just went to sam ash website, and i'm not seeing anything that would qualify as a deep discount. just one guitar down from 15K to 13K. My thinking is they drop ship, so if u order something from the website before May 30 (final sale, no returns), they will take your money and the system is still alive for what will result in the product arriving at your door. But you are going to pay the same as any other website, so that would make zero sense with the final sale/no returns and full retail price. The deep deals are in the stores.
And that is likely the reason SA brick and mortars could never honor the onine prices. That was not their business model, as most online orders went straight from a warehouse that SA did not own, to the customer (there were exceptions).
I once bought a new guitar from Sam Ash, that was a floor model, but still I was the first owner and it was sold as 'new' with warrantee, setup plan etc. They were also selling the same exact instrument (the one I bought- same serial number) as 'used' on their website, for the same price (right when I bought it, that dissapeard). So they had their way of doing things, but SA was never an internet dominator, and I expect the website to be down on June 1, but I do not know.
is noteworthy that other big box music stores that do honor online prices, and generally do things a little differently...are not necassarily turning a profit (GC)...SA is an oldschool family biz...no profits means party is over.
The one in Huntington is ancient history, must have been part of that first wave. I moved to Town in 1980 (I was 3), want to say it was there the whole time until now- very close to that, if not so.
