germs
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Personally, music is my passion.
I'm lucky to be really good at something else I can make money at that doesn't TOTALLY suck my soul away...
But yeah, being on stage IS better than sex.
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OP, maybe this has been covered already, but what's the perspective?
For the part-timer who plays in bars/clubs, dragging out a $1K+ guitar is sort of dicey...I don't do it personally. I'm bringing MIM and Squier. With minimal upgrades, say $200 (or the price of a REALLY nice pickup set) you can get a great player piece. Probably wouldn't win any awards, but it'll be solid and dependable - and that's what's important for regular gigging.
I can recognize the MIA's are superior on just about every level out of the box. BUT I don't need to spend that kind of money to get a good guitar. It's that simple for me.
So I prefer the MIM. -
I find your second bullet the most interesting of the two.
I honestly find it a bit cold and blunt...but hey, thems the facts...
Do they take into account the fact that most nightclub owners would rather pay some guy/gal with a suitcase full of promo CD's $500 (who probably doesn't need the job anyway) a night over the guys/gals out there trying to earn a living, thus severly limiting access and availability to paying gigs locally, regionally, and nationally?
...Does that sound bitter to you? I should probably read the article before judging it...
OT for tattoo'd peeps ...
in Electric Guitars
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my sleeves cost somewhere in the neighborhood of about $100-125 per hour for one of the top tier guys in my area. that's a discounted rate, for all the walk-in business i give them as well as being in the public spotlight around town in bands and such.
anyway - i'm a bit different from some other tattoo guys. i started at 18 getting big pieces done. but i don't go obsessively in a row. when ever i feel the need to get inked, i go in. there's no rush for me. i've got my whole life to do this.