I've not read the story yet. How does a guitar store go under at a time when guitars & everything related are selling like crazy town? I like Sweetwater. I tried to buy a new guitar recently. I was looking between $600.00 - $1.500. Enough for me to put some thought into it. For three weeks I'd spend hours selecting one only to have it sold out before I could click the button. That's when I started buying parts to put one together.
I may never play, but the Sweetwater staff treats me like Gold buying junk I'll never be able to use. ( or tell if it even works for that matter!)