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Re: Santanas looping bassist



On Wednesday, August 21, 2002, at 04:49  PM, Matthias Grob wrote:

>> On Wednesday, August 21, 2002, at 02:04  AM, Matthias Grob wrote:
>>>
>>> I just dont understand why thousands of musicians that see this work 
>>> dont walk into a shop next day to ask for the machine he used...
>>
>> I do get people that come up to me all the time to ask what gear I'm 
>> using.  I guess that's what an endorsement deal is about in the big 
>> time.  Does the EDP have an endorser?  I'm sure an add in Guitar 
>> Player next to a famous player would be very valuable
>
> yeeeeaaa, pretty worn out for my taste... may work, but looks 
> ridiculous, no?

I don't think so.  The key here is that a famous person has a lot of 
people's attention.

> My question is: why does it take an add if people hear you and see what 
> you use?

Good question.  The person who came up to see what I was using for multi 
track looping said, "Oh, I heard about the Repeater and I'm thinking 
about getting one!"  To which I said, "Don't think too hard, as they're 
already out of production."  He knew about the EDP too, yet he owned 
neither.  Maybe it's money?  I couldn't afford an EDP for a long time.

Another possibility is that looping sounds good and all, but I think 
what would REALLY bring people around is playing with one.  I think 
units like the DL4 are probably doing a lot to bring people into this.

Mark Sottilaro