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<blockquote data-quote="Gus Housen" data-source="post: 16405" data-attributes="member: 245">Re: Working for CheapI see alot of issues that can be best addressed by educating the consumer. I cant tell you the many times I have been to &#039;&#039;bid blind&#039;&#039; by county fairs and festivals. Sometimes they spec overkill, sometimes Not enough rig for the gig.&nbsp; We as proffesionals need to be involed with the event seminars, etc. Unfortunatly sometimes the consumer doesnt want to be educated or even care about good sound, its all about the cost. Period.Right now in this economy, I really have to take what i can get. Am I willing to kill myself to get it no, but I am ready to cut a deal. More than anything else cheap gear is what has been killing us. Back in the day cheap amps cost a buck a watt and console with more than a 3 band eq and 2 busses cost @ least $100 to $150 per channel. Now a kid with 5K from mommy and daddy can start a sound co with Behringer and honestly sound as good as the 15K I had invested in peavey back in &#039;92. I got out of the bar buisness 10 years ago, the pay is the same it was in &#039;92. Which was the same in &#039;82. Now I see bar guys getting into doing what should have been decent paying gigs for stupid money, and making me look like a horses ass because i charge a living wage.Times are tough and even tougher in the suburban markets, and I got 2 car payments, a house payment, a health insureance payment (and i stil have to pay $300 a month out of pocket for my wifes meds , because they arent covered) and Shop overhead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gus Housen, post: 16405, member: 245"] Re: Working for Cheap I see alot of issues that can be best addressed by educating the consumer. I cant tell you the many times I have been to ''bid blind'' by county fairs and festivals. Sometimes they spec overkill, sometimes Not enough rig for the gig. We as proffesionals need to be involed with the event seminars, etc. Unfortunatly sometimes the consumer doesnt want to be educated or even care about good sound, its all about the cost. Period. Right now in this economy, I really have to take what i can get. Am I willing to kill myself to get it no, but I am ready to cut a deal. More than anything else cheap gear is what has been killing us. Back in the day cheap amps cost a buck a watt and console with more than a 3 band eq and 2 busses cost @ least $100 to $150 per channel. Now a kid with 5K from mommy and daddy can start a sound co with Behringer and honestly sound as good as the 15K I had invested in peavey back in '92. I got out of the bar buisness 10 years ago, the pay is the same it was in '92. Which was the same in '82. Now I see bar guys getting into doing what should have been decent paying gigs for stupid money, and making me look like a horses ass because i charge a living wage. Times are tough and even tougher in the suburban markets, and I got 2 car payments, a house payment, a health insureance payment (and i stil have to pay $300 a month out of pocket for my wifes meds , because they arent covered) and Shop overhead. [/QUOTE]

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