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Strat comparisons
Interesting comparison!
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Re: Strat comparisons
Michael wrote:Damn, Ultras are only $1800 in the US? We get fucking reamed here.
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.
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life is painrobthemac wrote:Michael wrote:Damn, Ultras are only $1800 in the US? We get fucking reamed here.
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.
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Nah man its about $1000 cheaper to buy one from Andertons with having to pay the GST here, so you could easily get a price match from RSrobthemac wrote:Michael wrote:Damn, Ultras are only $1800 in the US? We get fucking reamed here.
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.

Other thing is to keep an eye on stratosphere as they have a loaded Ultra body for $799 US and just have to wait for an ultra strat neck to show up on there...
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Re: Strat comparisons
YMMV I’ve tried doing a price match from RS with Andertons/Thomann and they told me they only do pricematch with shops within NZjeremyb wrote:Nah man its about $1000 cheaper to buy one from Andertons with having to pay the GST here, so you could easily get a price match from RSrobthemac wrote:Michael wrote:Damn, Ultras are only $1800 in the US? We get fucking reamed here.
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.
Other thing is to keep an eye on stratosphere as they have a loaded Ultra body for $799 US and just have to wait for an ultra strat neck to show up on there...
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Did you talk to Dave directly? he'd do you a fair price match on foreign stuff, at least he used to be able toKNNZ wrote:YMMV I’ve tried doing a price match from RS with Andertons/Thomann and they told me they only do pricematch with shops within NZjeremyb wrote:Nah man its about $1000 cheaper to buy one from Andertons with having to pay the GST here, so you could easily get a price match from RSrobthemac wrote:
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.
Other thing is to keep an eye on stratosphere as they have a loaded Ultra body for $799 US and just have to wait for an ultra strat neck to show up on there...

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Re: Strat comparisons
I have talked to Dave a few times and bought some stuff already but don't feel comfortable asking him all the timejeremyb wrote:Did you talk to Dave directly? he'd do you a fair price match on foreign stuff, at least he used to be able toKNNZ wrote:YMMV I’ve tried doing a price match from RS with Andertons/Thomann and they told me they only do pricematch with shops within NZjeremyb wrote:
Nah man its about $1000 cheaper to buy one from Andertons with having to pay the GST here, so you could easily get a price match from RS
Other thing is to keep an eye on stratosphere as they have a loaded Ultra body for $799 US and just have to wait for an ultra strat neck to show up on there...

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Re: Strat comparisons
but he is the pricemeister!
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what trampoline photo?? anyways i'm happy to have not seen it because you can't unsee something...Bg wrote:but he is the pricemeister!
I know what you mean about comfortable, you saw the trampoline photo too?
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You could never unsee that one, never. ever. not ever.
I won't even post it. Its that bad.
A naked Dave, in the snow, on a trampoline.
Thank god it wasn't a video.
I won't even post it. Its that bad.
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Thank god it wasn't a video.
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Re: Strat comparisons
JB, you better check your figures. There's no way with freight, GST & customs fees you can buy one retail offshore and land it $1k cheaper than NZ retail price.jeremyb wrote:Nah man its about $1000 cheaper to buy one from Andertons with having to pay the GST here, so you could easily get a price match from RSrobthemac wrote:Michael wrote:Damn, Ultras are only $1800 in the US? We get fucking reamed here.
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.
Other thing is to keep an eye on stratosphere as they have a loaded Ultra body for $799 US and just have to wait for an ultra strat neck to show up on there...
I've just sold an Ultra Strat for $4387. RS price is $4599.
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Re: Strat comparisons
Have you considered doing a naked trampoline shot? Just for JB?Conway wrote:JB, you better check your figures. There's no way with freight, GST & customs fees you can buy one retail offshore and land it $1k cheaper than NZ retail price.jeremyb wrote:Nah man its about $1000 cheaper to buy one from Andertons with having to pay the GST here, so you could easily get a price match from RSrobthemac wrote:
Yeah but then you try and import one yourself and it ends up about the same as NZ RRP.
Other thing is to keep an eye on stratosphere as they have a loaded Ultra body for $799 US and just have to wait for an ultra strat neck to show up on there...
I've just sold an Ultra Strat for $4387. RS price is $4599.
"What constitutes a porn addiction"
"I'd say when you keep watching after you've finished"
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