so I got this idea...

[theBlackLOBSTERmurder]

I was thinking..., thomann (german mega musikstore) offers 30 days money back guaranty. and if your production only takes a few days, you could get some nice mics and see how they are and if you don`t like them, send em back afterwards.

 

[noarin]

go get m cowboy

try out the royer 121, all of their ribbons and the at4050 for me and post a shootout

 

[PhilR]

This kinda thing used to go on with the Soundcontrol chain all the time, and apprently still does at Sam Ash / Guitar Center stores in the USA.

No small wonder Soundcontrol went bust.

 

[deanbailey]

With that said, Why don't get some drums and killer amps too

 

[26]

For sure you will buy some stuff with this method also.

 

[FIXXXER]

I was thinking..., thomann (german mega musikstore) offers 30 days money back guaranty. and if your production only takes a few days, you could get some nice mics and see how they are and if you don`t like them, send em back afterwards.

i am doing this for about...well, actually no i am not doing this!

 

[006]

The dude that did the cab shootout a long time ago did this exact thing. He had a Mesa oversized and regular sized, and I think another cab or two. He did a shootout and then took the rest back, keeping one of them.

~006

 

[Exocaster]

I remember reading in a guitar mag some years back about some nu-metal band or other who bought $30k worth of gear from Musician's Friend to record their album, did the album in three weeks then sent the whole lot of it back.

 

[Force666]

In America, you cannot return open Microphones. For health safety.

 

[Metaltastic]

Ha! That I didn't know

 

[MetalJonesy]

This kinda thing used to go on with the Soundcontrol chain all the time, and apprently still does at Sam Ash / Guitar Center stores in the USA.

No small wonder Soundcontrol went bust.

yeah only found out they went bust, was at a local store on saturday trying out a 6505, was gnna get it on finance as my mate got his guitar from ther on finance, but they had stopped doin it, i was gutted!!!

 

[DrGleason]

I believe the band Exocaster was talking about was Flaw. I remember hearing about that.

 

[crosstalk]

I believe the band Exocaster was talking about was Flaw. I remember hearing about that.

Yeah, it was Flaw. I think the article was in Guitar World.

 

[Zombietakeover]

how do they let ppl do that? thats crazy

I remember reading in a guitar mag some years back about some nu-metal band or other who bought $30k worth of gear from Musician's Friend to record their album, did the album in three weeks then sent the whole lot of it back.

 

[Torniojaws]

If the store is big enough, it doesn't put much of a dent on their balance, and they can still sell the items as refurbished/retour. You see a lot of retour items at Thomann, so Just see what sort of stuff they have for retour prices:

http://www.thomann.de/fi/search_dir.html?sw=retour&oa=prd

Oddly enough they mostly seem to be keyboards (maybe for sessions? ), but there's a lot of high grade monitors and PA speakers You can even spot a LA-610.

 

[hoehlentroll]

lol you could buy something, send it back, buying it when it gets the discount because of retour and save some money

 

[theBlackLOBSTERmurder]

or sell it on ebay then...
(I think we should close this thread...)