I rarely buy from Sweetwater these days; I had a great rep for at least 10 years, he was promoted to management about 5 years ago; his replacement is fine but he's not as aggressive nor does he know what interests me.
If I buy new, I usually buy from MF; been working with the same sales rep there for over 10 years, and it's worked out great. When I buy new, I want it from their warehouse in the factory sealed box not from the floor display at a nearby GC...that happened once long ago, and I got a deep discount, and my rep always looks up the gear and makes sure it's from their warehouse or if it's not, tells me when they expect to get more in from the manufacturer, and lets me know when what I want is in stock, etc.
