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siraxemansiraxeman Frets: 1935
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I mean re import cost n VAT etc?
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  • RaymondLinRaymondLin Frets: 11860
    edited March 2015
    No, there are no duty or vat or tax buying within the EU.
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  • BrizeBrize Frets: 5629
    There are no import duties within the European Union.
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  • carloscarlos Frets: 3445
    Mate, you live in Europe (for now).
    My feedback thread - https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/107730/carlos
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  • RaymondLinRaymondLin Frets: 11860
    edited March 2015
    One reason not to vote UKIP :p otherwise Thomann will be a massive NO NO if you have to add another 25% on top.
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  • jd0272jd0272 Frets: 3867
    If memory serves, anything Vintage with strings on one imports from US/Canada is exempt too?
    "You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."
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  • RichardjRichardj Frets: 1538
    If it is from a store etc no different from buying in the UK. Shouldn't take any longer to arrive and I believe consumer law in the EU protects you near enough the same. Which country?
    Trades and deals and stuff - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57967/richardj/p1
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  • RaymondLinRaymondLin Frets: 11860
    I'm not sure about vintage but I had to pay all the trimmings when I imported 2 prs. And define vintage.
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  • GagarynGagaryn Frets: 1553
    jd0272 said:
    If memory serves, anything Vintage with strings on one imports from US/Canada is exempt too?
    Nope
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  • jd0272jd0272 Frets: 3867
    Gagaryn said:
    jd0272 said:
    If memory serves, anything Vintage with strings on one imports from US/Canada is exempt too?
    Nope


    Dunno where I got that from then!
    "You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    1. Browse Thomann
    2. Click add to basket when you find desired guitar
    3. Click pay now, Enter card details

    this concludes buying guitars from Europe
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • siraxemansiraxeman Frets: 1935
    This guitar I'm buying is a luthier made to order guitar. ...?
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  • ChuckManualChuckManual Frets: 692
    edited March 2015
    siraxeman said: This guitar I'm buying is a luthier made to order guitar. ...?

    This story NEEDS to be explained in     much greater detail.
    Not much of the gear, even less idea.
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  • RaymondLinRaymondLin Frets: 11860
    Makes no difference.
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  • GuitarMonkeyGuitarMonkey Frets: 1883
    siraxeman said:
    This guitar I'm buying is a luthier made to order guitar. ...?
    Risky?
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  • siraxemansiraxeman Frets: 1935
    Why risky?
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  • underdogunderdog Frets: 8334
    meltedbuzzbox;544816" said:
    1. Browse Thomann2. Click add to basket when you find desired guitar3. Click pay now, Enter card details

    this concludes buying guitars from Europe
    You left out
    4. Be amazed at their efficiency in keeping you updated on your order status
    5. Be amazed how it got to you from Germany so soon
    6. Praise their packaging
    7. Wonder why UK shops can't be like that.

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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    underdog said:
    meltedbuzzbox;544816" said:
    1. Browse Thomann2. Click add to basket when you find desired guitar3. Click pay now, Enter card details

    this concludes buying guitars from Europe
    You left out
    4. Be amazed at their efficiency in keeping you updated on your order status
    5. Be amazed how it got to you from Germany so soon
    6. Praise their packaging
    7. Wonder why UK shops can't be like that.

    Very true

    Same applies to ishibashi
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30289
    Don't you have to pay import from Ishibashi?
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  • siraxemansiraxeman Frets: 1935
    Do stores like thomman not have vat already loaded into the price like in shops over here in the UK?
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    Sassafras said:
    Don't you have to pay import from Ishibashi?
    yeah but it still works out cheaper than buying in the UK 9 out of 10 times
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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