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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sam Ash on the decline
« on: May 22, 2024, 12:02:54 AM »
I went to Sam Ash (Manhattan) last week, hoping to score some discounted cables.
Looks like I should have gone earlier! It was a sad sight. Barely anything left. Not a single instrument cable in the whole store!
No pedals either. Not even one six-string acoustic guitar in the place.
This was once a wall of guitars and amps:
Not much in the bass section, though if one were inclined to buy this monster, 30% off would be tempting (not for me!):
It's too bad I'm not in the market for an Ampeg fridge cabinet. Half price! There were good deals on some Hartke gear too, but none of it was anything I needed.
I did find a soft case (for guitar) to replace an old battered one, and a few random things from the mostly empty parts bin on one unattended counter (two gold Hipshot Ultralight tuners for $10 apiece; if they fit on anything I have I will have to pay a lot more than that for two more!)
Overall it had the feeling of a flea market after hours just before the cops sweep through to clear out the riffraff. Sad.
Looks like I should have gone earlier! It was a sad sight. Barely anything left. Not a single instrument cable in the whole store!
No pedals either. Not even one six-string acoustic guitar in the place.
This was once a wall of guitars and amps:
Not much in the bass section, though if one were inclined to buy this monster, 30% off would be tempting (not for me!):
It's too bad I'm not in the market for an Ampeg fridge cabinet. Half price! There were good deals on some Hartke gear too, but none of it was anything I needed.
I did find a soft case (for guitar) to replace an old battered one, and a few random things from the mostly empty parts bin on one unattended counter (two gold Hipshot Ultralight tuners for $10 apiece; if they fit on anything I have I will have to pay a lot more than that for two more!)
Overall it had the feeling of a flea market after hours just before the cops sweep through to clear out the riffraff. Sad.