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Here is a follow up review on the Dragoon 210 I purchased with the help of this Thread.

The recording speaks for its self.

Here is my KBX500 in the studio with my Dragoon 210 and my Big Al 5 using the center pickup in passive mode.

The sound man asked me to push the lows and here is what we got.

This is the raw recordings; no mixing was done.

Please let me know what you think.



DS
 
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That's a recently discontinued model (Sterling Classic) in a discontinued color. Someone should snap that up before I do something stupid.

These things normally ran about $1900.


Guitar Center in Dallas blew these out last year for a little less money than this, or right around $1,000. I almost got one, but didn't. I love the color.
 
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Yes, it was 1 left in stock, now still 1 left in stock. Apparently whatever strange algorithm created the sale price decided to end it.
Sorry- usually the crazy prices are when there's 2 left.

I've never found a rhyme or reason to amazon's pricing, but sometimes I have benefited from it.
 
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Having a bit of experience here is what I know.

Sometimes amazon makes special offers. There can be 1 unit left or 5 of a specific product...

If it is 5 and somebody buys one, the price goes back up a bit. If you wait a few days more and nobody buys, you will see the price go down again. It is like this until one is left.

With one unit the price goes down until a certain limit (this is the gambling part: when to pull the trigger...) If nobody buys the last unit and the price is at minimum level, you will se the price go up for a couple of dollars each day for a day or two. This is generally an indication that the price will go back to normal soon.

Generally when you reach 40% off the regular market price you are very close to the lowest price...
 
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Having a bit of experience here is what I know.

Sometimes amazon makes special offers. There can be 1 unit left or 5 of a specific product...

If it is 5 and somebody buys one, the price goes back up a bit. If you wait a few days more and nobody buys, you will see the price go down again. It is like this until one is left.

With one unit the price goes down until a certain limit (this is the gambling part: when to pull the trigger...) If nobody buys the last unit and the price is at minimum level, you will se the price go up for a couple of dollars each day for a day or two. This is mostly an indication that the price will go back to normal soon.

Generally when you reach 40% of the regular price you are very close to the lowest price...

Good, specific info, thank you.

I bought a MTD Kingston 6 string from Amazon at about $800 on a list price of $1450. There was one left according to the site, at that time. After I bought, there was suddenly still one left, but the price was $1400. So yeah, timing is everything.

Reminds me a little bit of how Sam's Club schedules its price drops, it's a formula based on number of purchases/buying activity.
 
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Having a bit of experience here is what I know.

Sometimes amazon makes special offers. There can be 1 unit left or 5 of a specific product...

If it is 5 and somebody buys one, the price goes back up a bit. If you wait a few days more and nobody buys, you will see the price go down again. It is like this until one is left.

With one unit the price goes down until a certain limit (this is the gambling part: when to pull the trigger...) If nobody buys the last unit and the price is at minimum level, you will se the price go up for a couple of dollars each day for a day or two. This is generally an indication that the price will go back to normal soon.

Generally when you reach 40% off the regular market price you are very close to the lowest price...

A freefall started on a product that I purchased after I had canceled the order prior to shipping, choosing the reason cost/found a better price. The price decent started the following day. Whether coincidence or part of their algorithm, it is interesting.