Friedman Jose Arredondo Signature Amplifier

[ejecta]

My biggest apprehension is that I’ve yet to see a Friedman NOT depreciate massively.

Some gear does that more than others but most modern gear doesn’t hold its value like a vintage piece would.

 

[LCW]

Some gear does that more than others but most modern gear doesn’t hold its value like a vintage piece would.

Agreed but new Friedmans seem to not hold up even as well as new Marshalls or Bogners or Soldanos. Maybe the Jose will be different

 

[Jarick]

I could be wrong but I think literally every manufacturer in the music industry who is not big enough to stock items at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, etc. does this.

At the very least they require a deposit up front. Pretty much all of them. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I also won't do this. I have before and never will again. With that said there are companies out there like Friedman for example who i fully believe would never screw anyone over. Either way it is a gamble that I won't take.

I’d guess it’s a European distributor thing. They may not want to get stuck with a bunch of expensive gear that people decide they don’t want after they order. Paying up front would weed out some of the cancellations, as would putting down a deposit. Even 10 boutique amps would be $20-30k sitting around.

The bigger the shop or distributor, the more they can absorb extra inventory and they can turn the gear around quicker as they have more customers.

It’s not ideal but I could see why they would have that policy.

 

[ejecta]

Agreed but new Friedmans seem to not hold up even as well as new Marshalls or Bogners or Soldanos. Maybe the Jose will be different

Can’t argue there. His gear does seem to not hold its value like others. I have a theory on that but I’ll just keep it to myself.

 

[Tanax]

I really do not like the pay now, get later motto. Consumers have allowed it to be much more prevalent over the last decade or so.

Me neither. It's not prevalent in Sweden AFAIK. On the other hand, the things I buy usually don't have that long of a delivery time. I also usually use Klarna's "get first, pay 30 days later" which is free to use in Sweden.

But yeah, I don't know. It's always been like this with Thomann as far as I remember though.