I have lived in Toronto my whole life and have played bass for 9 years and had never heard of club bass until this summer. I do a lot of research, as probably many of you do, or at least those who sits in front of a computer frequently. Not to say that I know all the music stores in Toronto, because that?s not true and it would be a pretentious assumption, cause it's a big city. But I had never even heard a whisper about club bass. I feel that my question about his technician?s credentials/experience was warranted because I was not aware of his reputation having not even heard about him or his store.
In my defence I wasn't standoffish at all. In fact I was EXTREMELY polite! I was sociable and excited to start a friendly relationship with him. I thought we would get along really well as we both appreciate fine instruments and all things relating. I was also really excited to find a boutique bass guitar store in my hometown with ots of sweet equipment. The last thing I expected was to get into an argument about his technician?s credentials/experience. I assumed he would be more than happy to share this information, as most people would be. I mean everyone likes to boast to an extent. I simply wrote to him in an e-mail:
?I hope this doesn?t come off the wrong way, but I was wondering what the technicians credentials/experience are who will be doing the set-up on my bass. I?m sure you understand. Thanks, Frank?
His response was:
?he has my approval?.
I found this to be an arrogant and pretentious response. I?m not saying he doesn?t know his stuff, but how am I to know if he does or not. Also the fact that I?m 19 and am not an ?A-List Industry Pro? should have no bearing on how he treats me as a customer.
As for what kind of music I play: jazz, funk, blues etc.
Wow, I wrote more in this blog than in my final history paper last semester. At least this isn?t plagiarized. Haha just kidding?this is plagiarized. Haha. Do I need to say ?just kidding? again?
(Message edited by frank on June 20, 2008)
