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Post by soundsgreat on Sept 17, 2008 10:05:34 GMT -5
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes . We are delighted to say we are going to be stocking Splawn Amps very shortly . We a specialist guitar store based in Manchester UK , we also stock / distribute : Suhr Guitars Tom Anderson , Custom Audio Amplifiers , Diezel , Soldano , James Tyler , PRS , Caparison , Charvel USA , Voodo Labs and alot more . Just thought i'd pop by and say hello .  Ben www.soundsgreatmusic.com |
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Post by TuskerKevin on Sept 17, 2008 15:54:02 GMT -5
Great for you! Great for your customers!!!
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Post by Ayton(e) on Sept 17, 2008 16:42:50 GMT -5
This is good news. When I tell people back home about Splawn, they can never try them out. Three quick points: 1. Don't price gouge – we get the worst deal on anything! 2. Amplifiers is misspelled in the Splawn section of the site.  3. I'm serious about the pricing. |
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Post by biggingergit on Sept 17, 2008 17:28:09 GMT -5
Bet they are gonna cost a bomb, glad I've already got one |
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Post by soundsgreat on Sept 19, 2008 9:59:25 GMT -5
1. I'll do my best
2. My bad , im dyslexic ;D
3. See number one .
In all seriousness were going to do our best to price the amplifiers right , however the may appear to be expensive simply because we have to import them for the USA and pay shipping duties etc but like ive said i'll do my best .
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Post by tonym on Dec 29, 2008 13:43:08 GMT -5
Well I guess they will list for less than £1400 with the £ at 1.45/dollar and have as good a warranty as buying direct? I bought mine from the USA and at the time this cost $2295 inc shipping to the UK and I got £1=2$ so I basically paid about £1200.... Just imagine if you shipped these by sea rather than air.. you could actually sell these at the right price, but I suspect the price is going to be higher just because it can and the product will remain low volume because of the cost - a sort of chicken and egg situation... These are great amps, but when the price rockets then they will have a limited market in the UK in my view. Take a look at Marshall in the USA - $2300 for a head? they are about $1100 on the street here including the UK governments big fat tax hike of 15% - so some greedy ***** really is making a killing on those - a bit like Mesa in the UK - plain and simple extortion. The Splawns eat the Marshalls in my view all day long, but there IS a limit to what guys will pay. Maybe you will get the price to where it needs to be, but I have heard importers before - and frankly, most of them take great pleasure in screwing the final buyer in the chain. You just might be different. I have bought from you guys before, and the service was ok etc, so maybe... but we shall see when the prices get out there. I wish you all the best in your venture and trust you are successful in what is now a VERY difficult market in the UK. Like I said, Splawn are awesome amps, mine is a Nitro and there is little to get near it except for an Engl E670 in my opinion. But the Engl is more complicated and can do other stuff, so other than just a sound comparison there is no comparison. But then again the Engl E670 in the UK is very likely to cost £1900 ($2800) even if you ship it from the fatherland (so to speak). I just wonder how you will sell the customisation aspect of the Splawn amps (a feature which I really liked) - it would mean carrying no stock? Then where would the advantage of buying in the UK be? One of the great features IS that you can customise the product and it would be a bit of a disservice not to sell the amps as customisable. Anyway - best of luck with your venture, who knows, I might even have another visit....
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Post by soundsgreat on Jan 2, 2009 4:51:49 GMT -5
Thanks for your comments , we already Distribute / import various lines for the uk such as Voodoo Labs , pedaltrain , Suhr , Custom Audio , krank , Xotic effects and our aim by doing this is not to make the best possible margin but to bring good products into the UK market that would otherwise be unavalible . You will also get a full warrenty in the UK
We do have alot of costs to cover including Import tax and shipping and duties and were looking into the cost effective ways not for ourselves but savings we can pass onto the end user . We will not sell these amps just to make a high margin because we can as we are primarily a store not a distribution company so our mark up will be a standard store markup rarher than if you had a large distribution company handlying the brand there would be several people down the chain all putting their mark up on the product before it reaches the end user. We are well aware that these products need to be priced right and we are not trying to exploit anyone.
