What a sad little man...

[Fat Steve]

"What a sad little man..."

Looks like a little projection coming from the OP...

 

[SunnBass]

...Kirk is just stupid, nothing more.

Fixed it for ya.

 

[AndyLES]

Fixed it for ya.

Nah, naive. I think he's detached from the realities of the pedal business ("Wait, you'll slap my name on a TS clone and I'll make a few bucks? I'll tweet whatever you want"). I think, that HE thinks, what he's doing is "innovative." Remember, it's not like he's on message board forums *cough* keeping up with this that and whatever boutique manufacturer is out there. His management gets pedal offers and endorsements, and he just sorts through them at his leisure.

I used to work at a prominent music publication as an ad assistant (read: paid intern) where Kirk had a feature ostensibly written by him. It was in fact ghostwritten by one of the editors, who faxed the copy to Kirk for his thumbs up.

EDIT: In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the tweet wasn't even him.

 

[BAG]

These days folks cant wait to run out and get their feelings hurt so they can whine and moan about it and then try to hurt the offending party's feelings too and get everyone on the internet riled up about it.

To so many of the perpetually offended it is about being seen on Twitter (aptly named for twits) and other social media platforms as being more morally superior than the next person. The quicker you are to take offence and post your disgust, particularly on behalf of some minority that you are not actually a part of, the more morally superior you are.

 

[SunnBass]

Nah, naive. I think he's detached from the realities of the pedal business ("Wait, you'll slap my name on a TS clone and I'll make a few bucks? I'll tweet whatever you want"). I think, that HE thinks, what he's doing is "innovative." Remember, it's not like he's on message board forums *cough* keeping up with this that and whatever boutique manufacturer is out there. His management gets pedal offers and endorsements, and he just sorts through them at his leisure.

Good point, I'll accept that.

 

[BigBobbyBass]

This is exactly what he tweeted & see nothing wrong with it:

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I think what he's getting at is that a lot of pedal manufacturers know nothing about actually playing an instrument.
I think he's right, and I would go further to say they're in it for the easy money.
Selling pedals to players is like picking low hanging fruit IMHO & the profits are really great compared to the cost of raw material & actual work required to make a pedal.

Actually, you're wrong. Lots(dare I say most?) pedal makers are musicians.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Well, Kirk's team told him he's the only one.

 

[Snaxster]

I do it all the time, but also too stubborn to retract, LOL!

Go for it, SF:

 

[Slpbass81]

A lot of people make the claim they are a musician because it is a broad term. A guy playing 3 notes on a bass using a pick calls himself one and can go on tour.

I would rather have amp/effect companies run by experts in their field. I would say all the years playing and gear Kirk hammett has gone through would make him an expert. He definitely doesn't need the money. Just wants to make better products for everyone to use.

Eddie Van Halen started doing it and look how great some of his products are compared to others.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

OK, now I get it, everyone who works at Dunlop are musicians.

 

[rob2966]

This thread surprised me, based on the title I was almost 100% sure it was going to be about Kanye

 

[Ewo]

I'll go waaaaay out on a limb and predict that if the products with his (Hammett's) name sound good people will buy them, and if they don't people will buy someone else's.

Methinks tweet marketing might be overrated.

 

[Ewo]

This thread surprised me, based on the title I was almost 100% sure it was going to be about Kanye

LOL. Last I heard, Kanye was deep in debt and going on Twitter to panhandle. All he needs to show the world his true genius is $1billion from Mark Zuckerberg, or some such foolishness.

 

[gbazinet]

Controversy is the best form of free advertising. I'm sure Kirk and his publicist have been planning that tweet for months. All the guitar gear sites are blowing up about this. Social media shock value strikes again!

 

[BigDanT]

I have to disagree. I've spoken to more than a few designers (big and small) and these guys know what they're talking about. Especially the big one who get input from all the big names in the world of guitar and bass. So they've got a heck of a lot more than just their own ability, opinions, and experience to draw on.

From my experiences talking with them, they ALL knew as much about music, and music performance, as I did. But they also knew fifty times more than I do about circuit design.

As far as being in t for the money, they damn well better be if they want to stay in business and grow. The ones that don't stay small and go boutique. Which is fine. These people are half patrons of the art. They can create things it makes no sense (due to lack of demand) to produce in quantity, But for the player who wants something unique, these folks are the bee's knees. They build em' - others buy them - and it's a win-win.

But what the big guys can do that the boutiques shops can't, is deliver some gems like the EHX East River Drive or Analogizer for under $75. Which is great because not everybody can swing something like a Klon Centaur or a Hermida Zendrive when they want to build a little sonic spice rack for their toolkit.

There's room for big and small pedal makers. And to quote Spinal Tap:

I see you dancing there in front of the band
You're playing those solos with no guitar in your hand
I don't pull no punches, I wouldn't waste your time
And just 'cause it pays, that ain't no crime.

I don't need a woman, I won't take me no wife
I get their rock and roll and that'll be my life
No page in history, baby
That I don't need
I just want to make some eardrums bleed.[/QUOTE

heavy duty!

 

[Matthew Barrack]

Why does everyone NEED to be offended ALL the time in the 21st Century?

I've always been asking that...

... thank you.

 

[Pudge Fish]

I'm glad I don't tweet, read tweets, or give a damn about tweets (or Metallica).

 

[wintremute]

Outrage?

 

[itsalljustaride]

Why do people think this is about being offended and "butthurt"? There's such a thing as simply calling out a bull**** statement for what it is, factually. Offense doesn't come into it. Yes, it's marketing bloviation. That still doesn't excuse it. I know this is 'Merica where we downright expect companies to make **** up and get away with it without a word from anyone otherwise, but this is also the age of the internet, where those same bull**** statements are easily refuted, publicly. That's how marketplace information works now.

 

[Fat Steve]

Why do people think this is about being offended and "butthurt"? There's such a thing as simply calling out a bull**** statement for what it is, factually. Offense doesn't come into it. Yes, it's marketing bloviation. That still doesn't excuse it. I know this is 'Merica where we downright expect companies to make **** up and get away with it without a word from anyone otherwise, but this is also the age of the internet, where those same bull**** statements are easily refuted, publicly. That's how marketplace information works now.

Are the KH pedals out yet? If so, have you given them a try?