chamito said:
You know it's funny, when I bought my Tokai from Richtone (in store) the guy totally slated Gibson, couldn't stop talking about how much better Tokai were than Gibson. What changed??
Nothings changed, he still knows Tokais are better than Gibsons, all Gibson dealers know that.
What's changed is, he can MAKE MORE MONEY selling Gibsons.
Let me tell you how it works.
The majority of guitarists walk into a music store with the intention of buying a Gibson or a Fender, as they approach the G or F display they already have a boner, as long as it has a G or F decal on the headstock nothing else matters, including the price.
If a salesman suggests they try out another brand they break into a cold sweat, before they look at another brand they look around to see if anyone's watching them, like some suspicious guy wearing dark glasses or someone they might know.
If no ones watching they'll force themselves to have a strum or two on the other brand, then if you're an incredible salesman it should take you about 18 months to convince them the other brand is a better guitar for half the price...that's how long it takes, about 18 months.
15 minutes later they walk out the shop with the G or the F, an hour later they're on the internet telling the world today they bought the best Strat or Les Paul they've ever laid there hands on (do a Google search for, "the best guitar I've ever laid my hands on")...what they don't know is the guitar tech in the music store couldn't set their guitar up properly but did the best he could because there were some problems with the quality of the build.
Thank G-d the minority of guitarists still exist.
