Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

Roni the jaded guitarist

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Popularity rank 61 #180. Couldn’t hurt to try

October 20, 2008

GUITARPLANET CLERK: You SURE you wanna try this $3,000 PRS 513? Thought you wanted the $400 Strat?
DAN: Well... couldn't hurt to... TRY...

SOUND: perfect C suspended 7th chord

DAN: Sweet historical JESUS.

DAN: I didn't even know that WAS a chord!
RONI: Is this a MAGIC guitar?
GUITARPLANET CLERK: In a way, my dear. Credit or debit?

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Popularity rank 62 #178. My friend wants a guitar

October 13, 2008

RONI: My FRIEND here is in the market for a GUITAR. He wants a Fender Standard STRAT. That's IT. DON'T try an UPSELL.
GUITARPLANET CLERK: OK... is your friend all right?

RONI: My FRIEND is FINE. And he wants the brown SUNBURST model. Which he KNOWS retails at $430, so don't try and SCREW him.

GUITARPLANET CLERK: No problem. Lemme grab one, and we can ring you guys up.

RONI: My FRIEND remains WARY of this transaction!
DAN: What's HAPPENING? Can I look yet? I-is he playing hardball?! Tell him I'll pay $1000! $1500!

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Popularity rank 63 #177. In control

October 9, 2008

RONI: Here comes the clerk. You know what you want. You won't be upsold. You won't show your hand. You... are in CONTROL.
DAN: YES. OK.

GUITARPLANET CLERK: Hey, you guys find-
DAN: HERE! MY CREDIT CARD HAS A $5,000 LIMIT! TAKE IT!

A pause.

RONI: You... are no longer in control.

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Popularity rank 64 #176. Won’t be distracted

October 6, 2008

RONI: OK, you're here to buy a Fender Standard Strat. NOTHING ELSE. You're on a budget. You won't be upsold or DISTRACTED.
DAN: RIGHT!

DAN: Ooo, that one in the window's nice though... Wonder how much...

RONI: Which one?
DAN: That big, blue GLOWING one...

RONI: That's a NEON SIGN, Dan! Keep it together, man!!
DAN: Still... wouldn't hurt to ASK...

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Popularity rank 65 #159. Our Own Band Contest

January 9, 2007

JOHN: Maybe we should run our own band contest. We could rig it so we could win.
DAN: Yeah!

RONI: Maybe we should practice more often so we sound better, and focus on the playing and songwriting and not on meaningless contests.
DAN: Yeah.

A pause.

JOHN: Ooo, we could get a cool trophy engraved with our names on it!
RONI: (sigh)
DAN: Ooo, yeah!

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