Camstone Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I know a lot of you guys are in the Midwest. There's a guitar at Dave's that I am lusting over. They have had it for sale for quite a while. It's on Reverb but there's no "Make an Offer" option. Are the prices at Dave's negotiable? Is it worth calling them up and making an offer? Thanks! Quote
kizanski Posted March 5 Posted March 5 On 3/5/2025 at 7:04 PM, Camstone said: Are the prices at Dave's negotiable? Is it worth calling them up and making an offer? Expand Absolutely. Especially if it has been there "for quite a while." Dave is great to deal with. I bought several guitars from him over the years. 5 Quote
velorush Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I am afraid to call about the black Prototype they've had for several months. I'm afraid they'd take me up on my offer. 2 2 Quote
hamerhead Posted March 6 Posted March 6 We were just there a week ago Tuesday. And the Sun Prairie store the Friday before that. I know - I'm spoiled. I didn't get any guitars at either place, but I picked up 3 small bass amps (long story) in Sun Prairie. They were already surprisingly well-priced, and they knocked another $70 off for all three. Definitely call them. My deals there have been pretty great and you should do better than Reverb (no added fees). The La Crosse store should be a bucket list pilgrimage for every living guitarist on this planet. 5 Quote
DaveL Posted March 7 Posted March 7 You also need to watch the site closely. A lot of times they put “priced to sell” prices up and the stuff moves quickly. Like any cool music shop should. 2 Quote
HoboMan Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Never hurts to ask. My favorite tactic is to get them a low as I can go and then tell them I have my credit card in my hand. If they can take another $50 off I'll buy right now. Quote
HoboMan Posted March 7 Posted March 7 On 3/6/2025 at 12:44 AM, hamerhead said: We were just there a week ago Tuesday. And the Sun Prairie store the Friday before that. I know - I'm spoiled. I didn't get any guitars at either place, but I picked up 3 small bass amps (long story) in Sun Prairie. They were already surprisingly well-priced, and they knocked another $70 off for all three. Definitely call them. My deals there have been pretty great and you should do better than Reverb (no added fees). The La Crosse store should be a bucket list pilgrimage for every living guitarist on this planet. Expand I've never been to the original La Crosse location but now that I live in Madison the Sun Prairie location is only a 30 minutes from me. I just had the frets leveled on my Les Paul by them. They do amazing fretwork. 2 Quote
hamerhead Posted March 7 Posted March 7 On 3/7/2025 at 4:58 PM, HoboMan said: I've never been to the original La Crosse location but now that I live in Madison the Sun Prairie location is only a 30 minutes from me. I just had the frets leveled on my Les Paul by them. They do amazing fretwork. Expand They wanted $500-$550 to re-fret my $400 Peerless import. I passed... BTW - know any good fret guys in the area? 2 Quote
HoboMan Posted March 7 Posted March 7 On 3/7/2025 at 5:09 PM, hamerhead said: They wanted $500-$550 to re-fret my $400 Peerless import. I passed... BTW - know any good fret guys in the area? Expand $150 for a fret level and setup. I don't know anybody in the immediate area but if you feel like driving to Elgin IL Scott at FatCat guitars does really good work. He's done 4 stainless steel refrets for me over the years. All have been amazing. https://www.fatcatcustomguitars.com/ 1 1 Quote
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