Edward B.
Yelp
Well, well, well..... Whats a Californian doing writing about a local business in Colorado Springs? Well Im GLAD you asked!
I was online looking for my dream guitar amp. The amp Ive lusted over LITERALLY for 15 years. Never had the scratch to get one... but things change as time goes on and I found myself in the market.
Since the internet is such an awesome tool, it led me to musicgoround.com. I searched and found my dream amp! Its a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Tremoverb 100w head and it was located in Colorado Springs, CO. The listing had some good pictures, was in really good shape and was at a VERY reasonable price WITH a preset shipping price laid out. Scratch that, considering this amp has been out of production for over a decade, it was a FANTASTIC price. After a few days of sleeping on it I decided to purchase it.
The online buying experience was very efficient, with a few messages to the buyer about packing times, what to expect, whats done to the instrument prior to shipping out, when to expect it etc. Times were realistic and as stated. I did call the store to ask about its status but they LITERALLY had just shipped it off to UPS to send it on its way. The tracking number was automatically emailed to me.
When I received the package containing my amp I must say I was impressed. EXTREMELY well bubble wrapped. Literally every inch of the interior of that box and around the amp itself was WELL protected for its journey to me. Not only that, but ALL the preamp, power amp AND rectifier tubes were carefully removed and individually bubble wrapped and placed in their own protective box. Whoever packed the amp at the store THANK YOU!!! I plugged them all in, turned on the main power and not a single hiccup!
After a minute or two to let the tubes warm up I switched her off standby and wow...wow... WOW!!!! Not a single darn issue with the amp! Quickly dialed in some rough settings
and played for over an hour... sounded exactly as I remembered it 10000% AWESOME!!! Functionality was a SOLID 100%, no issues at all.
One VERY minor tick, no power cable was included with the amp, but my roommate had an extra one lying around so no big deal.
Overall a very solid buying experience from musicgoround.com and specifically the store in Colorado Springs, CO. 100% recommend them!