Add Tacoma to the list of FMIC acquisitions

[mattsmusiccenter]

Re: Add Tacoma to the list of FMIC acquisitions

I've been a Tacoma dealer for a few years now and they make great stuff. Compared to Martin or Taylor Tacoma offers the same quality at a price that's much lower. Still, it's not an easy brand to sell in the Northeast.

[Drsracing]

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Tacoma's sell good around here, since it was a local high quality product.

[Chuckracer]

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"...hard rock and metal guys probably won't be receptive to a VH model with the Fender tag on it."

I thought the same about Peavey...

[jazzman]

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You read my mind!

[spencer4hire]

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Where are the antitrust laws? Before long you will have no
choices left. Let's not forget M.A.P. Which is nothing but
price fixing. Just my .02.

[Final Sacrifice]

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Where are the antitrust laws? Before long you will have no
choices left. Let's not forget M.A.P. Which is nothing but
price fixing. Just my .02.

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I don't like the consolidation either. I also think MAP is annoying as hell when I just want to get a quick real world idea of just HOW expensive the next Jackson too expensive for me to buy would cost. BUT, I don't see it as price fixing. The dealers don't have to SELL at that price, they can sell it to you for a dollar if they want to (and you ask). Jackson is a pretty known marquee and thus, needs their "prices" to match that so they don't look "cheap". I don't necessarily agree with this, but I don't blame them either and see where they're coming from. Now the 15% increase, that was pure bullshit. Same stuff for more money. [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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...You mean like how Fender and J/C share the same roof?

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There is more than one roof at Corona. [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[Number Of The Priest]

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Ya knew what I meant. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[The Eristic]

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Tacoma sold great at our shop for about a year, then jus' plain died. We can't seem to give them away now, and I've heard the same from several other dealers.

[spencer4hire]

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M.A.P. is price fixing when AMS MF Music123 GC & my local music stores all have the same guitar at the same price.
It is not just music gear the same applies to consumer electronics (TVs digital cameras, computers, etc.) Why do you think Circuit City, Best Buy and other stores have low price guarantees. They all sell at the same price!

[Firebird V]

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Hopefully they don't stop making the shape because they resemble the look of a Gibson acoustic.... lol. How come guitar companies don't sue each other over that???? lol.

[AlexL]

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Minimum advertised price is not minimum sale price. Maybe it is for the online-only stores like Music123 and MF, but NOT for your local store, and NOT for our Jackson sponsors.

If a store is selling at MAP, that is their decision, not Fender strong arming them. Thay can sell lower if they want to.

- E.

[mattsmusiccenter]

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Tacoma did sell well when the company was new, but after a while the line died for us too. The guitars were really good... Most likely it's because their advertising SUCKED! A couple years ago we were told Tacoma had hired the advertising company that handled Starbucks and we were lead to believe big things were going to happen with the line. Bah!! The only thing that happened is I had to keep dusting the guitars that we had in stock because they sat around for so long.

[David Dineen]

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fender twin amps rock...great warm tone.

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

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Tacoma is such a poop hole place, I can't understand someone would name their guitar after it. Oh well, better that Compton or Watts guitar. I wonder if this has anything to do with Tacoma sell their guitars at Costco last month. It wasn't a grey market because the Tacoma Rep's were there.