What kind of deal could you have gotten on this amp?

[JacobTM]

So, I've been looking around for bass amps for a long time, and I finally got one; a Gallien-Krueger 400RB. Originally, it was $750, but it was marked down to $580 for clearance. I got the floor model, it was on clearance because it was the only one left. I ended up not paying for the tax, and payed the $580 price tag and left with it. If I had payed the sales tax, it would've been $45 extra, bringing the price to $625.

Would most people have been able to get an actual discount on something like this, or get some pedals/cables thrown in, or did I do pretty well?

This was my first time cutting any sort of deal with a guitar shop, and I feel I did pretty well. Though I somehow feel that I should've been able to get a little something extra out of the fact that it was a floor model.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: What kind of deal could you have gotten on this amp?

I think you did pretty well. It was already on clearance, and you got tax knocked off.

The most obsurd deal I've gotten out of a store, however, was walking out with a 700 dollar C-1 Classic, 15 dollar straplocks, a 100 dollar SKB case, and a 40 dollar leather strap, out the door for 750. I think the guitar on the receipt ended up being like 530, but that's the only time I've ever heard of that.

 

[JacobTM]

Re: What kind of deal could you have gotten on this amp?

I think you did pretty well. It was already on clearance, and you got tax knocked off.

The most obsurd deal I've gotten out of a store, however, was walking out with a 700 dollar C-1 Classic, 15 dollar straplocks, a 100 dollar SKB case, and a 40 dollar leather strap, out the door for 750. I think the guitar on the receipt ended up being like 530, but that's the only time I've ever heard of that.

How in the world did you pull that off?!

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

Re: What kind of deal could you have gotten on this amp?

Showed up with cash in hand at GC, I'm on a firstname basis with 2-3 of the guys there, and have hooked one of the guys up with shows with my old band.

 

[ksmith63]

Re: What kind of deal could you have gotten on this amp?

i've found that used (no abused) gear off ebay is the best way to go if you're on a budget. there's no telling what someone has done to show floor models and what the store has ignored. my idiot room mate bought a crate bass amp that 1.input jack doesn't work 1/2 the time, 2.supposed to come with a footswitch but didn't 3. headphone jack doesn't work 4. paid full price + tax (i guess you let your guard down with your parent's money). I personally have no experience with crate q.c. but i doubt guitar cented tested the amp or would have cared if someone screwed it up.

 

[jeremy]

Re: What kind of deal could you have gotten on this amp?

i've found that used (no abused) gear off ebay is the best way to go if you're on a budget. there's no telling what someone has done to show floor models and what the store has ignored. my idiot room mate bought a crate bass amp that 1.input jack doesn't work 1/2 the time, 2.supposed to come with a footswitch but didn't 3. headphone jack doesn't work 4. paid full price + tax (i guess you let your guard down with your parent's money). I personally have no experience with crate q.c. but i doubt guitar cented tested the amp or would have cared if someone screwed it up.

i never buy used stuff online. if i cant try it out (which would show you all those problems) i dont want it. if its sitting in the store and you get taken, that sucks but you shoulda taken more time and made a better decision