I was wondering that too. Sometimes I almost think PRS would be better served building a world-class retail division, and just sell everything themselves.
Sweetwater does seem to do a pretty good business with PRS, nice overall selection it seems.
I've always been a proponent of PRS going the Carvin route and doing direct sales. At some point, its going to be a necessity to survive. $3500 is a lot for a guitar. The money just isn't out there anymore. PRS could probably take 40% off its prices if they went direct. That is huge. When you see the amount of NOS, some as much as 10 years old sitting in dealer stock, you can see that PRS Core is closer to extinction than thriving. Sure, before the internet, you needed dealers. Now, you really don't. Don't let this forum fool you. You'd think that with all the NGDs around here, that PRS is making bank. Not so. My local dealer in Palm Coast FL can't move PRS to save his life. He has had a Solana 10 top stripped 58 sitting on his wall for 2 years without a hope of selling. Total Entertainment in Daytona Beach doesn't keep nearly the stock they did even a year ago.
I've always been a proponent of PRS going the Carvin route and doing direct sales. At some point, its going to be a necessity to survive. $3500 is a lot for a guitar. The money just isn't out there anymore. PRS could probably take 40% off its prices if they went direct. That is huge. When you see the amount of NOS, some as much as 10 years old sitting in dealer stock, you can see that PRS Core is closer to extinction than thriving. Sure, before the internet, you needed dealers. Now, you really don't. Don't let this forum fool you. You'd think that with all the NGDs around here, that PRS is making bank. Not so. My local dealer in Palm Coast FL can't move PRS to save his life. He has had a Solana 10 top stripped 58 sitting on his wall for 2 years without a hope of selling. Total Entertainment in Daytona Beach doesn't keep nearly the stock they did even a year ago.
Interesting. I would think that would rule out mom&pop shops, and ruling anything out in today's economy seems...counter-productive.I agree. I tried to get my local dealer to look at PRS. Too much stock they have to buy at once, and I think minimum sales of $100k/year.
Interesting. I would think that would rule out mom&pop shops, and ruling anything out in today's economy seems...counter-productive.
It's a shame how expensive getting your hands on an American made guitar can be. Twill be interesting to watch what the future holds. That said, it's critical that Americans learn how good it is to buy American made guitars. Sure, it's cheaper to buy a made in Taiwan piece of ****, but they sound like it compared to the real thing. Owning one PRS USA guitar would excel over 10 sweat shop axes any day of the week. Buy American, people!
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It would be a grand day if the "politically correct" Americans that are sooooo against Slave Labor, depressed wages, unfriendly eviornmentalists would prove it with their wallets roud:
Rock on Doc! I knew I liked you. :congrats:
It would be a grand day if the "politically correct" Americans that are sooooo against Slave Labor, depressed wages, unfriendly eviornmentalists would prove it with their wallets roud:
It would be a grand day if the "politically correct" Americans that are sooooo against Slave Labor, depressed wages, unfriendly eviornmentalists would prove it with their wallets roud:
Rock on Doc! I knew I liked you. :congrats:
It would be a grand day if the "politically correct" Americans that are sooooo against Slave Labor, depressed wages, unfriendly eviornmentalists would prove it with their wallets roud:
Rock on Doc! I knew I liked you. :congrats:
It would be a grand day if the "politically correct" Americans that are sooooo against Slave Labor, depressed wages, unfriendly eviornmentalists would prove it with their wallets roud: