Tried to get into a band and was told your equipment didn't have the "look"?

GonzoBass · December 14, 2010, 11:06:47 AM

Yes, image IS important in this business we call Show.

Played in a country trio for a while where the leader didn't fancy my Steinberger,
citing it "wasn't quite country",
so I bought a cheap Ibanez
(strung it B-E-A-D as I recall).

He also didn't cotton to the name "Gonzo" either,
for the same reason,
so I went by the name Hank for the entire run of that band
wearing a feedstore cowboy hat and $20 Walmart boots.

...but I am an admitted Gig Slut
and as a trio, I was making pretty good money.

Hell, you call me whatever you like as long as that check clears.

gweimer · December 14, 2010, 11:38:39 AM

Quote from: GonzoBass on December 14, 2010, 11:06:47 AM
Yes, image IS important in this business we call Show.

Played in a country trio for a while where the leader didn't fancy my Steinberger,
citing it "wasn't quite country",
so I bought a cheap Ibanez
(strung it B-E-A-D as I recall).

He also didn't cotton to the name "Gonzo" either,
for the same reason,
so I went by the name Hank for the entire run of that band
wearing a feedstore cowboy hat and $20 Walmart boots.

...but I am an admitted Gig Slut
and as a trio, I was making pretty good money.

Hell, you call me whatever you like as long as that check clears.

Actually supports my point. You didn't have the exact fit for the gig, but CHOSE to make it work. You understood the parameters, and adapted. It wasn't like you were given a shopping list. Ibanez in a country band? Heathen...

uwe · December 14, 2010, 11:48:17 AM

And to think that the Steinberger was at least proudly made in America ...

GonzoBass · December 14, 2010, 12:02:08 PM

Quote from: gweimer on December 14, 2010, 11:38:39 AM
Ibanez in a country band? Heathen...

Heh...
I think all he really needed to see was a headstock and a Fender style body.
$:-\$

godofthunder · December 14, 2010, 03:13:15 PM

Quote from: GonzoBass on December 14, 2010, 12:02:08 PM
Heh...
I think all he really needed to see was a headstock and a Fender style body.
$:-\$

What he really needed was a Peavey T40

Muzikman7 · December 14, 2010, 04:03:34 PM

If I'm doing a hired gun gig and they pay me well I'll dress up any the band wants, if its a local bar gig situation and I'm making a $100 then I'm not particular. I do have a lot of stage clothes and don't usually wear bluejeans.

gearHed289 · December 15, 2010, 08:35:16 AM

Funny, that's kind of how I ended up HERE! The singer/guitarist and lead player in my old band Ivory Wire were kind of guitar snobs. My Ric was OK, but my Guild Pilot was BANNED, even just as a backup. LOL! They were into Thunderbirds, but I didn't want to spend that kind of money so I started researching 90s Les Paul basses, which led me to the old Dude Pit. Picked up my '94 (which the band ended up paying for) and couldn't be happier. I even ended up ditching all my EMG stuff (except on my fretless) too.

So I guess you could say my story has a happy ending.

Highlander · December 15, 2010, 12:53:34 PM

Quote from: gweimer on December 13, 2010, 09:01:03 PM
... You'd think they'd have done a LITTLE research. Vox amps would probably have made more sense.

Brit sound...? Hiwatt + Marshall + Peter Cook = JOB DONE

Pilgrim · December 15, 2010, 12:59:59 PM

Great name for a punk band: The Dung Forks.

Denis · December 16, 2010, 08:12:00 AM

Quote from: Pilgrim on December 15, 2010, 12:59:59 PM
Great name for a punk band: The Dung Forks.

Hahahaha! Secretly, I want to form a punk band called Beaten By Nuns.

dadagoboi · December 16, 2010, 10:16:59 AM

Quote from: Denis on December 16, 2010, 08:12:00 AM
Hahahaha! Secretly, I want to form a punk band called Beaten By Nuns.

There would be a helluva lot of eligible members!

Highlander · December 16, 2010, 11:31:12 AM

There was one band I was with for a few months in '79 that never got round to gigging - the guitarist wanted to call the outfit Rock Hard and the Dildo's...

Me and the vocalist just didn't hit it off...