Musician Inc closing down?

Dord

cullend2 wrote: »

sorry, didnt word that very well, i meant i hope they dont stock it with nothing but rows upon rows of cheap gear. apologies.

Right, you can hope for that. I hope that you don't get a job there. Ain't nothin wrong with cheaper guitars. Ok, some very low end stuff might not be great but a lot of cheaper guitars are very playable.

Voodu Child

Dord wrote: »

I hope that you don't get a job there.

TroutMask

I've always liked the Musician Inc'ers - so much so that I just bought a Fender Jaguar there after trying several all over the UK and Ireland. The one in their shop was the best one that I tried - so they got my custom. I have no regrets on this purchase. Plus they are professional and they know what's up.

sei046

Dord wrote: »

Right, you can hope for that. I hope that you don't get a job there. Ain't nothin wrong with cheaper guitars. Ok, some very low end stuff might not be great but a lot of cheaper guitars are very playable.

Wha?

I dont think anyone wants a guitar shop stocked with squier and sx? Not that there is anything wrong with the cheaper end but surely we are all sick of the shops that only cater for low end gear no?

miju

Septico wrote: »

I am not surprised they are closing down.. they have done nothing but over price their stock and rip people off for the last 10 or whatever years.

Staff always had a snobby approach to people in there too.

Plenty of better shops around the city. RANT OVER

thats funny because I've actually found them to be the complete opposite and friendliest of all the shops. In fact I can't even remember the last time I went in there and paid for a plec (and I dont mean I stole em )

Suppose different strokes for different folks and all that

TroutMask

Ha! I guess Septico has never been to Denmark Street.....

Rigsby

sei046 wrote: »

Wha?

I dont think anyone wants a guitar shop stocked with squier and sx? Not that there is anything wrong with the cheaper end but surely we are all sick of the shops that only cater for low end gear no?

+1. Waltons among a lot of others, more than cater for the low end gear.

eoin5

X-Music has sent the Irish instrument shop industry into a spin, its very exciting!

yevveh

This sounds pretty sweet looking forward to seeing the new shop. The guys have always been well sound any time I've popped in so glad they'll still have a shop open in town too.

Doctor J

Good luck to them, it would be nice to have a shop in this country that accepts things are different to 10 years ago and is looking to adapt to the change. It may be the key to their survival.

DeadSkin

miju wrote: »

thats funny because I've actually found them to be the complete opposite and friendliest of all the shops. In fact I can't even remember the last time I went in there and paid for a plec (and I dont mean I stole em )

Suppose different strokes for different folks and all that

Hey miju, I think Septico got mixed up with a couple of the shops and apologised

miju

aaahhhhhh yeah that sounds just like Music Maker alright

68 lost souls

cullend2 wrote: »

this should be good!!
sent them a CV, but according to their ad on recruitireland.com interviews were in august. oh well!

Hey, have you heard back from them yet? Sent them a CV myself just wondering if I should expecting to here from them.

cullend2

68 lost souls wrote: »

Hey, have you heard back from them yet? Sent them a CV myself just wondering if I should expecting to here from them.

nope. not a word from them. might ring musician in the morning and ask what the situation is

Johnny Storm

miju wrote: »

In fact I can't even remember the last time I went in there and paid for a plec (and I dont mean I stole em )

Well fcuk that - I always have to pay! :mad:
Now they're going on my list

feylya

They appear to have a sale on. Didn't get a chance to go in.

68 lost souls

Interviews are being held this week as well.

Stev_o

Any word of when they'll be opening and anyone know what their stock is going to be like ?

Rigsby

Stev_o wrote: »

Any word of when they'll be opening and anyone know what their stock is going to be like ?

See post #34.

artvandulet

Rigsby wrote: »

+1. Waltons among a lot of others, more than cater for the low end gear.

Thats because they are the distributor in Ireland for a lot of that 'low end gear' including SX, not just a dealer. You see SX in any other shop in the country - it came from Waltons.

Rigsby

artvandulet wrote: »

Thats because they are the distributor in Ireland for a lot of that 'low end gear' including SX, not just a dealer. You see SX in any other shop in the country - it came from Waltons.

Soooooo !!

My point was that the lower end gear was being well catered for.

Smiler

Myspace an all........

www.myspace.com/xmusicirl

Dord

OOOhhh 7 day opening! We're gonna be spoilt!

artvandulet

Rigsby wrote: »

Soooooo !!

My point was that the lower end gear was being well catered for.

But its also where a lot of the money is, especially at christmas. So I'd expect a range of 'low end' gear either way.

Rigsby

artvandulet wrote: »

But its also where a lot of the money is, especially at christmas. So I'd expect a range of 'low end' gear either way.

I think we are still at cross purposes here Great !!, we all know and expect Waltons to cater for the low end gear, and good luck to them. That's the low end catered for. Now we are going to have an outlet for more mid to top of the range gear which has been sadly lacking up to now. So hopefully now everyone will be catered for.

fish-head

Rigsby wrote: »

So hopefully now everyone will be catered for.

