Guitar Center Rave

A big +1! I rarely have any problem there and normally get treated pretty well. It is irritating when there's little wankers there cranking it up to 11 but it kinda goes with the territory.

 

I'd say that's the key to a successful experience in practically any music retail environment (and many other retail environments as well). But if you know what you're doing, communicate a clear sense of purpose, ask focused and specific questions, and still they treat you like a noob, then you know you're in the wrong place. And if your salesguy is the 19 year-old Wayne's World wannabe who's wearing the Iron Maiden T shirt, ask to speak with the manager.

I actually feel sorry for some of those people, having to deal with the constant stream of noobs and wankers all day, every day. I haven't stepped foot in my local Sam Ash for years now. Can't listen to even five minutes of all the crappy shredding and crappy slapping...

MM

 

agreed... hoping to get in on that sale myself... i feel a little bad about the browbeating some poor salesman is gonna take at my expense, but that is the beauty of having the dough in my pocket...

 

I have had similar experiences there, you just need to have the right attitude, and be friendly with the salespeople.

 

Nothing but positive experiences here as well. The key is to have patience and be polite and find a salesperson with knowledge that you can trust. If you go every so often and talk to the same person a relationship can be built and better deals may come. This is my experience at least. Enjoy!

 

I'm on my way shortly for strings I tell myself. They sent me a $20 gift card, so I got no complaints, either. One of the 3 local Gc's actually has a decent high end bass room, nice stuff, and the bass guy, (Rhys), is a very cool and knowledgable guy.

 

I think my beef with GC is mostly just the massive, brat filled, hell hole of it. The staff seem nice enough.

When I tired to buy a truss rod wrench, GC just gave me two, no charge.

 

Sadly, I don't see anything above and beyond the call of duty here. He did his job which unfortunately is the exception rather than the rule at GC. I guess I'd be impressed too after all the the times I went there when I was younger and was unknowingly ripped off, and then as the years went by and I became more educated and realized how poor the service actually was and how little the majority of employees actually know about music and music gear.

 

Awesome experience for you!

I think it comes down to who's working there. We've got a mixed bag, some of the finest folks in our scene are there, along with some folks who probably shouldn't be giving recommendations on equipment, but that's life.

I will say I'm disappointed about the stock that's sitting in our local store. Literally, everything is 8 ohm. I went in today looking for a cab for an amp that's coming my way and couldn't find a single 4 ohm cab. (I was looking for a 4 ohm 410 or 610). On top of that, the guy that was helping out in the bass area didn't understand why I needed to differentiate. He kept going back to, "Well, why don't you grab a 210 and a 115?" "Well, I say, that's not what I came in here for..."

It's frustrating, but I think most of this boils down to the fact that I live in a corn field and we don't have a lot of variation that most major metros have.

But, if I'm looking for a MIM Fender and an Ampeg rig, I'm ((#$(#)ing set! (Not that there is anything wrong with that, but if you wanted an Eden rig or a Fodera or ............)

 

just like any other store, it depends on the specific sales person you deal with. had that very helpfull salesperson decided to run to the bathroom right before he ran into you, you might have posted a very differnt point of view about guitar center because of a moron co-worker that he likely has.

 

I think his point is that your experience should be the norm.

The majority of GC visitors, especially those looking to purchase, should share your experience.

The problem is the norm is usually horrible customer service...

And it isn't just Guitar Center; it's all retail.

It has gotten to the point that when we receive STANDARD customer service, we are surprised and impressed as if we've experienced something out of the ordinary. We've been conditioned to think that someone simply doing their job well was someone who went out of their way. When they were only doing their job... something *everyone* who works retail should be able to do, but chooses not to do usually because they hate their job. The ironic part is, yeah, their job probably sucks, but their attitude and the way they go about their job, always 'acting' like it sucks worse than it does makes their whole experience even worse for them, their coworkers, *and* the customers who they were hired to serve. This type of attitude really pisses me off at restaurants.

 

I took my gift card & picked up an Acoustic B200H head that was on "The List". Nice little bac up head, mostly for use with my drum machine.

 

I picked up the Peavey Tour 210 Bass Cabinet today @ GC. The MF price is $499.99. I got it for $149.99, new, no nicks, scratches or blemishes. Since there wasn't an amp connected to it, I doubt it got much use/abuse at the store.

Since I had a $150 credit from another transaction last year, I gave the guy $9 for tax and left. It sounds very nice and weighs only 45 lbs.

Too bad I didn't really need a 2x10! Oh well....

 

I was at GC and looking at the B200 1x15 combo myself this morning. I was also hoping for a bigger discount in it as well. The one I did see had the casters on it and sounded great. Also compared it to the Acoustic 20W and 50W combo and it was a night and day difference between the two smaller combos and the B200.

I would like to get this combo but I still have a bass on lay-a-way that I have to pay for yet.



Regards,
Scott

 

Rotosounds 77s flats $20.10 a set! No one comes close D'Adario Chromes 805 flats $19.80 a set! GC is okay in my book

G

 

Too bad I didn't really need a 2x10! Oh well....[/QUOTE]

Soon enough you'll have a use for ir. Things is always a-changin'.

 

hey guys,

i grabbed an aguilar ag500 head for $599 at g.c today. i happen to love the place. ive gotten some amazing deals there over the years.
these things usually go new for twice the price.heres a pic from the site