As far as customisation goes at the moment were keeping a low stock simply because we are working with Scott to get his amps ROHS compliant before we can order more stock , we intend on keeping amps in stock soley as Demo units so that customers can try the amps and custom order their own , there will also be stock units avalible to purchase in several configurations .
We are working on the most cost effective ways to do this which is why at the moment all our prices are POA.
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Post by supercharged350 on Jan 2, 2009 6:36:53 GMT -5
Well I guess they will list for less than £1400 with the £ at 1.45/dollar and have as good a warranty as buying direct? I bought mine from the USA and at the time this cost $2295 inc shipping to the UK and I got £1=2$ so I basically paid about £1200.... Just imagine if you shipped these by sea rather than air.. you could actually sell these at the right price, but I suspect the price is going to be higher just because it can and the product will remain low volume because of the cost - a sort of chicken and egg situation... These are great amps, but when the price rockets then they will have a limited market in the UK in my view. Take a look at Marshall in the USA - $2300 for a head? they are about $1100 on the street here including the UK governments big fat tax hike of 15% - so some greedy ***** really is making a killing on those - a bit like Mesa in the UK - plain and simple extortion. The Splawns eat the Marshalls in my view all day long, but there IS a limit to what guys will pay. Maybe you will get the price to where it needs to be, but I have heard importers before - and frankly, most of them take great pleasure in screwing the final buyer in the chain. You just might be different. I have bought from you guys before, and the service was ok etc, so maybe... but we shall see when the prices get out there. I wish you all the best in your venture and trust you are successful in what is now a VERY difficult market in the UK. Like I said, Splawn are awesome amps, mine is a Nitro and there is little to get near it except for an Engl E670 in my opinion. But the Engl is more complicated and can do other stuff, so other than just a sound comparison there is no comparison. But then again the Engl E670 in the UK is very likely to cost £1900 ($2800) even if you ship it from the fatherland (so to speak). I just wonder how you will sell the customisation aspect of the Splawn amps (a feature which I really liked) - it would mean carrying no stock? Then where would the advantage of buying in the UK be? One of the great features IS that you can customise the product and it would be a bit of a disservice not to sell the amps as customisable. Anyway - best of luck with your venture, who knows, I might even have another visit.... Just so you know there are quite a few dealers in the US that keep Splawns in stock for people who don't want to wait on a custom amp. And those people are out there. |
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Post by tonym on Feb 10, 2009 15:42:09 GMT -5
Thanks for your comments...
Actually I do like your setup in Manchester (at least near to Manchester) and you have a great service.
That RoHS thing is a REAL pain... also check for the CE approval - that can be a pain too.
I know some of the cheap Chinese stuff just labels the kit and ships it out - not recommended for Tube amps :-)..
Trust you get it sorted ok - the Splawns are really quite awesome...
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Post by soundsgreat on Feb 12, 2009 7:08:02 GMT -5
Got or first Quick rod and Nitro thorough today and they are awespome , these first two are going to be demo units remaining in the store and are soon to be sent to various UK magazines for review .
The RoHs compliance situation is still on going , these two ''came under the radar '' .
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Post by Ayton(e) on Feb 12, 2009 10:37:35 GMT -5
What does the RoHS compliance thing mean? If I move back to Britain with my US Splawn are they going to detonate it on the runway?
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Post by MetalHeart on Feb 12, 2009 11:01:06 GMT -5
What does the RoHS compliance thing mean? If I move back to Britain with my US Splawn are they going to detonate it on the runway? As long as your near a power outlet you can fire up the Splawn and keep them at bay for awhile ;D Splawnage....it has many uses |
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Post by soundsgreat on Feb 14, 2009 8:50:35 GMT -5
RoHs is to do with amount of lead based products used in electrical manufacturing , its an EU thing . The main problem within the Muso industry is the use of lead based solder. Splawns methods and materials are Rohs compliant its just a case of getting a certificate to say so . They wont detonate it , its only for exporting for sale where there are issues
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Post by Ayton(e) on Feb 17, 2009 1:33:57 GMT -5
Thanks for clearing that up SG. It's a real possibility I'll return to the UK one day and I can't ever see selling the Splawn. I did not want the latest batty EU directive giving me trouble at customs for lacking a sticker. They can straighten my bananas and resize my beer, but they can't touch my Splawn!  Cheers. |
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