54stratlover
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I am placing this post in the gear shop because it deals with gear in a way, and people that are serious about gear and tone go to this page.
Over the last 6 months we have been blessed with what I consider "Honored" guests. By this I mean people representing some of the companies in the music industry that are willing to discuss ideas with us. I am sure I will not remember them all, but here I go. Gregg from warmoth, Mitch from Korg/Marshall, and the fellow from guitar player magazine. At least with the guitarplayer magazine topic, there seems to have been a change as a result of that. I believe that Mitch is the type of guy that will run his ideas up chain. We will have to wait and see what happens there. I was,and am really excited when I realized what was happening HERE. The S.D. forum was kind of hitting a new level in my mind. The warmoth vs usacg, and the marshall thread had good elements and bad elements in my mind. the magazine thread was great for the most part (hella long thread though).
I am not sure how to word all of this, but here I go. Please try to be respectful in these situations. WE have a chance to maybe make a little bit of an impact, in a field we obviously love, in our own way. If you have good points, or bad points to bring up, they can be done in a respectful, and civil manner. If you have an axe to grind, take it elsewere. Get the persons e-mail address and take it to them personally. Keep it off a (our) publlic forum. When these people come to us, they are coming to our "house" in a friendly fashion. They are here for an exchange of ideas, and possibly to explain their point of view. I for one respect that. They didn't come here to be put on the defense. I really respect the way Gregg handled himself here. I didn't like the way some seemed to want to badger him, or "grind the Axe".
I think these posts should be taken seriously. If we end up being disrespectful, belligerant, ill-spoken, or for that matter retarded, I think these visits will stop. Why?? no one will take us or our forum seriously. i feel we have an opportunity here. I hope we don't make ourselves irrelevant.
Finally, I think people that are "grinding the axe" should be reported to the admins in these situations. Especially if there post count is low. These type of posts afford us a certain opportunity. A certain amount of respect should be given when these people come to us to offer information about their products. I am sure they think about the things we say (if they make any sense). There companies future may depend on it.
well that is my .02
Craig
Over the last 6 months we have been blessed with what I consider "Honored" guests. By this I mean people representing some of the companies in the music industry that are willing to discuss ideas with us. I am sure I will not remember them all, but here I go. Gregg from warmoth, Mitch from Korg/Marshall, and the fellow from guitar player magazine. At least with the guitarplayer magazine topic, there seems to have been a change as a result of that. I believe that Mitch is the type of guy that will run his ideas up chain. We will have to wait and see what happens there. I was,and am really excited when I realized what was happening HERE. The S.D. forum was kind of hitting a new level in my mind. The warmoth vs usacg, and the marshall thread had good elements and bad elements in my mind. the magazine thread was great for the most part (hella long thread though).
I am not sure how to word all of this, but here I go. Please try to be respectful in these situations. WE have a chance to maybe make a little bit of an impact, in a field we obviously love, in our own way. If you have good points, or bad points to bring up, they can be done in a respectful, and civil manner. If you have an axe to grind, take it elsewere. Get the persons e-mail address and take it to them personally. Keep it off a (our) publlic forum. When these people come to us, they are coming to our "house" in a friendly fashion. They are here for an exchange of ideas, and possibly to explain their point of view. I for one respect that. They didn't come here to be put on the defense. I really respect the way Gregg handled himself here. I didn't like the way some seemed to want to badger him, or "grind the Axe".
I think these posts should be taken seriously. If we end up being disrespectful, belligerant, ill-spoken, or for that matter retarded, I think these visits will stop. Why?? no one will take us or our forum seriously. i feel we have an opportunity here. I hope we don't make ourselves irrelevant.
Finally, I think people that are "grinding the axe" should be reported to the admins in these situations. Especially if there post count is low. These type of posts afford us a certain opportunity. A certain amount of respect should be given when these people come to us to offer information about their products. I am sure they think about the things we say (if they make any sense). There companies future may depend on it.
well that is my .02
Craig
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