Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Mega-Internet music retailer Musician’s Friend will start selling used gear next week. Musicians Friend will rate used gear using 5 different categories ranging from “Like New” to “Salvage”. They are also including their 45-day satisfaction guarantee however we’re not sure if that’s just for “Like New” gear or if it applies to “Salvage” gear as well. Right now they’re previewing a select set of “Like New” gear on their site.
It’s pretty obvious the new Musician’s Friend new category of gear is meant to directly compete against Ebay and sites like Craiglist. The used gear market is huge and musicians are more than willing to save a few bucks buying a used Fender Stratocaster over a brand new if they can save a few hundred bucks. Full story…
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Buying a guitar (or anything guitar related) online is a pretty big shift - but people are doing it.
In June 2007, Guitar Center (which owns Musician’s Friend) reported that for the previous six months over $225 million of its sales occurred online. Considering the jump holiday sales, this put Musician’s Friend on pace to sell over $500 million of music gear over the course of the year.
In light of this trend, this year’s Acoustic Guitar Magazine added a category to its Players’ Choice Awards for “Best Online Retailer.” Musician’s Friend took home the gold.
Musician’s Friend CEO Robert Eastman was pretty excited. In his words,
“It’s a real honor and especially gratifying to be acknowledged by the enthusiasts from Acoustic Guitar magazine. We share their love of the instrument and their passion for performance and we’re very proud of our 25-year history of helping musicians find just the right tools to express themselves.”
Sounds like a great place to pick up some inexpensive gifts for your favorite guitar lover.
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