best price on TI Jazz flats

[whamonkey]

Originally Posted by dunamis

You know, I'm not really sure that cutomer service after the sale when buying strings is such a big deal anyway. After all, they're just strings-- it's not like you're entering into a long term relationship with the seller. I put more emphasis on customer service after the sale with a car or a house or something...

As far as quick shipment, it generally doesn't matter to me if I get them tommorrow, the next day, or sometime next week, as long as I get them in a reasonable amount of time.

So, when buying things like strings (hey that rhymes! ), I tend to go by price, whoever has the lowest total price (inlcuding shipping).

OK, so who has the best price on TI Jazz Flats? Anybody know of a better price than $35.50 from Read Custom?

OT here for 1 second. Customer service is everything.....that's the reason you should support the "good" dealers out there and shun the "jerks". Shouldn't matter if it's a cup of coffee or a Porsche. Case in point, I went to Sam Ash last weekend and honestly, the salespeople were ALL clueless and uninterested in my $1000 purchase and the store was in shambles. I have had similar experiences with a few web dealers as far as interest and follow up. Point being, lowest price is not always the deciding factor for me. You're right, this thread is for who's the cheapest and I stand corrected if you found them for less than the Dude. I will say that if you call him and show a legitimate ad he will probably beat it. (No, I don't work for Steve, I just like the way he does business.)

Now back to the regularly scheduled thread....

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by whamonkey

.....that's the reason you should support the "good" dealers out there and shun the "jerks".

I see what you mean, and I think we agree on that. But when two people (vendors, companies, whatever) sell the same item, both are "good" dealers, and neither is "jerk", why wouldn't you buy the lower price?

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by 7flat5

Another option:

http://www.highnotemusic.com/view_category.asp?cat=1045

7flat5,

Thanks for posting an message that's actually on point!

HighNote does have a good price on TI Jazz Flats. Better in fact than 90% or more of the dealers I've found.

It still looks like Read Custom has the best price though, unless someone knows of another.

So how about it-- anyone else know of lower price?

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by whamonkey

(No, I don't work for Steve, I just like the way he does business.)

BTW-- I don't work for Read Custom either. I've never even bought anything from them, and I wouldn't know Jack Read if sat down next to me. I'm just looking for the best possible price on a great set of strings.

M

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by whamonkey

You're right, this thread is for who's the cheapest and I stand corrected if you found them for less than the Dude. I will say that if you call him and show a legitimate ad he will probably beat it.

WOW! I like the sound of that!

So how about it Dude (if you're out there listening). whamonkey believes you might do a "low price guarantee" on TI strings. Will you?

[whamonkey]

Originally Posted by dunamis

WOW! I like the sound of that!

So how about it Dude (if you're out there listening). whamonkey believes you might do a "low price guarantee" on TI strings. Will you?

Gotta go to his site and contact him....
http://www.vintagebass.com/

Call him or e-mail him and see if I'm full of it......

[dunamis]

Can anyone help me with this? I can't get the website to work!

It may be an 'operator' error, but when I go to the site I can't get to any products-- basses, strings, amps-- nothing!

The internet can be really handy when it's working but it's really frustrating when it's not!

[whamonkey]

Originally Posted by dunamis

Can anyone help me with this? I can't get the website to work!

It may be an 'operator' error, but when I go to the site I can't get to any products-- basses, strings, amps-- nothing!

The internet can be really handy when it's working but it's really frustrating when it's not!

Like i said, call or e-mail him with the request for what you want. His site is not like other web based businesses, as you need to contact him to get your stuff. Click on th "contact" button. Calling him works good......

[dunamis]

I had a conversation earlier this week with Jack Read, who is a great guy. I may have him build me a bass soon. Unfortunately, Read Custom no longer carries strings.

Thanks to 7flat5 and TORIN for the link to High Note Music Supply! I placed an order for a set of Jazz Flats this afternoon at a price of $36.99 and $3.95 shipping, for a total of $40.94.

As for service, an on online order was placed at 4:38pm, and I received an e-mail confirmation within 2 minutes. At 5:05pm, a second e-mail notified me that the order had shipped! How's that for service?

[mrpackerguy]

Those of us who have ordered from the Dude know there's no "a" in vintage so the email is vintgebass@aol.com

Originally Posted by dunamis

Can anyone help me with this? I can't get the website to work!

It may be an 'operator' error, but when I go to the site I can't get to any products-- basses, strings, amps-- nothing!

The internet can be really handy when it's working but it's really frustrating when it's not!

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by mrpackerguy

Those of us who have ordered from the Dude know there's no "a" in vintage so the email is vintgebass@aol.com

I have ordered from him before. His address is in my outlook address list. You're right-- no "a"! However, it's not his e-mail that has a problem-- it's his website! Did you check the link?

http://www.vintagebass.com/

There's a box that says: "Type of Inventory you wish to view:"

Select anything on the list and click on the "View selected inventory" button and you get this message:

"No matches found for this search. Click here to try again. "

This is true for any of the choices

Try it-- you'll see! The website doesn't work. If you go to the trouble of puttin' up a website, it should at least work. IMO, YMMV, FWIW, etc.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by dunamis

The website doesn't work. If you go to the trouble of puttin' up a website, it should at least work.

Weird. Oh well, I go to the Pit to order anything. I have never been to the vintagebass site to buy something. What's the problem with going to the Pit?

You can always call.....623-975-5665. The hours are noon until midnight seven days a week.

-Mike

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

Weird. Oh well, I go to the Pit to order anything. I have never been to the vintagebass site to buy something. What's the problem with going to the Pit?

You can always call.....623-975-5665. The hours are noon until midnight seven days a week.

-Mike

No problem going to the Pit. I have gone to the Pit, and I have bought from the Dude, and I did get good service.

The thread topic was: Who has the best price on TI Jazz flats? It appears the answer (based only on the on topic replies) is High note Music Supply, who I bought them from, and recieved great service.

[Brendan]

This is about strings, not about Dude.

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by Brendan

This is about strings, not about Dude.

Now that I can agree with!

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by Brendan

This is about strings, not about Dude.

My bad.

But, it is about A dude who wants to buy strings.

-Mike

[dunamis]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

My bad.

But, it is about A dude who wants to buy strings.

-Mike

But those "in the know" know that there's no "A" in Dude.