Frosticles
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Unfortunately lots out there with "all the gear but, no idea"
My wife got Premier (of course), Pearl (of course), Remo, and Sabian...can see my Paiste pies haven’t made as big an impression as my 18” HH Thin Crash!Ha! Just asked my wife to name 3. She got 2, Sonor and Ludwig. Not bad.
I was just thinking how funny it might be if when answering an ad for drummer, they would ask what kind of drums you play. What if you said Summit, Q, Virtue, Guru, A&F, Sakae, Canopus, Jenks Martin, or even Craviotto? How many non drummers have even heard of those?
I mean, out of context—if someone on the street said, excuse me, have you heard of these companies?—I would have probably said I hadn't, at least up to Craviotto. And I've never actually seen most of those in real life and only heard of them on boards or in Modern Drummer; I mean, I've read "Canopus" a hundred times but have never actually heard it pronounced. And at least two of those are still unknown to me, really. And there are a few other well-known companies—Dream and Aquarian come to mind—where I obviously know who and what they are but their names are also common enough that I wouldn't necessarily think of the cymbal/head company right away.I was just thinking how funny it might be if when answering an ad for drummer, they would ask what kind of drums you play. What if you said Summit, Q, Virtue, Guru, A&F, Sakae, Canopus, Jenks Martin, or even Craviotto? How many non drummers have even heard of those?
Tell them if they're interested, go buy an instrument & make sure they can transport themselves. We can take care of the rest.Out of curiosity, how would you deal with someone who sends you videos and they are ACTUALLY AWESOME, but no gear?
Tell them if they're interested, go buy an instrument & make sure they can transport themselves. We can take care of the rest.
I don't have a drivers license nor car, because of several reasons.Transporting themselves, it sounds so unimportant but is actually important as a differentiator. Anyone who's been in a band for a length of time and has had to take up the slack for someone without their own means of transport realises this.
How do you know they're awesome if they have no gear? That's a Freddie Freeloader! Even bigger red flag!Out of curiosity, how would you deal with someone who sends you videos and they are ACTUALLY AWESOME, but no gear?
Just come out the other side of this after years of singers that didn't own a mic, pa or a car. Extra gear, extra mileage but they expect an equal slice of the pie!Transporting themselves, it sounds so unimportant but is actually important as a differentiator. Anyone who's been in a band for a length of time and has had to take up the slack for someone without their own means of transport realises this.
That's why everybody should have one black and one white bd reso plus a bunch of removeable brand decals. Just remove the export badges and slap a ludwig or gretsch decal on the reso.I know typically when you play brand/company that people don’t know about, they assume it’s cheap. At least in the bass/guitar world.
If it ain’t Gibson or Fender, they get worried
I had this exact problem trying to sell a copy of a BlackMachine guitar. It was same specs exactly, made by a well known UK luthier. I didn't get a lick of interest. Then a friend actually plays it, buys it straight away.I know typically when you play brand/company that people don’t know about, they assume it’s cheap. At least in the bass/guitar world.
If it ain’t Gibson or Fender, they get worried
Per my experience, that's an 'I'm an addict' red flag.Out of curiosity, how would you deal with someone who sends you videos and they are ACTUALLY AWESOME, but no gear? todaygoldrate
Don’t know what anyone else thinks but I believe there comes a time when everything just falls in line, we live an' learn from our mistakes…and now you’re all fired up again! Congrats!After trawling through multiple applicants, & 5 shortlist auditions, we've found our guy
All at the auditions were very good players, but as always, you way up the inevitable plus & minus points.
We've ended up with a superb & hugely experienced player who delivers excellent harmony vocals. He only moved into our area a few months back, so not known on the local scene. A lovely guy, but definitely with a stage presence.
Oh, & he plays Rickenbacker
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Thanks Yes, things usually fall into line eventually if you stick at it with a degree of focus & realism, but there's the inevitable falling apart process that precedes itDon’t know what anyone else thinks but I believe there comes a time when everything just falls in line,
This one’s for you guys!Thanks Yes, things usually fall into line eventually if you stick at it with a degree of focus & realism, but there's the inevitable falling apart process that precedes it