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WOULD YOU DO THIS??

#21
You kinda answered this yourself in the first post by saying "I'm kinda worried"

I wouldn't want to be "kinda worried" about my ( very nice btw ) brand new rig unless I was being substancially compensated AND insured.

Forget it.........even $100 and your hand on the control knob ( you gonna BE on stage ??? ) ...what if we decides to slap and pops a note at serious volume.....ouch!!

JUST SAY NO....................now where have I heard that before !

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#23
WOW!! I can't help but to comment!

In my generation, (yes i'm over 50), when a fellow musician needed to borrow some gear for a gig, I would gladly lend to him. It went without saying that they were responsible for any damage. It's almost like you guys think you have an original "Picasso" or something.

If your gear is so fragile that no one else can play it without hurting it, then you need to get some more robust gear.

That said.......If you know your friend will have disregard for the safety of your sacred STUFF, by all means don't lend or rent it to him. If it's a true friend and pro player, then $50 plus $90 worth of show tickets seems like a good deal for you.

Bottom line, it's your gear and your friend. I think you should make the call instead of asking a lot of strangers.......Just my opinion....whatever you choose, good luck...Peace!
 
#24
lbwdog said:
WOW!! I can't help but to comment!

In my generation, (yes i'm over 50), when a fellow musician needed to borrow some gear for a gig, I would gladly lend to him. It went without saying that they were responsible for any damage. It's almost like you guys think you have an original "Picasso" or something.

If your gear is so fragile that no one else can play it without hurting it, then you need to get some more robust gear.

That said.......If you know your friend will have disregard for the safety of your sacred STUFF, by all means don't lend or rent it to him. If it's a true friend and pro player, then $50 plus $90 worth of show tickets seems like a good deal for you.

Bottom line, it's your gear and your friend. I think you should make the call instead of asking a lot of strangers.......Just my opinion....whatever you choose, good luck...Peace!
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you are so right, i lend my stuff to my friends because i know they are going to take care of it, but i forgot two important points about this, my "friend" is not that friend, i know him and thats it, and second, he is the vocalist and i have no idea who is going to play the bass soo...

i understand your point, but for sure if it was one of my friend bassist i wont even ask for money

:hmm:
 
#25
lbwdog said:
WOW!! I can't help but to comment!

In my generation, (yes i'm over 50), when a fellow musician needed to borrow some gear for a gig, I would gladly lend to him. It went without saying that they were responsible for any damage.
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Yeah but that was before everything went to hell. Try explaining that to some punkass nowdays who can't make change without the aid of a computer and who thinks getting their $600 video game taken away is actually some form of punishment.:hiding:

Done ranting.

I don't loan out gear either unless it's a real trusted friend and I wouldn't charge them for it either.
I actually like letting a good (and trusted) player use it now and then so I can sit in the audience and hear what it really sounds like.
 
#30
NOOOOO!! NOOOOO!! NOOOOO!!

especially since there is now yet another person involved.

it will go something like this. the vocalist will tell you that he will fix your rig if it gets broken, but what he really means is that he will fix your rig with money he gets from the guy who broke it (the bass player) who will claim that either he didn't break it, or he didn't agree to anything so he's not paying. then the singer will explain to you that he didn't have anything to do with the fact that the bassist broke your stuff so you need to talk to the bassist to get your money. the bassist will tell you to go #@## yourself.

if either of these guys own anything that is worth what your rig is, hold it until they get you back a working, fully functional rig. (definately check it out when they bring it to you, immediately and while they are still there. don't let them drop it off and split) that is if you do go ahead with it, i wouldn't, but that is up to you.

oh, and if this guy is playing a show with ticket prices like that, he ought to have enough bread for his own rig.
 
#35
wow, you guys are really jaded. i lend my gear out all the time at hardcore shows. never charged for it. never had a problem. nothing stolen or broken. never got anything but thanks and respect for my gear. i guess some communities are different than others.
 
#36
I would do it so long as I was able to set it up and watch it carefully. I let some of the younger guys in other bands use my rig at shows when my band is playing, but I have never lent it out to some one, I think it would be worth it.
 
#37
Unless I know and trust someone without question, I am very reluctant to loan my gear to anyone. I worked too hard to get it and don't feel like having to beat the replacement costs out of someone.

A local bass player buddy has a solution for this:

On open mic night, he brings in his 'backup' bass rig - an old Peavey amp and a homemade 2x12 cab with Bag End speakers in it. He even has a decent bass he built that he lets people use. If it breaks, then no more bass playing that night. Too bad, so sorry.

In all seriousness, I do not loan out my gear unless:
- I trust the person to the extent that I could hand them my wallet without any fear of something happening.
- or, they can provide me the means to replace the gear if they should damage it.

I literally told one guy who wanted to use my rig with his death metal band that he could use my stack, provided he gave me a $1k cash deposit. He declined, my rig went back into my car. All was good.

Now, my bass buddy who routinely lets me play his 73 Fender Jazz - he can borrow my stuff anytime.
 

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