THIS SAM ASH IS EMPTY! GUITAR HUNTING IN SAM ASH!

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In this video, we do some guitar hunting in Sam Ash!
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[@TheHouseOfMasks]

Guitar Hunting...I like it!

[@TheHouseOfMasks]

SHOUTS FOR THE HISTORY OF ROCK PART LOL

[@TheHouseOfMasks]

triple comment because of the alice in chains jar of flies shirt, my god this video was perfect lol

[@driftnutz8825]

I hate AJ GOOD!!!!

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

Sweetwater is looking quite bleek as well and my guy there says some brands are not expected to replenish until Spring 2022. But I did get my EII/MII ordered and shipped out. Saturday will be NGD for me.

[@Sigma77-n2u]

Sweetwater is killing everyone

[@leopizarro1267]

Gibson is probably easier to stock than imports at the moment. ships all over the world are delayed. I won’t say this is Sam ashes fault.

[@theeffyskateshop]

Ya stock has been low EVERYWHERE bro even in the online places it’s completely ridiculous but the times we are living in are pretty Sh*tty and I don’t see things getting better anytime soon! Stay Golden Ponyboy lmao

[@dildojizzbaggins6969]

*shitty Cringe...

[@thebaldshredder]

I went to a Guitar Center about a year ago. What a disappointment. Nothing of interest. Nice video.

[@BrandonDeft]

why anyone wears a mask know is beyond reason it just shows someone willing to submit, Unsubbed

[@Andrew_182]

Last time I went to the Sam Ash in Indy I had a similar experience. At least the electric guitar wall, which was smaller in comparison to this one, was pretty empty. The acoustic room was pretty full and so was the classical stringed and brass instrument area and the keyboard area. It's a pretty big SA. The guitar center I went in to wasnt much better stocked either though. Hopefully they bounce back sooner than later. As for Michael Kelly guitars, that's Sam Ash's in house brand. Would be interested in seeing you try some of them out as they dont have much saturation in the guitar YT market.

[@bradenbaker3633]

I haven't been to the Sam Ash in Indy in a few years, sucks to hear that because I really enjoyed it when I was there last. Sweetwater seems to do a pretty good job at keeping the racks full at least thankfully

[@Andrew_182]

@@bradenbaker3633 I think its just down to the conditions currently. Last time I went before that was in 2019 and they had a decent selection. I've never been to Sweetwaters campus (plan to make a trek eventually), but yeah they definitely do see to do a good job at keeping a fair amount of things in stock, but I think that's down to sheer scale and the fact they only have one location so they aren't spreading stock all over the country.

[@apacheworrier3776]

The shortages are going to continue to get worse, since the most perfect and effective vaccine in history continues to fail. Israel has the highest percentage of vaccinated people on the planet, and also the fastest transmission rate. So much for the unvaccinated being the cause of the spread.

[@thisguy2973]

6:37 says you gotta wear mask, but they don’t wear one themselves? Garbage…..

[@travisschuster4676]

Here goes Ray into the guitar shop to play sick riffs with corn holio shirt 🤘🤘

[@rankin1289]

I kind of got a depressed feeling as well from the way things looked inside. I couldn't believe they had Marshall cabs my local guitar center never has those.

[@Nonexistanthuman]

Samash pays for the equipment when they place the order, when gc pays later on it makes sense why they have more stock than a gc. But perhaps not many go to that samash who knows

[@larsheuker]

That and the mask mandate for extra dystopia points

[@Bierce88]

That area gives me nightmares. There was a flood up there last summer, and we had to tear out a lot of wet carpet from basements lol.

[@willharsanyi4447]

I used to sell guitars at that store about 12 years ago. I still stop in to say hi to some old friends every now and then. It kills me every time that the store seems to get worse every time. When I worked there it was wall to wall rad stuff and was a flagship store for them. I used to to a lot of appraisals and vintage stuff. Now it’s just a shell. It’s upsetting, I hope the music stores in general eventually come back bigger than ever. There’s nothing better being able to walk around and play rad gear.

[@takaorobinson8719]

All the music stores I grew up with are no longer there. It's sad but as an ex guitar center employee, I'm glad they're around.

[@randyberglund6474]

The 2 Sam Ash stores in orlando also empty, bummer

[@BrandonBames]

Perfect mix of tightness and grossness...you sir, need the Klirrton Grindstein or OhMyGoat!

