Brand Loyalty
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Dr.K
Formerly Active Member
Re: Brand Loyalty
I think I've found what I want. It has all the features I want, a Carr Mercury!
I'm just looking for something I can play at home at lower volume.
I think I've found what I want. It has all the features I want, a Carr Mercury!
I'm just looking for something I can play at home at lower volume.
Kam
Shaftologist
Re: Brand Loyalty
Meh. I understand brand loyalty to a certain extent. For example, I've been very happy with my two Laneys. If I go into a guitar shop to check out amps I'll probably check out the Laneys first, simply because I know from personal experience that they can make stuff I like the sound of and that I can rely upon. If they don't have anything I like, well...I certainly won't think twice about buying something from a different brand. I like what I like and I don't care what name's on the front.
Guitars are a totally different matter. I don't have a favourite manufacturer because my tastes are so varied. I like everything, from classic Fender and Gibson designs to modern, wacky looking, oddly shaped things from far and wide. I've never even owned more than one guitar from any one brand. I think if I tied myself down to one brand I'd be limiting myself and I don't want that.
I refuse to be loyal to any one brand of pedals, either. I'll try anything, from the most common household name to something some dude down the road cobbled together in his garage with a hammer, a bottle of whiskey and some wires he ripped out of the wall.
I'm pretty loyal to Duncan for pickups...but if I'm really honest it's mostly just out of convenience. I know about the Duncan line and I know where to start if I'm looking for a certain sound, whereas with another brand I'd have to start the whole learning process over again. Someday I'll definitely experiment with other pickup companies but I just can't afford it right now. I'm just comfortable with Duncan products. Plus they've always given me the sound I'm looking for so I guess there isn't much of a reason to go somewhere else.
Meh. I understand brand loyalty to a certain extent. For example, I've been very happy with my two Laneys. If I go into a guitar shop to check out amps I'll probably check out the Laneys first, simply because I know from personal experience that they can make stuff I like the sound of and that I can rely upon. If they don't have anything I like, well...I certainly won't think twice about buying something from a different brand. I like what I like and I don't care what name's on the front.
Guitars are a totally different matter. I don't have a favourite manufacturer because my tastes are so varied. I like everything, from classic Fender and Gibson designs to modern, wacky looking, oddly shaped things from far and wide. I've never even owned more than one guitar from any one brand. I think if I tied myself down to one brand I'd be limiting myself and I don't want that.
I refuse to be loyal to any one brand of pedals, either. I'll try anything, from the most common household name to something some dude down the road cobbled together in his garage with a hammer, a bottle of whiskey and some wires he ripped out of the wall.
I'm pretty loyal to Duncan for pickups...but if I'm really honest it's mostly just out of convenience. I know about the Duncan line and I know where to start if I'm looking for a certain sound, whereas with another brand I'd have to start the whole learning process over again. Someday I'll definitely experiment with other pickup companies but I just can't afford it right now. I'm just comfortable with Duncan products. Plus they've always given me the sound I'm looking for so I guess there isn't much of a reason to go somewhere else.
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sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: Brand Loyalty
I don't believe in brand loyalty as a paying consumer of goods.
I will buy whatever tools reside nearest the intersection of value and performance on the XY chart relative to my needs.
Product endorsements are another matter.
I don't believe in brand loyalty as a paying consumer of goods.
I will buy whatever tools reside nearest the intersection of value and performance on the XY chart relative to my needs.
Product endorsements are another matter.
Jackson Distortion
New member
Re: Brand Loyalty
Not really - although there are some pieces by brands that tend to have stuck around for me through the years like Planet Waves and Jackson products. I mean, if it ain't broken, why try to fix 'em?
Not really - although there are some pieces by brands that tend to have stuck around for me through the years like Planet Waves and Jackson products. I mean, if it ain't broken, why try to fix 'em?
T
TheProphet
Guest
Re: Brand Loyalty
Seymour Duncan ...
Guitar loyalty is based on guitars that I like, not the companies.
Amps and pedals are pretty much the same way.
But as far as pickup are concerned I'll stick with Duncans all the way except for a very few exceptions.
Seymour Duncan ...
Guitar loyalty is based on guitars that I like, not the companies.
Amps and pedals are pretty much the same way.
But as far as pickup are concerned I'll stick with Duncans all the way except for a very few exceptions.
mwalluk
New member
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: Brand Loyalty
Absolutely no loyalty from me. If it rocks, it rocks.
Absolutely no loyalty from me. If it rocks, it rocks.
