|  | 
08-31-2011, 01:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | how much is a fair price to rent my backline out?
Sign in to disble this ad
a friend of mine just messaged me saying his amp finally bit the dust, and he has a show this weekend with his band. he asked if he could borrow or rent mine. I run my rig in stereo. the amps are a Carvin X100B and an SWR Workingman's 4004, and the cab is a Low Down Sound custom 4x10+6.5"/1x18 fridge cab. the Carvin was bought for about $340, SWR for $270, and the LDS cab was about $900. I've never done this before, so I have no idea what prices should be. $50 a night reasonable?
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralElectric  It ended poorly when my boobs got stabbed and I sprayed pink water all over myself, the audience, and the bass. | |
08-31-2011, 01:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | 50? He is a friend? Doesn't sound like you are doing right by him.
Give him the amp for the night and ask him to buy you a beer.
__________________
My wife told me she is afraid of the dark. Then she saw me naked, and now she's afraid of the light! Heeeeey!
|
08-31-2011, 01:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | ^yea, I was also thinking that.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralElectric It ended poorly when my boobs got stabbed and I sprayed pink water all over myself, the audience, and the bass. | |
08-31-2011, 02:11 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | No charge between friends is how I would operate there.
-Mike |
08-31-2011, 02:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | To me, the correct price is "You owe me one". Usually that's a helping hand, and a beer for interest.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
08-31-2011, 02:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Assuming this is a good friend, I agree with L-A and the above cats.
I will add, though, that the people I call 'friends' are vastly outnumbered by the people who call me 'friend'; for somebody in the former group, no charge; but if you're in the latter group, then no dice.
__________________
Sing a song of six bars, turn the amps up high
four and twenty kilowatts, makes you wanna cry.
- Steven Howard
|
08-31-2011, 02:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Willmar, Minnesota | | | What they said!
If you need to rent out, 100% deposit to cover damages, and 10% rental fee. Stops them from asking again in addition to covering potential losses. Then give them the number of a store that rents equipment.
__________________
Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
|
08-31-2011, 02:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | well, he is a friend. I'll just nag him about a jack and coke that night. ha. he initially said "rent", and I currently need money, but I didn't really feel right renting it to him. I'll just say if any of the speakers blow, he has to replace them.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralElectric It ended poorly when my boobs got stabbed and I sprayed pink water all over myself, the audience, and the bass. | |
08-31-2011, 02:58 PM
|  | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by carl h. What they said!
If you need to rent out, 100% deposit to cover damages, and 10% rental fee. Stops them from asking again in addition to covering potential losses. Then give them the number of a store that rents equipment. | +1
For a real friend - don't worry about it and just let them know that they owe you one and some beer the next time you all go out. For guys you don't know, I'd charge the price of my rig to replace it. Why? Because it'll stop people who I don't know from ever asking. |
08-31-2011, 03:12 PM
| | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya For guys you don't know, I'd charge the price of my rig to replace it. Why? Because it'll stop people who I don't know from ever asking. | Dude: Hey, how much would it be for me to rent your rig tonight for a gig?
jmattbassplaya: *Quotes price to purchase his rig*
Dude: Huh? I can buy it for that much!
jmattbassplaya: Exactly, now go buy one leech.
Makes sense to me. 
-Mike |
08-31-2011, 03:48 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | I'd at least settle for "you break it, you fix it."
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by BassChalice Everybody pay attention to Phalex now! | Quote:
Originally Posted by champbassist My cat breath smelling a cat's odor is eating. | Quote:
Originally Posted by hover He's got the Moo OO OO OO OO OO OO OObs like Jagger.... | |
08-31-2011, 03:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | I found this photo...didn't know if there was a random pic of the day thread, and I didn't want to start a new thread.....so, here ya go:  
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralElectric It ended poorly when my boobs got stabbed and I sprayed pink water all over myself, the audience, and the bass. | |
08-31-2011, 03:56 PM
| | | | fwiw, I agree with everyone who said "no fee for friends" but when I was renting out my bass amp to clients, it was always $25/night per piece: So head = $25, speaker cabinet = $25, head + cabinet = $50, head + 2 cabinets = $75. And throw in speaker cables for free regardless. |
08-31-2011, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Norfolk | | | I would tell him to lend you the price of the rig while he borrows it. So if he breaks anything, there's no room for arguing.
There's always the tried and tested "No" as well...
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by capnjim I don't know, but I would like to see it on Youtube. | Mediocre Bassist Club # 709
| | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
