Lets Get Ernie Ball In Hall Of Fame

[Big Poppa]

Knuckleheads and Diehards,

I'm going to try to see if I can round up some support for something that it really important to my family and the team at Ernie Ball. Gettting my father into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

We have tried once and got nowhere. I was thinking of seeing if our forum could create a little groundswell. If you guys and gal's don't feel this is appropiate then just humor me.

It's been 2 1/2 years since my Dad passed away and like many of you who have lost someone close to you they are never far from your thoughts and emotions. I also cant go many hours without thinking of what he created and how his ideas , concepts and determination with no role models enabled him to create products that were used on some of the most important recordings and performances in the last 45 years since Slinky's were introduced.

He was a player. He was a teacher. He was an artist. He was an entrepeneur before it was cool. He was never driven my money, he was driven by a creative fire and a passion for excellence.
He created the strings that were used from the Beatles to Zappa. Stairway to heaven? SLinky's..Sunshine of your love?...Slinkys THe Rolling Stones? SLinky's . ON and on....

Ernie Ball strings were the one constant for more hall of fame inductees than any other string company and we were first. Nobody cared about guitar strings. Rock and Roll strings didnt exist before Ernie.

Shouldnt the important tools and pioneers of rock and rool products be recognised for helping to make that music happen?

Lets see if anyone shares my view and see if so if we can make it happen

 

[azzy_wazzy]

Let me know what I need to do, and I'm in

 

[armybass]

Absolutely 100% in agreement with you Sterling. Are there other innovators in the RRHOF that we can use as an example of why EB belongs there. Other guitar makers say like Leo Fender? If so I think the point is a very valid one. As a historian, I for one would love to help and see that history is recorded correctly in recognizing your dad's contribution. It was a big one for sure.

 

[Psycho Ward]

Sterling I'll gladly help in any way I can! Let me know what to do and I'm at your service sir!

 

[bovinehost]

Of course!

There are only so many recognizable names and your dad has to be in the top five.

Leo Fender. Then who? Orville Gibson? He was gone long before WW2. I suppose a case could be made for Rickenbacker, but just barely. Adolph sold out before rock and roll hit big and way before Paul Mccartney picked up a Ric.

If you were a guitar player in the 60s and 70s, there was only one choice for strings.

Ernie Ball.

If you play bass, the top three are the Precision, the Jazz and the Stingray.

How could Ernie NOT be in the Hall of Fame?

Who gets the letters? You know I write letters.

Jack

 

[Kirby]

I posted on the string forum, but will repeat here.

I totally agree with his induction. Someone who has been so instrumental in helping to create so much of the music already represented there deserves a spot.

Who do we contact about this?

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

Absolutely in.

 

[fly]

hell yeah BP.......whatever it takes........i'll gladly play along.

 

[MingusBASS]

What can we do? I want to see this happen!

 

[bassmonkey]

I'm in.

 

[Oldtoe]

Show me the hoops. I'll jump through them all for the Ball family.

 

[tiffles]

anything for u and my extended family

 

[armybass]

How about a petition at the consumer level. We could have customers that buy EB strings sign a petition to the RRHOF. At the shop I work in, I sell lots of strings and EB strings are the most popular and the most asked for by name. When folks as for me to suggest a set I always put Slinky 9's in their hands and tell them that this is the best place to start. I can imagine that we could gets lots of support at the consumer level.

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

I'm not sure as to how the nomination process works but are online petitions acceptable?

If so,

-draft a formal nomination pitch, place it on the EB Home page and other official EB sites and link it to the Ernie Ball Hall of Fame website.
-Pepper the site with stories, facts, history, pics etc. Make the site interesting and fun.
-Recruit Luke, JP, AL, SM, and the other EBMM endorsees to place their endorsements, encouragements on thier respective sites with a link to EBHoF site.
-Lets us knuckleheads place the nomination and the link our websites and other forums (if there really ARE other forums).
-Submit it to the trade rags / and sites.
-Create a poster/ad with the information and the EBHof site and give it to Mr. Albertson to place in his GC's
-Send the ad poster out to the other dealers


There are enough of us about that it should be a slam dunk....

Grass roots push baby. Just my $0.02

 

[TSanders]

Ernie Ball earned a spot in the RRHOF.

One of the greatest assets to the instrument making biz EVER.

 

[Moondog]

I agree 110% Let's get EB in there!

Sh*t, let's get BP in there too!!!

Where do I sign!? vote?! I'm in!!!

 

[midopa]

Count me in!

 

[strummer]

I am, of course, totally in!

Ernie Ball should definitely be in the hall of fame!

But, but, what do we do?

 

[Steamthief]

I'm not sure as to how the nomination process works but are online petitions acceptable?

If so,

-draft a formal nomination pitch, place it on the EB Home page and other official EB sites and link it to the Ernie Ball Hall of Fame website.
-Pepper the site with stories, facts, history, pics etc. Make the site interesting and fun.
-Recruit Luke, JP, AL, SM, and the other EBMM endorsees to place their endorsements, encouragements on thier respective sites with a link to EBHoF site.
-Lets us knuckleheads place the nomination and the link our websites and other forums (if there really ARE other forums).
-Submit it to the trade rags / and sites.
-Create a poster/ad with the information and the EBHof site and give it to Mr. Albertson to place in his GC's
-Send the ad poster out to the other dealers


There are enough of us about that it should be a slam dunk....

Grass roots push baby. Just my $0.02

This looks like a pretty good game plan. Does the R&R HOF have a website with a comments section? Any contact info for the HOF would be helpful in letter writing, etc. And getting endorsees, and maybe current inductees with a history using EBMM gear, on board may hold much more sway with the powers that be who do the nominations.

 

[Mr. Weaver]

EB in the RRHOF

making a link on the main site is a great idea to get EB in the RRHOF. and the cheapest. the next big push would be to put something where the customer can see it in person.(like GC) ask for there the signature when they buy a set of strings. the man did do a lot for music. i will support EB for his place in the RRHOF.