So this happened.

[MaGrass]

That's what happened to me....if that can make you feel better

 

[awakefie]

It is a lack of respect, but I wouldn't be confrontational. After all, if he is a douche he won't care.

But then, no one plays my equipment. Our guitar player asked to play it once, I refused. Awkward moment. But we moved on. I am too poor to take chances.

 

[Major Softie]

Leave that mark there. It'll remind you everytime somebody u don't know asks you (to borrow) your instrument

This is truth^^^^^

Don't just leave it to remind yourself, leave it so you have something to point at when you say: "this is why I don't loan out my stuff."

 

[1958Bassman]

After our gig last night I let my guitarist play my bass with a girl we know who is in another band. It was her party/tailgate at her sisters house. So I was watching the game not really paying attention. This morning I unpack everything and I noticed this burn mark. I'm not mad, honestly it's ok. I am however mad at the lack of care and attention with my gear. So I'm trying to figure out how I feel about this. Would you be pissed?

Hell yeah, I'd be pissed! I was taught that anything I borrowed was returned in at least the same condition as when I got it, or better. That's BS! Tie his hands behind his back and put a lit cigarette behind his ear until it burns out- that would be fair.

I loaned an acoustic guitar to someone and when I got it back, it had a few dings, it was filthy and the strings were disgusting because his hands have some kind of gunge oozing out of them that turns stainless to crap in minutes.

I no longer loan much of ANYTHING, to ANYONE. It's not worth being pissed off because of someone else's stupidity and carelessness.

 

[TheBluePhoenix]

Hell yes I’d be pissed! However, I would not loan any of my instruments to anyone in the first place.

 

[ShonenCello]

Quoted for idiocy.

You're acknowledging that there won't be a good explanation, and therefore you're saying it's inevitable that you'd get "very vocal and perhaps physical". You're a real top bloke, huh?

Don't really know what your getting at. But if this makes you happy.. OK.

 

[Shakin-Slim]

Don't really know what your getting at. But if this makes you happy.. OK.

In no uncertain terms, I' saying your readiness for violence is pathetic.

 

[georgestrings]

No it isn't. Its the the equivalent of someone accidentally dropping a piece of cutlery and causing barely noticeable ding.

Christ, do you guys must spend a lot of time with sore knuckles?

"Barely noticeable"??? - better get your eyes checked, dude...


- georgestrings

 

[Bassic Playing]

"Barely noticeable"??? - better get your eyes checked, dude...


- georgestrings

Noticeable:

Barely noticeable:

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If you think that mild discoloration I is worth becoming violent or seriously verbally abusing someone over, then you have an extremely low threshold for both damage and civility.

 

[Staccato]

Some people treat borrowed or rented gear better than their own (assuming they take special care of their own gear), and others treat it like there's no tomorrow. Anyone that loans tools, or music gear will suffer a similar ding/scratch/burn, eventually. Sad, but true.