[@xanderraymondcharles]

Hey thanks so much!!!! I’m gonna do some research

[@davidbeauvais1364]

Thank the democrats for this

[@alexskibicki2262]

Pretty cool video, ray. 😎this Sam ash doesn’t look that empty, but it does look like they’re running low on gear. I’ve been to sam ash in buffalo grove and it’s a pretty cool place. The employees were friendly, they provide great service, and I’ve had a great experience with Sam ash. At their stores and online.

[@miket_ehr]

You should check out Earl Teat Music in Dover, DE 🤘🏻

[@BretCahill]

I started my musical journey with a guitar from Earl Teat like 22 years ago.

[@harshtruth9148]

Just got my EVH 1x12 cab from Sam Ash in Edison Nj......only store anywhere that had an ivory cab in stock......store is terrible.....Ray u would love the guitar center in New Brunswick Nj off Rt 18.....just got my MXR carbon copy there....they had such an awesome inventory of guitars and pedals and massive selection of Amps....Mesa, Marshall, Boss,orange etc....i was shocked....btw I use mammoth slinky 12, 62 on my six string for drop A and B and the tension is great....tunomatic bridge schecter....they also have a Boss display rack of every pedal you can press a button and use with ease in new brunswick

[@Decimation13]

The Klirrton Grindstein pedal is like a modern HM-2

[@xanderraymondcharles]

Hey thanks for the heads up!

[@jonnybroomhead]

I went to Sam ash in Los Angeles and it was honestly a little disappointing. Next on my bucket list is the Sweetwater store

[@BlackacreDoe]

This is the same Sam Ash I went to growing up. Last time I went there, I was waiting to get into the Men's Warehouse next door and it felt like I was John Travolta from that Pulp Fiction scene that got turned into a meme. I feel like for guitar stores in the area, George's Music the guys are too overbearing since they work off commission, Sam Ash it was always hard for me to even get someone to help, and Guitar Center is usually a crapshoot because there's such high turnaround.

[@descargamusicalny]

You would have been surprised if you got to visit Sam Ash when it was on 48th Street, Times Square back in the 90s early 2000s

[@johnnyd63]

REALLY low on gear soon.This Sam Ash in Huntington (which I've been a customer for 35 years) scheduled to close down soon.😢

[@JackSon-cs5vk]

plumes, EQ in the loop (BOSS EQ-200)

[@jordy2x_]

Hey ray! Slipknot played Iowa last night in my hometown, and Jim played a really sick Meteora, have you seen it yet?

[@rokkimason4199]

Wow,now that I look again,its pretty empty in there. Oh well,goid riddance Sam Ash!

[@27pugsly]

All Sam ash are sad places . The Paramus New Jersey one closed they were so busy in the 90s but as soon as the 2000s came Guitar Center got more popular! Now GC is going downhill and being taken over by Sweet Water 😮

[@bryanp8010]

Omg, my band drove two hours to Sam ash in Richmond va yesterday and they had zero new Gibsons or fenders, only cheap garbage. Next door was a guitar center and same thing… garbage. What the heck is going on with these big stores? The small mom n pop shops are stocking better equipment. I’ve pretty much stopped going to the big stores cause they consistently suck and have nothing for real guitarists. They’ve become the amateur’s headquarters. I’ve bought a few high end guitars online like PRS’s but Gibsons have no consistency and must be played and seen in person.

[@johnburris3395]

23 years since I've been in this damn ass black in the end of the nineties United flight 1999 when I lived in Ohio. And they were shining amazing stores. They had everything in stock and everything you could ever hope to look for. Including tons of a used to get here and gear. I find it very sad to see that they are in such Dyers now. I live in Nebraska and a very small town that has no music store I have to shop online closest one is 300 miles from and I'm not driving through enter miles to go to music store and that would be Guitar Center. Yeah I live in the butt hole of America. It's good to see the inside of a Sam Ash Music Store Orlando I have great memories Sam Ash. Nothing like the feeling of walking a music store that you love spending half the day just checking out gear. Haven't got to do that in a very long time I envy you. Thank you for the video

[@tthreepo4291]

That Sam Ash is like a pristine museum compared to the Charlotte NC location. Charlotte's SA looks like it's closed and abandoned from the parking lot (which is also unkept). The inside is more boxes than equipment with the exception of the guitar, piano, and recording departments. The guitar counter, which is a very large L shape, looks like a bunch of 15 yo's had a party and nobody ever cleaned up. More than half the hooks were empty. I felt like I was at a funeral.

