New is ....well. New!
The Zon was the first new bass i ever bought, this is the first new cab. Since the amp head was previously owned by our man walter, it's probably better than new. :)
No sales tax here, we keep voting it down, but the state income tax is horrid i hear from people who make enough money to be concerned about those things. My feeling is that if we had a sales tax, we could take better advantage of our newly tourism-based economy. The family-wage timber ran out in the 70s.
I don't do so well shopping in actual brick&mortar stores unless they are small, spacious and quiet with non-intrusive salespeople. Buying online is much more sensible for me. I make exceptions for basses, guitars, fiddles over $100. ..... instruments have to be held and played and vibed out.
trk