diogoguitar
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I see these things as positive thing... more people are playing guitars. At some point, I thought the guitar playing era was dying with so much DJ lip sync music
I sold one of my of my Artist's a couple of months ago and I too got top dollar within a couple of hours after posting. That's what is paying for my new Lester.I sold my Ibanez recently. I left open for offers, but someone snagged it at full price in less than 6 hours.
It was in good condition but quite surprised me how fast it sold.
It was an awesome axe... I'm sure the new owner is happy
Ha, nice! Me too. I got a new lester with this moneyI sold one of my of my Artist's a couple of months ago and I too got top dollar within a couple of hours after posting. That's what is paying for my new Lester.
Once we get to fall, and the vast majority of people have access to a vaccine, the entire country is going to explode, economy-wise. It's going to be an orgy of money-spending like we haven't seen in generations.When people have to start paying rent and get a job Craigslist is going to explode with deals.
The issue in this case for those brick and mortar stores is inventory. Even some of the big players (stores) are struggling with inventory. Although it will be fun to return to normal and go to browse guitar stores, the shortage of available invnetory will make it much less fun. I suspect stores will need to be creative. Perhaps little known brands will make a surge. Online sales have not been slow, companies have been closed, brands like Martin and Gibson are quoting NEXT spring for orders placed today. Perhaps stores could hold some type of jam sessions and or swap meet to encourage traffic? I enjoy running down to Sam Ash as much as the next guy, but it is not nearly as fun with empty racks. Entirely possible there is a resurgance of "vintage" guitars. Banjos. Historic models like Gibson archtops (which are currently not selling and at an all time low). There is no shortage of used guitars but an extreme shortage of new ones!Once we get to fall, and the vast majority of people have access to a vaccine, the entire country is going to explode, economy-wise. It's going to be an orgy of money-spending like we haven't seen in generations.
I also expect (at least temporarily) physical stores to become the preferred method of buying things again. Before COVID, buying online was novel and cool. Now? It's getting kind of tiresome and annoying. So once people feel safe (and once everyone is allowed to do what they want again), I believe we're going to see a massive resurgence in brick-and-mortar.
I live in HuntingtonGC near me in Commack NY had a decent amount of guitars but there were no cords of any length available. Strange.