Thomann (Harley Benton) Tariff Countering Policy

[Tonray's Ghost]

[honyock]

still cheaper direct from Thomann, especially with new cheaper DHL option and B-Stocks are almost always available.

$229 plus tax for a TE-52 via Reverb vs. $194.74 shipped ($139 + $55.74 shipping). Since it is below $800 De Minimus limit (unless that was recently changed and I am not aware)

[andrewsrea]

Just the threat of Tariffs has importers adjusting to maintain market share.

[peskypesky1]

Just the threat of Tariffs has importers adjusting to maintain market share.

I'm trying to think of any gear I should order before the tariffs kick in. Maybe a new audio interface for my computer? Maybe a new computer?

Don't need any more guitars, that's for sure. Don't really need an amp, although I'd like that 15-watt Monoprice tube amp.

Hmmm... what do I need?

[Tonray's Ghost]

Just the threat of Tariffs has importers adjusting to maintain market share.

I'm trying to think of any gear I should order before the tariffs kick in. Maybe a new audio interface for my computer? Maybe a new computer?

Don't need any more guitars, that's for sure. Don't really need an amp, although I'd like that 15-watt Monoprice tube amp.

Hmmm... what do I need?

What about one of those Make America Great Again Communist China craftsmanship guitars ?

[BatUtilityBelt]

I was on the fence until last week on getting an ASM Hydrasynth (Chinese company). The tariff threat and a seasonal sale price drop of $200 pushed me to buy it. Believe it or not, one of the applications I intend for it is as a guitar processor. You can use most of its synth engine on external audio inputs, and I like the idea of a guitar tone that is still obviously guitar, but has some synth processing applied. That idea goes back to at least Pete Townshend with an ARP 2600, probably earlier too.

[mickey]

My father (born in 1913) always said "It was the tariffs that put the "great" in "The Great Depression." "

I wish us luck but have little to no hope!
Mickey