So how nice is it having to work in a guitar store and be surrounded by some nice guitars all day ? :D
I'll tell one thing it's the worst place to work as a guitar player.I get to hear all sorts of playing good and bad but I don't get to play guitar all day like most people think.OK the guy's that work for the store have a tendacy to sit around and play even when I throw stuff at them to make them work.We are always changing strings and after every string change there seems to be a 30 or 40 min jam after.I spend most of my time in my little cave repairing stuff and helping people out on mail order calls.
The other thing to know is that if I sat and played guitars in the store all day I wouldn't want to go home and play my own guitars.Plus I would own more guitars then I already have.
Don't get me wrong it's great being around the guitars all day but!!!!!! GAS!!!!GAS!!!! is always learking. B)
I hear ya about GAS unclrob thanks for the info
glad I could be of service.I do have to say one other thing,I really love working as a repair person.I get to fix and make better all sorts of stringed instruments and there owners.Now that's a cool gig.The pay ain't great but it's such fun!!!!!!!! :P
Hi SCR378, it is pretty cool to be around lots of nice guitars. Like Rob said, you don't get to play as much as you would like, but I really enjoy getting a new delivery and opening up the box. I love the smell of the wood when you first open up a new guitar case. It is a full time job answering phones and trying to get the web site up and running, but I do play some each day. I am spoiled though, having so many nice guitars to choose from. I played this morning in church, and I brought a different guitar than usual. The rest of the band is getting to know how good these guitars are, and it looks like we will be all Larrivee players soon. I enjoy that side of it a lot. Jason.