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Old 08-03-2011, 09:46 AM
Big.Al Big.Al is offline
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I was poking around a bit on the LOUD Technologies website this morning. Apparently the bad economy almost tanked the business. They were de-listed from NASDAQ in 2009 and it looks like they now have all new senior management. According to one business article I read, they have completely re-organized their management structure and re-grouped their product lines in 2011. I noticed that none of their sites have any email links anymore, and that Alvarez only lists six US dealers. My read on this is that the parent company probably was leveraged heavily and continues to be in dire financial straits. Yairi guitars seem to be out of stock everywhere, and I'm finding only a couple of their Artist and Masterworks Alvarez guitars here and there online. Perhaps LOUD doesn't have the funds to import inventory and support dealers. Not good at all.

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