So my band played this gig last night, little place in NJ, not a ton of people showed up but thats what happens sometimes. so we play 3rd, this band goes on after us. all little highschool kids, not a clue what they're doing, pretty terrible music even considering their age. guitarist amp kept turning off, drummer had no clue how to play in time, singer trying hard to look cool, and then theres the bassist.....
harmless looking kid, goes into his soft shell case, pulls out a vintage rick with a "police line crossing" strap. i assume its a musicians friend new one that dad paid for, so i asked him "is that a newer rick?" he tells me its from the mid 70s and its his dads. this thing was in PRISTINE shape, probably worth 2k easy considering how nice it was. and hes hacking through these terrible songs, poorly, with a ridiculous bass. so im feeling so sorry for this bass, not only did it have this strap on it that cried "im lame" but its being used by someone who has 0 clue how to play.
after their set, i comment on how nice the tone was (cause it did sound good despite the poor playing) to which his singer says "you should check out his backup bass". im thinking to myself, what could it be? he calmly says "some 70s P bass". LOL. this kid had what looked to be a 74-75 P bass sitting in the back of the club (in a soft crappy case without anyone even watching it) in PRISTINE shape. flats on it, neck was perfect, body was unchecked unnicked, you name it. easily worth 2k as well.
so in short, i was just shocked that some dad out there is letting his son go to gigs with gorgeous pieces of pristine history to play terrible highschool rock. and if that dad posts here and reads this, maybe start junior off with something a little less expensive and more his speed?
harmless looking kid, goes into his soft shell case, pulls out a vintage rick with a "police line crossing" strap. i assume its a musicians friend new one that dad paid for, so i asked him "is that a newer rick?" he tells me its from the mid 70s and its his dads. this thing was in PRISTINE shape, probably worth 2k easy considering how nice it was. and hes hacking through these terrible songs, poorly, with a ridiculous bass. so im feeling so sorry for this bass, not only did it have this strap on it that cried "im lame" but its being used by someone who has 0 clue how to play.
after their set, i comment on how nice the tone was (cause it did sound good despite the poor playing) to which his singer says "you should check out his backup bass". im thinking to myself, what could it be? he calmly says "some 70s P bass". LOL. this kid had what looked to be a 74-75 P bass sitting in the back of the club (in a soft crappy case without anyone even watching it) in PRISTINE shape. flats on it, neck was perfect, body was unchecked unnicked, you name it. easily worth 2k as well.
so in short, i was just shocked that some dad out there is letting his son go to gigs with gorgeous pieces of pristine history to play terrible highschool rock. and if that dad posts here and reads this, maybe start junior off with something a little less expensive and more his speed?
