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Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 2:49 pm
by spawnofthesith
Thank you daddy Gibson
Price cuts on entire product line ranging from $200-500
https://www.sweetwater.com/dealzone/Mesa_Boogie-deals
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 2:59 pm
by Guitarbilly
This is a good trend. Hopefully other manufacturer's will follow it.
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 3:00 pm
by ninjaraf
Not sure if this will be a permanent thing. They recently dropped prices on their smaller amps for a short period, so this could be that. Or it could be the results of that were that they sold more amps, so they're dropping prices across the board. I mean the JP went from $2650 to $4k in like 2 years! That's an insane price hike! Still $3600 is a lot for that amp, I think. I see the Mark VII hasn't dropped in price. Felt like that was a lot, too, but when you look at other companies selling amps for the same price with less than half the feature set, it kinda makes sense. But still...Expensive ass shit lolol.
Look at the small ones. The Mark V25 price dropped $400 to $1600. When I bought mine when they were first released it was like $1200!! $2k for a 25 watt amp is bogus lol.
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 3:20 pm
by spawnofthesith
ninjaraf wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 3:00 pm
Not sure if this will be a permanent thing. They recently dropped prices on their smaller amps for a short period, so this could be that. Or it could be the results of that were that they sold more amps, so they're dropping prices across the board. I mean the JP went from $2650 to $4k in like 2 years! That's an insane price hike! Still $3600 is a lot for that amp, I think. I see the Mark VII hasn't dropped in price. Felt like that was a lot, too, but when you look at other companies selling amps for the same price with less than half the feature set, it kinda makes sense. But still...Expensive ass shit lolol.
Look at the small ones. The Mark V25 price dropped $400 to $1600. When I bought mine when they were first released it was like $1200!! $2k for a 25 watt amp is bogus lol.
Based on the rumor mill I've heard these drops are here to stay. That rumor mill was correct in identifying today as the day of the price drop so i feel confident in the source lol
As far as things being too expensive still, sure I agree, but its hardly just mesa guilty and I'll always support price drops
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 4:43 pm
by ninjaraf
Yeah, it's a step in the right direction, for sure! And yeah, it's definitely more than just Mesa, as I alluded to in my post. Just skeptical on whether these will be permanent changes. Companies go where the money is, so if this leads to more sales and overall profits, then I imagine they will stick around. I'd be curious if they had reduced sales due to the price hikes, and if this is might be a response to that.
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 4:47 pm
by spawnofthesith
I'm a bottom feeder anyway so mostly care about how these things will push the used market
I feel like at a certain point some of these gear price hikes over the last couple years must be unsustainable. I'm hoping PRS might follow suit with their core line, then again, they just raised the prices on all the S2 line while simultaneously making it appear as a win for the consumer
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 5:18 pm
by ninjaraf
Yeah, hard to say. Without insight on their sales, we have no way to really know. But I think guitars will likely be more insulated from reduced sales due to price increases vs amps.
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 6:26 pm
by Guitarbilly
I tend to agree that it's not so much of a price drop as it is a price correction from the previous years and there's still a way to go before they are "normal" again.
But it's a step in the right direction and definitely good news.
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 6:32 pm
by ninjaraf
That's a good way to put it. Price correction.
When the Mark V was released, it was under $2k. Mark VII comes out, almost twice as much lol.
Re: Mesa Boogie Price Drops
Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 1:01 am
by I'MAPUNKROCKERDAMNIT
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