Cuzzie Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 With a Markbass number plate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EBS_freak Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 My first Markbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 18/07/2019 at 12:30, Lozz196 said: And not to forget that some companies also pay artists to endorse their product. not many these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 18/07/2019 at 23:00, Merton said: ...MarkBass are definitely one of the “we’ll pay you to use our gear” crowd so it makes business sense I guess. Really? Not in my experience... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, MoJoKe said: Really? Not in my experience... We’re you like me and paid them not to use their stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 8 hours ago, MoJoKe said: Really? Not in my experience... From what I’ve been told from others within the industry. As far as I understand it Marcus Miller is basically on a wage with them. Glad to be proven wrong if my information is dodgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Merton said: From what I’ve been told from others within the industry. As far as I understand it Marcus Miller is basically on a wage with them. Glad to be proven wrong if my information is dodgy Good for him if he is. Every artist seems to need to diversify these days. The golden age of The Stones / Elton etc is long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Merton said: From what I’ve been told from others within the industry. As far as I understand it Marcus Miller is basically on a wage with them. Glad to be proven wrong if my information is dodgy As fretmeister says, good for him; and I would add, "so what?" Business is tight these days, the industry has changed, and very few manufacturers give away gear these days unless you have a Grammy, and if you do have a name/influence then that is worth something, of course... naive to think otherwise. As well as being a genuinely really nice guy, Mr Miller must be a very astute business man, given the relationship he has evolved with Sire. Good luck to him, and good luck to Mark King too... And by the way, doesn't nearly every professional sportsman have deals with clothes, footwear, sports equipment brands... I don't know why so many people discuss stuff like that here as though its dirty money and a bad thing... Its just business. Perhaps were all just jealous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 To be honest, if I like gear, I’ll but it because I believe in it. The only thing that I’d really covet is a DR strings deal... I don’t think I’d actually want my mug in a magazine so it can be pulled out 20 years later on a bass forum so my naff hair and dress sense could be ripped apart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, MoJoKe said: As fretmeister says, good for him; and I would add, "so what?" Business is tight these days, the industry has changed, and very few manufacturers give away gear these days unless you have a Grammy, and if you do have a name/influence then that is worth something, of course... naive to think otherwise. As well as being a genuinely really nice guy, Mr Miller must be a very astute business man, given the relationship he has evolved with Sire. Good luck to him, and good luck to Mark King too... And by the way, doesn't nearly every professional sportsman have deals with clothes, footwear, sports equipment brands... I don't know why so many people discuss stuff like that here as though its dirty money and a bad thing... Its just business. Perhaps were all just jealous. Not saying it’s a bad thing, just saying I’m led to believe that’s what has occurred Edited August 2, 2019 by Merton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 The Marcus Miller range seems to be well thought of, and upgrade from the Little Mark 3. If endorsements lead to more artist involvement, and gear improvements, then we're all winning! Or am I just trying to justify the future purchase of a MM product? 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 4 hours ago, EBS_freak said: I don’t think I’d actually want my mug in a magazine so it can be pulled out 20 years later on a bass forum so my naff hair and dress sense could be ripped apart... Why would we need to wait? 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Why would we need to wait? 😜 wounded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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