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[Spoonie]

Originally Posted by Cloud

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta=

says it all, really...

says all of what, exactly? a huge amount of the articles on messageboards from those links have positive things to say about emergenza and you've picked one that doesn't!

that says it all really!

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[Sam L4]

Does anyone know anybody who has played one of these?

[Spoonie]

hot mangu did last year. my band in glasgow are playing one next month. people have real problems with pay to play but we looked over the pro's and con's and decided to go for it. £45 entry fee and selling all 50 tickets gets you £50 so you'rea already in profit. Then they give you some free stuff so it works out alright. I can see people might have a problem, and i'm not big on pay to play either, but if you look at it in context, I've no real reason to grudge it. you just have to get your finger out and sell the tickets!

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[Sam L4]

Originally Posted by Spoonie

hot mangu did last year. my band in glasgow are playing one next month. people have real problems with pay to play but we looked over the pro's and con's and decided to go for it. £45 entry fee and selling all 50 tickets gets you £50 so you'rea already in profit. Then they give you some free stuff so it works out alright. I can see people might have a problem, and i'm not big on pay to play either, but if you look at it in context, I've no real reason to grudge it. you just have to get your finger out and sell the tickets!

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Yeah when i read it seemed like you got some good stuff out of it. Is it FeSTR that are playing?

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

... as i recall, fudge friends TOKYOBLU got through to one of the finals last year. they thought it was well worth while... had some great gigs, i recall them saying...

[Spoonie]

nah, it's my band down here, Quixote. FeSTR would certainly be up for it tho if we played together more.

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[Cloud]

Originally Posted by Spoonie

says all of what, exactly? a huge amount of the articles on messageboards from those links have positive things to say about emergenza and you've picked one that doesn't!

that says it all really!

Well, what is there to say? The free stuff is just a gimmick, considering that the likelihood is that they're getting the stuff for next to nothing. There's also the fact that it's about selling tickets, not about talent - fair enough, music works like that in general, but £50 return for selling 50 tickets? Doesn't sound like a great deal, anyone able to bring 50 people to a gig at a local level should be able to command far greater than that.

I have to say one thing. It's a beautiful moneyspinner for the organisers, whoever had the vision to make a worldwide pay to play battle of the bands has my respect for having the guts to not only pull it off, but also making it appear credible.

But at the end of the day, I guess people's judgements get clouded by the size of the carrot.

[Spoonie]

they get the stuff for next to nothing but i don't. thus, a set of strings from them has the value of whatever i would pay in the shops. Hence that's £15 quid i don't have to spend.

Originally Posted by Cloud

anyone able to bring 50 people to a gig at a local level should be able to command far greater than that.

which local gigs are you talking about? I'd like to see some examples of how much local bands are getting paid for gigs as a comparison. On a 5 band bill you all sell all your tickets, all make £50 and each play to up to 200 new people. Doesn't look too bad to me. Fair enough the promoter takes £1000 at the door, minus PA hire and venue costs, but that means very little to me. If i'm playing good gigs and covering my costs, then I'm happy.

Originally Posted by Cloud

I have to say one thing. It's a beautiful moneyspinner for the organisers

Thank fuck you're here, the rest of us thought they were doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. You always have one thing to say and it's usually fucking dung.

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[Monk Rocker]

^^^^what he said!!

But dude, where the fuck are you getting bass strings for £15

[Spoonie]

well it depends on what u like! i'd go for either ernie ball or rotosound and ernie's are available for 15.95 delivered right here

http://www.piedog.com/musical_instru...ball-bass.html

and roto' 66s are a little bit more:

http://www.piedog.com/musical_instru...ound-bass.html

or if you fancy going ghetto:

http://www.piedog.com/musical_instru...core-bass.html

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