Even Joe Bonamassa has issues with TGP....

[charveldan]

I can't afford to see him anymore.

With all due respect, I feel that comment is silly after taking a quick glance at the gear in your signature.

I got most of my gear several years ago. in 2009' I was layed-off and sold about 50K of gear and other things just to stay afloat. I found work in 2010', but now make 1/3 of my previous salary. The days of 100K+ salaries plus bonuses won't be back for a long time in my industry. I have a house, four kids (one in college), my wife stays home with the kids and we live in Southern California. At my current income, we are in the "poverty" bracket. I do amp repair on the side to supplement my income. So just about any concert over $50.00 a ticket is out of reach for me these days. Most venues also charge for parking around here, so add another $13.00 per car. Drinks and food? Forget about it...

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[daver101]

I can't afford to see him anymore.

With all due respect, I feel that comment is silly after taking a quick glance at the gear in your signature.

I got most of my gear several years ago. in 2009' I was layed-off and sold about 50K of gear and other things just to stay afloat. I found work in 2010', but now make 1/3 of my previous salary. The days of 100K+ salaries plus bonuses won't be back for a long time in my industry. I have a house, four kids (one in college), my wife stays home with the kids and we live in Southern California. At my current income, we are in the "poverty" bracket. I do amp repair on the side to supplement my income. So just about any concert over $50.00 a ticket is out of reach for me these days. Most venues also charge for parking around here, so add another $13.00 per car. Drinks and food? Forget about it...

TGP has issues as do all forums, but when it comes to selling gear, they're close to the top.

I go there just to learn of gear I've never heard of before.....

 

[Coopster]

I can't afford anyone anymore. No one really comes here so I'd have to add a tank of gas onto whatever the ticket price is so even a $20 concert is going to cost me $60 just to get there.

 

[Ayrton]

The cost of most shows it nuts in general, not just JB.

Why would anyone want to pay $100+ to sit in an uncomfortable chair, in a venue with crap sound quality, and drink watered down over priced beer?

I enjoy club shows, but I don't even bother with large venues.

 

[charveldan]

Someone at TGP just gave me a reach-around today, as stated before i was bant for trivial shite, wasn't even able to view their webpage for a year & a half til this AM, for some reason i could today, so i was looking around, not much has changed, then it asked me to log-in, so i did.......at which time they perma-bant me again??? Mmmm, great way to make friends.

 

[Lublin]

I can't afford to see him anymore.

With all due respect, I feel that comment is silly after taking a quick glance at the gear in your signature.

I got most of my gear several years ago. in 2009' I was layed-off and sold about 50K of gear and other things just to stay afloat. I found work in 2010', but now make 1/3 of my previous salary. The days of 100K+ salaries plus bonuses won't be back for a long time in my industry. I have a house, four kids (one in college), my wife stays home with the kids and we live in Southern California. At my current income, we are in the "poverty" bracket. I do amp repair on the side to supplement my income. So just about any concert over $50.00 a ticket is out of reach for me these days. Most venues also charge for parking around here, so add another $13.00 per car. Drinks and food? Forget about it...

Thanks for shedding some light and now I understand. Props to you for hustling. I admire people like you.

I'll agree that concert tickets are overpriced in general.

 

[Mudder]

Most shows I go to are smaller venues around $25, but I'll pay to see the big guns like Rush or Priest. I consider it all part of my entertainment monies.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Such a collection of big mouthed idiots over there. There's so many people calling him mediocre and not that great etc. Let's see those jerks put their playing where their mouth is.

 

[Ventura]

Is it because Joe doesn't play a Dumble?

Secondly, charveldan, how the f*ck can you get banned from even "viewing" a website - that's public domain, they can't track your IP address and not let you "look" at the front of their site. Unless you're on a static IP, which nobody really is nowadays, how the HELL can they stop you from viewing a page???

Behooved.

V.

 

[gbsmusic]

Good for him for defending himself against the blooz-lawyers who can't even play.

YES!!!!!!! Fuck em!!!!! I'm glad he wrote that!!

 

[The Hoff]

Pretty funny stuff!

But then again, I wouldn't feed those trolls.

 

[steve_k]

Good for Joe ! People on RT can actually play the guitar while TGP peoplle can do things like fill teeth.

 

[charveldan]

Is it because Joe doesn't play a Dumble?

Secondly, charveldan, how the f*ck can you get banned from even "viewing" a website - that's public domain, they can't track your IP address and not let you "look" at the front of their site. Unless you're on a static IP, which nobody really is nowadays, how the HELL can they stop you from viewing a page???

Behooved.

V.

I dunno? I haven't been allow to view for almost 2 years, they have even gone so far as to bant a post that someone made [about TGP] on another forum, that is the OP was making reference to a TGP post and Peterson or someone blocked the window.

The werd "Control Freak" comes to mind.

 

[rokker]

You would think they might want to learn from a pro like Joe. Oh I forgot a good chunk of tgp members already think they know everything. Hell there is so much I don't know.....I am here to learn what I can from whoever. I have had too many arguments over there see exactly how someone like joe must feel. He certainly doesn't need that bs

 

[steve_k]

Kids over there sure are bad-asses with a keyboard in their hand. Most of them probably need a good oilfield ass-kicking....

 

[Shiny_Surface]

Quite a few (imo) gear forums are slowly devolving to the quality of the average youtube comment to varying degree's, basically typing out brain farts on demand.

 

[Lublin]

Kids over there sure are bad-asses with a keyboard in their hand. Most of them probably need a good oilfield ass-kicking....

What's frightening is that they're not kids at all. They're older men with NOTHING to do but spew negativity.

 

[Giga]

Have there been threads in particular talking down JB or is it something ongoing ?

Giga

 

[King Crimson]

I woke up to find this on my facebook page from Joe Bonamassa today:

"Honesty the people on the Gear Page need to chill out on slagging me. I am tired of people taking cheap shots. It especially seems to come from that blog. Here is my advice.. put a band together.. Tour and walk a mile in my shoes.. Oh thats right.. you cant because you just talk and not do really much of anything positive. I don't mean to put down all the folks there just the morons who take cheap shots."

LINK?

 

[Mudder]

I don't have to be a pro level musician nor tour for years to have an opinion about someone's music. That kind of decision is made every week when sales figures get released. I can't front on anyone's level of skill, talent, or work ethic. Saying "your music sucks" is entirely different than saying "you suck". It happens all the time, a great player changes their scene and it just doesn't cut it. As a music listener and consumer I have the right to not like a product.