
jkdsteve
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Yay...finally might be able to grab a Standard to toy with 

steve_k":bshqqgj5 said:12 Ultra's on ebay right now
madrigal77":3bzazpr3 said:I'm loving the amount of butt hurt going around over this. For a piece of tech (and it is just a piece of tech after all) to go 5 years with no hardware upgrades is unheard of. Just look at cell phones, computers, ect.. The top of the line item only stays top of the line for a few months to a year at the most. Axe had a run of 5 years with no upgrades. You had to know it was coming soon as it was long overdue. It's not like your Ultra's are suddenly not going to work. If you can't handle a piece of tech becoming obsolete eventually, don't buy it. Yeah, it sucks for all the people that just bought an Ultra, but that's just life and part of buying gadgets.
I'm amazed at people expecting a refund or exchange for their Ultra's now. Do you see Apple exchanging and refunding people when a new iPhone comes out? It just doesn't happen. I know high tech gadgets are pretty new in guitar land, but this is just the way things work. Basically as soon as you by something, it's already obsolete. When you buy a piece of tech, you have do it knowing that a new and improved one could come out at any time. And besides, it's not like this came out of nowhere. A new Axe model has been rumored for many months now.
madrigal77":lr1umquj said:I'm loving the amount of butt hurt going around over this. For a piece of tech (and it is just a piece of tech after all) to go 5 years with no hardware upgrades is unheard of. Just look at cell phones, computers, ect.. The top of the line item only stays top of the line for a few months to a year at the most. Axe had a run of 5 years with no upgrades. You had to know it was coming soon as it was long overdue. It's not like your Ultra's are suddenly not going to work. If you can't handle a piece of tech becoming obsolete eventually, don't buy it. Yeah, it sucks for all the people that just bought an Ultra, but that's just life and part of buying gadgets.
I'm amazed at people expecting a refund or exchange for their Ultra's now. Do you see Apple exchanging and refunding people when a new iPhone comes out? It just doesn't happen. I know high tech gadgets are pretty new in guitar land, but this is just the way things work. Basically as soon as you by something, it's already obsolete. When you buy a piece of tech, you have do it knowing that a new and improved one could come out at any time. And besides, it's not like this came out of nowhere. A new Axe model has been rumored for many months now.
rokker":1hdzogsj said:I think they should have given a signal it was coming...totally not fair to recent ultra buyers. I'm sure anyone paying $2000 would have paid $200 extra for the new model.
They probably had to eat up a bunch of parts/inventory and waited until the time was right.
I just sold an ultra for a nice price so for once I didn't take a beating. One thing I couldn't tell is if the new one is shipping or not. Those in a panic to sell could wind up waiting as was the case with the MFC at first. I wouldn't mind picking up a used standard for a backup rig in a box if the price is right.
Shiny_Surface":17o3kwz5 said:LOL, this will make for some fun reading on the forums.![]()
Cue sell off and rush of early adopters...
That's what I was thinkin too. But these people on evilbay must be nuts! Their BIN prices on the the Standard and Ultra are close to new prices!jkdsteve":3k5jhbeg said:Yay...finally might be able to grab a Standard to toy with![]()