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Guitar Center Expands Boutique Pedal Distribution

Boutique pedal showcases will be installed in Guitar Center's Platinum stores
Los Angeles, CA (September 9, 2011) -- Guitar Center has expanded their pedal offerings to include more boutique brands in select stores across the United States. Boutique pedal showcases will be installed in Guitar Center's Platinum stores to start, and some pedals are offered for sale on GuitarCenter.com now.


New pedal offerings include selections from Fulltone, Lovepedal, T-Rex, Z. Vex, Cusack, Empress, Keeley, Mad Professor, Malekko, Death By Audio, Diamond, Eventide, Pigtronix, Xotic, Black Cat, DLS, Emma, Fuchs, GNI, HAO, Harden Engineering, Maxon, Option 5, Rivera, Toadworks, Tortuga, and Sweet Sound.

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Kenneth
on 09/16/2011 		Spunk: Well, when a big chain buys up all the small retailers, there are not many independant left. The chains always get the best prices because they buy in big. So for the regular Joe with a slim pocket... saving 50 bucks on a guitar is alot. Why should he "donate" his 50 bucks to the small shops other than looking at it as an investment in good service later? It is the manufacturers/producers/distributors that are to blame here. They giving good % to the bigger companies and no % to the small independent shops... Forcing the smaller shops out of business :-(
spunk
on 09/15/2011 		Someone said "Seems to be a trend to "Walmart-ize" everything these days". Well, guess why? Because Joe Public wants everything at the cheapest price and available ASAP. If all of you would visit your local mom and pop music store and support them, Guitar Center would not exist. Don't blame GC; it is YOU who put them in business.
Paul L.
on 09/15/2011 		Ugh, I'd rather have a prostate exam than shop at Guitar Center. I could post the reasons, but I'd probably end up writing a novel.
Nick
on 09/15/2011 		in some ways this good, assuming you can try out the pedals at the store...
YM
on 09/15/2011 		Hey German Fafian - $5 to build??? Who do you steal your chassis, jacks, pots, knobs, switches, and electronics components from? How do you get metal work & paint for free? Who does the stuffing, soldering, assembling, & testing your pedal for free? Not to mention packaging, shipping, and support. GET REAL!!!
Bossmodder
on 09/15/2011 		Seems to be a trend to "Walmart-ize" everything these days
Kenneth
on 09/15/2011 		When boutique pedals hit Guitar Centers then they are not boutique anymore, but corporate.
German Fafian
on 09/15/2011 		99.99% of those "Boutique" pedals are a rip off of someone else's design and can be made for less than 5$ a piece. I know because I'm learning to buil them :(
Guru
on 09/15/2011 		Oh great. Now I can hear the commercials.
No Wall Mart
on 09/14/2011 		Watch how many of the smaller companies listed go out of business within 5 years.



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