Donny, I agree that Sweetwater is pretty good. The kid I deal with is responsive and pretty knowledgeable. The practice of assigning an associate to each customer is really helpful. Recently, I got a jazz guitar with A finish flaw. When I told the guy, they offered me a $100.00 credit without even seeing a photo of the flaw, which I offered to send.

Same thing at Sam Ashe. A nice young woman, who also knows her stuff, is my consultant. When I wanted a Parker acoustic, she looked at the stock they had and called me back to answer questions. Naturally, she earned my business.

I'll order from places like Musicians Friend only if they are the only ones stocking what I need. Guitar Center is a joke.

And Rondo music is the worst I've ever dealt with-hands down.

R.