Boutique Amps Distribution on fire/burnt down :(

[jdel77]

This is horrendous - just saw it on my FB feed.
Hope all are ok, but man, imagine the stock/merch losses!
Can anyone update on the actual damage?

 

[Senor Forum]

Uhhhhhh... holy ****.

Man, things have already been backed up / slow going as it is. This is absolutely insane.

 

[LaXu]

I'm sure all that is insured but it does mean that any BAD made amps and pedals will be in short supply. Is there a complete list of what they made somewhere?

 

[jdel77]

I'm sure all that is insured but it does mean that any BAD made amps and pedals will be in short supply. Is there a complete list of what they made somewhere?

These are the BAD brands. Who knows what this means for back orders...

 

[Raymond Lin]

This would put them back a year I expect....jeez, not good.

 

[wetordry]

Wow. That really sux.

 

[jdel77]

This report is stating it’s been “declared a knockdown”?
What does that mean - write off and demolish?

Crews Extinguish Blaze At Huntington Park Warehouse, Firefighter Injured

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Monday battled a blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park that sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

 

[RAG7890]

Hopefully no one was injured & the Fire Fighters were able to get it under control.

Just saw an update. Fire Fighters have extinguished the blaze. Place is a knock down now.

Crews Extinguish Blaze At Huntington Park Warehouse, Firefighter Injured

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Monday battled a blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park that sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

 

[RAG7890]

This report is stating it’s been “declared a knockdown”?
What does that mean - write off and demolish?

Crews Extinguish Blaze At Huntington Park Warehouse, Firefighter Injured

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Monday battled a blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park that sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

We were both typing at the same time.

What a small World.

Knock down means what’s left isn’t safe & needs to be demolished. Land will be cleared & then rebuilding etc. would take place.

 

[corporatedisguise]

Wow, that is a real bummer. Luckily everyone got out safe. My heart goes out to those guys. I’ve watched my business float down the river a few times. Insurance helps, sure, but it doesn’t make it any less heart breaking.

 

[Raymond Lin]

This report is stating it’s been “declared a knockdown”?
What does that mean - write off and demolish?

Crews Extinguish Blaze At Huntington Park Warehouse, Firefighter Injured

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Monday battled a blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park that sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

I guess so, need to rebuild from scratch. They are not going to get around doing that for months, there will be insurance claims, checking the site, clearing, design new building, planning and building then tooling. All those people who has jobs there might be laid off. This will be a long time before it will be back up and running again.

 

[jdel77]

This is just horrendous.
All that gear, people’s jobs during the uncertainty of Covid, the hardware/machinery/tooling.
Look the intensity of that fire in that news clip.
Mike Soldano’s legacy, all Friedman, Bogner, Tone King, Synergy.
This is a big deal man. Wow.

 

[LaXu]

This is just horrendous.
All that gear, people’s jobs during the uncertainty of Covid, the hardware/machinery/tooling.
Look the intensity of that fire in that news clip.
Mike Soldano’s legacy, all Friedman, Bogner, Tone King, Synergy.
This is a big deal man. Wow.

Only Bogner pedals though. Amps are still made by Bogner themselves.

 

[RAG7890]

Only Bogner pedals though. Amps are still made by Bogner themselves.

Correct, Bogner’s small facility is in North Hollywood. This is where the Amps are built & Cabs are loaded etc.

 

[Cheddar Kung Pao]

Wow this is horrible. My heart goes out to all the fine people ar BAD, some of whom I've gotten to know a bit.

 

[ainchujelly]

Can't view the story for whatever reason but last time I saw a building get gutted like that in a fire the investors decided to cut bait on the whole show. Three years later the building is still just a facade and nothing else. Not sure what kinda building it is but them cement walled type of high ceiling factory/showroom/warehouse buildings can be put up pretty fast once the pad is ready. But....this ain't good in the near term.

 

[bdm]

Isn't Pete Thorn’s studio space in the same facility as Friedman’s operations?

 

[Benz2112]

This is awful, they employ a lot of people, and make a ton of stuff. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but just terrible news.

 

[LikeAMotherF]

Isn't Pete Thorn’s studio space in the same facility as Friedman’s operations?

Different things. BAD does the production for Friedman amps, but Mr Friedman has his own workshop which is separate.

Any way you cut it, it definitely feels like a pretty tragic occurrence. My heart goes out to all of those who are effected by this.

 

[scotty31]

why is the world against good hard rock tone