Musicman20 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Am I wrong in thinking these latest Aguilar UK prices are insane? https://www.andertons.co.uk/aguilar-sl112-super-light-weight-1x12-cab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 No, you’re fine. That’s insane!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Crikey. You can get a TKS S112 for about half that, I think..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ye gods. I'd take a pair of Barefaced One10 and still have change for a good night out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Crikey. You can get a TKS S112 for about half that, I think..? Literally 2 hours ago, I ordered an S112 direct from Tommy, with the extra feet, a speakon-speakon cable and a padded TKS cover, couriered to my front door, for SIGNIFICANTLY less than half that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Tommy? Just looked at Bass Direct and you can get a Vanderkley 112 for 2/3 of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Daz39 said: Tommy? The T in TKS, unless I am missing something He is the one replying to me, which I think is pretty neat. Edited April 27, 2018 by ben4343 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, ben4343 said: Literally 2 hours ago, I ordered an S112 direct from Tommy, with the extra feet, a speakon-speakon cable and a padded TKS cover, couriered to my front door, for SIGNIFICANTLY less than half that... Good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I think Aguilar are soon going to be in danger of having priced themselves out of the market. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Sorry I put this in the wrong part of the forum! Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Musicman20 said: Sorry I put this in the wrong part of the forum! Doh! Fixed :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: I think Aguilar are soon going to be in danger of having priced themselves out of the market. This. I think they may have already done it to be frank... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Worth every penny. Superb sounding gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, acidbass said: Worth every penny. Superb sounding gear. Yeah, it is. I wonder how the Aguilar stuff compares? 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Lozz196 said: I think Aguilar are soon going to be in danger of having priced themselves out of the market. 1 hour ago, Bigwan said: This. I think they may have already done it to be frank... What they seem to have done, in the UK at least, is created a market in which the only Aguilar gear people are prepared to buy is used Tried their new Grape Phaser at the LBGS and as soon as I saw the price (over £200 for a basic 2-knob pedal that sounded “fine”) I had to make my excuses and abandon ship. I can’t see them selling any units over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Crazy prices. They have a massive home market that should allow economies of scale but once import duties, distributor margin and dealer margin are added, it makes no sense. i don’t know about the cabinets but the TH500 looks like it was made in someone’s shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natjag Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 hours ago, wateroftyne said: Crikey. You can get a TKS S112 for about half that, I think..? A few years back I purchase the SL112 in favour of the TKS which I had intended to buy. It did cost a lot less then, but still quite expensive. At the new price, I wouldn't even consider plugging it in to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 It has an Eminence Deltalite II 2512 driver (120 quid at Blue Aran), which is what most makers use in their price point neo loaded cabs, so yes, the price is insane, even in the US, where the street price is $799. 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 More fool anyone that buys I guess! Crazy money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Bigwan said: This. I think they may have already done it to be frank... Hi Frank - in that case I'll be Ernest I'd much rather pay the extra £70 and get myself a Barefaced Super Twin or 4 Ten 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I’m delighted- bought mine ages ago for less than the price of one new db112, makes me feel like a right rich (more money than sense) git. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 A And they're not actually that loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Are Aguilar not aware that there are other companies which build cabs?? By "overpricing" their equipment they basically restrict their market to Pros, those with too much money or those trying to emulate their heroes but who probably never will. Can I suggest to their marketing dept that they look at similar items currently available on the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 22 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Are Aguilar not aware that there are other companies which build cabs?? They're aware. Aguilar is a small company, with a business model of selling small numbers of high priced goods rather than larger numbers of lower priced goods. They price their gear with the intent of attracting those who perceive high prices to equate with high quality, and there's no shortage of those. This cab won't work any better than one of the dozen or more other cabs using the same 2512 driver that sell for as little as half what the Aggie does, but so long as Aggie customers are willing to pay their prices they'll keep charging those prices. Can't say I blame them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Before they had an import dealer, a few stores used to buy direct. I bought a Tonehammer for about £170 and a DB212 for about £600. The Tonehammer is about £240 since having a dealer, and I’m not even sure I want to know the DB212 price. It’s like the prices of Mesa gear over here. Excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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