Them songs you play in a Guitar Shop, but never listen to or play at home.

[Sancho]

I do most of my shopping in one store, or online.
On the rare occasion I wander into one of Belgium's biggest retailers, they're usually pseudo helpful, until they realise I'm not buying the same day. Then they just shrug me off. They've lost a couple of sales that way already...
I mean, really? You expect me to buy this 1500 euro amp on the spot, without checking out the alternatives??

Want to get good service in a guitar store? Walk in there with a Les Paul. That usually gets them groveling :?

[Loomer]

These are both very unprofessional and lazy practices you have experienced. There is no excuse for such customer disservice.

Cheers Stephan

just to counter this, i was in a shop recently, trying out the AFD100, and there was just the one guy working.  he set up the amp and a 4x12 for me, and dragged out another marshall head to compare it to, and offered any guitar in the place i might want to try with it, while building up and dismantling an entire drum kit for a 12 year old to try out, getting tea for me, him and a couple of other customers, answering the phone, and dealing with a man from the electric board!  all the while maintaining an air of relaxed cool :)

For some reason that reminds me of my favourite bartender of any place ever: This cheery little Irish bugger called Naoise. Many a night I've seen him just one man working the bar, with what... 15 people waiting for drinks and pretty much no one waited more than 30 seconds for a beer. That guy is just everywhere at once, and always serves with a smile and a life-of-the-party kind of charisma.

Oh, to be one of those people with energy reserves like that  :lol:

As for me in guitar stores: I almost ALWAYS play Toots Thielemans' "Bluesette", or at least the chord backing, as it was taught to me by a teacher yeaaars ago. Other than that I just mess about and improvise riffs.

[HTH AMPS]

this is the second song I like to play in guitar shops, in its entirety...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJUpY5geWcU

[Dmoney]

stairway to heaven
smoke on the water

[darkbluemurder]

stairway to heaven
smoke on the water

Those are on the "Forbidden" list of at least one shop in my area, and with good reason. They are the equivalent to the piano tune "Für Elise" - everybody and his dog plays it no matter how good (or bad) they can play.

Cheers Stephan

[Philly Q]

this is the second song I like to play in guitar shops, in its entirety...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJUpY5geWcU

For the benefit of other customers, I play this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E

[Sancho]

stairway to heaven
smoke on the water

Those are on the "Forbidden" list of at least one shop in my area, and with good reason. They are the equivalent to the piano tune "Für Elise" - everybody and his dog plays it no matter how good (or bad) they can play.

Cheers Stephan

I need to learn the intro to Stairway. That way I can play both in stores and look blissfully unaware.
The whole "No Stairway/Smoke" thing is an even bigger cliché than the songs themselves...

[JacksonRR]

this is the second song I like to play in guitar shops, in its entirety...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJUpY5geWcU

For the benefit of other customers, I play this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E

Love it. If I can find that in flac format even better.

[38thBeatle]

I do like that John Cage piece. For me the second movement is best- he gets into his melodic stride. I find the third movement a little too brash and the orchestration too discordant though that bit where he hits the E# demolished is always a highlight. Great choice for trying a guitar out though. I wish that more would follow your example Philly.

[Antag]

I often play that clean part from the start of the title track of "Seasons in the abyss".  I don't even own a copy of that album anymore...

[Roobubba]

What's a guitar shop?

:)

[MDV]

What's a guitar shop?

:)

A place where people go to try out things they will look for cheaper online and 14 year olds with dicks for fingers butcher the 3 songs they know, at high volume.

Occasionally people go there planning to buy something, but the staff normally treat them like one of the above.

[MDV]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-xX7iWvzbo

Its like this.

Edit: I know I rag on cr@p guitar shop staff, but I'd be worse. If I had to go back there day after day, I'd be eyeing up the pointiest guitars as potential weaponry.

Edit 2: Also I'd never sell anything. Boss tells me 'plug that one, its got the best profit margin and its low cost, high turnover', I say to customer 'dont buy that, it sounds like a kick drum full of bees'.

[breadfan]

These are both very unprofessional and lazy practices you have experienced. There is no excuse for such customer disservice.

Cheers Stephan

just to counter this, i was in a shop recently, trying out the AFD100, and there was just the one guy working.  he set up the amp and a 4x12 for me, and dragged out another marshall head to compare it to, and offered any guitar in the place i might want to try with it, while building up and dismantling an entire drum kit for a 12 year old to try out, getting tea for me, him and a couple of other customers, answering the phone, and dealing with a man from the electric board!  all the while maintaining an air of relaxed cool :)

May I ask the name of the shop?

[blue]

May I ask the name of the shop?

beat it music in Blackrock, Co. Louth