I hope X Music has good catering.

feylya

Never mind me

Dord

fish-head wrote: »

I hope X Music has good catering.

artvandulet

feylya wrote: »

artvandulet, I would ask you to identify yourself if you are to be a representive of a company on this forum. Posting under multiple accounts is seriously frowned upon

Huh??
Why would you think that I am posting under multiple accounts OR representing a company?? Thats downright bizarre that you would jump to this conclusion.

Before you go accusing someone of something, get your facts straight.

Wow, and your even a moderator. Surely you should know better.

feylya

Ah, my apologies. I see you quoted Stephen's post on another forum.

artvandulet

well then would ye mind deleting your post with the false accusation that you have there in bold altogether.
No need for bold with your apology then?:D

Dord

HOLY CRAPPAMOLY!









I can't wait til it's opened!

kawaii

Wow! It looks vast!

Pyr0

Jesus chirst !! That is huge by our standards ! Can't wait to have a walk around when it opens !

Karl Hungus

Hmm, I wonder if they have proper demo rooms?

BuddhaJoe

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Hmm, I wonder if they have proper demo rooms?

They have soundproof rooms to try out equipment. I asked the boys last weekend

Karl Hungus

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

They have soundproof rooms to try out equipment. I asked the boys last weekend

Niiice, that's the proper way to do things. I bet the staff would be a little happier with that setup too.

Dord

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Niiice, that's the proper way to do things. I bet the staff would be a little happier with that setup too.

Yeah probably, and I think my credit card company will be happier too after I go out there.

Darkstrike

Oh damn! The size of that place, man I have a feeling if I get up there my cash flow gonna evaporate....

Pyr0

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

They have soundproof rooms to try out equipment. I asked the boys last weekend

Now I can try stuff out without people hearing how bad I am !

Creamy Goodness

fresh underwear please...

the corpo

My main gripe with Irish music stores has always been the ridiculous over pricing.

I was in Guitar Centre in LA last week, picked up a BOSS DS-1 for $39 (listed at 79 EURO on the Musician site), 10 packs of D'addario strings for $30 (that's about 2 euro a set for the same set that cost me 8.99 or so in Dublin), and a Rhodes NT-1 vocal mic for something like $150.

Even before the recent devaluing of the dollar the price difference was still ridiculous. 2 years ago I picked up a brand new left handed Mexican Strat for $359, that would retail here for at least twice that.

It would be great if the new increased space means more buying power to bring prices within reasonable limits, otherwise I'll have to keep importing...

Rigsby

the corpo wrote: »

My main gripe with Irish music stores has always been the ridiculous over pricing.

I was in Guitar Centre in LA last week, picked up a BOSS DS-1 for $39 (listed at 79 EURO on the Musician site), 10 packs of D'addario strings for $30 (that's about 2 euro a set for the same set that cost me 8.99 or so in Dublin), and a Rhodes NT-1 vocal mic for something like $150.

Even before the recent devaluing of the dollar the price difference was still ridiculous. 2 years ago I picked up a brand new left handed Mexican Strat for $359, that would retail here for at least twice that.

It would be great if the new increased space means more buying power to bring prices within reasonable limits, otherwise I'll have to keep importing...

I agree 100% , but dont hold your breath that prices will be any cheaper. Everything as we all know well, is dearer in Ireland. To be honost, I dont expect this new music store to be any cheaper than it was when it was "MusicInc". The only thing I'm expecting is more choice.

Vim Fuego

Does anyone have any thoughts as to how this place will fare in the current economic climate? Obviously I wish them all the best but you have to wonder at the timing and how all the doom-and-gloom media will have an impact.

Either way, I cannot wait to get in and have a look around. Would love to see some lesser-spotted brands making their first appearance in Irish shops but I'm not holding my breath.

artvandulet

Jaysus thats massive alright. Anyone hear about plans for opening specials or anything?

Patricide

Ok i missed pretty much the whole thread. New music superstore in ireland !!! And just when i moved to dublin an all :D:D.

Congrats to all the lads from musician inc, Always thought they had the soundest staff in town, they even let me try out a 4001 ric and a prs custom 24, any other store would tell me where to stick it!

the fnj

I've been told the idea behind the store is to allow them compete with internet sellers. I think we'll see them getting closer to thomann etc on price.

Kenny_D

It would be great if they could compete. I haven't bought anything big from a seller in ireland because I can get it so much cheaper from the likes of gak,thomann,musicstore etc. I'd gladly buy from a shop in ireland if it could compete with some of the online stores. I buy my strings and stuff from a small local music shop because it's conveniantly located and I'd like to see them stay open. Sure the prices are more expensive than buying strings online but I'm happy to give them my business

Rigsby

In post #34 it says the opening date is 3rd and 4th of October...... thats this w/e . On the same post it gives their new web site. All that says is 11/10/08. Not sure if this is when the site will be up and running or the new opening date.

Vim Fuego

I don't think it's this weekend. There's a lot of posters up in town saying it's the 11th, and the website. I think they're having an opening event but I didn't catch the details.