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“Owning a guitar is a huge responsibility, and the last thing we want is for these instruments to fall into the wrong hands,” said Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto, who added that the mandatory cooling-off period was an easy, proven way to prevent customers from purchasing acoustic or electric guitars, basses, or keyboards and ultimately doing something they would regret forever.

Dalporto added that Guitar Center would also be adding mandatory background checks to make sure customers had no prior mental health issues before purchasing a drum set.

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Guitar Center Institutes 72-Hour Waiting Period

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA—In an attempt to curb impulsive purchases made in periods of deep emotional distress, music store chain Guitar Center announced Thursday that it had instituted a 72-hour waiting period for all customers. “Owning a guitar is a huge responsibility, and the last thing we want...
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no4mk1t said:
Drum sticks.
They have a pointy end.
You'll poke your eye out kid!
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The Four Rules of Drum Safety:​

  1. Treat all drums as if they're loaded and tuned.
  2. Never point your sticks at any drum you're not willing to destroy.
  3. Keep your foot off the bass pedal until ready to groove.
  4. Be sure of your cymbals and the audience that lies beyond them.
 
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At the prices most US Made instruments (GIBSON I'm looking at YOU, Fender, etc) command today they might start requiring Psych Evals. :cautious:

A little history- back before Slash and PRS respectively, influenced Gibson to raise their prices literally overnight in @1989 & made Les Pauls expensive- in 1986, I'd bought a brand-new 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom off the rack in Fresno, CA with the plastic blow-molded "chainsaw" hardshell case, for $750 OUT THE DOOR. That same guitar right now is $5,500.00 at Sweetwater.
 
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One Ping Only said:
At the prices most US Made instruments (GIBSON I'm looking at YOU, Fender, etc) command today they might start requiring Psych Evals. :cautious:

A little history- back before Slash and PRS respectively, influenced Gibso to raise their prices literally overnight in @1989 & made Les Pauls expensive- in 1986, I'd bought a brand-new 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom off the rack in Fresno, CA with the plastic blow-molded "chainsaw" hardshell case, for $750 OUT THE DOOR. That same guitar right now is $5,500.00 at Sweetwater.
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Then you don't want to know what the drum kit I want costs! LOL!
 
Racer88 said:
Then you don't want to know what the drum kit I want costs! LOL!
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Oh I would not be the least surprised & know full well. I've been blessed with upscale professional gear in my life. And what I have now isn't cheep, either. lol
 
One Ping Only said:
At the prices most US Made instruments (GIBSON I'm looking at YOU, Fender, etc) command today they might start requiring Psych Evals. :cautious:

A little history- back before Slash and PRS respectively, influenced Gibson to raise their prices literally overnight in @1989 & made Les Pauls expensive- in 1986, I'd bought a brand-new 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom off the rack in Fresno, CA with the plastic blow-molded "chainsaw" hardshell case, for $750 OUT THE DOOR. That same guitar right now is $5,500.00 at Sweetwater.
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You couldn't give away Gibsons at the time. Everybody was wanting Kramers, Jacksons, etc with whammy bars and some Fenders.

Then along came Screetch and Slash (Axel & Slash) .....and also PRS Guitars that made handcrafted USA guitars (Custom 24) during time, that were a sort of amalgamation between Les Paul and Stratocaster. Just sublime craftsmanship. I got my first one in 1988. Anyways, Slash comes out with his fake Les Paul (not a real Gibson but a fake one made in LA), PRS was commanding @$2400 at the time.... and so Gibson, literally overnight in @1989, significantly raised their prices to cash-in on the craze and sudden interest in Les Pauls again. Sure- demand drives prices, but it was asinine. And their greed only got worse. When I bought my Gibson 1958 Historic Les Paul, in about 2004, I swore to myself I wouldn't pay any more than I did at the time (and now that guitar is double in price than what I paid for it- like 8-9k+) for a factory-run off the rack guitar.

Funny thing is, the Heritage I have now is every bit the LesPaul as my best of the 7 I'd previously owned, and them some...and built in the original Gibson factory with a lot of previous Gibson employees.

So Racer- what drumkit are you looking at? A DW, perchance?
 
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Racer88 said:
Not quite that high. Roland VAD516.
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The Roland VPro-kits are exceptional. In a few real pro bands I was with, we were using them as a triggered module along with mic'd acoustic drums. In a few other cases we'd use them in a worship environment- these I think really drove the "silent stage" policies many have today with direct to console modelers and in-ear monitoring, unless you have a way to use your tube amps (I Do) and still have them well-controlled down to zero stage volume if necessary. I've always hated too-loud stage mixes as there is always too much mic bleed and other issues to battle. So the controllability and still the amazing sound on offer is a huge plus. And really benefits everyone- the FOH person, the monitor person, the band AND the audience. You get a much cleaner mix.

So many pros are using the V-drum modules on live and studio sessions. And the modeling for Cymbals and snares have gotten so realistic and sensitive to stick work- just like the real deal. (of course the pads have been more refined as well). So, SO cool!!
 
One Ping Only said:
So many pros are using the V-drum modules on live and studio sessions. And the modeling for Cymbals and snares have gotten so realistic and sensitive to stick work- just like the real deal. (of course the pads have been more refined as well). So, SO cool!!
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I'm really looking forward to it. It will be a matter of allocating funds for it - competing with other priorities right now.

In the mean time, I'm doing lessons almost daily on Drumeo with my nifty 3-practice-pad kit! It's actually going very well! And I'll be ahead when I finally get a real kit.
 

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