Music gear sales dead.

[Bardagh]

Rampant corporate greed using a pandemic as an advantage. Really working that whole Chinese character duality. Throw in a certain party that likes to de-regulate everything and cut their taxes because corporations and people are so honorable and trickle the good times down..oh what they keep it all in stock buy backs and executive bonuses? Bummer.
This both sides bullshit makes me laugh. We reached a Surplus under Clinton after George H. Added to the debt, that Reagan had blown out. George W. lead us, not to just 20 years of Middle East disaster (talk about money sent overseas) but also to the worst financial crash since 1929 and Obama scooped it up and basically lead us to being in decent shape but did continue the middle eastern shitfest.
Then Trump came along and blew up the debt while cutting taxes for the rich. Fumbled Covid costing 100’s of thousands of lives and worsened an economic reckoning that the whole world was going to have to face. High inflation, that the entire world faced was suddenly Biden’s fault, even though before a year was out his admin reduced inflation numbers drastically and we had great employment numbers. But he’s ruining the country? Not corporate greed, not a Republican Party that wouldn’t know financial responsibility if it was a free handjob at a musical.
There is no equivalency between the two parties right now on who can govern and actually not devastate us economically. And just to be clear for the sarcastic brothers out who are a little Trumpatized, the Republicans are a shit show and the Dems are trying to keep it off their shoes but when it’s being flung by primates, collateral damage will happen.
Who’s got the cheap hookup on a white SG..

You just gave the same kind of boilerplate about the DNC a Sean Hannity devotee would give about the GOP. Psychology and marketing are more dangerous weapons than the atom bomb.

American party politics has this effect on people for the same reason there are guys driving Fords with stickers of Calvin urinating on a Chevy logo on their windshield.

 

[skoora]

You just gave the same kind of boilerplate about the DNC a Sean Hannity devotee would give about the GOP. Psychology and marketing are more dangerous weapons than the atom bomb.

American party politics has this effect on people for the same reason there are guys driving Fords with stickers of Calvin urinating on a Chevy logo on their windshield.

The Dems have plenty of issues and our two party system has failed us because of the influence of money but there’s nothing boilerplate about the current Republican party. A party that has held water, defended and promoted a traitor, who has openly pissed on the constitution for his own greed and ego. A party that supports and elects complete and utter morons who aren’t fit to run titty bars or even a car wash. A party of actual groomers, not the conspiracy ones. I would love for us to have a robust and intelligent Republican party. We Need the balance, the compromise. We need the center back. We had an insurrection and an attempt to violently overthrow a legal and proper election. Something that was planned between private groups and Republican government officials. That was instigated with what might as well have been a starters pistol by Trump. Look at the Speaker mess going on right now. They are only concerned only with themselves . They have no sense of country, of service, of honor.

 

[blackba]

The local mom and pop music store I do amp repairs for part time is struggling for sure. Amps in particular are just not moving. Cheap guitars are moving, but not really anything over $1500. Pedals are not moving. People seem to be holding onto their money right now.

I know I am for sure not buying much or working hard to sell much either. Selling at this point is a patient waiting game or drop the price to bargain levels.

 

[lespaul6]

The local mom and pop music store I do amp repairs for part time is struggling for sure. Amps in particular are just not moving. Cheap guitars are moving, but not really anything over $1500. Pedals are not moving. People seem to be holding onto their money right now.

I know I am for sure not buying much or working hard to sell much either. Selling at this point is a patient waiting game or drop the price to bargain levels.

that seems to be the mood... and if things go sideways in the middle east and we get dragged into a world war scenario, guitar stuff will be the least of our worries

 

[Panhead5]

Dude, you're always moving gear for the next thing and I see you constantly taking a loss. Just stop, lol. Nobody in their right mind is replacing a Mark IV with a Mark V

Maybe it's just a hobby !!! LOL!!!