Question I Was watching the Guitar world Majesty Review when I had a question...

[Warthog]

Here is the review if you haven't seen it.. it's pretty cool.

Review: Ernie Ball/Music Man Majesty Guitar

I was wondering, do guitar companies send guitars to review sites like GW for free or do the sites buy the guitars in the store when they want to review one?

I hope this is not a secret... but I am curious. Anyone know?

 

[Spudmurphy]

My only experience of this was when a guitar mag in the UK did a review of an Albert Lee. It appeared on the front cover of their magazine and they used the same picture as posters at a guitar exhibition (I think) at the Excel in London.
The guitar was supplied by Strings n Things for the review and is now owned by a guy on the Forum (Smellybum).
I got Albert Lee to sign the magazine for Smelly, and he has the poster too.

So in that instance the mag had the guitar on loan.

 

[Warthog]

Ah ha! So there is a 3rd option... a loan. That sounds like what probably happens. Hmm, interesting!

 

[V_S]

There are rumours that a certain, well-known german guitar magazine won't do any reviews if they don't get the equipment for free.

 

[A.J.]

We loan them.

 

[Warthog]

We loan them.

Thanks A.J.! Customer service comes through again!!

 

[TNT]

Yeah, I just hope you get em' back!!