What do we make of Danny Sapko?

[Steve Browning]

59 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Everyone who has met him says he's a decent bloke. 
 

Everyone who hasn't can't stand him. 
 

Someone once told me "Have you ever met a hater doing better than you?". Think that rings pretty true in this case. 

Everyone? I haven't met him but have no opinion of his character. I avoid any 'influencer' because I'm not interested in their content. Bite me.

[TimR]

14 hours ago, MrDinsdale said:

 

Did people get signature instruments and gear in the past because of their musical prowess or was it more of a commercial decision based of how much units they’d shift. I’m not sure that anything’s changed in that respect.

 

Its always gone on. Sponsorship, not necessarily signature instruments, that's a more recent phenomena with mass production making it simple to do a run of 1000 instruments all exactly the same. 

 

Certainly bands sponsored by strings companies, some BassChatters have got free strings for tours etc.

 

I imagine Paul McCartney got given a fair few basses. 

[Woodinblack]

2 hours ago, TimR said:

I imagine Paul McCartney got given a fair few basses. 

 

Strangely over time, it seems he hasn't reeally had that many - he was given a couple of rickenbackers and a yamaha, the other things he seems to have got himself.