[@BrockTee]

I worked at that location in the early 2000's. It was a site to behold at the time. But the third generation of Ash's made a move to go more in on beginner level equipment around the end of my time there. They also changed how they were paying new hires(they grandfathered existing workers) and took away a lot of awesome deals vendors use to give to the employees. I knew at the time they were going to lose dedicated professionals and just become a rotating door of younger, or low quality employees who don't have the proper knowledge or skills to help players. Not sure if the moves were related to trying to adjust to online sales becoming more of a thing or what, but the store are a shell of their former glory. Also (although you may have had this answered) Those Michael Kelly or whatever would be house brand guitars. They were named Carlos Robelli when I worked there. Typically low quality beginner gear with a great price margin for the retailer.

[@Gatecreeper69]

My current favourite pedals, black art toneworks pharaoh supreme, boss fz2 or behringer sf300 I REALLY wanna check out the Dunn effects death knob. It’s like a blendable hm2 filter to stack on any of your favourite amps/pedals. I’d love one they are just so hard to get your hands on! If you like gatecreeper then you might like that!

[@alexandercarlinmusic9467]

Michael Kelly is Sam Ash's house brand. Like how Thomann has Harley Benton, just smaller selection and not nearly as good prices. They're pretty solid guitars tho. Also, if you're ever on Long Island, there's a Guitar Center in Commack and a Sam Ash in Huntington that r both pretty nice. There's also a smaller music store called Murphy's Music in Huntington that's cool. They have a lot of rly cool G&L guitars.

[@scotthayes83]

Welcome to Sam Ash. Under our Fender banner you will find Gibson guitars. Under our Gibson banner you will find Fenders

[@mrdubachery]

Love your videos, man. I just think the "vlog" stuff detracts from your guitar / gear reviews. Just constructive criticism. Thank you for your service, and keep on rocking.

[@chugmarks]

Man, I am in Australia and its bad. I have been told that we are just not a huge priority and to be honest I can agree..out population is small. I have been buying guitars direct from USA and Japan and paying almost double when you include shipping! Otherwise I'm always told "there is no ETA but it might be 6 months before anything arrives"

[@joeyzee]

Dude, if you find yourself in the 570 area you should check out Northeast Music Center in Dickson City. It's smaller but they have ALL the cool shit and Jack and Tyler are pretty rad.

[@bobbywhitlowmusic]

If you get a chance to find a Foxx Fuzz&Wa from the 70’s, snatch it up. That’s as close to my ears to the sound of the first 5 Black Sabbath albums without a Gibson SG and a Laney amp.

[@zakattack4274]

Hey man just followed you on TIKTOK thought it was pretty funny running into ya on there. Do you think you could do a video comparing The older shred guitars like from the 80s vs the newer shred guitar brands. Neck thickness specs and all that I know I would enjoy it thanks brotha

[@kkdeveauxgue2784]

Omg!!!!!😲 The guitars are nearly gone....😭😭😭😭 OOOooohhhh NOOOooooo😯😯😯

[@davidmcaninch4714]

I hate it when people unplug a guitar without turning off the amp, or putting it on standby, if available. But I’m a drummer, so I suppose it shouldn’t bother me that much, right?

[@damonkatos4271]

Went to Sam Ash Dallas, all guitars are put up high out of reach. They suck wind. Ask if they demo Helix and guy said no. I asked how people know if they like and want to buy. Guy said they watch KZbin.

[@Girzzlyঐু]

The Guitar center in Saginaw Mi always looks empty, and if not empty then they usually carry the cheap/low-end guitars. I'm usually (all day & every day) broke so it doesn't really matter to me BUT i would like to know what a higher end guitar feels like lol

[@WalkenDead]

So there is a sign on the door for masks, but the employee isn't wearing one...... Now I'm not advocating for or against masks, whatever makes you feel good. If the store has the signs up though, the employees should be following suit

[@bagee03]

It’s the supply chain and it’s horrible. I’m in sales and I’ve had product on back ordered for months. Probably will not change till after the first of the year…hopefully

[@jakp8777]

Westminster, CA Sam Ash is quite full but has no Shure bass wireless systems. That location also has a guy that spends 8 hours almost daily playing keys pretty well. Ontario, CA Sam Ash is in a mall, quite full of mall people in the way not interested in music and has lots of Merch.

[@warwick724]

Sam Ash Kop had/has the worst customer service for years.. times we would walk in with thousands to spend and not one person asked if we needed help so we took our business elsewhere. Hopefully things have changed 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@DJ33]

Haha I bought a Chapman ML3 Pro off reverb form King of Prussia's Sam Ash. I thought it was a joke or where it was.Google Maps!!

