Are you a pro?

[dar512]

I think there should be an additional section in the personal information. Something along the lines of "Are you a pro?" i.e. do you make your living from playing bass?

The answers to a lot of equipment, practice and other questions are quite different depending on the answer.

I'm an amateur. I'm unlikely to pay $1000 for an amp, no matter how good it is. And I'm sure not going to spring that much if there is a $250 alternative that is "pretty good". But I can understand that a pro might pay the larger amount to get the absolute best sound.

 

[James Hart]

I'm an amateur. I'm unlikely to pay $1000 for an amp, no matter how good it is. And I'm sure not going to spring that much if there is a $250 alternative that is "pretty good". But I can understand that a pro might pay the larger amount to get the absolute best sound.

You might be surprised that most of the "over $1000 amp" owners are amateurs like you.

I haven't made my living with my basses in over a decade, I do it for myself these days.... recording and jamming locally. I'll spend whatever it takes to get the best tone (after flirting with other boutique names, I'm headed back to the Bagend stuff I gigged until I hung it up).

 

[dar512]

You might be surprised that most of the "over $1000 amp" owners are amateurs like you.

Ah. Maybe it should be a different question then.

Check one
[ ] I am willing to spend big bucks on my equipment.
[ ] I have a hefty mortgage and two kids going off to college soon.

 

[superbassman2000]

personally I don't see a difference in pro or amateur as far as gear selection goes...everybody has their own sound that they are shooting for, and just because a pro uses it doesn't mean that you need to use it, and just because an amateur uses it doesn't mean that it's crap. I think that a pro's opinion is just as valid as an amateur...