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11-02-2010, 03:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | | New cab day-I LOVE G.C.!!!
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Guitar Center gets a lot of flack on here,so I thought I would post something good. I have found that if you get to know the manager and staff people, it can be a great place to get good deals. I like the Players Reward program too. There are four GC's in the Twin Cities metro area. I have gotten to know the managers in two of them, and have given them my card with BASS STUFF written on the back. That way when they get something in used or have a idem on clearance the shoot me a e mail or give me a call. Because of this I have gotten a great deal on my rig.
A few months back I got my Peavey VB-2 new but a demo with full warranty for $499.00
Today I just got a lightly used Orange OBC115 cab for $379.00
This combination sounds great together. The tone is just what I have been looking for.
So I have about $880.00 into a $1560.00 rig!!    new rig by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/9172741@N07/]h
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11-02-2010, 03:08 PM
|  | It's time for Dodger baseball! | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mentone Beach | | | Score! I wish my local GC had an OBC115, new or used.
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11-02-2010, 03:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jackson, MS | | | Looks like a fun rig and you certainly can't beat the price. |
11-02-2010, 03:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon | | | Awesome.
Yep GC gets alot of crap but I dealt with a nice manage named Keith on the phone and he got me a super deal on a MIke Dirnt Fender P , shipped it to me across the country , really cool guy. |
11-02-2010, 03:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA | | | The only stuff I've bought at GC in the past... 10 years... has been used. And I have to say, the deals were good. I'm not quite sure why GC sells so much used gear cheap, given that they don't exactly deal on new gear...
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11-02-2010, 03:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | Awesome rig!
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11-02-2010, 03:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minnesota | | Awesome scores! I've been eyeballing V2's for a while now 
Which store did you get it from? I know a few guys at the GC's: including the 3 in my band!
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11-02-2010, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | Smart shopping on the used market or on clearance is the only way! Add in the 85 4003 and I have about $2500.00 into everything in the photo!
The VB-2 came from the GC in OKC, the cab I just got from the Roseville store. They have the Orange AD200 head for $1450 and the 410 cab for $500, someone got took on trade in.
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11-02-2010, 03:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hdracer Smart shopping on the used market or on clearance is the only way! Add in the 85 4003 and I have about $2500.00 into everything in the photo!
The VB-2 came from the GC in OKC, the cab I just got from the Roseville store. They have the Orange AD200 head for $1450 and the 410 cab for $500, someone got took on trade in. | Definitely. I haven't purchased anything new in a long time. Trade, trade, trade! |
11-02-2010, 03:43 PM
|  | Hey, what does this knob do? | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Hampshire | | | I've never been to a GC in person but I have ordered several things over the 'net, and have always gotten good stuff shipped fast at a great price. Can't ask for more than that, really. GC and Parts Express have become my two main sources for kit. |
11-02-2010, 03:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lockport, NY | | | Sweet rig man. Bet it sounds great, especially with the Ric.
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11-02-2010, 07:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | It is the first rig that I have had that my Ric sounds good (to me) through. It was ok with my SWR 350X & SWR 610 sucked with my VB-2 & Eden 212. I was ready to sell it, but not now. I read the 115 reviews and the shootout here and have to say, it is a great stand alone 15. I would love to add a second one if I find another good deal.
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11-03-2010, 12:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SLO County CA | | | Nice cab! What's the weight on that thing?
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11-03-2010, 05:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hebron, KY | | | Definitely a cool rig for a great price!
And +1 to GC, the one near me is good too. Friendly, knowledgeable people, well managed. Decent selection in the bass room too.
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11-03-2010, 07:48 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Choudrant, LA | | | I always browse their used gear online. No stores near me (4 hours away in Baton Rouge, and it's not a big one). I wonder if you find a used piece of gear at one store, do they ship it to you directly or ship it to the closest store?
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11-03-2010, 07:59 AM
|  | Thunder and Lightning | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hdracer Today I just got a lightly used Orange OBC115 cab for $379.00
| Sweet! I saw that cab in their used section too and was thinking about buying it, great deal! I want the black tolex though so it will match my Little Bastard. 
Enjoy your rig!!
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11-03-2010, 08:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kingston, TN | | | Great deal on a sweet amp! Enjoy! Also, SWEET Ric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
11-03-2010, 08:32 AM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | awesome rig!! |
11-03-2010, 08:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kunsan AB, South Korea | | | Very nice! |
11-03-2010, 10:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by stjohn1299 I always browse their used gear online. No stores near me (4 hours away in Baton Rouge, and it's not a big one). I wonder if you find a used piece of gear at one store, do they ship it to you directly or ship it to the closest store? | They ship to you. They can ship to a store but it's the same price to you.
As another hat-tip to GC, I bought a used bass by calling the shop after seeing it on their site. They were amazingly helpful, emailed me pictures, packed very well, and shipped fast. I think buying from a remote GC is often better than going in person ;-)
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