Comments on: Youth Bands: Who provides the equiptment? http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2009/01/youth-bands-who-provides-the-equiptment/ My thoughts on life, worship, communication, church, and more Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leon Murray http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2009/01/youth-bands-who-provides-the-equiptment/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 Leon Murray Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:19:01 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=541#comment-3370 drum sets made by pearl are nice sounding and tough too";, drum sets made by pearl are nice sounding and tough too”;,

]]> By: Charles Cox http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2009/01/youth-bands-who-provides-the-equiptment/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 Charles Cox Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:39:46 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=541#comment-2976 the best drum set that i have used is the ones that is made by Pearl:,; the best drum set that i have used is the ones that is made by Pearl:,;

]]> By: Russell Martin http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2009/01/youth-bands-who-provides-the-equiptment/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Russell Martin Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:22:27 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=541#comment-398 Our church actually owns all the equipment we use on a regular basis except my guitar and our electric guitar players guitar. All amps, drums, keyboards, even the bass are owned by the church. The downside.. it gets expensive The upside...I know that if our drummer moves, I just have to find another drummer.. not a drum set too. Our instrumentalist take care of their individual pieces of equipment. We made most of our purchases with our current player in mind. I do understand about playing your own instrument though. I have two acoustic guitars and I know exactly what I can do with them. Picking up someone elses instrument, even a "nicer" one is just weird. What about your vocalist and mics etc? I read an article last week about a band where their vocalists purchased their own microphones and in ear monitors? Our church actually owns all the equipment we use on a regular basis except my guitar and our electric guitar players guitar. All amps, drums, keyboards, even the bass are owned by the church.
The downside.. it gets expensive

The upside…I know that if our drummer moves, I just have to find another drummer.. not a drum set too.

Our instrumentalist take care of their individual pieces of equipment.

We made most of our purchases with our current player in mind. I do understand about playing your own instrument though. I have two acoustic guitars and I know exactly what I can do with them. Picking up someone elses instrument, even a “nicer” one is just weird.

What about your vocalist and mics etc? I read an article last week about a band where their vocalists purchased their own microphones and in ear monitors?

]]> By: Jason Huffman http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2009/01/youth-bands-who-provides-the-equiptment/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Jason Huffman Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:05:37 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=541#comment-397 I understand that. But it would have been nice to have some back-up stuff for the situation where the student's equipment is out of commission. In terms of caring for church instruments, couldn't that be done by the person who uses them? Thanks for the feedback. I understand that. But it would have been nice to have some back-up stuff for the situation where the student’s equipment is out of commission. In terms of caring for church instruments, couldn’t that be done by the person who uses them? Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: Brian http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2009/01/youth-bands-who-provides-the-equiptment/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Brian Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:01:45 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=541#comment-396 Our band uses their own equipment aside from the PA, mics, etc. We did gather donations from the church and buy a djembe for the youth band, though. I don't think it would be a bad idea for the church/youth group to purchase a drum set, bass guitar, electric, etc. but then you've got to have someone designated to take care of them, change strings, treat them as their own, etc. Then, what if the instrument you have isn't liked by the player? As a guitar player myself, I like mine and feel most comfortable with my own. It's nice, but just different playing someone else's axe. Our band uses their own equipment aside from the PA, mics, etc. We did gather donations from the church and buy a djembe for the youth band, though. I don’t think it would be a bad idea for the church/youth group to purchase a drum set, bass guitar, electric, etc. but then you’ve got to have someone designated to take care of them, change strings, treat them as their own, etc. Then, what if the instrument you have isn’t liked by the player? As a guitar player myself, I like mine and feel most comfortable with my own. It’s nice, but just different playing someone else’s axe.

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