In this video, via Roger Linn Design, electronic music instrument designers Roger Linn, Dave Smith & Tom Oberheim share their experience, flying in style as special guests of Sweetwater.
The trio were flown in style by Sweetwater to participate in GearFest 2015. They were featured in a panel discussion on the past, present and future of electronic music technology.
In the video, filmed by Dave Smith Instruments’ Carson Day, the gurus share their take on their rare opportunity to fly on a private jet and reflect on their experiences at GearFest.
just a great time with sweetwater. sweetwater. sweetwater. on the sweetwater jet. thank you, sweetwater!
i always wonder who is paying stuff like that?
It’s not these guys – nobody’s making that kind of money designing synths!
where are the girls and champagne ?
First consider Sweetwater seems to be able to make 15% more than guitar center and musicians friend and then consider the fact that you multiply that margin times tens of millions of dollars of volume it would seem to cover the cost of a jet which for a company is an expense and paid for pre-tax. Jets are leased typically and cost a couple thousand dollars per trip … They can often make more sense for a company with a lot of executive travel vs flying commercial when you look at the economics (not to mention the difference in productivity when you compare flying Private to flying commercial). More companies than you know either have a private jet or have a pooled private jet .
Renting a Citation X will cost you about $4500 *per hour*. At full commercial rates, this return flight from the Bay area to Ft Wayne would cost about $50,000.
who was the man behind the paper???? dun! dun!!! dunnnnnn!!!!!
Tupac Shakur maybe?
My guess it’s the DSI programmer….hiding 🙂
Elvis!
Sweetwater also owns an aviation company that trains pilots.
Called Sweet Aviation and located in Fort Wayne, In, same as the Sweetwater headquarters.
http://www.sweetaviation.com/
So they have no trouble flying guests.
The rewards of opening a successful company in the USA. Now that is the Americn dream and I’m glad that sweet water hasn’t been beaten by Amazon so far. They’re holding their own in these times and as a regular sweet water customer wish them nothing but the best.
My brother was a corporate pilot. The owner of the plane my brother was captain of also leased it to other companies. Between the lease income and tax advantages it cost him almost nothing to own it. People who can do things like that don’t live in the world of the “common man” who cries about mini-keys. LOL!
I will cry all day about mini keys good sir!
Sweetwater is a fantastic company. Their customer service is unparalleled in the musical instrument industry. Them paying the respect these gentlemen deserve only makes my opinion of sweetwater increase.