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fathergoat · 07-30-2005, 12:55 PM

Name: Durham Music
City: Ajax/Pickering
Country/State: Ontario, Canada

Store: Well this is a very small shop with the owner their at all times. There are a very small section of basses, which tend to be the same (e.g. Fender Precession, Squire-p x 10). They order in basses they think will sell, but tend to overprice them, and overstock them (e.g. Mark Hoppus signature $959+tax Canadian). When shopping for bass strings: be prepared to pay at least $44 Canadian for the lowest quality strings they have. The staff work very slow and are not very helpful unless you are buying the strings, which are beside their chairs. The store contains about 5 different bass amps that are all below 50 watts. Overall I found this the worst music store I have ever been in and that I would rather spend the gas money (gas is very expensive in Canada now) and go to somewhere where I can trust they will give me my dollars worth… or even close to that.
Rating 4/10

Teacher: Well, the only bass teacher they had at the time was the teacher I had. I will First off, he told me to use a pick because all of the best bassists use them and “you will suck without one”. Secondly he told me that I would never be able to play any Primus (wtf?). After two weeks of lessons I had learned Carousel and What’s My Age Again? (And he had tabbed them wrong, like the first note of carousel 5 notes off on the intro… where it is only the bass playing).
I then decided to quit due to the fact I felt like a better bassist than he was and he was holding me back.
Bass teacher rating 1/10.

OVERALL RATING 2.5/10, and I am sorry to ramble on.

07-30-2005, 12:55 PM	#9
fathergoat Chicks dig my music. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ajax, Ontario Posts: 1,634	Name: Durham Music City: Ajax/Pickering Country/State: Ontario, Canada Store: Well this is a very small shop with the owner their at all times. There are a very small section of basses, which tend to be the same (e.g. Fender Precession, Squire-p x 10). They order in basses they think will sell, but tend to overprice them, and overstock them (e.g. Mark Hoppus signature $959+tax Canadian). When shopping for bass strings: be prepared to pay at least $44 Canadian for the lowest quality strings they have. The staff work very slow and are not very helpful unless you are buying the strings, which are beside their chairs. The store contains about 5 different bass amps that are all below 50 watts. Overall I found this the worst music store I have ever been in and that I would rather spend the gas money (gas is very expensive in Canada now) and go to somewhere where I can trust they will give me my dollars worth… or even close to that. Rating 4/10 Teacher: Well, the only bass teacher they had at the time was the teacher I had. I will First off, he told me to use a pick because all of the best bassists use them and “you will suck without one”. Secondly he told me that I would never be able to play any Primus (wtf?). After two weeks of lessons I had learned Carousel and What’s My Age Again? (And he had tabbed them wrong, like the first note of carousel 5 notes off on the intro… where it is only the bass playing). I then decided to quit due to the fact I felt like a better bassist than he was and he was holding me back. Bass teacher rating 1/10. OVERALL RATING 2.5/10, and I am sorry to ramble on.