Angry Tele
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Everything is political. But even if you don't agree with it, you have to admit that it has the merit of being grammatically correct.
do you argue about fuzz pedals on JohnMajor.com?
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not really, its irrelevant political garbage that doesnt belong in this thread.
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cables
fuzz pedals. $3 in parts, sell for $500=fail
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Being named to this list is like being named homecoming queen... completely meaningless and irrelevant.
to follow that analogy Rosie Odonnel wins home coming queen and Bar Refaeli wasnt even nominated.
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id rather read Teen people
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he would be more like Jeff beck than anyone else. But, he would have probably had a stroke at age 50 from eating crappy/high sodium food.
or maybe he would have become the Walkie Talkie King/salesman
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before today, i had never seen a commercial for guitar gear. today i saw a GC commercial. and just now i saw a car commercial, but it had a Dr. Z amp in it.wtf?
ideas of reference?
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Take it from someone who has worked as a media buyer (buying advertising, if you don't know what that means) for many years (ugh...too many): If you purchased television ads, your cost per 1,000 to reach such a small percentage of the public would be absolutely horrific and you'd find yourself looking for a new job within two weeks. National television advertising is the most expensive advertising you can buy. It's super effective because it reaches a huge audience IF you have a general interest product. Guitars are not a general interest product.I'd love to see a Fender ad in the middle of an NFL game instead of another stupid Coors Light ad, but it's not going to happen.
but things like Doritos are owned by Bain Capitol which owns Guitar Center. They have the money. And as for spokespersons? Forget about it! Clapton, Hendrix, Elvis-the list is a whos who of pop culture.
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Didn't Fender run an ad with a young Hendrix buying a tele during the Super Bowl a few years back?
yes that was a coke ad and it was awesome! See, you remember that ad and it was like 3 years ago.
this is my point!
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There's no Gibson of tampons, though. So there's a point to advertising them.
hello? Tampax is the Gibson of Tampons
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You might just as well ask how come you don't see any ads for speed boats on TV. There aren't because the advertising market for that product is already served by specialist publications, just like musical instrument business is. The same could be said for all sorts of specialist products. Unless you're already interested in guitars an ad on TV isn't likely to make you go out and buy one, and it's not likely to make you change your brand preference like the advertisers for other products hope their ads will.
so youre saying TV ads dont work? They do, IMO. The main goal is brand recognition. Thats all they want to acheive. (the ultimate would be like Kleenex, or Coke-brand names synonymous with products) and the lifestyle angle would work really well, for example tie-in Gibsons to some foo-foo red wine and Teles to some overly hopped IPA.
and for the record I do see boat TV ads all the time especially during fishing shows.
music isnt a niche market. no more than craft beer drinkers are. remember GC sells crap for drums, keyboards , and all other types of nonsense-not just Teles.
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Would a commercial on TV make you get up and buy that particular guitar or pedal?
thats not how commercials work.
Id rather see some cool Tele ads than 10 teeth whitening ads.
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Pretty sure that 5% is not more than 1 in 20. Not sure if the 5% is in the US or globally, but i trust my source on the 5% figure.
i meant theres more than 5% of people playing guitar but even if it were that low thats still 15 million people. Are there 15 million people looking to buy Pajama Jeans?
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Guitar players are only 5% of the population. Better to spend money on more targeted marketing efforts.When you think about it, 5% is pretty a pretty large percentage - 1 in 20?
thats 15,000,000 people.
way more than 1 in 20. I bet everyone thats ever lived in the US (after 1960) either knows someone that plays guitar or plays themselves. Its kind of like AIDS.
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Because anybody with GAS is buying without the need for commercials.
nobody needs tampon ads to stop thier bloody surpise every month.
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see, this is great! Imagine the lulz we could have if they ran a bunch of spots like this.
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Epiphone did some TV spots -- in New York, at least -- maybe two or three years back. Guess they didn't accomplish much.
yeah Im thinking at least local markets, like those cheesey used car guys they have commercials running 24/7.
Especially since Gibson and even Fender ("when you're ready") are selling this Lifestyle angle crap ala Harley Davidson youd think these spots would sell tons of junk.
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I dont get it. Im not talking product placement there's plenty of that (House, MD's Twin Reverb, Pepper Potts' Tele etc) but full on commercial spot lights. The only one Ive ever seen were the few Guitar Center ones they have during the holidays.
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I want a poll where one option is: "NOBODY gets to be called the greatest rock guitarist to ever live."
HeWhoCannotBeNamed? Love Lick it and Free Cocaine!
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no. Jeff Beck is.
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Um, no.
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LsL Tele....Redd Volkaert says he prefers his LsL to his 51 Broadcaster.
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GOTW 67 Gibson SG w/ p90s. I actually bought one online from AMS but then the next day they said they were sold out. ugh.