FractalGrinder
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LoL..... I've should have seen that one coming a mile away! That response was DEFINITELY not comforting.....
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This sounds to me like you’re saying “If people complain it doesn’t do any good. If you don’t like it, vote with your wallet and don’t buy one. But what they do is great and they’re in demand, so obviously they’re doing it right.”Basically everyone that has gotten their FC loves it and how easy it is to program, how customizable it is, how it’s worth every penny etc.
With great things comes a wait, at least when they are new.
The II was hard to get at first, then it was pretty much readily available for years.
Before to long the FC’s will be readily stocked. A new buyer will add one to their cart along with a III, it will ship, they will miss UPS the fist day and be mad, then they will finally get it, plug it in and love it.
It’s only the folks that want the latest and greatest and want it as soon as it comes out that have to deal with waiting, but that is how it is for most products.
People used to sleep on the ground outside Apple stores to get the newest phones. Then after a few months, you can go to any store and buy one, no waiting. Just how it works with anything really.
Maybe FAS just builds it too good. Maybe if the price was way higher, or it had fewer features etc demand would be really low.
Charge $3999 for a III, $1499 for a FC, and I bet a whole lot fewer folks would be in line lol
But they don’t, they charge a fair price, offer an amazing product, and sadly everyone seems to want one.
I see the same compliants about pedals too. Guys mad they have to wait 9 months for a King of Tone, and how they don’t want to do business with a company that won’t take their money for a product faster but they can’t walk away because they want it...
I mean, we are all free to teach FAS a “lesson” and not buy a FC.
Can’t get it to market in time? Not transparent enough, didn’t respect the official waitlist ?
Take your business elsewhere. Enough people feel the same, it will be a huge financial flop, Cliff will have to sell off his boat, and FAS will learn by golly....
But how many people are getting out of line? I know I’m not. We can complain up and down, day after day, but we all know the moment we get an invite we are buying one, no?
As such, FAS doesn’t really need to change anything they are doing, because the ultimate metric of business success, sales and demand, are off the charts
...Not making the MFC101 backwards compatible, was not a great move IMO. It has been a PITA to program that thing and it works, but I do not want to change a thing until the FC comes because I barely have the thing doing what I want. Most would buy the FC when they were released because of the windows and the ability to assign IA's wherever you want. I don't think it would have hurt their FC sales. But in the meantime having the MFC work like it did before with the Axe Fx II would have been a nice gesture...
On a more serious note: I do strongly disagree with your statement that "anyone expressing any displeasure is tagged as a "whiner" or "entitled."" -- there is very little evidence of such labels being thrown around on this forum and that kind of personal attack would usually get flagged. Someone disagreeing with you, offering a counter opinion, is not a label. This is, after all, a discussion forum and you can't throw out an opinion bomb and walk away thinking no one will hurl one back. Hold any position you like, but don't be surprised when you're tasked with defending it.Response is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.
Too good. Gotta remember this line for later....you can't throw out an opinion bomb and walk away thinking no one will hurl one back.
Prove this. I contend it's not a thing that happens on this board. "Not common" means ordinary, usual, happens as a matter of course. This is patently false on this board.As for the OP’s response, yes, in fact, being accused of “entitled” has not been uncommon.
I apologise for the delay. I'm in the EU right now, and your response came smack in the middle of my day.Prove this. I contend it's not a thing that happens on this board. "Not common" means ordinary, usual, happens as a matter of course. This is patently false on this board.
I'll wait.
I feel for those of you that are waiting for your FCs. I really do especially if you are gigging with it.
Well, the way I see it by having the III you have some time to get your presets for the new platform.Thing is, I have a III but I’m gigging with the II because of the controller problem. It’s probably even worse.
And I can’t even get on a waitlist as the local distributor doesn’t have the slightest idea when the FCs may be available, how many of them and what’s going to happen next. So yeah, it’s pretty annoying.
Well, the way I see it by having the III you have some time to get your presets for the new platform.
Sorry, I couldn't resist...