Career opprotunities within Music Man

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Are there any? This would be my dream job. I've always considered Music Man the Apple of the guitar industry. While working for apple has been a very enriching experience, I feel my true passion is and forever will be making music. More specifically on guitar and even MORE specifically on Ernie Ball Music Man guitars. Hands down the best guitars made!

How can I make this happen?

 

[Roubster]

Probably not by posting on the forum? Seriously, you have to do a little more research. No offense to you my friend, but there is a little button on the bottom of the EB home page "careers" .

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Probably not by posting on the forum? Seriously, you have to do a little more research. No offense to you my friend, but there is a little button on the bottom of the EB home page "careers" .

I know but, seeing as this would be the best way to receive feedback on the matter from people who already work for them
I decided to ask. Never hurts to ask.

 

[kbaim]

Leave Apple?
You nuts?

 

[jvh]

Sign me up for prototype instrument tester! I'll even work out of my home for free... just send me the instruments and I'll put my stamp on them.

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

I'm not at the corporate office. Retail. Basically topped out, the only way I can move up higher is to go into management. But apple being apple they only hire management externally. We're talking former regional managers of places like best buy, Starbucks, Verizon. I simply don't have the experience for it. But let me tell ya. You can make decent money in retail. I'm at 18.00 an hour already when I was hired I was started at 11.75. I've been there 1.5 years. First retail job I've ever had. Glad it's apple. Oh also we get 401 k stocks purchase program and medical dental and vision. Managers are making around 30 an hour GM is salary and the lowest I've heard one of them make is 110k a year.

 

[DrKev]

How about looking at the website? Ernie Ball Music Man Company Contact Information

And learn how to use a spell checker!

 

[luv]

What DrKev said!

 

[straycat113]

Honestly Devin if a window was open where does your skill lie in that field? Are you a craftsman who has worked and assembled guitars before? I believe it would be awfully next to impossible to work in an office there since it is a family run operation and then what about the employees that have been there for years looking to advance. I could only imagine a slot being open on the ground floor level that dealt with guitar construction or strings. I am not trying to stick a pin in your bubble and I do not know what you have to offer, but then again it never hurts to inquire.

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Honestly Devin if a window was open where does your skill lie in that field? Are you a craftsman who has worked and assembled guitars before? I believe it would be awfully next to impossible to work in an office there since it is a family run operation and then what about the employees that have been there for years looking to advance. I could only imagine a slot being open on the ground floor level that dealt with guitar construction or strings. I am not trying to stick a pin in your bubble and I do not know what you have to offer, but then again it never hurts to inquire.

Truth be told. It was just a thought that came to mind. Been thinking about a lot lately. Afterall, where would we be without thoughts? Without discussions like these? I'm starting my own custom guitar shop now over this just to show you what I have to offer .


I kid! But that would be pretty sweet.

 

[Big Poppa]

First off...Im sorry that you got such advice and negativity...this is a forum to ask questions and exchange information...There are always spots open in one of the facilities but you really have to fit what we are soliciting...follow the careers buton or send a resume to the slo address attention HR with your resume....understand that either way if would involve relocation. The unsolicited resume is a very very very very long shot. Keep thinkin!

 

[luv]

Are there any? This would be my dream job. I've always considered Music Man the Apple of the guitar indestry. While working for apple has been a very enriching experience, I feel my true passion is and forever will be making music. More specifically on guitar and even MORE specifically on Ernie Ball Music Man guitars. Hands down the best guitars made!

How can I make this happen?

Hey Devin, for the record, I wasn't trying to be negative. My point was that if you were coming into the forum to try to make an impression on someone in regards to employment at EBMM, it would have been in your better interest to have spelled everything correctly.

When I read your post I was confused by your statements. You say that your true passion is to make music, yet you say that you are interested in seeking employment with EBMM. You didn't say anything along the lines of wanting to build or paint or sand or solder or help design guitars or have any part of the manufacturing process.

