What I meant to say is that when you are known and valued for quality above all else, you can take the time you need to build a quality product and your customers will be OK with it.
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Boutique brand build time
- Thread starter AaronOnBass
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I'll answer this question in three months. I have a backlog of threads to respond to. It might actually take a year, but don't worry, I'll keep you updated.
Seriously, the responses so far have it covered. A custom builder of anything is not cranking product out on an assembly line. Custom means each bass has it's own issues that have to dealt with, specific woods or parts that have to be obtained, etc. The flow from specing out the bass to shipping can be fraught with delayes at any step.
A reputable builder will be able to give a reasonable estimate of how long your build will take considering all the known factors and back log they have. Where this becomes a real problem, as we have seen with a few notorious builders, is when things like personal problems, illness or business failure totally derail the process.
Seriously, the responses so far have it covered. A custom builder of anything is not cranking product out on an assembly line. Custom means each bass has it's own issues that have to dealt with, specific woods or parts that have to be obtained, etc. The flow from specing out the bass to shipping can be fraught with delayes at any step.
A reputable builder will be able to give a reasonable estimate of how long your build will take considering all the known factors and back log they have. Where this becomes a real problem, as we have seen with a few notorious builders, is when things like personal problems, illness or business failure totally derail the process.
As mentioned by several others who know what it takes to make things: economy of scale: it's a thing.
Almost no one in the US knows how to make things any more, but that doesn't stop them having opinions.
Refraining from possessing opinions is a discipline few engage in, to the detriment of the many.
Let's find out.Why does something that is in demand, and is hand-made by a well-known artisan take longer to get than a mass-produced, machine made thing?
We may never know. It's one of life's great mysteries.
