Sweetwater has exhibited phenomenal service to me for over 3 years.
You're assigned one sales rep to cater to your every need.
I've given accolades to the president on a few occasions.
FREE shipping & NO TAX.
Music123, Musician's Friend, & Guitar Center are all the same deal.
If you have a GC in your state, all three will charge sales tax.
After being a customer for a while, I bought a Mackie sub, which of course heavy items is about the only thing that incurs shipping costs. Sweetwater split the costs down the middle with me.
My last order was for 2 MoogerFoogers which I received in only 17 hours instead of the usual 5 days.
I'm tellin' you guys, save money & be happy.
My rep acts as liason between me & the manufacturers during special orders.
I wanted specific configurations of Monster Cable patches & my rep handles everything.
When Peterson drop-shipped the wrong model, my rep had it sorted within three days.
Also try http://www.zzounds.com as necessary; Sweetwater doesn't carry a few brands like Crate.
I'll do a Google search for an item if I can't find it at SW or ZZ. ANYTHING but M123, MF, or GC!
Last point: GC has a policy that they'll price-match the internet.
So if they have it on the floor or in stock, give 'em SW or ZZ's price & walk out without paying sales tax!
GC is decent enough for "touching" gear before you lay your hard-earned down.
Just be smarter with your purchases -- at least until they pass global internet sales tax. :evil:
You're assigned one sales rep to cater to your every need.
I've given accolades to the president on a few occasions.
FREE shipping & NO TAX.
Music123, Musician's Friend, & Guitar Center are all the same deal.
If you have a GC in your state, all three will charge sales tax.
After being a customer for a while, I bought a Mackie sub, which of course heavy items is about the only thing that incurs shipping costs. Sweetwater split the costs down the middle with me.
My last order was for 2 MoogerFoogers which I received in only 17 hours instead of the usual 5 days.
I'm tellin' you guys, save money & be happy.
My rep acts as liason between me & the manufacturers during special orders.
I wanted specific configurations of Monster Cable patches & my rep handles everything.
When Peterson drop-shipped the wrong model, my rep had it sorted within three days.
Also try http://www.zzounds.com as necessary; Sweetwater doesn't carry a few brands like Crate.
I'll do a Google search for an item if I can't find it at SW or ZZ. ANYTHING but M123, MF, or GC!
Last point: GC has a policy that they'll price-match the internet.
So if they have it on the floor or in stock, give 'em SW or ZZ's price & walk out without paying sales tax!
GC is decent enough for "touching" gear before you lay your hard-earned down.
Just be smarter with your purchases -- at least until they pass global internet sales tax. :evil:
