Maybe it's just the music stores that I have been to in my state and the area of the state I used to live, but does anyone else here feel that (today) many music stores (with the exception of a few good ones--you know who you are too), don't give a flying crap about keyboardists?????

I can walk into just about any music store in my area and find a $2,000 Gibson Les Paul, a $2,000+ Ovation , $1,500 Fenders, expensive PA equipment, and recording equipment, $1000+ brass and string instruments, but you can't find a damn professional keyboard anywhere! Why is that?????

All the people that work there are guitarists, bassists, and drummers. I just talked to a guy from a local music store to see what they carry. As expected "squat"..., he then said "oh we can order you any keyboard you want". I asked why don't you keep the pro keyboards in stock.... His answer.., "well keyboard players are just so picky, and it's hard to move the merchandise".

What a jerk! Of course I told him he was wrong of course. You bring in the boards (HIRE A REAL KEYBOARD PLAYER), and they will sell. Simple.., stock them and they will come

It's not right. We have to very often buy our keyboards site unseen, and hope they're what we want, but everyone else can go into a music store and play that $2,000 guitar, but ask for a keyboard and they put you in front of a cheap Casio CTK (which sells at Wal-Mart), and they're asking more for it.

I guess what really irks me is when the workers say "we don't stock them because they're hard to sell". While they're telling you this you of course pick up on that neither they or ANY of their employees know anything about keyboards. If you don't hire a keyboardists to demo the unit, or course you'll have a hard time selling it, but hey they're quick to pull that Eric Clapton Signature Series Strat off the wall, and run some solos for you

How are the stores in everyone elses areas?

Squeak

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 06-14-2006).]