Genz-Benz 2011 Close-outs

RocketMusic · #1 11-28-2011, 08:59 PM

I just got word that the Shuttle 9.0 and Shuttle Max 12.0 are going to be discontinued in 2013. Something new is in the works, but I don't have any details on that yet.

I'm out of the Max 12.0 (I haven't stocked that since the MAX 9.2 came out), but I do have a couple of Shuttle 9.0's left. My old asking price was $729, but I'm going to let these go for $599 shipped now. It's the usual "you have to add it to the cart to get that price" thing.

First come, first serve! If my site says I have one left ("Stock: Available"), then I do...

LilRay · #2 11-30-2011, 01:42 PM

God Bless, Ray

VroomVroom · #3 12-01-2011, 12:45 AM

I'm with ya' Ray! I still LOVE my Shuttle 9.0, and it's very tempting to buy another as a backup...mine has been on more than 80 gigs now, and I've come to count on it for sound as well as convenience.

Prices like this...and the Cadillac service from Rocket? Amazing, folks.

RocketMusic · #4 12-01-2011, 08:14 AM

Thanks, guys!

I'm down to my last Shuttle 9.0. First come, first serve!

**Bipslapper** · #5 12-01-2011, 09:42 AM

I'll take it!

RocketMusic · #6 12-01-2011, 09:59 AM

Awesome, Pete. Thanks!

And that's all she wrote on these GB closeouts, folks! At least as far as Rocket Music is concerned, anyway.

**Bipslapper** · #7 12-01-2011, 10:05 AM

Happy to oblige, Greg! I know I have the SL 900 but I've played the Shuttle 9.0 and really liked the tone. And, ....................at that price it sure is a great backup amp

RocketMusic · #8 12-01-2011, 10:52 AM

Good reasoning, Pete. Next we need to talk about some backups to your arsenal of basses. Better safe than sorry, best to have backups for your backups, right?

And I spoke too soon about being out of closeouts. While grabbing Pete's Shuttle 9.0 off the shelf, I noticed that I still have a Shuttle 6.0 and a Shuttle 3.0.

~~The Shuttle 6.0 is new in the box, and I'm asking $479 shipped (add it to the cart to see that price).~~ SOLD

The Shuttle 3.0 was briefly a floor model at our other store (so it's been out of the box), and I'm asking $369 shipped (add it to the cart to see that price).

Both are being sold as new with full warranty, etc.

RocketMusic · #9 12-02-2011, 03:20 PM

Holy smokes! Genz-Benz is really cleaning house. I just got a more complete list of products that have reached end of life, and here is a summary:

- The XB3/XB2 bass cab series (115, 210, 410, 610, 810)
- UBER 810
- GBE-750
- Shuttle Extension Cabs (112, 210, 1x8)
- Shuttle MAX 6.0 & MAX 12.0
- Shuttle 3.0 1x8 Combo
- Shuttle 6.0 112 & 210 Combos
- Shuttle 6.0 Head
- Tribal Series Guitar Cabs
- El Diablo and Black Pearl guitar amp lines

Looks like they're getting out of electric guitar amps in general (although they'll still do the Shenandoah acoustic guitar amp line), and then they're doing away with a lot of the physically heavy bass stuff (GBE-750, 610 & 810 cabs).

I still have no knowledge of what's coming out next, so don't read too much into my comments here. Just 'cause something is going obsolete doesn't mean it's not going to be replaced with something newer/better... I could easily be reading too much into this. We'll know soon enough what they've been cooking up for 2012!

**nostatic** · #10 12-02-2011, 03:46 PM

I think you lost a year - shouldn't these be 2011 close-outs, with new 2012 models (likely announced at NAMM)?

Also, on your site it says you get a 2013 PRS calendar when you buy a guitar. Are they really printing that far in advance?

RocketMusic · #11 12-02-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostatic

I think you lost a year - shouldn't these be 2011 close-outs, with new 2012 models (likely announced at NAMM)?

Also, on your site it says you get a 2013 PRS calendar when you buy a guitar. Are they really printing that far in advance?

I'm no good at details, man!!

VroomVroom · #12 12-02-2011, 04:17 PM

Todd....hush, willya? Yesterday I had Greg convinced it was 2016, and he should give me a serious NOS discount on that Lull V4. So much for that action.

Confession...I'm torn. I love my Shuttle 9.0, and every day of the week I use my 6.0-12T combo. I'm torn over whether to consider buying before they're all gone, or seeing what the boys in Scottsdale have up their sleeves for NAMM. It's situations like this that explain why I never gamble.

**nostatic** · #13 12-02-2011, 05:00 PM

I actually could use a 6.0-12T combo for a subset of my gigs. But I'm tapped in advance with a bunch of basses coming to roost.

RocketMusic · #14 12-02-2011, 06:47 PM

I just happen to have a Shuttle 6.0 112 combo over at the other store. It's a floor model, so it could be had cheaply. Just sayin'.

Man, I'm EVIL.

LilRay · #15 12-02-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RocketMusic

I just happen to have a Shuttle 6.0 112 combo over at the other store. It's a floor model, so it could be had cheaply. Just sayin'.

Man, I'm EVIL.

I'm gonna buy you a dang cat.

God Bless, Ray

VroomVroom · #16 12-02-2011, 07:33 PM

Heck, I'll up my offer to two shaved cats toward the combo.

You are an evil man. I like that about you.

**Bipslapper** · #17 12-07-2011, 07:10 AM

Report: Shuttle 9.0 with Berg HT112ER - Me likey! The B string sounds really clear with this head pushing the 112 cab.

No gigs for a few weeks, then many in January with the Berg HS 410 and will report back:

GB Streamliner 900 vs. Shuttle 9.0.

Should be a fun way to test the cabs. Also, just had my local tech "tweak" the bass collection, so I am ready for crappy New England winter weather (the kind that maple fingerboards love

- Main reason I own a Modulus).

Rock On!

* Update: Just got 3 new gigs, one is a nice small place on Main St. in Hyannis where the Shuttle 9.0 & Berg HT112ER will be perfect. Funny how a few months ago I had minimal gigs and the weather was warm and beautiful, now I have many gigs and the cold, harsh New England weather is settling in. Funny ha ha and funny strange.

RocketMusic · #18 12-07-2011, 11:25 AM

Nice, Pete! Glad you're digging it!