Metropoulos amps are done

[JR-OZ]

Sucks he's a great guy. The Metro-Plex MK II is a unreal killer amp and when used correctly and Miced up kicks most vintage marshalls ass. Plus it does a great eddie deal. I think in the future it's going to be one of those special things no on realized what they had when it was around. I think people need to stop letting the bs politics blind them from whats really goes on around them. Look at the gross profit margins of these companies, Watch the private equity markets and the company's they are buying and consolidating. Look at the returns. Watch the bs vertical integration move where the management company makes a fortune and they have a loss at the operating business (ala Airlines) this stuff has been out of control well before and after trump or anyone else. Most companies using tarrifs as an excuse to raise the profit margin, Lower employee counts Like they did during covid. Large manufacturing moved overseas to get around the unions hourly wages lol to make more profits. Sure there is spoilage and things hurt small business and this just sucks but don't fool yourself and think this shit hasn't been going on forever. Better we keep this about music and amps! That's why we come here! To get away from this. Wish him well and health in whatever he does! The business model is so rough. Most kids think they cant afford 4k amp yet have 51500$ modelers and garbage they never use because of the marketplace and buying habits.

 

[glpg80]

Sucks he's a great guy. The Metro-Plex MK II is a unreal killer amp and when used correctly and Miced up kicks most vintage marshalls ass. Plus it does a great eddie deal. I think in the future it's going to be one of those special things no on realized what they had when it was around.
The business model is so rough. Most kids think they cant afford 4k amp yet have 51500$ modelers and garbage they never use because of the marketplace and buying habits.

You hit the nail on the head.

What we are seeing between modeling companies is not which technology is best because they’re all claiming the same thing, it’s which of their marketing budgets are larger and more cunning on setting up hype and demand.

You can have a company sell real gold or fools gold with more market push and likely sell the cheaper quantity of junk gold than quality of the real deal due to pushing quantity of sales to corner a market. It’s 101 economics of supply and demand to push out competitors. Oversaturate the market with your product using sales tactics to squish demand for your competitors product that sells quality.

It sucks these are the things that business owners have to think of but that’s how businesses stay afloat and I feel bad George sacrificed his health and finances to be forced out of the market by these tatics.

 

[CarlF]

He’s been in business for 25 years.
Do you have any idea how difficult it must’ve been to survive 25 years selling boutique guitar amps?
He’s had 5 orders since Labor Day and anybody who’s head is not firmly planted up their own ass knows the gear market has been dead af for quite awhile now.
But sure, he suddenly forgot how to run his business…

It doesn’t seem like he ever knew how.

 

[Beyond Black]

It doesn’t seem like he ever knew how.

And what do you base that on?