ITT we can groan about the bad parts of being a musician.

I fucking hate how incestuous this city is with its shows. I also hate shows. I don't really have a lot of fun when I go to them, and it's such a fucking pain dealing with gear when we get booked. Did I mention how expensive shit is? Oh yeah let me bust out $10k of gear to play an opening slot on a Tuesday night at a shitty bar. Yeah right fuck off.

  • comrade_pibb [comrade/them]
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    9 months ago

    You should just do what i do and never leave your bedroom with a fancy reverb pedal and the same garbage licks you've been playing for years

  • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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    9 months ago

    Why in the fuck does a Mesa Bourgeois Dual Rectifier cost more than the trade-in value of my car?! Fucking Gibson ruins everything they touch, I swear.

  • PaulSmackage [he/him, comrade/them]
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    9 months ago

    It could be 30+ celsius and outdoor event organizers will still not have water bottles off-stage. It's like 4 bucks for a case, come on.

  • lonewolfhashashinOKEPICMODE
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    9 months ago

    Everything I want is so expensive but I'm not even into expensive shit I'm into electronics idk how instrument fuckers do it. I guess going destitute is an option

    • WashedAnus [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      Sometimes you can find good deals on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist. The former is a little bit less scammy than the latter.

      I've been looking into DIYing stuff like pedals, and trying to repair an old piece of shit guitar I bought like twenty years ago, but the neck is fucked and I can't find a decent neck for under $300, so I hear you.