"I thought you sounded great ...UNTIL I saw what you were using ...."
Man, I turned up to a couple of auditions years ago with my self-designed, custom built mini headless LP and a 1964 crocodile-skin tolex Selmer Thunderbird amp (50 watts, 2 x 12 combo with EL34s, quite Marshallesque) and got nothing but strange looks and stupid comments. Probably every other applicant had turned up with an EVH or Ibanez guitar, and a Marshall or Peavey EVH rig. After i'd played, there would be comments that were simply serious backpedalling, while they offered to help me carry my gear out.
When i use my Matchless clone that I built (it looks very good and sounds incredible), these so-called 'musicians' will be buzzing about 'he built his amp', as if they're expecting nothing but a sonic disaster.
It makes me angry thinking about these twats. They have no place being in the same room as me. A lot of people play guitars, a few of them might actually be musicians, very few show any imagination whatosever and most should stick to their day jobs. Very few are able to listen with their ears. Personally i think it's because deep down they know they have nothing to offer the world of music in terms of anything useful or creative.
My favourite things are when i see some guys with the most beat-up, bizarre gear and they play like demons and sound awesome. Most of the big-money stuff will never get beyond the rehearsal rooms.
Anyway, it's always some hopeful at your gig, and the answer is simple. Just tell them "Well, i'd like to chat more but i have a gig to do. Don't you have a gig to be performing at with your superior rig ?"
I'm more just throwing this out for the lurker crowd.
