Guitard from last night

KsToaDangr · #1 06-07-2008, 05:44 PM

Last night, I went to hang out with a friend of mine at the bar he works at, and there was a band playing. The entire venue only holds about 75 people. The rhythm guitard told me to "get the f*** out of the way" because he was bringing in his gear. He had a Marshall full stack and 4 Hamer guitars, plus 3 different pedal boards. He spent almost 45 minutes setting up the pedal boards and tuning all 4 guitars, then went and set up his own lighting rig. Finally the band starts playing half an hour late, and in the course of a 15 song set, he used 1 guitar and maybe 2 effects. I actually walked up after the set to ask him why he carried that much gear around if he wasnt going to play it, and why he held the start of the show up to set up his lighting rig. His only answer: "I signed a sponsership contract with Hamer, and they want me to focus the lights on myself and my guitars, and they also tell me to bring at least 4 guitars on stage no matter how small the venue is." Does this sound like crap to anyone other than me? Personally, it seems more like he just wants to show off all of his gear to make himself look better than he actually is, especially considering how horribly he was playing.

tom once dead · #2 06-07-2008, 05:47 PM

yeah, maybe he is compensating for something?

fourstringdrums · #3 06-07-2008, 06:49 PM

Something about Playing Bars = Endorsement doesn't sound right to me.

metallicafan18 · #4 06-07-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fourstringdrums

Something about Playing Bars = Endorsement doesn't sound right to me.

+1

Was his playing really bad as you claim?

I don't believe him from what you are saying.

spaz21387 · #5 06-07-2008, 06:56 PM

I dont belive that eather. Hes using the guitars so that people think hes better then he accualy is. Why would some one sponcered by hamer be playing a bar?

KsToaDangr · #6 06-07-2008, 07:48 PM

I forgot to mention that this is the second time in the last year that I've seen him play. The other time, my band was opening for his other band, and he wouldn't let us move his guitars off of the stage, so we had to cram all 5 of us into about 3/4 of the stage.

capnsandwich · #7 06-07-2008, 08:14 PM

Sounds like a case of "All show and no go" to me. I've met guys, especially guitarists, like this in my life and it's usually just an ego thing. I have no idea why Hamer, a big name in the guitar industry, would sponsor a player who's not getting national recognition and tell him to bring at least 4 guitars to a freakin' bar. He wasn't on tour or anything was he? Sounds like a line to me.

kesslari · #8 06-07-2008, 08:21 PM

The word "Loser" springs to mind.
Maybe you could make him a sign...

Mike Shevlin · #9 06-07-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fourstringdrums

Something about Playing Bars = Endorsement doesn't sound right to me.

Not to mention playing horribly.
If this guy likes to get noticed, send him a printout of this thread.

fourstringdrums · #10 06-07-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KsToaDangr

I forgot to mention that this is the second time in the last year that I've seen him play. The other time, my band was opening for his other band, and he wouldn't let us move his guitars off of the stage, so we had to cram all 5 of us into about 3/4 of the stage.

I once was at a show with a friend's band about 9 years ago and the headlining band's drummer set up right on the edge of the stage before anyone started playing and refused to move his gear so everyone had to cram in on the stage.

Inflin · #11 06-08-2008, 10:34 AM

Does he happen to be listed here?

I'd gonna guess: no.

KsToaDangr · #12 06-08-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Inflin

Does he happen to be listed here?

I'd gonna guess: no.

just for fun, I actually looked for him on that list. guess what? you were right.

I did ask the guy who does booking for the bar, and he told me that the guitard works at a guitar store here in town, so not only is he lying about being a contract player for hamer, but they aren't even his guitars.

manicbassman · #13 06-08-2008, 02:08 PM

bit of an egotard...

Dbassboarder · #14 06-08-2008, 02:15 PM

you should have stabbed him in the eye with a soldering iron, the portable kind that heat up in 15+ seconds.

hamertek98 · #15 06-08-2008, 04:05 PM

Most Hamer players are good guys, but that guy is full of sh!t. PM his name to me, we may have crossed paths before.

tomvelsor · #16 06-08-2008, 04:23 PM

"they want me to bring 4 guitars no matter how small the venue is"

why would they endorce him if they imply hes going to be playing small venues..like the 75 max. capacity venue you saw him at..

i can see having a large pedalboard and you only happen to use a few effects one night, but the marshall and lighting rig is just obnoxious..especially the lighting thing..

iplaybasstexas · #17 06-08-2008, 04:24 PM

next time ask him, since he's sponsored by Hamer and gets guitars, ask him to smash one on stage.

or repeatedly touch, bump, lean on the stands and guitars to get on his nerves

D.Don · #18 06-08-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by KsToaDangr

Last night, I went to hang out with a friend of mine at the bar he works at, and there was a band playing. The entire venue only holds about 75 people. The rhythm guitard told me to "get the f*** out of the way" because he was bringing in his gear. He had a Marshall full stack and 4 Hamer guitars, plus 3 different pedal boards. He spent almost 45 minutes setting up the pedal boards and tuning all 4 guitars, then went and set up his own lighting rig. Finally the band starts playing half an hour late, and in the course of a 15 song set, he used 1 guitar and maybe 2 effects. I actually walked up after the set to ask him why he carried that much gear around if he wasnt going to play it, and why he held the start of the show up to set up his lighting rig. His only answer: "I signed a sponsership contract with Hamer, and they want me to focus the lights on myself and my guitars, and they also tell me to bring at least 4 guitars on stage no matter how small the venue is." Does this sound like crap to anyone other than me? Personally, it seems more like he just wants to show off all of his gear to make himself look better than he actually is, especially considering how horribly he was playing.

No picture no geetard!

But yeah, it seems like a complete dork you met there. Maybe he is sponsored, maybe he just likes to show off like that, doesn't matter, he's still a complete dork.

Kick one of his guitars so it falls next time.

D.Don

KsToaDangr · #19 06-08-2008, 05:06 PM

Just since Don requested a pic, I looked on his band's myspace page. there are a bunch of pics of the band playing, but its mostly closeups, and nothing featuring his gear. Also, no mention of Hamer(or anyone else) sponsoring any of them. but, if you want to check them out for yourselves, its www.myspace.com/radiodogsusa
He's the one on the right in photo # 10

iplaybasstexas · #20 06-08-2008, 05:09 PM

in photo 16, theres a stand of guitars by a marshall halfstack!