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Can somebody make Noel Gallagher a singer?

http://equipboard.com/pros/noel-gallagher

Can somebody make Noel Gallagher a singer?

Sorry, only Noel can do that and its clearly not high on his list of priorities right now.

Done!

totally stonewalled on my joke

That's the only reason I did it.

on a side note, I wish orange would reissue the modified OR80/120 RIs Noel helped to tweak (I think the short lived production model had its own name, I wanna say ORST, but that's not right as that's the 50 watt early 70s model Matamp handwired)... you can't find those amps anywhere and they aren't even that old... I have a sneaking suspicion Noel added a little ass-whomp to an already thick tone

There are two profiles for Dave Grohl. One focuses on drumming the other on guitar stuff. They should really be one.

http://equipboard.com/pros/dave-grohl

http://equipboard.com/pros/dave-grohl-drums

Man, look at this:

http://equipboard.com/items/harmony-sovereign-h164

And a Private-Message-Function would be cool.

aww heck, I like posting all communication in the forum or in the reviews... keeps everyone civil for starters

aww heck, I like posting all communication in the forum or in the reviews... keeps everyone civil for starters

Of course, but the possibility to get in contact on a more personal level would be good I guess. Both can coexist.

the PM might be cool to sell and swap gear... I know a lot of the big forums like gearpage, gearslutz and my les paul commonly use the PM to close deals

Definitely! I need some effects, I'm sick of clean and drive tone... You know, I wouldn't be making such a fuzz, but it would be a great boost for me to have effects. I feel so compressed and I'm wahndering if there are any effects to buy... My volume feels so boring, and reverb.com offers a good selection of pedals, although I have no money for that.

not even the fanciest pedals will work all of their magic on solid state practice amps

if you want to spend money on gear buy a tube amp, even a lowly ac4tv

as for not having money? when I was your age I had a JOB in the summers... basically when my guitar obsession started my parents would not cosign it (my dad tried toa ctively discourage me for a while, I didn't even get any guitar stuff for Christmas until I had been playing for years, and they didn't have a lot of random money to throw around at my interests anyway) so I started working in the summers to purchase strings and gear. I suggest instead of continuing to spot for EB when you are off from school you find a job and then you can buy whatever you want.

If you are living a bit more east-ish in the world, you would see that we are in a huge crisis here. Yeah, you might hear journal reports about how things are getting better, but nah... Summer jobs are unavailable here, I do volunteering work only, but that is mostly for helping with lessons, giving out instructions et cetera... I hardly got a guitar for 100 dollars and later Squier for a bit more than that.

we're in a huge crisis over here too... when it hit, it hit the USA first and our problems infected your part of the world...the economic crisis is what caused me to get out of full time music and pursue a healthcare career, but I am not making what I ought to be lately (though some of that's related to wanting flexible hours for a workplace very near to my house for Dad reasons, but generally my industry is downsizing and salaries are shrinking or at least not increasing with the added responsibilities stemming from the 'streamlined' staffing)

as far as your situation, I am really surprised to hear there is no summer work of any kind for someone your age, those are the jobs that never seem to disappear here (sweeping up shops, stocking shelves, lifting packages, inner city bike messenger work.... all for shit money, but those kinda gigs are around and small businesses love to hire the kids under the table for less than minimum wage)...

some of my first jobs were a bit unconventional back when I was your age, I think my 1st job was designing/building sets for a local theater company that ran a summer acting workshop when I was maybe 13ish and I went on to work for those people building sets for their adult productions as I got older... I eventually took over from the adult who supervised me in the beginning, particularly as I got good with power tools and not just the decorative aspects. I also learned a lot doing it, knowledge that's been incredibly useful to me as a techy type of guitarist. I think I found that thru my school or a youth center and then talked my way into a paying apprentice gig, but these days the internet is a fantastic resource. The electrical skills I learned wiring working outlets and such in 'living room' type sets actually wound up landing me my 1st recording gig in my freshman year of college. Its a long story, but I saved the day at an event put on by a guy who owned a small studio and indie label... I ended up being the office manager, personal assistant, cleaning man and repair guy for him and I got to sit in on his sessions and learn eventually becoming the assistant engineer.

