Hey Guys,
I say "guys", 'cause, let's face it, its a bit of a sausage fest around here.
Now, is it just me or is this Forum suddenly going ballistic? I can barely keep up with all the posts.
I just want to let you know that I do read every single post, but I may not get time to respond to each one. Even though I have a senior Government job (that is currently supporting this growing business), I still get email notifications throughout the day as new messages are posted. Unfortunately, I can't reply on the forum from my phone (and nor should I, as the public is paying my wages).
Personally, I can't begin to tell you how happy I am that we've built such a flourishing community of amateur guitar builders all helping each other out (and making such incredible guitars to boot!). This is everything (and more than) I was hoping for. The fact that I scored my very own personal Luthier (and good friend) along the way is just the icing on the cake ;)
I particularly like that the Community is looking at ways at improving the site/business, like including A4 parts sheets, showing new customers exactly what parts are in the box and where they go. I hope that this project continues and I will commit to providing photoshop/printing/money or whatever is needed.
I also want to use the Community in the near future to refine the catalogue of guitar kits that we will always stock. With the next shipment, we will have almost 50 kits in the range, which is unsustainable (due to minimum order quantities, capital and warehouse space). So, have a think about which kits you would like to always have in stock and I'll put together a bit of survey for you. We will have "Stock" kits and "Special Order" kits. As a guide, we should be aiming for about 20-25 Stock kits.
Someone else (Gavin?) suggested it might be worthwhile to survey the Community on what parts and accessories (and upgrades) we should stock. So I will look at including these on our Survey.
We have just received some sample parts, so I will get DB to assess these and see which ones are worth stocking. It would be nice if we could have a few straightforward upgrades available (scratch plates, pickup surrounds, machine heads, strap locks, etc).
Anyhoo, a huge thanks to all of you for making this Forum such a great resource for builders and a fun Community to be a part of. I sincerely hope that you will all stick around and be part of the growth of Pit Bull Guitars.
