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03-27-2008, 09:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | | Now I know why everyone hates guitar Center
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I went to Guitar Center, thinking maybe I could buy some books to enrich myself as a musician. I had a couple of dollars and I'm looking around.... And looking around, look in the tiny little bass books area right behind the huge counter of guitar books. (Even the piano books have a larger section) And I'm looking for anything on Jazz. I looked for a very long time. No books on jazz bass.
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03-27-2008, 10:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN | | | We got 3 im Mn,and if you're not looking for anything in particular,they have a pretty good selection for bass books.
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03-27-2008, 10:56 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | I don't hate GC.
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03-28-2008, 01:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia | | Because in order to hate something, you have to love it first. 
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03-28-2008, 01:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | | But honestly I'd work there in a minute.
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03-28-2008, 01:49 AM
|  | Ojo. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | what?? they didn't have The Real Book there?? 
i don't know which GC you're close to, but a few books you may want to consider are "Building Walking Bass Lines" by Ed Friedland (which is usually in stock at ours, at least) and "The Evolving Bassist" by Rufus Reid. and... get a Real Book. 
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03-28-2008, 02:05 AM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaMale (Even the piano books have a larger section) | No surprises there then.
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03-28-2008, 08:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wichita, KS | | | No, people hate GC because it's the Wal-Mart of music shops. It uses it's size to undercut the knowledgable and "interesting" local shops, and then pays random kids crap wages to be snotty and disinterested.
I recently watched a guy working at one of our local music shops talk a kid and his dad OUT of buying a sub-par drum set because the kid had more knowledge and skill than was appropriate for that set and the guy knew that it wasn't the right set for that kid. The dude guy actually lost HIMSELF a sale for the sake of "doing right by" a customer. At GC it's a pain in the ass to get someone to simply look up a price for you. |
03-28-2008, 11:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Go to musicdispatch.com if you're looking for music books. Expensive, but they have a huge selection. People sell their old instruction books cheap on amazon and ebay too. |
03-28-2008, 03:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | Quote:
Originally Posted by baalroo No, people hate GC because it's the Wal-Mart of music shops. It uses it's size to undercut the knowledgable and "interesting" local shops, and then pays random kids crap wages to be snotty and disinterested.
I recently watched a guy working at one of our local music shops talk a kid and his dad OUT of buying a sub-par drum set because the kid had more knowledge and skill than was appropriate for that set and the guy knew that it wasn't the right set for that kid. The dude guy actually lost HIMSELF a sale for the sake of "doing right by" a customer. At GC it's a pain in the ass to get someone to simply look up a price for you. | I dunno they seem pretty helpful yesterday it just they seemed to focus on the bass last.
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03-28-2008, 09:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by baalroo No, people hate GC because it's the Wal-Mart of music shops. It uses it's size to undercut the knowledgable and "interesting" local shops, and then pays random kids crap wages to be snotty and disinterested.
I recently watched a guy working at one of our local music shops talk a kid and his dad OUT of buying a sub-par drum set because the kid had more knowledge and skill than was appropriate for that set and the guy knew that it wasn't the right set for that kid. The dude guy actually lost HIMSELF a sale for the sake of "doing right by" a customer. At GC it's a pain in the ass to get someone to simply look up a price for you. | This is definitely the case at some GC's. Not all, but some. |
03-28-2008, 10:38 PM
|  | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | yeah, all the guys at Guitar Centers around here are assholes too
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03-28-2008, 10:49 PM
|  | It's time for Dodger baseball! | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mentone Beach | | | I like Guitar Centers, as a salesman I understand that their goal is to sell product. Where else can you try out such a wide variety of instruments and gear?
Find the right employee and they will hook you up with a killer deal. The BurgerMeister in Sherman Oaks did just that for me with a 30th Anniversary Stingray. Thanks again, Dave!
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03-28-2008, 10:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | Quote:
Originally Posted by steamthief I like Guitar Centers, as a salesman I understand that their goal is to sell product. Where else can you try out such a wide variety of instruments and gear?
Find the right employee and they will hook you up with a killer deal. The BurgerMeister in Sherman Oaks did just that for me with a 30th Anniversary Stingray. Thanks again, Dave! | I think you're mistaken. They have a wide variety of guitars!
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03-29-2008, 08:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | | i dont hate GC too
think if you had none of them
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03-29-2008, 12:01 PM
| | Ojo. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by steamthief I like Guitar Centers, as a salesman I understand that their goal is to sell product. Where else can you try out such a wide variety of instruments and gear?
Find the right employee and they will hook you up with a killer deal. The BurgerMeister in Sherman Oaks did just that for me with a 30th Anniversary Stingray. Thanks again, Dave! | anytime, sir!  glad you're diggin' the bass.
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03-29-2008, 12:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wichita, KS | | | Our GC is only a few years old, and I end up in there once every 3-6 months trying to find something that one of our local shops didn't have. Every time the experience sucks and I regret going in. |
03-29-2008, 12:09 PM
| | Ojo. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by baalroo Our GC is only a few years old, and I end up in there once every 3-6 months trying to find something that one of our local shops didn't have. Every time the experience sucks and I regret going in. | i'm very sorry to hear that. sounds like there are some training issues with the staff there.
i wish i could say that the training is consistent throughout the chain, but that's simply not the case (though it really should be). some managers are more tolerant of the crew doing thing the wrong way than they should be. it's sad, and again, i'm sorry you have bad experiences every time you go in.
if you ever need anything, feel free to let me know. PM me, or call 818.990.8332 and ask for dave c. i'm glad to help in whatever way i can.
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03-29-2008, 12:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | | I honestly like the staff, it's the inventory that bugs me. I guess the experience is different from store to store.
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03-29-2008, 02:08 PM
| | It's time for Dodger baseball! | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mentone Beach | | Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaMale I think you're mistaken. They have a wide variety of guitars! | Well, I said instruments, but come to think of it, they do have a pretty wide selection of basses. Fender, MusicMan, Spector, Ibanez, Yamaha, Warwick are just a few of the brands I can think of that are at my local GC. Granted, they may not be the ones you're looking to play, but I'd say that's a pretty wide variety.
If you're looking to demo numerous boutiques, I think you have to go to Bass Exchange in LA.
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