The JEM Ghost
New member
Re: Brand Loyalty
I can say I once was a pretty die hard Ibanez RG fanboy. I really liked the RG's and they were sold at very little money imho for a long time.
Ibanez started to change marketing concepts short after 2000, and the prices start to go up pretty noticeable, while the quality (especialy of the FR trems) went backward, something I did not like at all to be honest. There were also reports I heard from a lesser known Ibanez endorser that the follow up to his endorsement, and the contact between him and the company was rather poor. Especially the change in marketing concept made me less an Ibanez fan for sure. I still play RG's, but if I am buying one, I much prefer a mint or even very good condition 1993 RG then a brand new one... So I am definitely not a fanboy anymore...
I can say I once was a pretty die hard Ibanez RG fanboy. I really liked the RG's and they were sold at very little money imho for a long time.
Ibanez started to change marketing concepts short after 2000, and the prices start to go up pretty noticeable, while the quality (especialy of the FR trems) went backward, something I did not like at all to be honest. There were also reports I heard from a lesser known Ibanez endorser that the follow up to his endorsement, and the contact between him and the company was rather poor. Especially the change in marketing concept made me less an Ibanez fan for sure. I still play RG's, but if I am buying one, I much prefer a mint or even very good condition 1993 RG then a brand new one... So I am definitely not a fanboy anymore...
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Brand Loyalty
No, it was a local guy. That stuff I said wasn't even the climax either. I got pissed more than once. The last time I went in there he was so rude to me I figured that it sucks I can't go anywhere for guitar stuff in town. Now the closest shop is like a 40 minute drive. He is about to go out of business because of the way he acts towards people. It's funny actually, all that and he still hasn't realized that the more he *****es because people aren't buying the expensive stuff the more he loses the little stuff as well.
No, it was a local guy. That stuff I said wasn't even the climax either. I got pissed more than once. The last time I went in there he was so rude to me I figured that it sucks I can't go anywhere for guitar stuff in town. Now the closest shop is like a 40 minute drive. He is about to go out of business because of the way he acts towards people. It's funny actually, all that and he still hasn't realized that the more he *****es because people aren't buying the expensive stuff the more he loses the little stuff as well.
Bass_Medic_05
Purveyor of Low End
Re: Brand Loyalty
I like the concept, but I am so open to many forms of music one brand may not cover it all.
I like the concept, but I am so open to many forms of music one brand may not cover it all.
J
Jessie's ghost
Guest
Re: Brand Loyalty
I'm incredibly loyal to the companies that originated certain things that made them famous.
For example, if I want a Strat, I'll buy a Fender.
If I want a Les Paul, I'll buy a Gibson or an Epiphone.
If I want a carved-top double cut with a set neck and a vintage trem, I'll buy a PRS.
Etc.
I'm pretty loyal to Seymour. If I want a new pickup, I always start right here. But I still like plenty of DiMarzios, Gibsons, Fenders, and EMGs.
I'm a total Jackson groupie. If they made a 335 clone, I'd check it out. If they put a Bigsby on an archtop Soloist, I'd check it out. If they made a Barbie-pink King V with a decorative fringe made from tampon strings, I'd have to see it.
I'm incredibly loyal to the companies that originated certain things that made them famous.
For example, if I want a Strat, I'll buy a Fender.
If I want a Les Paul, I'll buy a Gibson or an Epiphone.
If I want a carved-top double cut with a set neck and a vintage trem, I'll buy a PRS.
Etc.
I'm pretty loyal to Seymour. If I want a new pickup, I always start right here. But I still like plenty of DiMarzios, Gibsons, Fenders, and EMGs.
I'm a total Jackson groupie. If they made a 335 clone, I'd check it out. If they put a Bigsby on an archtop Soloist, I'd check it out. If they made a Barbie-pink King V with a decorative fringe made from tampon strings, I'd have to see it.
phil_104
Cheesesteakologist
Re: Brand Loyalty
Duncan pickups cover everything I would want, so I stick to them. I dig the return policies, the and customer support.
Mesa has earned my loyalty. They make amazing amps, built to last, and stand behind them.
I think that is all. I've owned a lot of fender guitars, but I don't feel like I owe them any loyalty. Their products just make me want to buy them though, so more power to them.
Duncan pickups cover everything I would want, so I stick to them. I dig the return policies, the and customer support.
Mesa has earned my loyalty. They make amazing amps, built to last, and stand behind them.
I think that is all. I've owned a lot of fender guitars, but I don't feel like I owe them any loyalty. Their products just make me want to buy them though, so more power to them.
