whos has ever heard of a guy named ray barbee, supposedly he is a sponsored skateboarder, but also sponsored by fender, first of all he even isnt that great at playing guitar, but no disrespect he is one of the top legends in skateboarding, and is pro for element skateboards, but who and how do you get sponsored by fender, and whats in the deal"''

Perhaps the fact that he plays an instrument and is professional in something other than his musicianship has gained him some recognition by Fender.

Although, I've wondered one thing. If someone has a sponsorship to Fender, then does that mean you also get a sponsorship for other Fender brands too? I just started thinking about it.

that would be pretty cool, man id like order 100 picks a day and give to like random people

I would think that by getting a big name skateboarder, Fender is hoping that (even though you say he's not that great) people who like skateboarding will look at him, and say "Hey, he plays a Fender, I want a Fender now too"

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Ya I am with you it is just to get the name out there. Imagine seeing a Nascar race and someone like Tony Stewert driving a car with a guitar painted on the hood and a amp on the rear deck and the name Fender on the sides. He may not even play a guitar but it gets the name out.

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Sponsorships are more about advertising than endorsement.

My uncle is a harness horse driver, and he had several companies offer sponsorships. I don't know if he ever took them, but I know he didn't use their products.

Although one of them was Chili's...

scence when does element have a pro named "Ray Barbee"? I need to catch up with them... odd considering I was on http://www.elementskateboards.com yesterday

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I got nothing.

ray barbee is an old h-street legend and he and mike v. were on there, whether they changed or not i cant remember, he is also sponsored by independent

the only h-street legend I can remember is Mike V, so, no... I have no memory of him existing before now... is he any good?

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I got nothing.

actually he sucks like crap and is like 45, check him out on youtube, duh, and also see him play guitar, cool
but just for the record he actually is pretty goood at acoustic

Since when does being a good guitar player matter if ya get an endorsement? Doesnt the guy from Green Day and the guy from Smashing Pumpkins both have their own signature model?

Sorry

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Ray Barbee was a member of Powell Peralta's Bones Brigade in the late 80s and early 90s. He has alywas played music from what I can remember. He and Chuck Treece have done many musical projects, including McCrad. As far as him being a pro for Element, many of the older or skaters are sponsored, but may not necessarily have a pro model out by the company that sponsors them...

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First off, if you know anything about skateboarding, Ray is one of the originators of street skateboarding and has been skating since the early 80's. Yes he is 45 so obviously he cannot keep up with with all the teenage kids who skin tight green jeans. Second off all, Ray rips on the guitar and has been putting out albums since 2003 and records all the instruments himself. He also plays in a jazz group with the mattson 2. Don't be ignorant and just base your opinion off things you read or hear in the internet. Ray is a legend. You are not, thats why you are posting on this "forum." Ray has major respect from both the skating and music industry. Their is no endorment scheme here, just supporting a true OG.

Welcome to the Forum ryannlb1!

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

i only remember him from my teenage years and the days of Bones Brigade and Powell Peralta and H street. never knew he even played guitar

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