funky8884 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hi Everyone , Is anyone buying bass gear in the Black Friday Sale ? I noticed an amp I was looking at has dropped £20 in price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I generally find its all a bit of a con and things aren't any cheaper than a few weeks ago. Never bother with it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjim Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I got some strings cheaper than normal. Not a lot cheaper but enough for me to buy 2 sets in one go. I'm so moneysupermarket ect ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 another device to get people to buy stuff they don't really need with money they haven't really got 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Another stupid craze that that originated in the USA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.G.E.N.T.E. Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 21 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: another device to get people to buy stuff they don't really need with money they haven't really got ... to impress people they don´t know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Black Friday was invented in 1975 by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker (R.I.P). Even they would be surprised how it has taken off across the world? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Such a happy bunch ! I'm happy with my £20 price reduction I can look forward to spending that extra £20 on Cyber Monday ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Well I needed a new rig as I've started playing live again. Bought a Markbass Little Mark 3 for normal price and then 2 x Markbass NY112 cabs with £43 off each cab so a saving of £86 So I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 22 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: Black Friday was invented in 1975 by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker (R.I.P). Even they would be surprised how it has taken off across the world? (grin) You forgot the smiley! Original Black Friday was the one Steely Dan were singing about. Wall Street crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I got an Aguilar octave pedal for £100, and a set of entry level shure in ear monitors for £70 both from Guitar guitar. I’m happy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 12 minutes ago, Crawford13 said: I got an Aguilar octave pedal for £100, and a set of entry level shure in ear monitors for £70 both from Guitar guitar. I’m happy! Do you know what they were selling for before Black Friday. I mean know personally from checking last week rather than what they said they had reduced it from for Black Friday sale. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Do you know what they were selling for before Black Friday. I mean know personally from checking last week rather than what they said they had reduced it from for Black Friday sale. Dave Generally the Aguilar goes for between £170 / £180, and the shure in-ears sell for £100. So I’m pretty happy with the deal. Basically got the in-ears for free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Looks like you've won a watch there then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 I didn't partake this year, but Black Friday always makes me think of this- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustandbarley Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 17 hours ago, Crawford13 said: Aguilar octave pedal for £100 Congrats - great deal (slightly jealous) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) Theres a couple of cracking bits of kit massively reduced at gear4music - some good basses and amps here.... Musicman Reflex bass reduced from £2200 to £1100 here https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Music-Man-Reflex-H-Bass-Guitar-RN-Vintage-Sunburst/1A7J A rarely seen Musicman Game Changer reduced from £2500 to £1300 https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Music-Man-Reflex-Game-Changer-HH-Bass-Guitar-RN-Black/1AAS And this iTrack recording microphone thingy looked useful down from £83 to £15 https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Focusrite-iTrack-Pocket/13CV Edited December 28, 2018 by Mudpup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Another excuse for unfettered consumerism. Why do Brits slavishly like to copy every fad that comes out of the US? Anyway, it's no secret that sales events are a scam whereby retailers hike up prices in preceding weeks and then 'slash' them back to their original levels, get rid of obsolete or unpopular lines and buy in shoddy toot specifically for them. After all, despite all the saccharine marketing cow poop about the customer being # 1 blah blah the question everyone should be asking is what's in it for the retailers? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: Another excuse for unfettered consumerism. Why do Brits slavishly like to copy every fad that comes out of the US? Anyway, it's no secret that sales events are a scam whereby retailers hike up prices in preceding weeks and then 'slash' them back to their original levels, get rid of obsolete or unpopular lines and buy in shoddy toot specifically for them. After all, despite all the saccharine marketing cow poop about the customer being # 1 blah blah the question everyone should be asking is what's in it for the retailers? All true and one further reason for B Friday, which is to clear the shelves of unsold stock to make way for Christmas tat. Bah humbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) Well, I don't know if it counts as Black Friday or Cyber Monday - perhaps a P45 for some poor soul at Amazon as they have been selling a £1300 Asus gaming laptop at £130 this morning! Needless to say I've been a profiteering git and bought one to sell on - happy days. That's most of the price of a Maruszczyk Phoenix or used Gibson Thunderbird in the bag. Sadly, as expected, Amazon have cancelled the order! Edited November 27, 2017 by DaytonaRik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 26/11/2017 at 09:10, dudewheresmybass said: I didn't partake this year, but Black Friday always makes me think of this- Me too. I try to avoid the whole thing. This year I failed, and bought Björk’s new album on its release date. ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Getting really annoyed with black Friday offers. Still getting e mails from Gak, guitarguitar an Andertons. But surprisingly the item I'm after is not on offer. It's like any other sales. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 hour ago, SH73 said: Getting really annoyed with black Friday offers. Still getting e mails from Gak, guitarguitar an Andertons. But surprisingly the item I'm after is not on offer. It's like any other sales. Yep that's my sentiments exactly. Its usually the crap they can't normally sell that ends up in the sale at a fraction off for the sale. Its probably been reduced in price for months beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) I did ok..... the amp i was looking to buy at £800 (originally £1200) was reduced to £649 :-) If only DPD could manage to actually deliver it to me............ Edited November 29, 2017 by Mudpup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Er... shouldn't we be encouraging people to spend less, not more? For environmental reasons and so forth? Yes, I'm well aware of the fact that my feedback tells a sorry tale of consumerism and resource depletion on a grand scale, but surely we should be pretending to spend less, at least..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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