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01-04-2013, 09:56 PM
| | | | Am I the only one who thinks too much about new gear?
I decided I was going to get more serious about bass this year, and put together a pedal board. Nothing too serious...and it has sucked every spare minute of my life the past 3 days solid deciding on the gear.
Anyone else go through this difficult of a time deciding on things? I feel like I have mental issues now after finally deciding on the pedals and patch cables. |
01-04-2013, 10:30 PM
| | | | 3 days? Oh you ain't seen nothing yet. Three days a week for months and months per purchase? Now you are getting close. |
01-04-2013, 10:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada | | | LOL...
No, you're not the only one, and yes, it does get worse. |
01-04-2013, 10:45 PM
|  | 6 String Nut | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Santa Barbara, CA | | | I lose sleep thinking about new gear...and I don't even gig!
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01-04-2013, 10:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Phoenixville, Pa | | | I'm like this with amps and cabs. Definitely feel your pain.
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01-04-2013, 10:53 PM
|  | The higher, the fewer. | | Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: California's Central Valley | | | 3 days? You got off easy this time.
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01-04-2013, 11:00 PM
| | | | I'm exactly the same, but it can go on for months. I've regretted purchases in the past because I just bought one of the many options I was assessing, which I did in order to stop losing sleep over deciding what to get.
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01-04-2013, 11:42 PM
| | | | No!
I spend many hours researching, reading reviews and comments, comparing sound samples, try to figure how it will be with my current setup, taking chances, realise after a while it's not exactly to my likings, sell the damn things sometimes with regrets after etc... I did learn a lot doing this but it is indeed time consuming.
Mental issues? With time, gear addiction will overcome the guilt... :-) So welcome! |
01-05-2013, 11:37 AM
|  | Half Hip, Half Hick | | Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Tennessee | | | The only one ?? bwahahaha...you're a real funny man ! |
01-05-2013, 03:59 PM
| | | | Haha thanks for the laughs on this everyone. Yeah I ended up with an all new pedalboard: Polytune Tuner, Aguilar TLC, Mad Professor Blueberry, and a Markbass Super Pro DI all housed on a Pedaltrain Mini board and Mogami gold patch cables. |
01-05-2013, 04:00 PM
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01-05-2013, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Zealand | | | I seem to think about gear more than Wife, Job, health.
Im watching my kids playing and find myself thinking " maybe I should try changing from D`Addario to Rotosound ".......
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01-05-2013, 04:20 PM
|  | Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SATX by way of NOLA | | If youre getting serious about bass then ditch the pedals. 
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01-05-2013, 04:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Metairie, LA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by NelsonNelson I decided I was going to get more serious about bass this year, and put together a pedal board. Nothing too serious...and it has sucked every spare minute of my life the past 3 days solid deciding on the gear.
Anyone else go through this difficult of a time deciding on things? I feel like I have mental issues now after finally deciding on the pedals and patch cables. | What are you kidding? This whole forum revolves around this problem.
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01-05-2013, 04:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Razzmatazz No!
I spend many hours researching, reading reviews and comments, comparing sound samples, try to figure how it will be with my current setup, taking chances, realise after a while it's not exactly to my likings, sell the damn things sometimes with regrets after etc... I did learn a lot doing this but it is indeed time consuming.
Mental issues? With time, gear addiction will overcome the guilt... :-) So welcome! | +1! Getting there is half the fun. My wife has a saying regarding my bass addiction to gear: "..it never ends." Wish I could say she is incorrect. And I also happen to be a gigging drummer...let's not even go down that road |
01-05-2013, 04:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis | | | When you think your thinking too much step back for a second. No one is gonna be able to tell a difference but you. Fans don't care. It's a tool to be used. Spend the time practicing, that'll make a bigger difference. Gear is fun sometimes, though.
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01-06-2013, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by NelsonNelson Haha thanks for the laughs on this everyone. Yeah I ended up with an all new pedalboard: Polytune Tuner, Aguilar TLC, Mad Professor Blueberry, and a Markbass Super Pro DI all housed on a Pedaltrain Mini board and Mogami gold patch cables. | Congratulations on your new pedalboard! Well thought out choices. Now let's see how long it's gonna last...  |
01-06-2013, 02:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver BC | | | Ha 3 days? I've been up till the wee hours of the morning trying to find a way I can magically switch my P basses rosewood fretboard to maple for the past 2 weeks... It's killing me I want a maple P so bad... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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