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04-10-2012, 10:59 AM
|  | I'm with Franklin. | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | Tone Factor is Closing
Tone Factor just posted on its Facebook page that the company is closing its doors. Tone Factor | Facebook
You can use this coupon to get 15% items: APR15 http://www.tonefactor.com/
Kinda sucks that a reputable effects pedal distributor is closing its doors... |
04-10-2012, 11:01 AM
|  | Ultravisitor | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | That is a huge bummer. I have nothing but great things to say about Brad and Tone Factor. |
04-10-2012, 11:03 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Mojohand, Subdecay, Overwater, Matamp | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Manchester, UK | | I'm sure Brad won't be walking away from the pedal industry full stop and I know Mojo Hand will still be being produced.
But yes sad times 
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04-10-2012, 11:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF (North) Bay Area | | | Wow... that's a bummer. Hopefully, Brad will land back on his feet in the industry. |
04-10-2012, 12:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia | | That is a bummer. Even bigger downer that their website is having server errors so I can't take advantage of the coupon!
oh well, another one bites the dust. Their youTube videos were pretty good, for not being bass  .
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04-10-2012, 12:33 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses/Genz Benz Amplification/Mojo Hand FX | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | saw this on FB...bummer... |
04-10-2012, 12:43 PM
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has too much gas | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand/malaysia | | | sad times indeed. |
04-10-2012, 02:07 PM
|  | I promised myself I would stop buying pedals | | Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Perth, Australia | | | They and Prymaxe are my favourite stores! Great prices and super cheap shipping to Oz.
They were super accomodating when I accidentally bought the wrong item on their eBay store and refunded my money. |
04-10-2012, 02:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GR, MI | | | Yeah this blows, I've ordered from there before and Brad was a super cool dude. |
04-10-2012, 03:08 PM
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Exar went out of business, so... | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | It is a brutal, brutal time to be in their line of business. Of course I wish them every good fortune, but grimly, truthfully, I'm not too surprised by the closure. For a small retailer with luxury products, competing in an oversaturated market, being undercut at every turn, it's like being in an underfed raggedy flock of wildebeests with hyenas all around, watching each other get picked off one by one. |
04-10-2012, 03:27 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe, GigRig, COG Effects | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK | | | Harsh times & harsh news. Wish them well though.
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04-10-2012, 04:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: DENCO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bongomania  It is a brutal, brutal time to be in their line of business. Of course I wish them every good fortune, but grimly, truthfully, I'm not too surprised by the closure. For a small retailer with luxury products, competing in an oversaturated market, being undercut at every turn, it's like being in an underfed raggedy flock of wildebeests with hyenas all around, watching each other get picked off one by one. | A luthier friend of mine says in these times, it kinda of hard to sell luxury items, when we don't have money for luxury items.
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04-10-2012, 04:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PL | | | Sad, indeed. It was my favourite on-line store! |
04-10-2012, 05:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | | Kind of a shame, I went there to see what it was and I'm really enjoying looking around there. He has a lot of pedals I haven't seen anywhere else.
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04-10-2012, 07:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ennui | | | I echo the sentiments of everyone here. Their service was fantastic, and they had things that nobody else carried. I will miss them dearly.
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04-10-2012, 07:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia CA | | | Tone Factor will be missed for sure!
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04-10-2012, 08:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The state of denial. | | | Low times in effectsville. Absolutely one of my favorite effects retailers. Vaya con carne, Tonefactor.
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04-10-2012, 08:39 PM
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President, Source Audio | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Woburn, MA | | | Brad was great. Very nice folks. Sad news, indeed. |
04-10-2012, 08:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portsmouth VA USA | | Trying to look through the site for any pedals on my wish list, and having all kinds of server problems. Wonder if that's a contributing factor, or maybe just high traffic from the bad news.
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04-10-2012, 11:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kona, HI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bongomania It is a brutal, brutal time to be in their line of business. Of course I wish them every good fortune, but grimly, truthfully, I'm not too surprised by the closure. For a small retailer with luxury products, competing in an oversaturated market, being undercut at every turn, it's like being in an underfed raggedy flock of wildebeests with hyenas all around, watching each other get picked off one by one. | Excellent take - tough times indeed. They were one of the few etailers that always offered coupons. Thanks Brad.
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