Reverb, the web market for musical devices, is relaunching within the UK, slashing its vendor charges by virtually 50% in an try to steer extra British musicians to shift their undesirable gear by way of the platform.
Reverb has lowered its vendor charges from 8% to an all-in payment of 5%, paid as soon as an merchandise has offered. The firm can be providing sellers discounted postage labels by way of DPD, Yodel and Evri, together with new assistive pricing instruments that present entry to UK-specific market pattern knowledge.
Reverb’s press release quotes producer Mark Ronson from a NAMM ‘Industry Insights’ panel in 2024, the place he revealed that he bought the Yamaha CS-80 synth heard on the soundtrack for the 2023 live-action Barbie film utilizing the platform. “We were working on the score for Barbie, and we realized that Director Greta Gerwig was in love with the sound of ‘70s and ‘80s analogue synthesizers,” Ronson says.
“I looked on Reverb for a Yamaha CS-80, and I saw that there was one about an hour and a half away, so we drove out to get it and its sound became a key part of the movie’s soundtrack.” Ronson govt produced Barbie’s soundtrack, which featured Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX, amongst others.
Founded in 2013, Reverb launched within the UK in 2016, and has since been used to promote greater than 150,000 second-hand and new gadgets, together with the legendary EMI TG 12345 mixing desk used on The Beatles’ Abbey Road. Along with second-hand devices and kit, Reverb can be utilized by retailers to promote new gadgets.
“Since 2016, Reverb has played a key role in the UK’s music-making community by connecting musicians with music gear they love,” Reverb COO Tiffany Miller stated of the relaunch.
“Whether you’re parting with a vintage Telecaster or looking for unique pedals that can reshape your sound, our straightforward fees and key product improvements make selling music gear more rewarding than ever before, giving musicians more time to focus on what really matters: making music.”