Guitar player rage quit cuz his amp got dinged

[Koshchei]

Nothing wrong with a 100 watt Marshall, especially if it's a JMP or JCM800. I would consider the guy that shows up with that to know his gear. Does not mean he's going to be loud. Guitar player in my band has an 800. Also has a Soldano for those who know what that is. He knows how to control his volume.

My SVT matches up nicely with those amps, lol.

Only if they also show up with an attenuator. A Marshall JMP or JCM-800 depends on power amp distortion to sound good. Non 2203 JCM-800s are incapable of sounding good because of diode clipping.

 

[Stranger Danger]

keep that text handy for when he asks when the next rehearsal is ...

Came here to say this. He probably thinks the other guys are bawling and will be ecstatic when he decides to return.

 

[edot3021]

Right?! That is like 88 Watts too many.

 

[Spidey2112]

... guitar player picks up his beer off of his new head and notices a small ding in the tolex.

Didn't give a second thought about the beer being up there, did he?

 

[BlueTalon]

Some men get more grumpy as time passes. Irritability seems to be their homeostasis. They find ways to get back to grumpy if they start to chill out too much.

Some people just aren't happy unless they're miserable.

 

[CryingBass]

I used to love the guys that lugged around Kustom air-cushion cabs and try to keep them "pristine".

Mine? Not so pristine over time...

 

[Oatis]

So who put the mark on his amp ?

 

[mr80htz]

Buy a squire and a lot of coke

 

[bassmaster831]

It’s always the guys with the Marshall amps that are primadonnas

 

[red_rhino]

He's 60

Absolutely nothing turns a bunch of 60-year-olds into 16-year-olds faster than being in a band.

 

[QweziRider]

...guitar player picks up his beer off of his new head...

And he's worried about a small ding in the tolex.

 

[Chrisk-K]

The next guitar player might be even worse than he.

 

[Rib 13]

100 watt Marshall tube head.

This tells me everything I need to know.....Good luck with a new direction and new guitarist

 

[Collin Bass]

First band I was in was a Blues/Jazz/Swing band. Drummer, guitarists, and myself always used to laugh at the fact that every rehearsal the lead singer would through a bit of a hissy fit and that the name of that band was "Mood Swing". Lol

 

[StayLow]

… at the rehearsal spot (drummer's basement) since the day he got it.
… drummer offered guitar player a moving blanket to cover up the amp when not in use.

Drummer’s house. Should’ve covered it, no matter what guitarist says.

… guitar player picks up his beer off of his new head and notices a small ding in the tolex. He goes apeshiz, accuses me and the drummer of intentionally damaging his amp, and sabotaging the band. We tell him to piss off, and he loads up his gear (two trips) all while mumbling under his breath.

Congratulations! You dodged a big bullet. Too many dealbreakers to list, but “beer on amp” is definitely on the list.

Best of luck with new guitarist.

 

[GBBSbassist]

To me, the takeaway is that someone dinged his gear while he wasn't there. His reaction might suck, but you're kind of glossing over it like he should accept it and move on. Would you?

 

[BlueTalon]

OK, I'm detecting a disturbing amount of prejudice against beer-on-amp people from the no-beer-on-amp people. Yaw'll make it sound as bad as pedophilia or smoking indoors. Beer on an amp does not automatically disqualify someone from being responsible or a competent musician.

That said, the OP dodged a bullet.

 

[james condino]

That guitar player better not scratch my bass!

 

[kjp360]

100w Marshall + basement rehearsal = a hard limit

Buy a lottery ticket while your luck continues to hold out.

 

[Levent]

Guitar player got a new head a few weeks back. 100 watt Marshall tube head. He left it at the rehearsal spot (drummer's basement) since the day he got it.

After our first practice with this new head drummer offered guitar player a moving blanket to cover up the amp when not in use. Guitar player refused the blanket.

So last night as we're finishing rehearsal, guitar player picks up his beer off of his new head and notices a small ding in the tolex. He goes apeshiz, accuses me and the drummer of intentionally damaging his amp, and sabotaging the band. We tell him to piss off, and he loads up his gear (two trips) all while mumbling under his breath.

After he leaves me, drummer, and singer talk about what a crybaby this guy is, and it's probably time to fire him. About 5 minutes go by and drummer gets a text. It's guitar player informing us that he's quitting. We all had a good laugh.

I immediately walked over to the dry erase board and erased all the old, tried classic rock songs we're sick of playing. Within 5 minutes we had a new set list, mostly consisting of songs we wanted to cover but guitar player refused.

This band had become somewhat of a chore for me, but now I'm looking at it with renewed vigor and passion. Drummer and singer feel the same way. We're all really excited to work on the new setlist and find a new guitarist.

Hope you send him the link to this thread so he can see nobody sides with him and such a sore looser he is