GC labor day sale find

[ergodynebass]

So I just got back from the sale, I got there early cus I was thinking since the postcard said line starts at 7 that there would be a line. Well ya maybe about 5 minutes before 8am there were 4 of us. Anyways the LIST was so so, they had good deals if you liked what they had. They had Warwick Rockbasses for 99 dollars, Fender P-bass highway one for $499. Unfortunately I really just wanted a 5 string and they didn't have anything that I wanted. The deal of the day was on strings, they had ernie ball slinkies for 5 dollars. I ended up buying a set of DR marcus millers (really wanted loriders but they weren't on sale) for $7.50. Oh well maybe next year they will have a sale on a 5 string bongo or stingray

[Azoore]

Mine had the $99 Rockbasses and the $499 HW1 P as well. I was tempted to buy a Rockbass and resell it on ebay, but meh. The deals on strings were killer though. 5-string sets of DRs for $10! I now have enough to last for years

[ergodynebass]

I might have bought a rockbass if they had the 5 string ones and the only ones they had were the 4 string all black ones, some kid came in and took the 4 string honeyburst one.

[Azoore]

I was hoping they would have had some MIM Jazzes on sale... but only Precisions

[Sound Chaser]

Any good deals on amps?

[Indiana Mike]

ours has/has the hwy p bass for $299.00

Fender relic/reissue bassman 410 combo for $699!!!!!

Fender hot rod deville for $ 699.00

rockbass went immeadialty , first sale of the day.

good deals on gk cabs , not sure which one , sbx?(not the backline) 410 for $299.00

[Azoore]

Originally Posted by Sound Chaser

Any good deals on amps?

Nothing amazing at mine.

[redstrand]

Mine had good sets of strings. Most of the same stuff that you guys had on sale.

[pharaohamps]

Mine was meh. No Rockbasses left at 8:40 (only had two) and no Hwy 1's or MIM's on sale that I saw. A used MTD535 for around $1100 but it wasn't what I wanted. Nothing good other than that.

Meh. The Raleigh store is REALLY small and kind of crappy as far as basses go, the Greensboro store is much better but I knew I'd never make it in time for any good deals.

Also, none of our DR strings were on sale stupid cheap like what you guys are seeing.

[Azoore]

That sucks Every set of strings they had were on sale here.

[dangnewt]

A big plus 1 on the strings - all 4-string
DR Marcus Miller - $7.50
DR Lo-Rider - $7.50
DR Black Beauties - $10.50

It seemed like all the bass (and g**tar) strings were on crazy sale.

I think they only had one Rockbass at $99 but it was gone by the time I got there at 8:15

They did have the Hwy 1s but I think for more like 550 or so.

I saw a Cirrus 4 BXP mislabelled as a Grind for $379 which I tried out - nice bass for the price.

One guy walked out with the 3 Dean basses that they had for $50 that were going to his cousin's kids who were pre-teens and teens.

I'm not sure if this is a good price but they did have a used Peavey Foundation with Super Ferrite pickups for $199

[Funkus Barfucal]

I had the chance to grab our store's only Rockbass but passed and grabbed the Fretless Schecter 4 string Deluxe for $230. Not too shabby beings it was the one that I've had my eye on for $499.

[skaismyhero]

my store had the mentioned deals. but the greatest thing was 60% off cords lol. I got a 21 foot monster bass cord for 20$

[OxJohnson]

Thanks again TB!

I totally forgot about the Labor Day sale.

I showed up at 10:30 and STILL scored a $99 Rockbass. Straight of the stand it played perfect with no buzz.

Also picked up some various strings to try out at $6/set. They had Rotosound for $10 as well. I got some GHS, I am a D'Addario man personally, but figured I would give the GHS a shot. The only Dads they had were .10 and I like the .105s. They had some Dean Markley Skullbusters for $6, so I grabbed a set. I don't expect much, but figured for a quick replacement, besides they endorsed by Jerry ONly of the Misfits .

Thanks for helping me find a good buy! I am totally stoked about the Rockbass. Would I originally have bought one for $549? Nope, but at $99... that changed to a resounding YES! The funny thing is that now that I got it home and hooked it up, this thing sounds SWEET! I haven't even changed the strings yet and it rocks. So do I think it is worth $549 now... yup.

Ox.

[D.A.R.K.]

i picked up a mesa boogie power house 1x15 for 199.00 in seven corners, va. they also had aggie gs1x12 for 199.99 and the 1x12 combo
for 599. pretty decent deals, some ampeg stuff too but that was about it for the bass dept.

[Dave Bassincus]

I showed up just as the doors opened to a round of applause from the salespeople - felt a little geeky. Snagged a "flametop" OLP Stingray for $79.00 and a set of D'Addario flats for $9.90. No contest with real Stingray quality, but delivers 85% of the sound in convienient beater form.

[OxJohnson]

Originally Posted by Dave Bassincus

convienient beater form.

I love that description! It is hard to pass up a $79 axe that has a straight neck and decent tone...

Ox.

[gre107]

I traded my Marcus, a MIM Jazz (homemade fretless... Ahem...), and a old Yamaha I never played anymore for this!

'05 Thumb 6 string bolt on!

Yeah I know crappy pic.

[ergodynebass]

Yeah they had a lot of amps on sale at mine, mostly gk and ampeg. This marcus miller string set sounds great though really beefy lows and insanely bright.

[bal704]

I got a new MM Bongo 4HH for $594.