I don't see a reason for that to happen. I think the price the shop pays Fender for the purchase of instruments won't change. And even if MAP prices rise, shops will still give customers 'discount', just less than they do compared to MSRP prices nowadays. Or am I wrong?DocCarlson wrote:I wonder if the removal of MSRP will come with a rise in the MAP in a sort of split-the-difference arrangement.
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Went to guitar center yesterday. All I can say is...

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That made me lol, thank you.
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What happened?sa1126 wrote:Went to guitar center yesterday. All I can say is...
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What happened? Stairway to Heaven, my friend, Stairway to Heaven.
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Awh man I was on the highway to hell ill have to find the nearest exit.saxjag wrote:What happened? Stairway to Heaven, my friend, Stairway to Heaven.
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Pretzels are actually bent INTO shape, so...not really a good metaphor... 

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All I can say is I love this forum and everyone on it. Always good for a laugh. I think this is a good move by Fender, I've never seen MSRP as the "advertised" price. Hopefully this does away with a lot of marketing gimmicks on eBay as well as guitar center. Inflated prices slashed to fake savings annoys me to no end. Also, the last mom pop shop I've seen that carries new gear just gave up and became a concert venue... I don't know what that means for the future but there are still plenty of used shops.
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