stupid music shop moment

s_mcsleazy · #1 12-21-2010, 08:53 AM

ok so i was in town yesterday and i wanted to try a envelope pedal so i asked "scuse me can i try this pedal on bass" so he said "ok wait here a second" so then called me in the room and he had a guitar set up with the pedal so i said "scuse me, i wanted to try this pedal with a bass not a guitar." and his reply was "arnt they the same thing"

at that point i left the shop depressed

Winnb · #2 12-21-2010, 09:25 AM

Come on man. Seriously? Was that a chain store or a small local one? Cuz that hurts. lol!

dave64o · #3 12-21-2010, 10:56 AM

Holy crap! Thankfully he works in a music store and didn't decide to become a doctor.

kesslari · #4 12-21-2010, 11:21 AM

It's an opportunity to educate him. Now, if you try that and he barfs, THEN you can leave depressed.
But your typical music store employee sees what, about 50 guitarists for every bass player. So guitar is how they are likely to think.

IMO you missed an opportunity.

tangentmusic · #5 12-21-2010, 11:26 AM

For some strange reason i'm not all that surprised....

essentre · #6 12-21-2010, 11:31 AM

I don't even know what to say to that...

andruca · #7 12-21-2010, 11:37 AM

I've seen this happen some 20 years ago with "your local record store". Lots of them where sold to record store chains. Lots ended being McDonnald's, Blockbusters or Home Depots too. Chains have a common philosophy for staff: no in-depth training about whatever they're selling. Sucks.

ninepoundjammer · #8 12-21-2010, 11:44 AM

I once had a guy in a little rinky dink music store explain to me that the short cables went in between the pedals, while the longer ones went from the pedals to the guitar and amp

I took that as my queue to leave and never go back. Shame because it was one of those place that has 95% complete junk but 5% actually cool random weird stuff.

StuartV · #9 12-21-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ninepoundjammer

I once had a guy in a little rinky dink music store explain to me that the short cables went in between the pedals, while the longer ones went from the pedals to the guitar and amp

I'm feeling extra dense today. What's wrong with what he told you?

bassman1185 · #10 12-21-2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by StuartV

I'm feeling extra dense today. What's wrong with what he told you?

Yeah, I don't really see anything wrong with that either.

jazzbo58 · #11 12-21-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bassman1185

Yeah, I don't really see anything wrong with that either.

+1

Cheers,
Jim

dwm74 · #12 12-21-2010, 01:44 PM

For some reason, I'm picturing a customer who picked up a guitar and plugged it into the amp with one of those 6" patch cables. Perhaps the sales guy was just making sure that didn't happen again.

KingRazor · #13 12-21-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ninepoundjammer

I once had a guy in a little rinky dink music store explain to me that the short cables went in between the pedals, while the longer ones went from the pedals to the guitar and amp

What else would you use those tiny little cables for? I can't think of any other practical uses off the top of my head.

Jamestrouton · #14 12-21-2010, 01:59 PM

Il give a stupid music shop story, but with lthe idiocy on the other side: mine!

So me and a music n00b were out looking for a new bass, and visited the two main shops in town. At the first shop I talked like I knew loads about basses, (Iv only been playing for two years) but the n00b didn't know any better and assumed that I knew what I was talking about. So my favourite bass in one shop was £365,

We traveled to the next shop and I tried a guitar which didn't have a price tag on, just cus it looked nice. Played it for a bit then I turn to n00b and say "I like it, I'd be surprised if was any less than the one inthe other shop." asked the shop assistant, how much it was. £109. A beginners bass! So then I had to bluff my way out of this mistake explaining why I was unable to tell the difference!

KingRazor · #15 12-21-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamestrouton

Il give a stupid music shop story, but with lthe idiocy on the other side: mine!

So me and a music n00b were out looking for a new bass, and visited the two main shops in town. At the first shop I talked like I knew loads about basses, (Iv only been playing for two years) but the n00b didn't know any better and assumed that I knew what I was talking about. So my favourite bass in one shop was £365,

We traveled to the next shop and I tried a guitar which didn't have a price tag on, just cus it looked nice. Played it for a bit then I turn to n00b and say "I like it, I'd be surprised if was any less than the one inthe other shop." asked the shop assistant, how much it was. £109. A beginners bass! So then I had to bluff my way out of this mistake explaining why I was unable to tell the difference!

It took me about 2 years of playing to figure out exactly what I want in an instrument (at least I think so, we'll see once my parts bass is done).

chokeslam512 · #16 12-21-2010, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KingRazor

What else would you use those tiny little cables for? I can't think of any other practical uses off the top of my head.

Bass to wireless transmitter?

KingRazor · #17 12-21-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chokeslam512

Bass to wireless transmitter?

That makes sense.

39-Bassist · #18 12-21-2010, 02:24 PM

You're kidding right?
(I almost spitout my drink reading that thread, lol)

s_mcsleazy · #19 12-21-2010, 02:24 PM

my problem was its spost to be one of the most established music shops in glasgow and if they dont know the diffrence between a guitar and a bass then they need to watch clips of john entwhistle untill there brain explodes. but its not even like they pluged a good guitar in. it was a used £70 strat copy

kosmicwizard · #20 12-21-2010, 02:25 PM

ch 1 to ch 2 on an SVT