[@elancaster3989]

Rev g4 pedal is pretty sick. I run one into a Marshall dsl 100. Lots of gain, a bit more organic sounding than metalzone or the hm2

[@jrlee243]

If you go to cherry hill Sam Ash. Avoid the Chinese restaurant. Total Armageddon when you get home. If you make it home.

[@CM-ek9ec]

I was at that store about a month or so ago and it was hurting then as well. This week I stopped in at Sam ash at Franklin mills and they are hurting too but they had a few PRS’s come in and not just the SE models. I got to talking to one of the guys and he said his Martin rep was just in and said they are going to make Martin’s with black pick guards since they can’t get their normal pick guards. Interesting times we are living in. My suggestion for a shop to check out would be deluca in hatboro. Would be pretty awesome to see some mom and pop place in “ our” tri-state area.

[@michaelblaney4461]

Sam Ash looks bad compared to the GC in my town. It's sad when I have more basses then a store chain. Yeah it's not the supply chain , something wrong there . Michael Kelly is their store brand.

[@jasonpatton9962]

You should try a Boss Metalcore ML-2. Fantastic distortion pedal that has tightness and clarity. Let me know if you can’t find one, as I have one that is up for grabs.

[@squawk3120]

Probably a stupid suggestion but have you tried a metal muff “with top boost”? I prefer one over my metal zone, its much tighter. I don’t use the top boost, its useless.

[@magatone1]

The drum area was a ghost town too. Kind of sad, especially since I bought my kit and keyboard there a number of years ago. Same in many other stores such as bike shops, etc. Supply chain is probably to blame.

[@TheShreddDude]

Sucks cuz I always preferred Ash over GC because they had more to offer and friendly customer service. But then the one by me went outta business because everyone knows GC more like Coke.

[@blackriverproductions2930]

@staymetalray Hey Man, love the vids bro! Your positive vibe is contagious man. Just thought I'd suggest a gain pedal to try. I just shot a vid for it. (not a plug) Empress effects Multidrive. There's already a ton of vids for it... check 'em out. TONS of gain possibilities.

[@rvplaysmusic528]

Maaaaaan I haven't been to that store in a few months. Geez.... compared to then and what I saw in your video, it is indeed pretty sad. That used to be one of my go to stops. Gibsons, Gretsch, Ibanez, BC Rich, ESPs, Fender, Jacksons, etc. all used to be in their shelves. To see it like it is in your video makes me really hope they do not go out of business. Try George's Music. North Wales being their biggest one. Nice people over there. NOTE: Mostly just PRS, Ibanez, Fender and Epiphones in their stock.

[@zakklee2556]

KLON CENTAUR guitar pedal on reverb $5700.00

[@Madchris8828]

I mean the stock is way better than my local store . But I also am talking about a small 1 type only store not a big chain. Also I've heard great talk about Sam Ash, many folks saying the staff is far nice and easier going than GC. Can't say myself though haha

[@ginetterautheaux9441]

To get good versatility I like using the heavy gages too I also love using using my Fender Mustang 3 amplifier 3 amplifier it has a Built-in datand deck and you can hook it up to your computer and edit all your software and recordings You should try it out or look into it it would definitely pay off

[@ari598]

You should really go check out the Michael Kelly Guitars. The Patriots are GREAT!!!

[@driftnutz8825]

Bro I live in Harrisburg pa, well I moved to mechanicsburg but yeah we got a pretty decent guitar center in Harrisburg out around colonial park.

[@ronnieremark3355]

I have the eQd Acapulco gold. Super loud and super heavy, I think you will dig it!? Especially for some Doom

[@murderbymedia]

Sam-Ash that like button!

[@xanderraymondcharles]

Ayeee

[@barrygruber5915]

It’s not just Sam Ash. It’s the dealers having problems producing the gear as well as trying to get the gear into the ports. There are different level stores also so they might not be eligible to get everything. Try buying appliances or new cars right now.

[@greenwave792]

I went looking for the new Gibson acoustic G series, couldn't even find a store in 100 miles....NO MUSIC store ???????

[@howardgillingham4763]

The BMX industry is really bad also, that's what happens when you shop your manufacturing over seas.

[@billygwalthney369]

You should visit the mom and pop music stores left. Theres 2 near horsham..Deluca music has new and used guitars and music & arts store. Both small music shops, would be fun to see you in little shops.

