Guitar Trader

Bluesbird · Post by **Bluesbird** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:46 pm

Has anybody imported anything from Guitar Trader? Specifically, Fender guitars. I know the likes of Music123 and Musiciansfriend are prohibited from sending them overseas, but I think I recall they sent somebody a Telecaster?

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:23 pm

I've tried importing from guitar trader, seems to be alright, they gave me the shipping quote and everything. i just opted out when i found a better deal on ebay.

goldtop0 · Post by **goldtop0** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:44 pm

BB I think you 'll find that any of those guys will send it out to you if you ask for a freight quote per Fedex door to door or to Airport. At worst you will have to arrange the airfreight yourself. You will pay GST on cost and freighting into NZ no matter which way you go.
I've done both over the years,getting a gat sent to me and also organising the freight myself.If you've got a switched on operator in the US it's a breeze as they usually send per Fedex.
Ask the questions,see how you go

Ragged · Post by **Ragged** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:05 pm

I've imported gear from Thomann in Germany, they don't seem to have the export restrictions that a number of the american sites have.

cheers

Bluesbird · Post by **Bluesbird** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:28 pm

I bet they also don't have the prices that american sites do!

Stratocasters seem to be expensive everywhere but the states.

Just thinking about at this stage anyway, not sure if I want an olympic white hardtail strat, or a 2-color 'burst 50th anniversary (both American series, maple fretboard).

Post by Bg » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:35 pm

those 2 colour bursts are bloody nice

and oh so tempting....

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:36 pm

In the states everyone has a strat they are the VW Beatle of the guitar world.

New mexi's are $300 or less. USA are $700 ?

You got to wonder were all the old ones go ? They must have made a zillion of them since 1954
I read they make 1000 necks and bodies per day from the Corona plant alone.

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:11 am

What is this guitar trader you speak of?

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:11 am

TMG 03 wrote:You got to wonder were all the old ones go ? They must have made a zillion of them since 1954
I read they make 1000 necks and bodies per day from the Corona plant alone.

don't tell anyone, but im stockpiling them under my bed

Ragged · Post by **Ragged** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:01 am

Bluesbird wrote:I bet they also don't have the prices that american sites do!

For the gear i bought they were cheaper than the American sites.

cheers.

B45-12 · Post by **B45-12** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 11:55 am

Bluesbird wrote:I bet they also don't have the prices that american sites do!

Stratocasters seem to be expensive everywhere but the states.

Just thinking about at this stage anyway, not sure if I want an olympic white hardtail strat, or a 2-color 'burst 50th anniversary (both American series, maple fretboard).

Now here you really ought to take a lesson from nature and consider that eyes comes in twos, ears, arms, legs, nipples, breasts, sisters etc. i.e. pretty good things usually come in twos. In contrast, apart from a few delightful exceptions, most revolting things come in single amounts such as IRD bills, diseases, toilets and Ben Loomis cd's.

Therefore nature is clearly telling you she wants you to have both strats and that all this agonsising/choosing is a chimera sent to amaze your wits. Once you surrender to the obvious logic of this natural philosophy you will feel pure and reborn - probably because like a babe you will have nothing since your bank account will be empty and you will have mortgaged your soul for the next millenia but we all have to suffer for our Art eh!

stuu · Post by **stuu** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:30 am

music 123 WILL ship to NZ.

i bought a TC Electronics Gmajor from them a few months ago

Bluesbird · Post by **Bluesbird** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:06 pm

Not Fender products though, unfortunately.