When. Sweetwater has a small acoustic amp they sell with a microphone, cable, and stand for the same price as GC sells the amp alone. Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Guitar Center and Sweetwater both offer good deals on music gear. Trading in to GC you get 10% off what you're buying + what they pay you for the trade in which is about 60% of market value. Sweetwater is seen as one of Guitar Center's top competitors.
I was looking for a small acoustic amp and wandered in to Guitar Center while my wife was shopping at JoAnns. It's still my #1 Acoustic/Electric Sweetwater generates 33% the revenue of Guitar Center. Which one do you prefer? I worked at Guitar Center (who owns Musicians Friend) for a year, a few years ago. I have never used GC online ;however my son bought me a used guitar for a present that was shipped cross country from another guitar center and had no bad surprises with that guitar. I deal with a guy there, Rob Kramer who I know has a vocal performance degree from Berklee and plays guitar and keyboards.
Trading in to GC you get 10% off what you're buying + what they pay you for the trade in which is about 60% of market value. Not a single phone call. Sweetwater is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was founded in 1979. GC had a sign saying they would match any advertised deal, even Internet. But they do go out of their way for me when I'm in their store. 4. They both have pros and cons. 4. [Question] Sweetwater vs Guitar Center.
Re: Yet another reason to support Sweetwater vs. Close. Sweetwater and Guitar Center give you an extensive variety of choices as far as items, administrations, and installment choices. I've never bought a guitar online but I think I'd be inclined to call Sweetwater.
It's still my #1 Acoustic/Electric Our website collected and compiled various consumer reviews about Guitar Center and Sweetwater as well as customer ratings and recommendations for these brands. Close. Learn More. Sweetwater has been great to me. I was talking to him about an open box purchase but told me that if I was serious about it he'd go down, play it and check it out for me. Them two are incredible decisions in case you're based inside the U.S., in spite of the fact that you'll see that Guitar Center is a superior alternative in case you're outside the nation. Like Guitar Center, Sweetwater also operates in the Retail Distributors field.
Guitar center, Musicians Friend, Music 123, are the same company. Guitar center, Musicians Friend, Music 123, are the same company. What I always told people, and what I did myself, was take advantage of the zero interest financing deals, but MAKE SURE TO PAY IT OFF WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME.