Doing a school project, have some questions

[38thBeatle]

1) Does a guitar store/ coffee shop sound more appealing to you than a regular guitar store?

Possibly so but that said, it wouldn't attract me particularly.I am looking for gear not coffeee but it might enable me to bring the missus and plonk her down on a table whilst I damage my bank balance.
 
2) If there was a band that played nightly, or on weekends, would you see a guitar store/coffee shop as a good place to hang out and buy food/drinks?

For me no as I am at the stage where I get to the venue, set up, play and hang around only long enough to get my money. When I was younger, hanging around with other bands was something I did as I wanted to know what was going on and I used to look for opportunities to get the best players locally together. There wwere store/clubs where it was cool to hang out in and so a qualified yes-but not for me now being an old git and all.

3) Would you take guitar lessons from such a store, or would you rather have an independent instructor?

I might go there to find a teacher but I doubt whether I would actually go there to learn-unless they had a proper environment for it.

4) If the store bought and sold used gear, would you look into selling you gear there, or would you be more inclined to sell on online sites such as EBay or other auction sites? prices would be competitive and hassle free

For me that would be a good thing cos I cannot be arsed with flogging stuff.
5) Would you overall see this store as a hangout place, either by yourself, or with friends?

I would probably spend a bit of time there regularly  but they'd probably prefer me to spend cash. Having said tha, you know what it is like when you go to a store and your credit card starts fluttering!

6) If we offer to order in any products that we either do not have or do not usually stock, would you rather buy from us, or would you simply buy online?

I'd rather buy from a shop so that I could make sure it is what I really wanted before I parted with the cash.
7) If you are in a band, would you like to play in such a store, or would you rather play in the usual environments, such as bars?

I prefer to play in bars as they tend to pay.

[CJ]

thanks for your time ed, will, and 38th.

[CJ]

additional thought, what do you guys think about us having recording equipment and everything set up on stage and then you could pay like $50 for us to record your set and throw it on a cd?

[38thBeatle]

$50.00 seems very cheap-it might make me wonder whether you would be able to do a good job-having said that, I am in the UK and due to the rate of exchange currently that would just be about £25.00. Seriously, I think that that is too good a price.

[CJ]

$50.00 seems very cheap-it might make me wonder whether you would be able to do a good job-having said that, I am in the UK and due to the rate of exchange currently that would just be about £25.00. Seriously, I think that that is too good a price.

alright, maybe we'd just let them come and play and give them a recording, but not paying them to play. i don't know. it was more of the idea that i was looking for opinions on, not price. i haven't really heard of anyone doing this.

also, for sake of making things easier and possibly better, we were thinking that we would find somebody else, either on their own, or like a starbucks who would want to come in and work with us. they could take care of all that business, they'd attract customers, and we'd be able to split rent.

[38thBeatle]

Pricing is a very tricky business-crucial to the viability of the venture.The temptation at first is to do everything cheaper than everyone else but that only gets you so far. I guess I should have said that the price you suggested seemed to be too good to be true and it sounds as though you would stick a few mics around and record a gig (I am not saying you'd do that but that is what I would think and so, I reckon, would many others though you'd get a few takers). Conversely if you go about it the right way and get good gear and produce a brilliant recording then your customers need to pay you adequately for it. Having said all that, you could well be offering a unique service in your area and that could be your best asset.

[CJ]

Pricing is a very tricky business-crucial to the viability of the venture.The temptation at first is to do everything cheaper than everyone else but that only gets you so far. I guess I should have said that the price you suggested seemed to be too good to be true and it sounds as though you would stick a few mics around and record a gig (I am not saying you'd do that but that is what I would think and so, I reckon, would many others though you'd get a few takers). Conversely if you go about it the right way and get good gear and produce a brilliant recording then your customers need to pay you adequately for it. Having said all that, you could well be offering a unique service in your area and that could be your best asset.

yeah i would plan on spending a pretty lot on the recording gear. not a ridiculous amount, because its not studio quality, but enough to get a real good live recording that new bands could use to try to promote themselves or that some locally known bands could use to produce and get a cd out there. now i'm not sure what all what be needed, but i would acount for at least like 8 sm57's and some condensors, a huge mixer, and like a $5000 digital recorder/ cd burner.