[@wolfman8785]

I used to go there when I was a teenager until I discovered guitar center. Sam ash was always kinda shitty in my opinion compared to GC and I'm actually suprised its still there

[@herbcanter2114]

Guitar Center in North Myrtle Beach SC is barren , very few guitars to try and buy . You have to order a guitar and have it shipped to the store . What a joke.

[@joshuapaulsen7414]

Did I just see a Fender banner hanging over the Gibson section, and a Gibson banner hanging over the Fenders? Sorry if someone already mentioned it, just found it funny upon seeing it.

[@AidanNorton]

The guitar department is getting stock back, the walls are looking good. Come to sam ash kop and buy a guitar from me asap, screw sweetwater

[@jamesonpace726]

Yeah, punk, that's because Sam Ash was there 40 years, then Guitar Center appeared....

[@nathangrant8693]

The Sam Ash near me in Arizona has more guitars than the one in the video, but it was all less expensive guitars or really expensive guitars. There was nothing in the mid range. The amp selection was abysmal. I hope they are able to get stocked and get more help. It was a great place to buy from in the past.

[@christopherrusso9523]

Start looking at the underground used market. Its out there. One of my friends has over 200 guitars and 80 amps.

[@zayasmith1184]

Check out Russo's in Philly, spot is SSWWEEEREETT!!!

[@Roady1231]

Bro no way! I was there the same day and also noticed that their stock as empty! Didn’t know you were from the Philly area. Small world.

[@PHEONIX_720]

man look at what covid did to these shops. Last time i was at samash in cherryhill they were low on stuff as well. It felt sad cause who knows these places could shutdown one day. Especially since everyone buys online.

[@youngmike8645]

Yo Ray there is a Sam ash in Franklin mills mall in the northeast! I live down the street from it. Selection has been weak but there is some good finds from time to time. Plus the staff is cool.

[@dakotahutchinson9371]

Sup Ray I'm from Punxsutawney, Pa we ain't got crap for guitar stores sadly

[@kman080498]

Jeeeez….I work at a sam ash in florida and we have almost 3 times the stock of this store and we only have 40% of what we are supposed to have….

[@JahmezFox]

Just a casual Aussy here to drool over American guitar stores which make most Australian ones look like they’re in a 3rd world country

[@sspyder181]

30 minutes to my south... Im from Pottstown area... Nice video

[@emmybunbun860]

Jcm 800 with the presence and treble cranked. Gain control can be low and still get really nasty but tight sounds

[@paulgordo7505]

Bought a nice Korean made esp, at a Sam ash way back in the late 90s,music stores where always packed back then!

[@davepaulson287]

Hello Ray! I think you would like the grindstein pedal. Thumbs up so he can see this!

[@jaylunaguitar]

The Gibsons looked nice but it did look empty. By the way, I have that same Cornholio T shirt lol!

[@theviking8189]

Can relate. I just went to my local guitar store for the first time since 2019 and it was a boneyard. Just Fenders and a couple decent amps, but damn it felt weird to see it so empty.

[@thisguy2973]

It’s the wood shortages, as well as silicon. It’s killing everything that uses these components.

[@EXSENTRIX]

The music gear is probably in a shipping container anchored in the ocean by our government. No b.s.

[@WalkenDead]

I'm sure that someone has mentioned this but Michael Kelly has been around for a while now, and that is their store brand now. They aren't bad

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

Check out the Plasma pedal from Game Changer Audio.

[@paulfuchs3661]

Ray- thx for masking AND for wearing a Cornholio shirt!

[@wabbadu1]

Buffalo Grove, IL Sam Ash is empty as well. They said it's because of the China micro chip shortage.

[@denverrandy7143]

Love "earthquaker devices" and I've been wanting to check out "Micheal kelly" guitars...they always look great online.But,never given them a chance.I think they're out of Florida???anyways,off to work.Have a great one,Ray.Great content as always.👍

[@davestafford7301]

Check out Georges music in Springfield Pa

[@travhxc1174]

You heard of the Dunn Effects Death Knob? It might be what you’re looking for. HM-2 Like but better

[@jasonleo11]

Horizon Devices Precision Drive or the Fortin "33" try these two pedals

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Bro, check out the Sam Ash on 34th street Manhattan. Really nice selection of gear ✅

[@chriscrean2044]

Went to sam ash in cherry hill nj. Couldn't believe how empty it was.