Told Not to Use a Pick in a Store?

[fleabee]

Any floor used bass should be sold as "used" regardless or "demo". If its played or abused by the general public its not a new bass.

 

[Quickie]

Any floor used bass should be sold as "used" regardless or "demo". If its played or abused by the general public its not a new bass.

Exactly. Just like a car.

 

[Batmensch]

He probably did not want superficial finish scratches on it.


A friend of mine went to a well known bass shop in Atlanta and played a Dingwall (he specifically went to play that bass) and was asked not to slap.

Well, isn't that why new basses have that clear plastic overlay on their pickguards?

 

[Quickie]

Well, isn't that why new basses have that clear plastic overlay on their pickguards?

Supposed to be, but I have gone into stores where they have removed the plastic to show the bass better.

I was told today in a music store by a worker to not use a pick on the bass i was trying out because it's too aggressive and it would turn a new bass into a used bass. I just kinda' laughed, went with it, and used my fingers for a minute until he walked away. I just thought this was odd, and pretty funny. My friends that were with me got a kick out of it, too.

But as you can see, the OP did it anyway.

 

[NortyFiner]

Picks? Hell, half the time I just use a coin from my pocket. If the clerks knew, they'd likely crap themselves. My excuse: "Hey, it works for Lemmy..."

 

[BKBassDude]

Working at a music store the only time I've asked people to chill out with picks is when I can hear their strumming over the volume of the amp from halfway across the store.

Or if people are using non-pick items.

I'd love to be able to stop people from using picks on classical guitars....

 

[Quickie]

Working at a music store the only time I've asked people to chill out with picks is when I can hear their strumming over the volume of the amp from halfway across the store.

Or if people are using non-pick items.

I'd love to be able to stop people from using picks on classical guitars....

Your job must be hard, especially with attitudes like the op's that complies until the sales person walks away, and then goes right back to using a pick. In this economy a sale can be so very important, and offending a customer is not what any sales person wants. But you also need to protect the product from people who just come in to screw around.

 

[AltGrendel]

Your job must be hard, especially with attitudes like the op's that complies until the sales person walks away, and then goes right back to using a pick. In this economy a sale can be so very important, and offending a customer is not what any sales person wants. But you also need to protect the product from people who just come in to screw around.

Well, he does have a point, look at what Willie Nelson did to his classical guitar using a pick.

Please note that sarcasm tags typically don't show up on this site.

 

[Quickie]

Well, he does have a point, look at what Willie Nelson did to his classical guitar using a pick.

 

[ric stave]

Well, he does have a point, look at what Willie Nelson did to his classical guitar using a pick.

Then he asked for the new model in the back and put that one back on the wall....

 

[Quickie]

Then he asked for the new model in the back and put that one back on the wall....

That will be sold as a demo.

 

[Lennihems]

How many "used" guitars did this shop have?

 

[lonote]

I get a big kick out this thread. People rant and rave about how GC allows their instruments to get beat up, then tee off on this music store employee who is trying not to let that happen. Sometimes you can't win.

 

[Jools4001]

You shoulda start aggressively slapping on it!

No, that won't work because I think you'll find that the slapping will have already been done for you by the store assistant.

I don't think I've had a bass passed across to me for the last 20 years without the store guy doing their obligatory slap wankery for at least 30 seconds before they hand it over - as if to say "you need to be as good as me to even think about trying this bass"

I usually reply with the intro to Brufords 5G (played by Jeff Berlin) or the basline to Thomas Dolby's "Hyperactivate" which seems to shut them up


PS: I'm absolutely useless at slap and these are the only two pieces of slap that I can play worth a damn but for some reason I can play both these pieces pretty good

 

[TaylorO']

"Slapping" is noise pollution, and should be prohibited.


(haha)

 

[Quickie]

Sometimes you can't win.

Nope, you can't. And it's really a shame....but hey, the OP and his friends laughed....so.....

"Slapping" is noise pollution, and should be prohibited.


(haha)

I'm a picker, but I do a lil slap. I am amazed and love to listen to a good slapper.

 

[emor]

I get a big kick out this thread. People rant and rave about how GC allows their instruments to get beat up, then tee off on this music store employee who is trying not to let that happen. Sometimes you can't win.

Yep.

yes years ago in high school. and I was with the 2 guys in my band, I guess loooong haired thrashmetallers gave them the willys. that's cool though I think my drummer helped himself to parts of some of their display drum pedals...

Your drummer is a thief. Cool.

 

[chokeslam512]

yes years ago in high school. and I was with the 2 guys in my band, I guess loooong haired thrashmetallers gave them the willys. that's cool though I think my drummer helped himself to parts of some of their display drum pedals...

"Sir, would you please remove your spiked gauntlets befroe playing the instruments."

 

[Jools4001]

I get a big kick out this thread. People rant and rave about how GC allows their instruments to get beat up, then tee off on this music store employee who is trying not to let that happen. Sometimes you can't win.

I think a sense of perspective is required, he's just wanting to play the bass using an accepted playing technique used by lots of bassists from Carol Kaye, Sir Paul, Chris Squire and so on and so on. It's not as if he asked to pour lighter fluid all over it and set it on fire.

Sure, protect your stock against damaging activities or people stealing control knobs but a piclk? Really?

 

[Ric5]

I was told today in a music store by a worker to not use a pick on the bass i was trying out because it's too aggressive and it would turn a new bass into a used bass. I just kinda' laughed, went with it, and used my fingers for a minute until he walked away. I just thought this was odd, and pretty funny. My friends that were with me got a kick out of it, too.

This ever happen to anyone else?

With a bad pick technique you can really damage a bass with a pick in just a few minutes.