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Confused by the many string options for upright bass? We can help.
The String Is the Thing.
A large part of our daily business - and a large percentage of calls we take seeking guidance - concerns
strings. It makes sense; strings are one of the few "wear items" on a bass; unlike pickups, amps, and the basses themselves, they eventually wear out and need to be replaced. Perhaps more importantly, they are also an item that is easiest to change, when you're looking to improve or alter the way your bass sounds, responds, and/or "feels." So we get a lot of q
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Feb 2nd 2021
We're BRIBING you for reviews!
From now until the end of February, your product reviews earn FREE CREDITS towards your Purchases!
We've always done our best to have the most useful, real-world product descriptions on our website. But many customers want the added reinforcement of the honest, unflinching reviews by other customers just like them. Or, more accurately, just like you.
With our new website, we have the ability to collect a
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Jan 29th 2021
Sometimes a Killer Deal really is too good to be true. (Triangulation Fraud Explained)
Killer Deal? Maybe not.
We all like a great deal, myself included. And when I’m looking
to make a purchase, it’s sometimes hard to resist “Googling” for the best possible
price. But sometimes, a deal does really turn out to be too good to be true. We’ve
seen an uptick in attempts to “take us for a ride” lately, so I thought it would
be good to make you – our customer – aware of one of the most common schemes,
so you can avoid problems.
You're probably familiar with simple credit card
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Jan 28th 2021
Lots of New Stuff at Gollihur Music - New Basses, New Accessories, New CLEARANCE
Lots of New Stuff to
Share!
Now that our website is
fully up-to-speed, with enhanced checkout,
cleaner design, and easier maintenance, it's
freed me up to finally get some long-awaited
new products onto the website. We've just pulled
back the curtain on sever
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Nov 24th 2020
We've added "BassBucks Rewards" to the site
Something new we're trying - a rewards program. We didn't want it to be complicated, so here it is, in a nutshell:With your Gollihur Music account, you automatically collect "BassBucks" with every order - they can be collected and applied to future orders! You can get bonus BassBucks for special actions - right now, "like" us on Facebook for a bonus 50 BassBucks!You can also earn special discounts by referring your friends to Gollihur Music - if they order something, they get a $5 credit on
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Oct 12th 2020
Even newer update to the website
So, we were excited to completely overhaul the website on July 1 of this year. It involved completely re-creating the back end and admin, making a greatly improved shopping cart, and much more behind the scenes and under the hood. But we did it, and debuted a new look and feel for the site. The design we unveiled was never quite exactly what I was shooting for, though. So I've been doing additional work since then to bring the site more in line with what we've historically offered, and yet broug
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Sep 9th 2020
Welcome to Version 4.0 of the Gollihur Music website!
We've finally managed to make it happen.Our website had been getting a bit "long in the tooth" lately, as it was designed some 13 years ago. Our shopping cart was a little kludgy, our design didn't play well with mobile devices, and it was just time for a refresh.We've been continuously on the web since 1997 (that's 23 years, now!) and started with a humble 1-2 page website with basic functionality. We graduated to a better site around 5 years later, and then to our most recent one - which
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Jul 1st 2020