Thomann.de ?

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CanopuS

Amateur music since 1847
Hi, I'm sorry to post this, hopefully the thread won't hang around for long. I'm looking to buy a new guitar, but the prices are much cheaper if ordering from www.thomann.de as opposed to buying in the UK (where I live). In some ways I feel slightly anxious about the prospect of ordering from another country, although their reputation appears to be excellent. I would just like to hear from anyone who has used Thomann before and whether it really does make sense to order from them?

Thanks :)
 
i'm in germany. but trust me, the packaging is made for oversea trips.

they put the original cardboard package of the tele, which came in a gigbag, in an additional bigger box with lots of foam protectors.
 
I'm in Germany, and have made 4 orders from Thomann in the last 4 months. If you are going to order a guitar, then I would suggest you try to talk on the phone with a person in the guitar dep't who will do the set-up on the guitar before it goes out. That's what I would do. Everything I've bought from them so far, has either been electronics, or, for one order, gigbag/strings. Their packaging is a bit overkill, but better too much, than not enough. So, I wouldn't worry about your order getting there in one piece. I would only be concerned about the guitar set-up, since I am no wizard in that department.
 
If it's a halfway expensive guitar, you have to get it in your hands and try it out before you buy, IMHO. No two are the same. I made this mistake with something I'd set my heart on but it was shop-worn, so I special ordered another one. When it turned up three months later, it wasn't as nice as the one I'd fallen in love with so I didn't buy it.

Thomann are great for high-tech stuff and everything else that's a bit more like white goods. Guitars are too personal to buy with your eyes.
 
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