Ok man, you can probably cut and paste some of the copy from your fbb site until you get a few moments to point out what a bad ass you are. After that you could put a link to a pop-up gallery wth fairly large images of your favorite pieces. Six different guitars, two shots of each. If you wanted to put into Flash I could build you an XML based one that allowed you to drop numbered images as you like and then edit an external xml file for accompanying text. Or use a standard Javascript that allows the user to sit and what as the script cycles through the images for them. You could list dimensions and materials used. People eat that shit up, dude, including me. You know who eats that shit up? Collectors.
I'm not kidding about the bad ass, part. I think you know your basses are good, but you fail to grasp how good they truly are. They are fucking works of art, you bonehead, now start upping your prices to match your skill. You build very unusual basses that are nearly impossible, if not impossible, to find anywhere else. Their organic quirkiness connects with your audience, and the genuine appreciation of these objects extends beyond bass enthusiasts. Now look at the moeny piece from multiple perspectives: 1. supply and demand. People are demanding your supply, which they can't get anywhere else. Which means you can charge people a pretty penny for your work. 2. Price commensurate with skill. These basses are really nice to look at, sound great, nice materials, and a master craftsman is putting it together. Do you know how hard it is to find a fine artist AND a master craftsman in one person? Freaking rare. 3. If you make more per guitar you will be less irritated during the building process. You know what I'm talking about - when things are just going too slow in your work for your tastes. 4. If you are booked solid, that means you can ask for more. You are not a guitar factory worker, you are da man.
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Grandpa
Schmill was the same type of artist, except he built rifles that
Western stars used to want (Gene Autrey, Roy Rogers). Dude, I have
a whole new angle for you - my ad agency mentors would be proud
- if you could tie that history into your site, how grandpa built
works of art and now so do you, that would be pretty dope. I just
read excerpts from a book about how all advertising is a lie, and
part of it's theory was that people want a story. LL Bean, Jet Blue,
Urban Outfitters, all the purple cows you can think of, besides
having a unique product, also have a story to go with their company.
People eat that up with a spoon and people love to tell the story
themselves. They are buying into your story when they buy the product.
You don't have to get all nostalgic and heroic about grandpa handing
doewn his legacy to you, but damn, would they remeber your story
if they knew that. Its actually quite fascinating.He didn't charge
enough for his works, either. You can low ball your clients while
you're starting out, or until you get a name, and you are already
appearing on the radar. I've been poking around the web, and you
are making quite a name for yourself.
If you can get your pieces in the hands of a few musicians, its a like a billboard. Other musicians will see your gear and want to know where they can get it. I'm am not blowing smoke - I want one of your guitars and I can't even play. That should tell you something. That reminds me - let me know if you ever want to build a child sized guitar - doesn't have to be base. Just think about for now, because I can't pay you for one until I get out of this contracting nightmare abd I refuse to take one from you until I can. I am still disappointed that we do not have any of our grandfather's work in any of his grandchjildren's possessions, and that will not happen again.
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