Members e-b-e Posted November 19, 2005 Members Share Posted November 19, 2005 A former bandmate of mine spent around $300 on some nice 11 x 17 posters,hi-gloss thick paper stock. The posters had pictures of each of us on them, looked nice. Some cheaper black and white ones, also 11 x 17. He quit the band after around 4 shows after having the posters made. So we probably only used at most 20 of the color prints. Glad he was the one (and only) of us who insisted on spending that much money on posters. Note---I just got some posters made tonight. I went with 5 copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sideswipedv Posted November 19, 2005 Members Share Posted November 19, 2005 We've been lucky so far. I think we actually havent wasted too much money as of yet, but we have talked about the picks and studio time. We have a banner that i made with a toy enlarger that my daughter got for christmas a few years ago from her aunt. I just got an 8 x 10 piece of canvas and some paint. We have never played anywhere that required more than that for a banner. Studio time seems to be a waste for us since we're just a cover band and so we dont have any originals to record worth mentioning. Our biggest expense so far has been renting practice space and purchasing our PA. As long as things keep going as they are now we will be in the black before christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted November 20, 2005 Moderators Share Posted November 20, 2005 Originally posted by Outkaster Exactly that is how it was with us only it was just a waste of moeny, we should have got 500 CD's made. You relaly never realize it till the shipment comes. 1000 Cd's is a lot. Speaking of a thousand CDs, down here in Austin (where absolutely every man, woman, and child has at least one CD out) we have a saying: "Yeah, my album is a million seller. Meaning I have a million of them in my cellar." Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flip333 Posted November 20, 2005 Members Share Posted November 20, 2005 I will play in paying bands. I love it, so I bought a PA. Yea, the first successful band crapped out, but I knew that would happen. But that is OK, because I have a PA to use for my studio, and any projects I do. My biggest waste of money has been the {censored}tards who I let in the band when I suspected they were flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members colliewobble Posted November 20, 2005 Members Share Posted November 20, 2005 A no-name pedal steel guitar I bought a long time ago. It wasn't made very well, and I couldn't get the pedals to tune properly. When I compared it with a friend's high quality MSA pedal steel, it became obvious that the pedal rods were really crappy. They didn't fit snugly into the pull mechanism under the guitar and kept falling out. I put it back in its case and eventually sold it to someone else a few years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thundercranium Posted November 20, 2005 Members Share Posted November 20, 2005 Overbuying PA. I went on a jag thinking I could assemble a PA that I could use for gigs as well as practice. As it turns out, at least for me, sound is best run by someone other than the people on stage, and I'm much happier leaving my gig sound in the hands of a pro. On the other hand, I do have a pretty smokin' practice setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bonscottvocals Posted November 20, 2005 Members Share Posted November 20, 2005 Originally posted by Godot An 18" replica of Stonehenge. :D A distortion pedal for an amp with 2 overdrive channels. Duh! I could have spent my money better me-thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted November 20, 2005 Members Share Posted November 20, 2005 A few grand on a PA system, shortly after 1 band member moved away for a job, another band memeber went to prison. Money down the drain. OH well I sold the gear and broke even. Now I need to spend money on a PA again for my new band.. ..I shouldent have sold the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joestanman Posted November 20, 2005 Members Share Posted November 20, 2005 soundmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tedster Posted November 21, 2005 Members Share Posted November 21, 2005 Originally posted by MrKnobs Speaking of a thousand CDs, down here in Austin (where absolutely every man, woman, and child has at least one CD out) we have a saying: "Yeah, my album is a million seller. Meaning I have a million of them in my cellar." Terry D. Well, that might be YOUR case, but I'll have you know, I just signed a record deal with RCA!!! Yup, I get 10 CDs for a penny if I buy 10 more at regular club prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted November 21, 2005 Moderators Share Posted November 21, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster Well, that might be YOUR case, but I'll have you know, I just signed a record deal with RCA!!! Yup, I get 10 CDs for a penny if I buy 10 more at regular club prices! And we just signed a deal with Clear Channel, and another with MTV. So far the sum of our payments from the two companies is less than I'd expect to find digging in my couch for change. I think you got the better deal. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tdempsey Posted November 21, 2005 Members Share Posted November 21, 2005 I've been wondering if my new Boss DR-880 drum machine purchase was really something I needed as badly as I thought when I clicked "Submit" to Sweetwater.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators MrKnobs Posted November 21, 2005 Moderators Share Posted November 21, 2005 I bought a HotCat 30R for $2700. The thing sounds really great, but it's so loud and so heavy I've not gigged it a single time in the year or so I've had it. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted November 21, 2005 Members Share Posted November 21, 2005 Originally posted by joestanman soundmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wikwox Posted November 22, 2005 Members Share Posted November 22, 2005 $2,500 for a three song demo at a "BIG" studio in Philly. Not only was it a bore-fest to make it sounded thin compared to the demo we did at a small studio the year before. Current band records for nothing on the drummers computer based system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monster Joe Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 All with the same former band : -2000$ each (5 membersx2000=lots of money) for 1000 CDs that were badly mixed and mastered. This wasn't group money, this was personal cash. -a smoke machine that put out about as much smoke as a decent sized cigar -a fireworks array that consisted of 2 x 4 canisters you could put explosives in. Got used once, then, after the Great White tragedy nobody dared use pyro on stage anymore. The one time we did use it, half the canisters failed to ignite... -a banner that was made of a heavy industrial plastic sheet that was just to heavy to use in most venues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 What smoke machine? I don't want to make the same mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Locke Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by Monster Joe -a smoke machine that put out about as much smoke as a decent sized cigar Sorry but picturing some dudes trying out their brand new smoke machine for the first time and only getting a few puffs is just hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joestanman Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by fuzzball What smoke machine? I don't want to make the same mistake. Pick one. They are all a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by Locke Sorry but picturing some dudes trying out their brand new smoke machine for the first time and only getting a few puffs is just hilarious. A "Spinal Tap" moment if there ever was one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 I have used some smoke machines and had some sucess, why do you think they are all bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monster Joe Posted November 29, 2005 Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 I don't know the brand, it was just this rather small box you had to pour a soapy liquid into.It came from a German company that specialises in all kinds of pyro and theatrical effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted November 29, 2005 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2005 Originally posted by Locke Sorry but picturing some dudes trying out their brand new smoke machine for the first time and only getting a few puffs is just hilarious. Can be useful, though. I had one of those pathetic smoke machines also. Seems to be the norm for the ones that use a can of pressurized oil spray instead of the big aqueous solution ones. I was shooting a video for MTV's basement tapes at Texas A&M University (had free access to their video facilities, including a huge ballroom I needed for a concert scene). We wanted to use a bunch of airburst pyro but we knew it would set off the smoke detectors and the A&M cops would be on us in force. So we did the scene, huge magnesium airbursts plus flame pots down front, smoke detectors went crazy. Cops showed up a couple minutes later, really p.o.'d. We pointed to the little pitiful smoke machine farting out it's pathetic little wisp of smoke and told the cops, "Wow, who knew?" They said, "Turn that thing off and don't let us catch you using it again!" Got the shot. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members worthyjoe Posted November 29, 2005 Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 Has anyone here used a "haze" machine? Apparently they put out a nice even film of smoke rather than the puffs from a regular smoke machine. I picked up a traditional smoke machine but only used it a few times. I want to accent our lights but the concentrated puffs were a little over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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