He who has the most basses wins

[Lowner]

I have just gotten back onto playing and just got back on this forum after a 5 year absence. But one thing i have always noticed about this forum is that it seems like us with the less expensive gear are looked down upon.
and thought of as a good player. I also dont understand why you all have to see pics of gear. its like showing off. I dont like to show off and so what if i play with less expensive gear. Does it make me a bad player because I dont have a Sadowsky with a quilted maple top or a gallien Krueger amp.

[garmenteros]

This is a bass and music gear forum. Of course your going to see people show their stuff off, thats one of the main reasons for the forums. I don't think most people look down on others with lesser gear, thats just stupid in my opinion. If they do, I think it also speaks of them as a player.

[leonche64]

Show me one post where someone is "looking down" on someone else because of gear. We post gear photos to get an idea of what is out there, set ups, work-arounds, color options etc. I have not seen said post.

[bThumper38]

I've got one five hundred dollar, nothing special mid-nineties jazz bass, and I'm booked every weekend for the next five months. I doesn't matter how many couture basses you have. Of course it doesn't hurt if you got one. Just have fun, and welcome back to the G.A.S.=)

[Mike M.]

Nothing wrong with posting pic's. I rather enjoy seeing what others have.

Putting down those with less expensive gear? I personally have never seen anybody here being put down for that. (What an arrogant thing for anybody to do, anyway). Besides, if someone has less expensive gear maybe it's a preferance. Or maybe someone loves to play and learn but all they can comfortably afford is something that costs a few hundred dollars.

That "cheap bass" just might mean the world to someone.

[R. Laevinus]

I don't make a habit of judging players by their gear alone. However, I will admit to a player's gear being a factor in my judgement of them.

Also please note that I tend to not judge players unless it's necessary; for example, when I'm auditioning them. Even though I have made exceptions, and played with cats who had gear at either extreme of the spectrum, I generally find it disconcerting if a dude shows up to my audition toting several thousand $$$ more or less than the rest of us in gear.

This goes both ways, of course, in that I typically also feel weird if I show up to an audition with equipment that is wildly excessive as compared to the band's, or if mine is significantly sub-standard.

Call it snobbery if you like, I can handle it. But it's just one useful tool to help you gauge an otherwise unknown entity in whom you will be placing a significant degree of trust for an undefined time period.

[Electricblue]

To be honest, I clicked on this thread to see pictures of huge collections of basses, not a political-correctness arguement. Get posting your huge collections!

[john turner]

actually, in my experience, it's invariably the hating on expensive, custom instruments that's the biggest problem i see. rarely do i see anyone slagging cheaper instruments.

regardless, we don't much like any hating in any direction, so if you see anything please report it and we'll investigate. folks are allowed to express their opinions, but not at the expense of other people's instruments.

[40Hz]

Originally Posted by Lowner

I have just gotten back onto playing and just got back on this forum after a 5 year absence. But one thing i have always noticed about this forum is that it seems like us with the less expensive gear are looked down upon.
and thought of as a good player. I also dont understand why you all have to see pics of gear. its like showing off. I dont like to show off and so what if i play with less expensive gear. Does it make me a bad player because I dont have a Sadowsky with a quilted maple top or a gallien Krueger amp.

I never ran into any of that here. Can't really say I even ran into it when playing out or auditioning. I've found most people are interested in seeing what you've got by way of kit. But it doesn't matter at all once you start playing. If you play well, you get immediate respect. And nobody cares if you're playing a custom Alembic through an SVT stack or a Squire P-Bass through a GuitarCenter resurrected Acoustic combo amp. "If the sound is there - it's square."

I've got good stuff in my collection, and I have brand/models some would class as "junk."

I don't care. And neither does anybody I play with. Because I can get good (and usable) sounds out of every piece of equipment I own.

And so can a lot of other bassists.

[baba]

Sounds like you may have your own insecurities. This forum is full of budget bass fanatics. I'm sure many of them can play their asses off.

Don't sweat the gear. Just keep playing.

[dave64o]

I've had a pretty wide variety of gear since I started playing and I don't think I've ever been looked down on here for having low end gear OR for having gear that many would probably say is beyond my talent level.

Come to think of it, for as long as I've been here I don't think I've ever been put down for my talent level either - and I'd deserve to be put down far more for that *far more* than for any gear I've ever had.

[Phalex]

Originally Posted by john turner

actually, in my experience, it's invariably the hating on expensive, custom instruments that's the biggest problem i see. rarely do i see anyone slagging cheaper instruments.

I figured you'd hate that you probably spend more on a set of strings than I spent on my cheap bass!

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by Lowner

I have just gotten back onto playing and just got back on this forum after a 5 year absence. But one thing i have always noticed about this forum is that it seems like us with the less expensive gear are looked down upon.
and thought of as a good player. I also dont understand why you all have to see pics of gear. its like showing off. I dont like to show off and so what if i play with less expensive gear. Does it make me a bad player because I dont have a Sadowsky with a quilted maple top or a gallien Krueger amp.

No pics, no less-expensive gear. (Saying this with the full knowledge that no reply will be forthcoming.)

[EricF]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

No pics, no less-expensive gear. (Saying this with the full knowledge that no reply will be forthcoming.)

Of course. The streak must continue.

[tdub0199]

Sure I have thousands of dollars in gear.... my favorite peice is a... wait..... $300.00 Squier VM Jag Bass...... I could rock an SX on a 10 watt no name bass amp and be content.....