how much should I pay for a wedding guitarist?
541323
I paid 70.00 in 1980, you can go from there
749669
What is your budget? Martin® is top of the line anywhere from $500 to $6000. Gibson® and Fender® make a darn good acoustic also. \n\nhttp://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitar/navigation?q=martin\n\nhttp://www.musiciansfriend.com/clearance/navigation/acoustic-acoustic-guitar?N=100001+306250+500111\n\nCheck out this website.
580750
You can obviously save up your pennies in a savings account or you can go to a couple of music shaops and simply ask them if they do interest free credit, and if they do, arrange to have a standing order pay them out of your bank account.\nAnother way is to hire the guitar from them and see if you get on with it.\nMost shops have a hire facility and are then happy to knock off the rental from the original price so you have three months to save the difference.\nIt is worth asking for a discount on the top price as the guitar may have been loaned out to many people and should be considered a "Second hand" item.
810892
Yeah.....if you asked cause you're interested in purchasing a violin , Stradivarius is not on your radar - of course unless you are a very rich and well off and very connected "Art Type".  Now, if you're not looking for a centuries old piece of musical art and have a modest budget, the Fender co. (yes the same as the guitar maker) offers a few choices of a fine playable violin, and at a more reasonable price. There are other great companies too if you look, and none of them require taking a mortgage out on the mansion. LOL!
83986
depends if your selling sheet music or instruments. Tubas are 3000$ pianos are up to 50k
172569
The "rule of thumb" is twice your monthly salary, which is stupid!  It should be what she wants, and something you can afford.  We got ours on sale for $800 and it's perfect.  Save your money for the wedding and honeymoon costs.
1013048
Mine Cost about 8 grand. That includes the wedding and reception, honeymoon and first months rent.
1100194
I'd guess between $150 - $200.
442240
Depends where you live and the average pay for the area. Do you mean in a band, or solo? If you're good, you could easily make $100.00 per hour. It's your call when it comes to how much weekly, as you would choose how much you would play during the week.
340468
Depends on the type of event. Weekend nights, especially Saturdays, are always in demand, so you can obviously charge more on those nights. Some DJs have flat rates regardless of the event, but I charge by the event type. As a college student, I would rather DJ a fraternity party than a wedding, but a fraternity usually does not have as much money available to pay a DJ as a wedding client. So in order to keep a good balance of event types, I typically charge $800 for a 4-hour wedding, and $450 for a 4-hour college party. Other events I take as they come: for example, my going rate for Proms and other high school formals is $700, corporate clients I charge $600, and so on. Basically, if I'm indifferent as to the type of event, I base the price on how much prep work I will have to do - weddings require a fair amount of planning (and thus time), so I charge more for them.\n\nAll the prices I have listed thus far are for Friday and Saturday nights. For weeknights, I typically DJ at a club in my area one night a week for about $200, but bear in mind that I don't have to bring my own equipment to the club. Any clients who call for a weeknight gig, I basically get what I can get. It usually figures to be around $300.
1138306
Mint condition, around $2500. Nice guitar!
264122
you can get a good fender for that price. I'd look at musiciansfriend.com or music123.com they have really good products and prices. That's where I got my Strat and my drumset.
360903
Find your local instrument store and pick up a used acoustic bass (no amps, no cables, ready to go) a cheap ten dollar tuner and a book with CD that shows scales and riffs. You can prob'ly leave spending under $200 on the right day. Or, Guitar Center or one of the other big stores sells fairly decent starter sets including the bass amp cord tuner bag book and some other thing under $200. But decent means when you learn what you're hearing you'll wanna sacrifice your instrument to the gods. But ya gotta start somewhere.
927465
I work for a DJ company doing that. The company charges $375.00 for a 3 hour event, and takes $150.00 for providing the equipment and music, I get $175.00. $100.00 per hour for over the contract time. But this is not the holiday rate, like for a Christmas party.\n\nI bring up to 7000 tunes and do interactive stuff, too.\n\nWe're in Atlanta
961914
u have 2 pay but it depends if u buy just 1 song or a whole album.\n$.99 for 1 song and anywhere from $10 to $15 dollars for albums.
695684
I've been playing the guitar for nearly 10 years, in and out of bands. I've never once spent over £200 for an electric guitar, although I understand why people do. The best guitar for me is one that has a nice feeling neck underneath my hand (I don't like them too chunky, but prefer them easier to handle) and a low action on the strings. Action is the technical term (or nerdspeak) for the height of the strings off the fretboard.\n\nApart from that, you want to get a guitar you really like the shape of, because you want to give yourself a reason to play it when you fingers are red raw and you can't quite get to grips with that damned chord sequence!\n\nIf you're a novice (and indeed, even if you're not) then you needn't worry too much apart a guitar's tone (how it sounds), because the sound the listener hears will be affected by numerous things:\n\n1. The guitar itself\n2. Effects pedals (which vary the sound dramatically, and can make an electric guitar sound like an acoustic, bango or even a sitar!)\n3. The amp\n4. How you play\n5. The environment\n\nIf you get a £900 guitar and play it through a £50 practice amp you're going to get a poor sound. Similarly the other way round. I always aim for something just above budget where you're really going to get the best out of it. There's no point buying the object of your dreams for the cost of a car if it's just going to sit gathering dust.\n\nThe cheapest guitars can make the most original sounds (White Stripes, Queen) whilst some of the most expensive can make an awful one (Nickelback, Oasis). The biggest factor is playing the guitar is... you. Remember: "God of Rock, thank you for this chance to kick ass. We are your humble servants. Please give us the power to blow people's minds with our high voltage rock. In your name we pray, Amen."
597590
I'D SAY MOST PEOPLE GIVE $50.00-$100.00 ON AVERAGE..BUT MOSTLY IT'S WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD TO GIVE...I THINK THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE PROBABLY JUST HAPPY YOU SHOWED UP AT THE WEDDING SO ANY GIFT WILL MAKE THEM FEEL BLESSED I'M SURE...IT'S ALWAYS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS ANYWAYS...