Take a minute and think about what kind of unusual skills you have that you might be able to market and then search craigslist or your European equivalent for opportunities. Just don't oversell yourself :-)

another thing to consider is jobs with weird hours.... for a while I was the doorman/bag-checker at an all ages nightclub which fit with my teenaged night owl tendencies, required no skills whatsoever and provided an excellent opportunity to meet people involved in local music and arts... all the networking I did at the door allowed me to setup a thriving graphic design business creating flyers, posters and t-shirts for local bands and music events...

of course I worked at a starbucks over the summers in highschool too, music can be an expensive mistress and I was always trying to double or triple up my revenue streams, but even if there are no legit jobs to provide you with that smallbut steady income, I guarantee you that if you are clever and industrious you can make money all summer... no matter how bad the economy gets (and in the 90s we were in a nasty recession here that lasted into my college years, it took me a long time to get that steady starbucks gig as the competition was fierce for unskilled work) BUT there are ALWAYS to make a little money here and there as long as you make it a priority to find them. There are creative types out there servicing the entertainment and artistic needs of the 1%ers in every country and those creative types might need an apprentice. Work cheaper than a guy who knows what he's doing and state you are eager to learn! Your help might involve sweeping the floor for a local luthier in his home shop or maybe just moving equipment for sound reinforcement companies or wedding DJs (I've done this one, shit money but a great opportunity to learn about live sound).

I dunno, I'm rambling at you, but in a bad economy you may need to think outside the box to have an income as a kid, but it can be done. Just don't get discouraged if you get shot down a few times... and don't be greedy. Take whatever you can get and try to learn along the way. Ask lots of questions so that down the line you can start trying to make more money with the skills you will acquire or refine....

Sure, the crisis started in the US and it can be felt all over the world, but after all you can't really compare the american situation to those in Europe. Even within the European Union there are huge differences. Feeling the crisis in Croatia must be a bigger issue than in the States or here in Germany. Croatian people had already been poorer before this whole thing happened. But with nearly globalized prices it's therefore much harder to get a Gibson or a Fender for nearly the same amount of money that your or I would have to spend. Most instruments are more than a 150-250$ more when you buy it in Germany compared to the US marked. This may be because of all the import/export thing. And Germany is the richest country among the European states. Eastern Europe is still financially suffering from the breakdown of the USSR. When we cry out about the economy it is still on a much higher level than in poorer countries.

So this is far more than a matter of choice or motivation.

you're very right about everything you've said, I was mostly trying to be helpful and encouraging... though I grew up pretty poor by American standards, that's still wealthy in a good portion of the world

however, the OP clearly has a computer and internet connection of his own and Croatia is still part of the 'developed' world as they sometimes call it... I am sure they are suffering, but as far as his needs go a little creativity may go a long way... not all gear (or any) need sto be purchased new (I've only ever bought 2 new guitars and have enver owned a brand new amplifier)... there is a thriving global market for used music stuff thanks to the internet, and doing deals with private sellers over stores tends to helps one avoid import duties and such (by the way, german and british gear costs a fortune here new)... further to the point he wasn't looking to get a new Gibson, just some fresh effects boxes and maybe an entry level tube amp... if there are not opportunities to be had to generate his own income that really sucks, but it cannot hurt to try harder to find or even create some opportunities to get some cash flow as his short term gear desires are very modest

but overall I agree with you and I apologize to TheAbsentWalrus if the tone of my comments has insulted you, reading back I can see how my despicably 'can-do' attitude could be read as an undeserved admonishment

Even within the European Union there are huge differences.

having been allover the USA I have to make this aside.... the states/regions of our country are a lot like what you describe in the EU... standard of living is far from uniform here despite the image we project through our media. I have been places where the homes still don't have indoor plumbing and NOT by the choice of the residents. Even if you have visited our country, if you just hit the obvious places like the eastern seaboard, southern claifornia and boom towns scattered from texas to Arizona, you don't have a complete picture of the USA. Its a crazy place here, and its HUGE. Unless you literally drive around it on a tour bus or in a van its ahrd to really understand how diverse it is economically. My 20s were a real eye opener! Talk to Boom about Texas some time.

just an aside, no bearing on the discussion at hand

I have no idea why I should be offended.I perfectly understand your motivation and thanks for that! It is hard here. Many right wing politicans still exist here and ideology arguments are still present here, meanwhile salaries are cut and many people are left jobless and homeless. Many people can not find jobs for themselves, and many of them agree to do something like you said (lifting boxes) or something like that for terrifying amount of money. If they get money.