Danny Danzi
Power User
I totally understand where you are coming from and appreciate your thoughts and am glad to read your point of view. I was only trying to state that if anyone took my comment about my girl mentioning I could have made money seriously, I was letting them/you know that she was sincerely kidding because I never once thought about making a dime off of this stuff. However, I did appreciate the comments from you and others mentioning donation as well as people that mentioned me charging something etc.
What I meant by accomplishment was....for myself only. I don't create presets for other people, so it wouldn't have mattered to me if I shared that perfect Boss preset or not. I've got about 100 presets for my Digitech 2101 that people have offered me big bucks for. I was probably one of their biggest advocators since Jennifer Batten. I've shared my presets with a few close friends, but do not feel bad that I didn't share them with the Digitech community. The 100 patches I made took me from 1994 until the day I got my AxeFx. That's a long time. I didn't want to share them because they helped to give me MY identity, know what I mean?
Sometimes, the challenge of nailing the sounds you hear in your head is enough even if you never share. The other side of the coin, (if you're in the "help business" you learn this quickly.) some guys grab all they can from you, and either rip you apart behind your back or act like you never existed or helped them out. Not that it matters, but we're human...we're passionate and respect goes a long way. If I got paid for all the times I've been abused while helping/coaching/sharing with others, I'd be pretty rich there too. LOL!
I've learned to be a bit more selective. Though I hope no one dies or gets sick before they try my VH preset, it's not my call to make...realistically speaking. I share what I know as often as I can which is why I went into such detail with the video's I've created along with the patches.
At the end of the day, it's great to share. Whether it be knowledge, a patch, something to improve work-flow, sound identification etc....it's a good thing. If someone chooses not to, I respect that just the same. There was a guy on here that had some pretty incredible EVH sounds. He chose not to share them because he was in a working Vegas act and he felt the authentic sounds may affect his livelihood. Would it have happened? Probably not....but, we had to respect his wishes and I know some were upset with the guy while not understanding his point of view. I do totally see your point though and respect where you're coming from. Thanks!
Good luck!
