Kiwi Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Kyle already owns the biggest music instrument manufacturing brand in Korea called Dame. Through a process of mostly unbelievable luck as well as diligence, he established Sire with Marcus Miller without any industry support or representation in the US. Kyle describes the US musical instrument industry as a cartel (37:50 and 49:00) because despite having Marcus Miller on board, noone at NAMM 2009 was interested in representing the brand. Kyle also mentions that, according to Marcus, his instruments were directly responsible for the break between Marcus and Fender (40:00). They also talk about how bass prices for established bass brands have crept up way beyond the costs of manufacture (21:30/22:00) which kind of ties into the Ernie Ball Specials thread. It's a long watch at 90min but worth it if you're interested in a discussion about the state of the industry. 7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 That seems to be from 8 months ago and very interesting. Having just visited the Sire USA Site they now do Larry Carlton-endorsed Guitars and Acoustics too, most of which are sold out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Well now I want a V5... “I can’t, I can’t” 🤦♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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