thebassist Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'm not just writing about this because I have an SL 112 for sale but I've been keeping an eye on Aguilar prices and have noticed a sharp increase in prices over the past day or so. GAK, Gear4music have them up for £743 now. Anyone have any ideas about this. I'm not suggesting it is, but it seems almost like price fixing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmettC Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Fender are also going up, and Roland, probably loads of others. It's not quite price fixing, but the price they charge the shops goes up, so the shops raise their prices to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I would imagine the UK/US exchange rates aren't working in our favour at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 They`ve just reintroduced the SL410. Was quite interested til I saw the RRP of £1595. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I've noticed Roland/Boss pedals jump up (good job I bought a load of the decent ones before this) including the DD-500 by £20. A month ago I managed to get one for £50 less. To be fair Boss aren't expensive IMO, but it may put some people off. With those items, you can watch Amazon and get it delivered free, sealed, for cheaper than most stores if you watch the prices jump around. I've noticed Aguilar prices jump up to really high amounts over the past few years. Before they had a middleman dealer, and mainly sold through one store in the UK, a DB112 was about £370-400. Obviously inflation and natural price rises/exchange rate etc calls for price changes, but the two above prices (especially for the SL410) will put a LOT of potential buyers off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 £743 for a 1x12. No doubt they're virtually a work of art but that's an insane price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Its usually the Distributor that sets the UK price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yep, and as soon as a middleman is involved, if they are a large distributor, the prices rocket. In 2016 I don't see the need for the extra cost of a distributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1457612580' post='3000085'] £743 for a 1x12. No doubt they're virtually a work of art but that's an insane price. [/quote] Agreed. That would buy a pretty incredible PA speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yikes. The TKS S112 can be had for less than £400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Does anybody know what speaker is actually in the Aguilar cab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Material costs are soaring too though. Neo drivers have gone up by almost 70% in four years and wood prices continue to go up. That said £743 for a 1x12 is just too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 ...and mine is available for just £475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1457567595' post='2999817'] I would imagine the UK/US exchange rates aren't working in our favour at the moment. [/quote] This ^ Mark Stickley was telling me about it when I popped into the shop earlier this week. It is making US made gear very expensive compared to European gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 The same cab is over £100 cheaper from Thomann. It's not cheap gear...but it is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Gosh. What are Mesa prices going to be like with the exchange rate then!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yikes. TH 500 is £751 from a few UK retailers. It is available for less elsewhere. Mine was £500 not too much more than a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1457640569' post='3000590'] Gosh. What are Mesa prices going to be like with the exchange rate then!? [/quote] I shudder to think. This almost makes Tech 21 prices look reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treb Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I bought my TH350 from a Dutch shop in may last year for €499 (brand new, no discount or special offer), right now they want €699 fot it... Prices @Thomann went up too in a similar way but have come down recently. Thomann now wants €544 for a TH350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Time to enjoy European products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 £750 for a 1x12?!! Pfft. Jog on pal. That's just tonto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmcnamara Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Although we might lament the rising cost of new Aguilar, it does mean that the Aguilar equipment we have will maintain its second hand value.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjames Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I can't comment on the dollar, as I don't receive/spend in dollars very much, but the pound for the last few months was very strong in relation to the euro until all this Brexit business started being talked about. It's gone from about 1.41 to 1.28 in a few weeks (£:€) When you factor in that the pound is worth less and that there are not just the buying, but the shipping and distributing of the products from the US, one can understand the price hike. -> Thanks Dave. Having said all that, if for some reason I needed to buy another two DB112s because mine were destroyed or stolen, I would, because they kick ass. Not light, but they punch, and go low! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Buy British ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markorbit Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 A lot of prices are increasing, not just Aguilar. Markbass have also just had a price increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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