Demiurge
Well-Known Member
I can sort of get why they would react like they do. Depending on the genre though. If you showed up with a seven string Ibanez and the band was pop/rock/indie/whatever band, I'd question your decision and probably ask if you've got something else. !
Very much this. It's hard to truly cast judgment in cases like these because one person's "my lame bandmates don't want me to ______" is another's "our guitarist keeps encroaching with _______ but we're really not that kind of band", and certainly the truth has gone both ways.
To put it another way, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and sometimes the guitarist bringing his ERG to practice is just him wanting to play a different guitar that day. Sometimes, though, the guitarist bringing his ERG might signify that he wants to start incorporating it and potentially affecting the sound & direction of the band (which should be everyone's say). If the OP's band has that concern, then an earnest conversation should really clear that up.