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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 49042" data-attributes="member: 211">Re: pricing for a rig rentalIf the gear you are providing drastically exceeds the needs of the customer, then you&#039;re going to have a hard time making a profit on that gear.&nbsp; Yeah, I could go out and buy better gear than I have, but that&#039;s not going to make me any additional $$$.The trick to making a profit is buying the gear needed to do the job that you are able to rent out profitably to your customer base.&nbsp; Would I love to use a high end digital console for every gig?&nbsp; You bet.&nbsp; But I can get the job done with a Presonus board, and the client is happy.&nbsp; They wouldn&#039;t pay an extra dime for me to bring in more gear, so it&#039;s a bad investment for me to buy that high end of gear.Now, there are times where I&#039;ll bring too much gear.&nbsp; For example, if I&#039;ve got a basic show that just needs a small analog mixer, I might grab the Presonus board because it&#039;s easier to get to and already racked up. I won&#039;t make more money because I brought it, but I saved myself the headache of moving a bunch of boxes around.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 49042, member: 211"] Re: pricing for a rig rental If the gear you are providing drastically exceeds the needs of the customer, then you're going to have a hard time making a profit on that gear. Yeah, I could go out and buy better gear than I have, but that's not going to make me any additional $$$. The trick to making a profit is buying the gear needed to do the job that you are able to rent out profitably to your customer base. Would I love to use a high end digital console for every gig? You bet. But I can get the job done with a Presonus board, and the client is happy. They wouldn't pay an extra dime for me to bring in more gear, so it's a bad investment for me to buy that high end of gear. Now, there are times where I'll bring too much gear. For example, if I've got a basic show that just needs a small analog mixer, I might grab the Presonus board because it's easier to get to and already racked up. I won't make more money because I brought it, but I saved myself the headache of moving a bunch of boxes around. [/QUOTE]

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