AndyTravis Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 32 minutes ago, ezbass said: That is good news. Hopefully, it'll now be run a bit more sympathetically and efficiently. It was toe curling when I left 6 years ago - really an odd place to work. I still managed 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I am slowly realising how fortunate I am living in Solihull and working in the centre of Birmingham. Bass Direct and Presto music in Leamington; PMT, Guitar Guitar, Fair Deal Music, Hobgoblin, The Little Guitar Shop all visitable in a lunch hour from the office. One in Coventry that I can never remember the name of, Express Music down the road for occasional odds and sods. I hope they all survive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Richard R said: I am slowly realising how fortunate I am living in Solihull and working in the centre of Birmingham. Bass Direct and Presto music in Leamington; PMT, Guitar Guitar, Fair Deal Music, Hobgoblin, The Little Guitar Shop all visitable in a lunch hour from the office. One in Coventry that I can never remember the name of, Express Music down the road for occasional odds and sods. I hope they all survive. All in one hour! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 6 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: All in one hour! 🙂 "... each visitable within a lunch hour..." would have been a better phrase 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I guess they'll survive if we all buy more basses. #whatyagonnado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I can never understand why venture capitalists get involved with musical instrument retail. It’s never been a big money-spinner, it’s certainly not the up and coming thing (quite the reverse) and profits for even the biggest retailers were always slim pickings. I guess perhaps they spotted an asset stripping opportunity, but then most if not all shop space is rented. I agree there’s nothing quite like visiting a shop in person, but TBH apart from a sunburst precision bought from Bass Direct, every bass I’ve purchased since getting back into playing has been used, either from here or eBay/Reverb. The bang for bug just doesn’t compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, FDC484950 said: I can never understand why venture capitalists get involved with musical instrument retail. It’s never been a big money-spinner, it’s certainly not the up and coming thing (quite the reverse) and profits for even the biggest retailers were always slim pickings. I guess perhaps they spotted an asset stripping opportunity, but then most if not all shop space is rented. I agree there’s nothing quite like visiting a shop in person, but TBH apart from a sunburst precision bought from Bass Direct, every bass I’ve purchased since getting back into playing has been used, either from here or eBay/Reverb. The bang for bug just doesn’t compare. The company who took over Dawsons last year sold the properties the company owned...and set about flogging gear at discounted prices they’d bought at a lower valuation price upon acquisition. All very shady and slick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 According to a local paper article that popped up on my phone, it's been bought by someone whose been in the music business 20 years and a musician for 30. Maybe over-optimistic but the suggestion is jobs saved and business aims to continue/grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 09/05/2020 at 10:58, Woodinblack said: Well, you were probably not in the majority, most people have not been going to their local music shop for a long time. Unless you were lucky to live somewhere big, the chances of having anything in a local shop that was more interesting than a sunburst fender, the music shop hasnt been that interesting. This is too true. I'm fortunate that I have easy access to London, so Denmark Street is viable for purchase of anything that's not bulky. There's a music store quite close which has a massive range of FX pedals but a, frankly, disappointing range of instruments and amps. It survives through on line sales of the pedals. The only other local shop shut down last year and to be honest it wasn't really worth visiting. Other than that I can jump in the car and get to Wembley Guitar Centre or Andertons. Its only stores of this size that really have a decent range of instruments. I have always resisted online purchase of instruments as I really want to try the actual instrument before I pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 My local shop (Burton upon Trent) has a reasonable selection. I'm well placed to visit Brum/Black Country, Derby, Nottingham. Also literally just a mile from Normans for cheap accessories which they sell over the counter. Some smaller shops in Lichfield, Swadlincote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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