| wow, im actually kinda shocked at your reaction, bassmonkee.
the best point you came up with was "over coming being a shy muscian", however, i would think if a parent supports their child that much, wouldnt it be nice to buy your kid a nice set up, and send him to a good instructor? so that, when hes finally persuaded by his/her parents to try out for aband, and hes told "thats awesome.." wouldnt that help self esteem far more?
to me, this just doesnt seem like rock n roll.. just as if they are adding to the manufactured bands. | 
