Why I Hate Music Stores...

[NickMarinelli]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec5_1280859712

[Dodg3r]

OW! SH*T MAN, that guy SUCKED

[MyWifeBoris]

I don't like them due to their lack of bass guitars.

[Easy8]

Can't access that link at work, but here's something from the other side of the counter.

This is why your music store clerk hates you
http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenois...light_of_t.php

[bassmodder]

Dooh... Wow. At least practice something before you "try" at a music store. Sorry to the haters but these cats are just pressing buttons...

[kuys]

This whole snobery over peoples playing ability is uncalled for. No one picks up the instrument for the first time and suddenly plays Fur Elise or Cannon.

[Atnum]

Music stores usually suck, they usually (if not always) lie to you about everything, maybe they do that because they have no clue what they are talking about or they do it to make sales but I don't like music stores. Biggest problem I have is when they try to push used instruments for new retail prices. "you said this bass is new? How come the finish is looking kind of pale?"

I can understand the reason for that guy making a few video's like that... I can imagine it woulnt be fun when most of the day you need to listen to not well sounding musicians. Could you listen to Justin Bieber for more then 20 seconds without making a face like that guy does?

[jlane72t]

The point is not that the customers are bad players.

The point is that the customers are bad players who are CRANKED TO THE MAX and just keep howling away much longer than necessary.

If you're a beginner, that's fine, everyone's a beginner sometime. But turn on the keyboard to a reasonable volume, play some notes and some chords to see if you like the sound/feel, then make your decision. Don't keep banging away tunelessly AT TOP VOLUME for ten minutes like you're suddenly going to learn something new about the instrument.

[fish552]

I agree with jlane. Also, there is something to be said for being able to hold and listen to an instrument instead of buying over the internet.

[BIGmackie]

I knew a guy once, used to go into stores and play like total crap right next to the guy who was blasting Metallica/ megadeath at full volume just to piss them off. The best times were when the other player would try to "out-do" this guy. Usually ended poorly for them as he was a good player. He was a total dick though....

[Valerus]

Sounds about right.

[duff beer]

Originally Posted by BIGmackie

I knew a guy once, used to go into stores and play like total crap right next to the guy who was blasting Metallica/ megadeath at full volume just to piss them off. The best times were when the other player would try to "out-do" this guy. Usually ended poorly for them as he was a good player. He was a total dick though....

It sounds like there were two total dicks...

[Muaguana]

Originally Posted by jlane72t

The point is not that the customers are bad players.

The point is that the customers are bad players who are CRANKED TO THE MAX and just keep howling away much longer than necessary.

If you're a beginner, that's fine, everyone's a beginner sometime. But turn on the keyboard to a reasonable volume, play some notes and some chords to see if you like the sound/feel, then make your decision. Don't keep banging away tunelessly AT TOP VOLUME for ten minutes like you're suddenly going to learn something new about the instrument.

+1. Even though I'm not a beginner, I'm still self-conscious about my volume when testing out a bass in a music store. I make sure I can hear it well, but I keep it as low as I can to avoid annoying other shoppers with unmusical noodling. It's just polite.

[Bass Dawg]

At the end of the day, the customers buy the gear with the money that pays their wages, whether they are talented or not.

I understand that there are also the window shoppers that don't actually buy anything, and sound like a cat in a sock being dragged behind a funny car when they pick up an instrument; however, this is part of the gig when working at a music store.

These guys (and gals) need to take a reality check and accept that they have chosen to the job and that requires customer interaction on multiple levels.

If I saw this happen at the stores I go to, I would take my business elsewhere. Professional service standards are key to a successful business……..

[Greevus]

I really dig the pic of "How Not to Treat Your Kid". That's the coolest Dad ever!

[JumboJack]

I used to work at GC when "Smells like teen spirit" was a hit.....Ugh.

[spaz21387]

I love going to guitar center and picking up a guitar and playing the metallica song the right way infront of the kids who never can play it right. what i really cant stand is those people who go into the bass section and just slap away just to show off theres quite a few in clackamas...

[DaLoCo]

This is why my store has a semi-soundproof booth.....I stick the customers in there and they can play to their hearts content. Chances are always that they will buy if they get a chance to properly explore the instruments...

[FromBeyond]

Originally Posted by DaLoCo

This is why my store has a semi-soundproof booth.....I stick the customers in there and they can play to their hearts content. Chances are always that they will buy if they get a chance to properly explore the instruments...

+1
In my local music store they have a special room named the "High Gain Room" where all the high-end Marshall stacks and whatnot can be tested to hearts content. Of course, not all stores have the space for a room like this, but it's a really good feature if you ask me.

[tom once dead]

There is a thread about the same thing in OT. With all the videos.