Hey how are you guys doing. My name is Xeryus Gittens and I've been playing the guitar since i was 8 years old and im 20 now in college. I play mostly R&B but i love playing rock and the blues. I'm on youtube, i perform gigs, im a guitar teacher at georgia music warehouse, i play for churches, and i have a music myspace.. and I used my 2008 American Fender strat mainly other than my acoustic guitars . I'm trying to see how i can get endorsements or interships anything with this God giving gift i possess



http://www.youtube.com/user/rockinthamic12 is my youtube page
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myspace.com/xeryusmusic


thanks for taking time to read and watch me play. Be blessed I'm also looking for bands to play in.

I'm not sure how it works. My friends band got endorsed recently with Blackstar but that was based on their recording contract.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

how to get simple endorsments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBOFbTYNQcE

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Very interesting!

I should have been at that years ago!!

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

Approach some companies.
Quite often as I'm flipping through the pages of a guitar mag I'll come across an ad for strings or eggects or something and there'll be a bit down the bottom where they are looking for endorsees.

Start small (maybe straps or strings or cables ) and who knows, it could lead to bigger things such as guitars and amps.

Good luck!

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MIM Std Tele, MIM HSS Strat, Homemade Mongrel Tele, Blues Jr, Champ600, coupla pedals...sweeeet!

Great presentation and playing. It won't be long till you hit.

Very smooth vibe my man. Just get out there and gig and play as much as you can as I can see you making a living playing.

Thanks for the info. Well you can check me
out on YouTube.com just search Xeryus Gittens

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Xeryus Gittens
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockinthamic12
myspace.com/xeryusmusic

Endorsements have absolutely nothing to do with how good a player you are. Zilch.

It's all on how many albums you sell, people you get at gigs, etc. Broadly speaking your ability to expose as many people as possible to whatever company your asking to be endorsed by's product.

Madonna could get endorsements from fender, marshall, prs and mesa all at the same time. Because she would then be contract bound to have those pieces of equiptment onstage with her. When she plays to a 30,000 strong crowd. Not because she's a brilliant guitar player, I've only ever seen her mime rhythm on a old acoustic. Because a hell of a lot of people will see it and think "oooh madonna, she can have anything but uses xxxxxx brand".

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Also, there are several levels of endorsements.

Some pay up to 40% of the MSRP to get endorsed. Especially on pedals and tone zappas.

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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.

Hi Xeryus: what's in it for the company endorsing you? What do they get out of it that would make them want to give you stuff?

Find an answer to that and you're halfway there.

Cheers - C

You forgot to add "incredibly humble" to your long list of admirable qualities!

j/k man... Welcome to the forums and good luck. You play well.

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the drinks you pour,
the tables you dance on,
and the friends you roll with.

Xeyrus

This is what you should be promoting mate.
http://www.myspace.com/xeryusmusic

Far better and clearer than your youtube recordings. It looks and sounds more proffesional. Not having a pop bought I thought you were miming along on the youtube vid. The stuff on your myspace is top class though. Brilliant note choices, really top drawer stuff.

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Huge difference!