PMT

[NigeJ]

Just heard from a good source , that PMT as a whole has gone bump. 

[snorkie635]

That's a shame.

[Buddster]

Oh wow! 

[snorkie635]

Does that only leave Anderton's and Guitar Guitar from the 'big players' in Britain then?

[jonno1981]

Yikes. I really hope the smaller manufacturers don’t get shafted, but they probably will.
Tough time to be in big store retail isn’t it. 

[Machines]

Firstly my sympathies are with any affected staff.

 

However unfortunately I feel it was fairly predictable. I felt their stock was very mainstream and they became box shifters with very little USP.

 

I have fond memories of the old Birmingham store and spent a lot of money there in the 2000s. Unfortunately this is a sign of the times, stores need a specialty and just trying to undercut other retailers is a race to the bottom.

[Wombat]

Gear4music is still there?

[Machines]

2 hours ago, Wombat said:

Gear4music is still there?

 

Yes, but not a physical store in the UK.

[howdenspur]

6 minutes ago, Machines said:

 

Yes, but not a physical store in the UK.

They have a store at York (Clifton Moor)👍.

[Wombat]

And in Leeds? Plus DV24?

[Wombat]

DV24 now in Germany 🤦‍♀️

[neepheid]

Looks like that's the plug pulled on the website

[walshy]

Yeah it sounds like it gone. Sad times man

[gjones]

So the moral of the story is, if you're planning on buying from the big stores that are left, make sure you pay by credit card or Paypal.

 

Just in case the worst happens.

 

[prowla]

I can't say it's a surprise regarding PMT; I used to drop in to the Portsmouth one, but never found much of interest there.

There were helpful folks on occasion, but othertimes it could be variable.

Sorry for the folks losing out, nonetheless.

[soulstar89]

This is very surreal. Literally Saturday gone I was going to head to the pmt is Romford as I wanted a mixer and to try some headphones. I don’t go as I left it to late. 
 

 In London it’s only Anderson’s that have a very big selection. Went for the first time on Monday. Guitar guitar in Camden is tiny in comparison. So disappointing. 

[Lozz196]

It’s a shame, the Northampton branch which I used to go to was excellent, had good service from them over the past 15 or so years.

[PainInTheBass]

The website is still online, but no checkout option on your basket. 

 

And just seen the other thread on here with the picture of the administrator details posted on a shop door.

 

Sad times for the staff, gotta feel sorry for anyone in that position.

Edited Wednesday at 21:26 by PainInTheBass

[Burns-bass]

Went past the shop in Bristol and was going to pop in. Seems a shame.

 

It wasn’t perfect, but wasn’t like the elitist and exclusive shops of the 1980s and 90s.

[Stub Mandrel]

I always liked PMT. Changing the name fo Professional Music Technology to Play Music Today smacked of desperation and the stores I saw in the last year felt like they were being run down. So that's Gamlins and PMT gone from Cardiff

 

It was Cardiff PMT where I finally felt like a half decent bass player... I was noodling trying out a TE Elf and they turned the background music off 🤣

[jazzyvee]

Just found out this from a non musical friend.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2140154-musical-instrument-retailer-closes-stores-blaming-shrinking-margins/

 

Edited 18 hours ago by jazzyvee

[snorkie635]

Sad for the staff, sad for us musicians, sad all round really.

[knirirr]

Connections to pmtonline.co.uk now timing out, sadly. 

[Harps]

Ah man, that’s awful. I quite liked the Manchester store - in fact, I was due a trip there on Saturday. Eldest has nearly finished his exams and wants an acoustic skinny string to celebrate. 

youngest wanted to stare longingly at the Mike McCready strat. 
 

But obviously, that’s just a disappointment for us - very sad for the staff. 

 

[soulstar89]

9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I always liked PMT. Changing the name fo Professional Music Technology to Play Music Today smacked of desperation and the stores I saw in the last year felt like they were being run down. So that's Gamlins and PMT gone from Cardiff

 

It was Cardiff PMT where I finally felt like a half decent bass player... I was noodling trying out a TE Elf and they turned the background music off 🤣

you know you have mad it when they turn the music off lol