There's no money in music....

Parker

....or so I thought! https://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/gear4music-reveals-25m-aim-float-plan/020015

Gear4Music worth £25m!?! I know they're one of the first box-pushes in the current model, buy they're not even on my radar when I buy online. I think they do sell a lot through Amazon though. Will be interesting to see if they manage the float!

maltingsaudio

Guitarists tend to forget there is a lot more to the music business than just guitars amps and pedals

Blueingreen

Article also implies a lot of their business is outside the UK.

It would be good to see some UK companies going toe to toe with the Germans.  They will have to raise the bar a bit to compete in terms of service, which can only benefit UK customers.

Neil

Just read this in the financial papers and it really surprised me TBH.

37% underlying sales growth so far in 2015?
:-O

Sarge

It seems others are trying to get in on the act, Claas Ohlson are now selling M-Audio soundcards, GHS Boomers, capos, stands etc....

hotpot

I've had quite a bit of gear from them recently, They're very good to deal with IMO. They have a brand new purpose built huge showroom up in York which I wouldn't mind a shuffty at one day.

Teetonetal

The interesting thing about Gear4Music is that they are VAT registered in other countries... this means that I can buy from them and not worry about TAX / Import etc.. when factoring that in they are extremely competitive and often beat Thomann for price.

However their stock levels / expected back order dates are often just plain fiction. I have learnt to email them first, place order 2nd.

They were also the place that told me Moog stopped the M104 production, before Moog announced it....

t1000

I've had great dealings with gear4music. First time I was browsing and they had a great deal on a lp trad. I added it to my basket but fearful of the wrath from my other half I didn't buy. The next day I thought I will go for it but the price had gone back up so I emailed them and they didn't match it they reduced it further so I got an absolute bargain and it arrived a1. The second time I brought a sub zero amp second hand off a local guy it developed a fault and he only had it 4 months so I contacted them and they honoured the warrenty even though I wasn't the first owner. Top stuff imo.

guitarfishbay

The showroom is ok, fairly big but it is not all guitar gear. They didn't do trade ins when I asked so I think all the gear is new. When I went there was a wall of headphones so you could actually test things out, which is something I don't think any of the Manchester music shops have. The staff were nice.

GuitarMonkey

Neil said:

Just read this in the financial papers and it really surprised me TBH.

37% underlying sales growth so far in 2015?
:-O

All funded on credit. I'd float too and take the money before the bubble bursts again.

Teetonetal

t1000 said:

I've had great dealings with gear4music. First time I was browsing and they had a great deal on a lp trad. I added it to my basket but fearful of the wrath from my other half I didn't buy. The next day I thought I will go for it but the price had gone back up so I emailed them and they didn't match it they reduced it further so I got an absolute bargain and it arrived a1. The second time I brought a sub zero amp second hand off a local guy it developed a fault and he only had it 4 months so I contacted them and they honoured the warrenty even though I wasn't the first owner. Top stuff imo.

Regarding the warranty, that is top service as normally manufacturers won't touch  grey market items with a the proverbial barge poll... 

EricTheWeary

Ordered a couple of things from them, been fine. They used to have a lot of the education contracts, so would have orders for whole brass bands and things like that which, presumably, helped build the business.

Chalky

Only thing I dislike about them is you can pay by Paypal but you have to enter all your details. Always find that crappy.

ChuckManual

I've had nothing but positive experiences with them.  Good pricing, speedy delivery.  Most recently a new ZVex Vexter Fat Fuzz Factory, £99 (£53 cheaper than anywhere-else at the time and still £30 less than I can find one today), ordered at 2pm-ish, arrived the next morning.

How about this for one of their deals; http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Soundcraft-MH2-48-Channel-Mixing-Console/17Y1

...and I'm I'm currently considering for work; http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Soundcraft-Spirit-Live-8-32-Channel-Mixing-Console/17Y2

Bogwhoppit

Spuds4u

Knickers4her

Socks4him

Gear4music always comes across as a tad Primark for some unknown reason