Sam Ash closing

[RedGuitars]

Posted on FB today. Always liked the Dallas store when I lived in Texas.

 

[Simon Says]

Wow

 

[Black Dog]

Sam Ash rumoured to be closing all of its stores unless it can find a buyer

Sam Ash began closing 18 of its 44 US stores back in March, but now it seems the historic company is going to shutter its brick and mortar retail operation entirely.

guitar.com

 

[dmatthews]

Ugh...

 

[DISTORT6]

Sad. The Paramus, NJ store where I saw my first PRS in 1986, has been gone for awhile now.

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

I went in the Cinci store last Friday and everything they had was clearance priced. PRS SE's (two SS's) were all 30% off.

 

[JasonE]

There is a good Sam Ash store about an hour or so away from me. I have purchased a number of guitars from them as well as some pedals and PA gear. It will be sad to see them go.

 

[Moondog Wily]

I purchased my Martin J-40 from Sam Ash in 2020 and it was a good transaction. Sorry to see another brick and mortar bite the dust! I just read an article yesterday about Guitar Center changing up their stores to be more "welcoming" to all levels of players. The thing I found really cool in that article though was them saying that the current CEO (who I think just came on board in 2023) worked shifts at various GC locations when he first came on board to see how things ran at the store level. I thought that was a great example of leadership and how to really understand your company.

 

[bodia]

Well, that sucks. Although, I would say the one Chicago area store never temped me to but anything. At that time, the GC nearest to me still had great people and awesome gear. Much better than the SA.

 

[Bogner]

What A Bummer. I Had Some Good Finds At Sam Ash Over The Years.

 

[rcsrich]

Crap! Always liked visiting the local GC and Sam Ash which are right next door to each other…great way to kill an afternoon. There’s absolutely something special about being able to pick up a guitar and plug it in before you buy, try it out with different amps, etc.

 

[Slo-mo]

I bought my first PRS from them, a Johnny Hiland Custom 24. That's where I fell in with the PRS neck and build quality. Sad to see them fold like this.

 

[Maxime Bousquet]

I feel your pain, it sucks when we lose one of our stores... I've been through this lately, the economic reality has hit hard it's last year... really bad...

 

[SinSir]

Sux to see this even though I never find a darn thing in Sam Ash. I was just looking at their terms, all sales are final no returns. 30% off a se isn't gonna cut it. I'd rather support Dave's. Just sayin..

 

[sergiodeblanc]

There was never anything in that GD store anyway… RIP

 

[Tony M.]

The end of an era...
Nope. The era ended when they opened the second store.
It was pretty much all downhill from that point on.

In the early '60s I bought my first really good guitar (A Gibson ES 335 TDC.) from Sam Ash Music.
The store was located at 236 Utica Ave. in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

 

[El Fenix]

Posted on FB today. Always liked the Dallas store when I lived in Texas.

Dallas store ain't what it was.

Slow downhill slide over past 5 years.

 

[dmatthews]

They had a killer 594 SC SH with braz neck for a killer price in stock a couple months ago but would not ship to me...

 

[Max Headroom]

Sad news indeed.
But it sounds like I need visit my local one just in case there is a killer deal I can't say no to.

 

[Black Dog]