Ever thought about opening a guitar shop?

[MrBump]

I have a feeling that, like most things, it would become "just a job" after a while.  Not sure it would suit me, anyway, to have to deal with people all day.  I'm not very good with people...

If I had my time over, I think I would have had a go at building guitars for a living.  I get the impression that it's a career which gives job satisfaction rather than financial rewards, though.

I agree.

I think that I'd like to run a rehearsal studio.  If money was no particular object I'd so that, not be too bothered about margins, get loads of local bands through the doors.  Maybe sell strings on the side, maybe some guitars.

It's my "lottery" job - something to get me out of the house.

[dave_mc]

my lottery job would be doing sweet f.a.... though i guess to have any chance of winning i'd need to start playing it...

[Roobubba]

I have a feeling that, like most things, it would become "just a job" after a while.  Not sure it would suit me, anyway, to have to deal with people all day.  I'm not very good with people...

If I had my time over, I think I would have had a go at building guitars for a living.  I get the impression that it's a career which gives job satisfaction rather than financial rewards, though.

Job satisfaction > financial rewards any day of the week.
For me, anyway!

Roo

[mikeluke]

Think of all the places going out of business  very tough to make any money - also in the UK so much of the stuff goes via Fender or Rosetti that they have you screwed to the wall. 

You'd probably be better off repairing and setting up guitars.. But even then it is tough - my local guitar repairer guy does not even turn over enough to worry the VAT man! That is turn over, not what he takes home!

[Will]

I would rather start up a rehearsal room, an excuse to have loads of cool gear around.
A wall of Bogner cabs :D

[Sifu Ben]

A friend of mine is a session guy, and a few years ago he had some huge (2-5 million) jobs lined up. We decided we would open the world's best music shop. It would be awesome, we'd have huge stock, tons of boutique stuff, our own custom shop, as well as studio space and a music bar. We planned out loads and even started scoping out buildings.
 however, all the gigs fell through :(

[broken cord]

I have a feeling that, like most things, it would become "just a job" after a while.  Not sure it would suit me, anyway, to have to deal with people all day.  I'm not very good with people...

If I had my time over, I think I would have had a go at building guitars for a living.  I get the impression that it's a career which gives job satisfaction rather than financial rewards, though.

I agree.

I think that I'd like to run a rehearsal studio.  If money was no particular object I'd so that, not be too bothered about margins, get loads of local bands through the doors.  Maybe sell strings on the side, maybe some guitars.

It's my "lottery" job - something to get me out of the house.

Yes!  However, the rehearsal studio would have to be attached to a recording studio and a guitar shop. If this whole endeavor had a bar so much the better. The bar would have a fair size stage to let the local bands battle, and to showcase any bands good enough to sign on your own label. The Lotto label :lol: :lol: :lol:

[HTH AMPS]

me and a mate were seriously considering opening a rehearsal studio back around 2001/2002.  got a business plan together etc... but we couldn't get any sort of small-business funding to help us get off the ground and we didn't want to go the bank loan route.

the whole thing fell flat on it's arse.  we ended up getting a £3000 loan and bought a van, PA, lighting rig and other associated stuff to start up a mobile PA-hire.  did well for ourselves for around two or three years too.  it was also cool to have that stuff available for our band as well.

[Kilby]

Job satisfaction > financial rewards any day of the week.
For me, anyway!

Roo

Yes & no unfortunitely

If you have kids that usually ends up going out of the window :( I can't complain too much cos I didn't have to compromise till I was 30

I can't wait till retirement, so I can then do something that actually interests me

[JamesHealey]

I work in a guitar shop 2 days a week, I also teach guitar and repair guitars.
along with playing gigs etc..

my bread and butter.