The NY Amp show, held at the Secaucus, NJ Embassy Suites was always hit or miss, maybe ten amp vendors attended. I’m not surprised it’s gone with YouTube and generous return policies.
Went to the DMV to get my Real ID today, 12 weeks after finding an available appointment online. They reject my state issued birth certificate because it has a piece of scotch tape on it. I try to reason with the guy, explaining it was 56 years old, NOPE. He went into a lecture about how I...
No, the point of the OP was to blame Marshall’s new ownership. Now you are moving the goal post to include things like global supply chains. Tube amps are fading away, as suppliers age, their children will not take over, the end will arrive within two decades.
They exist to sell full amplifiers. The parts are generally generic and readily available elsewhere, so why be bothered with a few do-it-yourselfers, who may want to perform returns as well. It’s a distraction from the core business.
I started with GHS, but they had a few QC issues in the late 80s. I had no better luck with Ernie Ball, and then switched D’Addarrio. Never had any issues, they were competitively priced, readily available, and here we are thirty-five years later still using them. I feel no desire to try...