Hey guys,
Just looking for some advice at this point, or maybe pointed in the direction of someone who I could get in touch with to get some info about what I’d need to get something up and running.
I’m thinking of advertising myself as some kind of pedalboard/pedalboard assembly/pedal/tone/rig consultant. I get a lot of queries about my gear and have helped a few friends with their setup/pedalboards etc in the recent past and it’s been a lot of fun and I get a lot of satisfaction out of it.
I’ve never looked into having my own business before, so a real noob here. Would just be really helpful to get a little insight into anything/everything I’d need to consider.
Thanks in advance
Keir
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The UK guitar playing community is a fairly small market to start with, lots have pedalboards but those who are willing to pay for a service is really tiny.
When I was actively making Smorg pedalboards, and was getting a decent buzz, great review in Guitar Magazine etc, I did the very honest maths (you have to be really honest with yourself) and it was only ever going to be a hobby business at best and vanity business at worse.
However, there are those who make a success of it - look at Custom Pedalboards as an example, I think the guy is (or was) an active member here. but even they have diversified into selling pedals etc.
Obviously there’s GigRig, that’s a pretty pro orientated service, but again they have a product to sell as well as the builds.
Don’t mean to sound negative but the market is a small one that’s all and I think it needs to be a service along with other offerings.
I still build Smorg for myself (and very occasionally others if I have time) and still love it.