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Originally Posted by Fman  R3K,
I'm glad you are a fan of the boutique store ways, but Sweetwater functions on the same principle...hence it is truly honestly disheartening to see you bash Paul. You could say I'm biased to be sure since I work with the guy and know him personally, but really that makes me more of an authority on the type of person he is.
Paul makes it a point to personally contact every single one of his clients, even just the guy who orders a single pack of guitar strings, because he is thorough and diligent in making sure everyone he knows gets what they need. You are absolutely justified in your distaste for the unconcerned nature of megastores, but Paul is not a kid selling used Mexi-strats. He is a trained and educated professional; I actually learned more about digital signal processing and live mixing under his tutelage than I did in school.
You may just not know all that about him, and so I personally take your words with a grain of salt; but if you don't want him to call you, just let him know and I'm sure he will honor your request. As to his life being empty I wouldn't worry about that; Paul's got plenty going on, makes a good living, has an awesome family, and even makes time to check in on people who may profit from his technical expertise despite the fact that some of them drop his name on a forum like he did something wrong. I hope you aren't completely turned off to Sweetwater, because honestly at the end of the day it's a place that was built around ethics and not gimmicks. With that, if you 100% just want to order online and be left alone, I'm pretty sure that could be accommodated as well with little trouble!
Feel free to PM me if you'd like and I can give you my information to contact me directly; I really just wanted to expound the point that Paul's a good guy, but am open to hear what you've got to say.
Best Regards,
Forrest |
umm.....I Like Paul, Im glad he contacts me, and I like Sweetwater. I do most my purchases through SW.
I was actually complementing him, by way of caricature.
Was I too subtle?
I sincerly hope P has more of a sense of humor, as I do think him cool and dont want to hurt his feelings.
Best
_R3k