spantini
COO of me, inc.
Circa 1976 I was making my first purchase of new gear for my bass-playin' self. Our band had been together for one year doing all originals - practices only, no gigging yet. In those days I was starting to make good money and always had a fat wad of cash in my pocket. I drove over to Rolls Music and plopped down $700 cash money on a new Ampeg SVT with an 810 cabinet. Threw it all in the back seat of my '76 Jeep CJ Renegade and headed for home. I was going to move it over to our practice pad (drummer's house, of course) the following weekend. The next day, I was offered a gig to sit in with a guitarist and drummer that night for a birthday party - I jumped. After the party the guitarist went crazy over my new rig and said he had to have it. I told him where I got mine and he said NO! he had to have MINE! Well, next day he showed up at my house with his father and a fat check for $700 .. 1-2-3 Done Deal! SO I was at Rolls the next day buying my second Ampeg rig - another wad of cash on the counter.
CIrca 1982 : Then... THEN!... after we had spent time in a home recording studio I got the (analog) recording bug. Now I'm buying synths, mixers, 8-Track R/R, DBX units, FX modules, computer, software, plus all the accessories required to connect it all. And again, just walked into Rolls Music, plopped down wads of cash and walked out with mucho gear. All in stock.
Circa 1985 : Then I went on a guitar buying spree. Ovation acoustic, Les Paul Pro, '65 Hofner, Fender P, Fender Active Jazz - these involved several stores. Still, just walked in and plopped down wads of cash and walked out carrying. Never had to order.
I slowed up on the guitars but continued to sell and upgrade my recording gear.
Fast forward to 2009 when I liquidate the last of my gear and go into musical hibernation for 6 years. At which time I acquire the digital home recording bug and begin to immerse myself, only now those wads of cash are no longer there. But then (a lot of) the gear isn't in the stores either, so that makes us even.
So that's what started this thread. Flush with cash, stores full of gear.. Ahh.. those were the days.
CIrca 1982 : Then... THEN!... after we had spent time in a home recording studio I got the (analog) recording bug. Now I'm buying synths, mixers, 8-Track R/R, DBX units, FX modules, computer, software, plus all the accessories required to connect it all. And again, just walked into Rolls Music, plopped down wads of cash and walked out with mucho gear. All in stock.
Circa 1985 : Then I went on a guitar buying spree. Ovation acoustic, Les Paul Pro, '65 Hofner, Fender P, Fender Active Jazz - these involved several stores. Still, just walked in and plopped down wads of cash and walked out carrying. Never had to order.
I slowed up on the guitars but continued to sell and upgrade my recording gear.
Fast forward to 2009 when I liquidate the last of my gear and go into musical hibernation for 6 years. At which time I acquire the digital home recording bug and begin to immerse myself, only now those wads of cash are no longer there. But then (a lot of) the gear isn't in the stores either, so that makes us even.
So that's what started this thread. Flush with cash, stores full of gear.. Ahh.. those were the days.