Price hike? G&L Tribute

[uk_lefty]

I always keep an eye out on new basses though I seldom buy. I raised some cash recently and have been looking a bit more carefully. Now, I expected a G&L Tribute to cost from £450-550 from looking around in the recent past. On Thomann they are now £750!!?! How has that happened?!

[charic]

1 minute ago, uk_lefty said:

I always keep an eye out on new basses though I seldom buy. I raised some cash recently and have been looking a bit more carefully. Now, I expected a G&L Tribute to cost from £450-550 from looking around in the recent past. On Thomann they are now £750!!?! How has that happened?!

Bass Direct seem to have them at £599 or Andertons at £550 (although not much choice).

Might be worth having a chat

 

[Silvia Bluejay]

Might be the Lefty Tax? (sigh)

[peteb]

More likely the fall in value of the pound

Edited December 21, 2017 by peteb

[ambient]

Thomman used to be my first port of call for most things. Alas not so now, something happened in late June last year that has seen their prices rise so they're no longer as competitive as they were. 

Could it be that their stock turns around faster than a lot of smaller UK shops, so the prices we're seeing are reflecting the lower value of the pound?

[Silvia Bluejay]

Very possibly.

[Happy Jack]

3 minutes ago, ambient said:

Alas not so now, something happened in late June last year that has seen their prices rise so they're no longer as competitive as they were. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum,_2016

 

[ambient]

4 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum,_2016

 

I thought we weren't allowed to mention it?

[Happy Jack]

I didn't.

Bwahahahahaha!!!

[White Cloud]

4 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum,_2016

 

This - get ready, it is just the beginning...

[ivansc]

Euro vs pound has dropped from a typical mid-1.40 euro to 1 gbp down as low as 1.08 at one time.  And that is the interbank rate, not what businesses and credit/debit card companies charge.

[uk_lefty]

I know the pound has dropped but for the price to go from 550 to 750 in a few months is a bit unrealistic. Being a buyer at a retailer I do understand currency movement. Just seemed like a big hike on just one product, whereas others move by much smaller amounts.

[pineweasel]

Here's a lefty for £545 https://www.musicstore.de/en_GB/GBP/G-L-Tribute-L-2000-Premium-RW-LH-Natural-Gloss/art-BAS0002874-000

 

[A.G.E.N.T.E.]

Well, now that you mention it. Excluding de £ factor,  i can´t see any diference besides the price.

[pineweasel]

5 minutes ago, A.G.E.N.T.E. said:

Well, now that you mention it. Excluding de £ factor,  i can´t see any diference besides the price.

Those are different: the JB2 is passive, the MJ4 is active

[A.G.E.N.T.E.]

1 minute ago, pineweasel said:

Those are different: the JB2 is passive, the MJ4 is active

Thanks @pineweasel . 240€ circuitry?  

[Woodinblack]

Were they ever that cheap? I know when I was looking a few years ago (pre-brexit) they were much higher than 450!

 

[charic]

14 hours ago, A.G.E.N.T.E. said:

Thanks @pineweasel . 240€ circuitry?  

Some circuits cost a lot more!!

[gs_triumph]

Muziker had a right handed sb2 for £355 the other day.  It was listed as in store only but the website let me go through the process of buying it so I chanced my luck. 

Fail 😕

Got an email next day saying they wouldn't send it and cancelled the order. Fair play. 

[Sean]

http://greatbritishbasslounge.com/product/gl-tribute-l-2000/

[Sean]

http://greatbritishbasslounge.com/product/gl-tribute-m2000-3/

[Sean]

And just to show I was paying attention...

 

https://www.musicstore.de/en_GB/GBP/G-L-Tribute-L-2000-Premium-RW-LH-Natural-Gloss/art-BAS0002874-000?campaign=GShopping/UK&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9_LRBRDZARIsAAcLXjfwTdZuKVBFg5NV3oVAV3RlgFQc3kZQLWMA7MM5AsQ3q35neh0wSgAaAl2uEALw_wcB

[Paddy515]

I jumped on an L2000 two years ago when Thomanns took in an overmake of blueburst and with a favourable exchange rate paid just £325!!! Really tidy bass with a multitude of passive and active sounds to shape.

 

[Sean]

I picked up an as-new premium finish blueburst (that's the one with the blue burst on the back rather than the black) L2000 for £270 quid on ebay, put an old East MMSR 3-band preamp in it, set it up, sanded the neck, rolled the edges and it's a monster rock machine and as good a tool bass as any.

Edited December 22, 2017 by Sean
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[Woodinblack]

The bluebursts at thoman were a great price, if only they had done 5s at the same time, I would have loved a blue one, and it was less than things were going second hand at the time, which I remembered on here annoying people a little!