Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

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Buying a Guitar

Dan attempts to go to a guitar and buy a guitar without going into six-figures of debt.

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#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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#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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#179. The Paul Reed Smith 513 Rosewood

October 16, 2008

RONI: Hey hey HEY! What're you doing with THAT guitar?
GUITARPLANET CLERK: JUST using this 513 Rosewood to see if the amp's working...

RONI: Look, don't try and upsell us to THAT guitar!
GUITARPLANET CLERK: Look, I'll just hit ONE chord. I'm NOT trying to upsell you on this guitar. I swear.

SOUND: perfect E chord

GUITARPLANET CLERK: THIS guitar upsells you all by itself...
RONI: We... don't want... THAT guitar...

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#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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#181. Driving home from the guitar store

October 23, 2008

RONI: Well, we just maxed out our Visa's to buy two VERY expensive guitars. And I didn't even need a new one...
DAN: Yeah...

RONI: And we're in the same damn band. We'll look like huge TOOLBELTS on stage with our matching guitars.
DAN: Heh, yup...

DAN: It's a lot of debt. But, MAN, that guitar sounds good, huh, Roni?
RONI: Foo... YEAH.

DAN: I think it's possible the PRS 513 Rosewood may be responsible for a good chunk of this "credit crisis" thing we're in.

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