This year at The Guitar Show, we're trying something a bit new - merch that's both useful
and guitar-related! There will (hopefully) be more to come, but first up...
...neck supports. The padded area is angled, so they should work with pretty much everything without danger of scratches. They will also be free, first-come first-served - I'll make sure we have 10-20 of them on each day.
Next up, I'm still working on the design, but we'll also have pedalboards available (some DIY required, but it makes sense from a functional perspective). We'll probably have to charge for those, but they will be free to any subscribers who show up and ask for one
PRICING UPDATE:
Neck Rests:Members - free
Everyone Else - £5
Pedalboard Kits:Subscribers - £5
Members - £10
Everyone Else: £15
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And since my kids declared I was too old to wear band / logo T-shirts I am of course buying more of them!
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Finding a brand and deciding on a colour that would suit, and then getting them at a price to which we could add some sort of margin (without feeling uncomfortable about the price we'd then have to charge) - hours of work for probably <£100 added to the coffers.
Lee's new merch range will hopefully be better - though not if he just gives it all away
If that works out, then we'll basically have a full in-house manufacturing facility
- Easy to spot another tFB member, stop and have a "proper" chat
- Great for raising awareness of the forum amongst the other exhibitors (great for our industry profile/recognition) and other visitors (prompting other signups)
The caps were only available at the show, they weren't sold via the forum like the t-shirts.But "I never wear baseball caps" or "have you got any other colours instead" really sunk that idea ...
The neck supports will be freebies, but partly as a testing group - I think they're perfectly well up to the job, but I'll be after feedback on them after they've been in use for a while.
Eventually, the end goal is to have a whole range of useful merch that's both cheap and raises some decent funds for the forum - but also fairly economical, because I can print to order rather than having to buy in bulk in the hope that I can shift them.
It just so happens that might also be sufficient justification for me buying another 3D printer...
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