Fantom G Now In all "Best Buy" stores

Personally, I dont care where I buy from - In fact I buy most of my gear online (Not from GC or a retail store).

All I care about is cost and quality!

If Best Buy can sell me what I want to buy (Which I usually thoroughly research before buying) at a cheaper cost than the nearest GC or my online buddies Then I will buy from them.

Dont really care about the Best Buy 'Coolness Factor' !

Manish

Boy, you Roland Guys really know how to rub it in LOL, No really, you guys are great, I really appreciate the support you guys provide here. Also I think the fact that Roland Clan has it’s very own Roland representative is awesome!

But I’m sure you can understand the misunderstanding here.

We (mainly me) were missing a valuable piece of information, anyone that lives in the U.S. and is a Pro musician. Understands that Pro gear and amateur gear have always been sold at locations that best suit each party. And Bestbuy is a great and HUGE store chain but they have never been known to sell Professional equipment, only everyday electronics such as computers, games, stoves, washers, dryers TV's, Casio’s etc.

Like you guys have said the first one opened up in California only three years ago so because I live in Maryland, all the way on the other side of the country. I had no idea they were making these kind of changes. I just knew that Bestbuy sold only Casio and other amateur gear.

So with all the information I had (and given the title of this thread) it was only logical to come to my conclusion. I was under the impression that the Fantom-G (and only the G) would be sold side by side with the likes of Casio and it would be done all in the same area. I was just confused at why Roland would sell the G (a pro board) along side Casio’s (an amateur board) in a store where Americas know only amateur gear is sold. It made me think Roland had fallen or something.

But now that I understand they have a dedicated music department full of Pro gear (thanks to Dan slapping my face off) It completely changes my perspective (happens when your face is on the ground), I think it’s awesome and I hope it last for a very Very long time.

But you Roland guys could have given us the heads up on this, and..... saved me from a good slapping. I think this will have a BIG impact on the music world probably in a good way.

Thanks Roland reps

manishkurup... I want to have a private chat with you, or in a new thread. About the Axon + Fantom G. I'm planning on getting an Axon and want some input or tips., how is working in general paired with the G.

... WE can start a new thread in the other gear section.

Manish

private chat! LOL!

OK, I know that sounds cool- but honestly- this is what they label the G8 as- last I heard- it ain't that portable and for $3k+ it better be touch-sensitive.


"Roland - Portable Keyboard with 88 Full-Size Touch-Sensitive Keys"

I guess they don't want to turn people away if they see the word Professional in the description.
Mr. Customer- I can sell you this Casio- but honestly- if you want full size keys that are touch sensitive- you really should get a Fantom-G

And for you Fantom-X or Sonic Cell users- don't go asking them for any SRX cards- you will be upsold to a fridge.

man... I live in California and I had no idea Best Buy sold pro-gear....ever... hell I even look at their website occasionally and never saw anything resembling that. Quite a cool thing. Of course pricing will certainly leave something to be desired I'm guessing as most retail chains with "non-mainstream" stuff tend to have pretty crummy pricing compared to internet and dedicated resellers. I don't think Best Buy will ever become the wal-mart equivalent selling regular stuff when it comes selling music equipment driving prices down in any way. This is likely to be purchased by those who insist on playing something in person and who do not have a Roland dealer locally and tend to purchase items from anywhere they can touch it to "reward stocking the product" and have instant gratification by walking home with it now rather then price checking things and waiting for mail order. This is also for those who drop cash or checks for payments only and do not do credit cards or other things over the internet for whatever reason. I know I worked retail many years ago and there are still people today who will not buy anything over the internet due to fear or the internet, fraud, etc. If there is no other local dealer and there's a Best Buy that can offer it then Roland has made a sale they were unable to get otherwise.

Also... I would certainly NEVER call the G8 portable. Heck getting that beast up on the stand by myself when it showed up was enough to give some people a hernia. Roland needs to work on packing a small fold up little man in the box to help you get it on the stand...

lol

I just got back from visiting the Tempe, Arizona Best Buy/ Music Store.

The salesman there was very nice and had some working knowledge of a variety of gear - general knowledge. Very pleasant guy, however.

Fun little compact music store. One main floor...
V-Drums in the middle with a couple dividing walls.
Keyboards all over the place.
Electric guitars on one wall along with amps.
Mixers and recording gear on another wall (the mixers were in these cool slide out drawers..I got a good feel for several mixers that I never paid attention to before)

A seperate acoustic drum room (my 14 mo old loved that for about 20 minutes!)

A seperate acoustic guitar room.

A fun way to blow an hour!

I wish I had my digital camera...maybe next time.

Ps. I will be getting several of my guitars strung there for $5.00 bucks labor each. Better than me spending 1/2 hour per guitar..I stink at it.

5 bucks... wow... most places around here charge 10... that's why I do it myself most of the time while watching movies

manishkurup... I want to have a private chat with you, or in a new thread. About the Axon + Fantom G. I'm planning on getting an Axon and want some input or tips., how is working in general paired with the G.

You don't think there might be other Axon users on the forum?

Nik wrote
>You don't think there might be other Axon users on the forum?

Actually no I didn't, ahh fkkk it.. I'm going to start a new topic... please do join in!

Not sure what's going on with Best Buy, but you can read it here

Manish