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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by Mitchrx:
That's a great article. No it's not. As somebody who makes the bulk of my living now from music retail I can assure you it's waffle, bullshit, filler. There's no substance to the article or any real financial analysis to back up the statement. First they talk about UK guitar sales and then reference a Nashville-based dealer widely recognised as the Sgt Bilko of the industry, then talk to Jim Beloff, the USA's leading ukulele salesman as if either have any relevance to the point of the piece. WTF???????? If they are going to write an article about the state of UK guitar sales, you'd think they could find a UK dealer to talk to for Christ's sake. There's dozens within spitting distance of their offices. The only UK store mentioned, at the end of the piece is a Uke specialist. Sloppy, half-assed, badly researched, lazy journalism, as usual.
In fact when I read it it reminded me of some of the assignments I used to mark when I was teaching full time. I'd start reading and 2 or 3 paragrahs in I'd realise that there was no real understanding or affinity for the subject, but at least they had Google!!! Cut'n'paste Journalism. |
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| Argos journalism. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Hey Temp, lighten up. I thought it was an entertaining article. As a consumer, not a retailer, it was fun to read. I'm not interested in the "facts and figures." The Uke stuff at the end was filler, but it was interesting nonetheless. Lazy journalism? Yeah, maybe, but don't you sometimes like to read something just for fun? I do. I don't think that the article was ever intended to be a serious analysis of guitar sales in the UK, but rather just a commentary on why guitar sales have gone up. |
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Location: Scotland | If that's the case I'm still waiting for his comments. |
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UK guitar sales at all-time record
