somewhat offsets any extra costs with customs etc. I suppose this is yet to be seen. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo morto Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Obviously the target market of this may be atypical, but still - Funny to see production of a product moving [i]to [/i]the US to cut production costs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Depends where he gets a lot of his components, enclosures etc etc. If they're coming from US, then postage saving from him is probably significant, probably nearly enough to pay 3Leaf!? Plus it's how he values his time developing new products. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I've video reviewed the Darkglass B3k, 3 Leaf Proton and 3 Leaf GR2 in Guitar Interactive Magazine ( www.iGuitarMag.com) in my bass department. Both companies really deliver top quality pedals, so i can see this being a positive move on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 can't wait for Douglas to develop his new fuzz pedal .. although my bank account can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Hmmmm, I am not sold. Good news for the resale value my Finnish B3K, but I will never sell that pedal anyway and I have seen several instances where a move wasn't particularly good for the quality of the product. But, as Dood said 3Leaf and Darkglass are pretty awesome builders, so hopefully it will all work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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