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I've tried enough gear to know what I like now, but it is frustrating when something like the Boss Katana comes out, as you do have to test it in person - Everyone that owns one, or sells one, isn't exactly going to fess up that it's shit.
(I don't think the Katana is shit btw and I think it's solid for practice/rehearsals).
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Same goes for YouTubers, even though some of the guys I'd check out might be making money from their demo I can still usually tell if I like it or not from their demo.
Unless it's PGS Andy, in which case I'll like it regardless because he has some strange magic power.
For example a new dealer stocking requirement from a well known amp company stated that you had to stock 3 of their bass amps; as a friend of mine who owns a shop pointed out: "we don't sell basses, so why should be stock bass amps?"!
If the dealer is open about both the fact that they are a dealer and that they stock the item, then that's OK by me.
However, both those conditions should be met in my view.
The Captain - amongst many others - always puts a positive spin on whatever he is promoting. If the best thing that can be said about a particular guitar or amplifier is that it represents excellent value for money as beginner gear, that is the aspect that is going to be emphasised above any other.
If I visit my local guitar shop and express even the remotest interest in any of the stock on display, the proprietor is - rightly -going to switch into salesman mode. He will encourage me to try the item and, ideally, purchase it IMMEDIATELY.
Them's the rules of this particular game.
And we do choose to stock things we really really like and feel make a difference.
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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It wasn't faulty, it was just a bit disappointing. I didn't rip them off, I just couldn't have bigged it up and sold it on here with a clear conscience.
My brain just switches off when I hear hype.
(And hasn't switched back on since).