I didn't see the correlation between wanting to make music and working at a guitar factory....except that there are guitars there. My guess is that you don't actually get to play them.

By your statements, it sounds like you want to work somewhere that is more hands on with music production, not instrument manufacturing. Perhaps you should go to school for music production or to further your studies in music. You'll meet more talented musicians there.

Your passion I can understand completely. We are all here for the same reason. Good luck in your search.

 

[MSilvers]

While we're on the subject, do you guys ever take interns? I'm at school for Music Engineering (actual technology, not just mixing, etc.) and in a few summers (I'm only a freshman now so I'm not really qualified to do anything) it'd be an amazing opportunity to intern over the summer with you guys.

 

[germangallardo]

I'm a experienced industrial engineer, 26 year old and actually emailed my resume once to EB's HR. Unsolicited resume, just to clarify. I got a very nice response from HR thanking me for my information and while it looked quite good there were no suitable positions at that time. I haven't tried again, but as an engineer I think it would be very cool to work at EBMM. I was quite happy just because I got a reply to my email. I'll try again at some point, I'm sure.

 

[Big Poppa]

yeah you will stand a better chance german with a real educatied skill set....my advice would be to tailor your resume to what you think you can do for us with those skills even if it means sending a drawing or something


Luv I have to give Devin props where you see the forum as wrong I see this kid understanding that this is the best way of getting the owners attention. Smart Devin But you still have to have a skillset that we need

The problem is that everybody romanticizes about working around guitars ....its cool but what it really is is BUSINESS 24 hours a day.....

 

[jvh]

The problem is that everybody romanticizes about working around guitars ....its cool but what it really is is BUSINESS 24 hours a day.....

I work in a small manufacturing facility similar to a guitar manufacturer(lathes, mills, saws, waterjet etc) and I concur with BP that it's just that a business other than you may get an usual visit from a celeb. I mean in the end everyone has their job from taking out the wood chips to fret level to engineering. There's not really room to slack off like a big company... There's no company gym no game room... You're there for one purpose.

 

[Roubster]

At this point I would not mind sanding guitars all day long for you BP hehe. I've been workin my ass off as a residential property manager for 4 years while trying to finish my degree in electrical engineering. That job (property management) has no rewards whatsoever, other than constant stress.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

yeah you will stand a better chance german with a real educatied skill set....my advice would be to tailor your resume to what you think you can do for us with those skills even if it means sending a drawing or something


Luv I have to give Devin props where you see the forum as wrong I see this kid understanding that this is the best way of getting the owners attention. Smart Devin But you still have to have a skillset that we need

The problem is that everybody romanticizes about working around guitars ....its cool but what it really is is BUSINESS 24 hours a day.....

Yep, they romanticize about working in a music store, too, until Nick and I hit them with the Reality Stick we keep hidden behind the counter. You can't rely solely on passion, you have to work hard and actually make it work

 

[germangallardo]

First of all, thank you for the advice Big Poppa. I was delighted to send my resume, and even more to even get a response at all. I promise that I won't spam your servers with my resume, but at some point will email again taking your advice.

Yep, they romanticize about working in a music store, too, until Nick and I hit them with the Reality Stick we keep hidden behind the counter. You can't rely solely on passion, you have to work hard and actually make it work

I agree, it was the first thing I realized when I started to work and I wasn't even out of school yet. But also in my career I've learned that you have to believe in the product/company that you are working to get out there. I have been lucky to be involved in several companies that offered me the chance to do great projects and the key has been that I believed in those products, one of them was cookies and it was the most demanding job so far (the make it work part, again) but the most rewarding too. I just love manufacturing, and I may not be the end-of-all engineers, but from that point of view when I grab my MM guitars I can just tell some of the stuff (I'd love to know everything) that goes behind to make these instruments. Makes me love them even more.

Germán

 

[DrKev]

There is a reason why work is called 'work' and not 'vacation'.