Has this ever happened to you?

lukaville · #1 06-03-2008, 10:13 AM

My friend plays bass in a local band. They have a pratice studio and split the rent. For a month he has noticed the settings on his amp were changed. He thought that the drummer was messing with him.

Last night he went to the pratice studio when they didnt have pratice. He walks in to find another band playing in there.

They also had about 10 other people in there with them drinking and smoking.....well you know what they were smoking.

So he is going to call the police because obviously they have broken in right? Wrong!!!!!!

It seems that the guitar player has been letting them use the pratice studio and the gear. He gave them a key and has been charging them rent.

So everything blows up and the other band members go to the pratice space. No one knew about it except the guitar player.

My friend is going crazy because he now has cigarette burns on his 6 month old fender bassman 300 head and he does not even smoke.

Has something like this ever happened to any of you? What did you do? Should the take the guitar player's right or left hand?
Guitar player says he has a right to let someone use the space because he pays part of the rent.

jsingles · #2 06-03-2008, 10:14 AM

guitar player has NO right to let them be in there with your friends expensive gear unattended, WITHOUT your friend knowing. That is complete BS, take both his hands.

bassforce · #3 06-03-2008, 10:18 AM

take both hands, and break bboth legs. And kick him in the nuts! What an idiot, I don't have a better words to describe this guitard...
If he's so smart, then let he buy a new bassman 300 for your friend

lukaville · #4 06-03-2008, 10:19 AM

I agree. My friend is really mad and wants to fight.(I would too) The band has decided to throw him out of the band. However now they have the problem of the other band. They say they paid the guitar player 2 months in advance.

Twnty1inRF · #5 06-03-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by lukaville

They say they paid the guitar player 2 months in advance.

That is his (the guitard's) problem not your friends...

Change the locks or remove the gear.

derrico1 · #6 06-03-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by lukaville

[However now their recently fired guitar player has a problem with the other band. They say they paid the guitar player 2 months in advance. So he must repay them. Then he goes to the penalty box, and he feels shame.

Fixed it for you.

joebingo · #7 06-03-2008, 10:26 AM

that's pretty despicable.

As for the other band? that's their money lost. Tough. There is no obligation to them, apart from the guitarist's, to pay them back (and to replace the Fender amp).

logicman69 · #8 06-03-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bassforce

take both hands, and break bboth legs. And kick him in the nuts! What an idiot, I don't have a better words to describe this guitard...
If he's so smart, then let he buy a new bassman 300 for your friend

+1

paganjack · #9 06-03-2008, 10:33 AM

the guitard must suffer.

its bogus on so many levels- he's renting out stuff that isnt his to people that don't respect equipment (who puts their cigarette out on the bass amp?!), and he's getting money for it and not telling you guys or sharing the profits?!

wow. don't just break his hands. break each and every individual bone in his fingers, one by one. and charge him money for it.

lukaville · #10 06-03-2008, 10:39 AM

What happened is they put a ashtray on the head and a lit cig must have fell out of it and burned the top of the head.
Each member pays $65 a month.
Guitar player was charging the other band $200

palm grease · #11 06-03-2008, 10:39 AM

fire the guitar player.... change the locks... the pre-paid rent (if in fact true.......) is not an issue for anyone except the person that took it and im guessing has since spent it.

lease lease lease....contract contract contract!!!!!! it protects everyone!

the amp should be repaired or replaced by the offending party..... or the pre-paid rent should be used for the fix.....

this would never happen to me..... and if it did.... i would not make it public..... i would make it right!!!! im no tough guy.... but this would give me every reason to try that hat on!!!!

edit.... TAKE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dennis40 · #12 06-03-2008, 10:41 AM

What ever your friend decides to do, I'm sure the Judge and Jury will understand

lukaville · #13 06-03-2008, 10:42 AM

The whole band thinks the guitar player should pay for the damages. The guitar player says he will not pay because the amp still plays. The guitar player also told the bass player that you cant expect your amp to stay new forever.

scottbass · #14 06-03-2008, 10:44 AM

Change the locks or remove your gear.

The fired guitar player owes the other band their money back. I wish them luck trying to collect. The fired guitar player owes the bassist some money for damage to his head. Again, I wish him luck trying to collect.

I feel sorry for the remaining band members. It's too bad stuff like this happens. Unfortunately, bad word of mouth is the worst damage they are legally entitled to inflict upon the fired guitarist. Unless they want to take him to People's Court or something.

plastik-bass[?] · #15 06-03-2008, 10:45 AM

Hang him by his own small intestines!!!

Bass Boy · #16 06-03-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by lukaville

The guitar player also told the bass player that you cant expect your amp to stay new forever.

Put out a cig on the front of his guitar and see what he says.

bassteban · #17 06-03-2008, 10:48 AM

Sic Judge Judy on the bastid.

bassteban · #18 06-03-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Bass Boy

Put out a cig on his forehead and see what he says.

Ow...

Rickett Customs · #19 06-03-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lukaville

The whole band thinks the guitar player should pay for the damages. The guitar player says he will not pay because the amp still plays. The guitar player also told the bass player that you cant expect your amp to stay new forever.

First of all, he needs to pay up from that extra income he's been gettin'. Then he will require more than a "kick in the pants", if you get what i'm sayin'

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Sorry bud, If that were to happen to any group i play with, past or present, fist of all we'd grab him by his ankles and shake all the money out of his trousers, then take turns "going to work on him"....And once finished, banish him and tell him that he's better thank god to be walking away.

Self respect is always first, followed by Respecting others and their property. He obviously has no concept, time to teach him the hard way, however you handle it.

palm grease · #20 06-03-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by lukaville

The guitar player also told the bass player that you cant expect your amp to stay new forever.

thats is not regular wear! the damage was inflicted.....resale value affected....

pop his tires.... he cant expect tires to last forever....

my gma had her knee caps replaced.... so i guess those dont last forever either!