What to do? House is paid off, time for a treat.

[Steve Clark]

My wife and I are about to pay off the house. We'll treat ourselves and then next month get back to socking away the money to stop working sooner as well. She's going to get an iPad when they come out in Canada so I'm trying to think of something musical that I would get but having trouble thinking of something. So I'm looking for suggestions.

I'm all set for basses with a couple of Sadowskys, a Rob Allen, Shen double bass. I've got great gear in Markbass and Epifani although might sell the Epi gear and go all Markbass.

I thought about getting a multi effects unit as long as it has an octave up function. Perhaps one of the TC Electronics units but in reality I'm not sure it would get used very much.

The other option might be to go bananas on the Sadowsky store and get strings, another strap, VTC for my two Metros.

Or get a bunch of lessons with Kieran Overs although I'm still working on everything he gave me from a lesson last summer.

So I'm looking for inspiration. What should I buy? Suggestions for something of equal value to the iPad.

[jkramer5]

Thought about any recording gear?

[Steve Clark]

Good point. I've got a Mac and an Edirol thingy for recording with a couple of mics but don't use it very often. But that's a cool idea. My son is getting deeper into playing these days. Nothing better than jamming with your son on his kit and me on my bass. Maybe I should spend the money on making the basement music room more sound proofed and add recording gear.

[snyderz]

Something musical? Sounds like you are flush on gear. Buy a plane ticket to a concert with your all-time favorite band.

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by Steve Clark

My wife and I are about to pay off the house. We'll treat ourselves and then next month get back to socking away the money to stop working sooner as well. She's going to get an iPad when they come out in Canada so I'm trying to think of something musical that I would get but having trouble thinking of something. So I'm looking for suggestions.

I'm all set for basses with a couple of Sadowskys, a Rob Allen, Shen double bass. I've got great gear in Markbass and Epifani although might sell the Epi gear and go all Markbass.

I thought about getting a multi effects unit as long as it has an octave up function. Perhaps one of the TC Electronics units but in reality I'm not sure it would get used very much.

The other option might be to go bananas on the Sadowsky store and get strings, another strap, VTC for my two Metros.

Or get a bunch of lessons with Kieran Overs although I'm still working on everything he gave me from a lesson last summer.

So I'm looking for inspiration. What should I buy? Suggestions for something of equal value to the iPad.

wait a while.....sometimes there is a tendency to go a tad wild when a big windfall occurs.....i knew a guy tat got 26k in a settlement and just for fun i added up the stuff he talked about buying and it came to over 130 k.....consumer debt is way more expensive than mortgage debt....your bank is probably going to offer you a line of credit,and big ticket items a mere phone call away can be mighty tempting

[Deluge Of Sound]

What's it like owing Hugh Laurie money?

[AaronD]

Originally Posted by snyderz

Something musical? Sounds like you are flush on gear. Buy a plane ticket to a concert with your all-time favorite band.

Beat me to it

[duff beer]

Originally Posted by Steve Clark

Maybe I should spend the money on making the basement music room more sound proofed and add recording gear.

You can't go wrong with that choice...

[Tylerrr51]

Originally Posted by Steve Clark

Good point. I've got a Mac and an Edirol thingy for recording with a couple of mics but don't use it very often. But that's a cool idea. My son is getting deeper into playing these days. Nothing better than jamming with your son on his kit and me on my bass. Maybe I should spend the money on making the basement music room more sound proofed and add recording gear.

I agree, make a personal studio downstairs.

[fenderfunker]

Hang on to the money, till you see something you must have. Sounds like you already own lots of music gear, so why not get a super duper pushbike; good for your heart and body etc. A Kayak, holiday, flying lesson, laptop, massage with a happy ending (jk), trailor, hot air balloon trip for you and your wife. Personally, I'd hire some session muso's to play and record my originals. Congratulations, I'm at around the same stage in my life too.

[mtizzle]

Originally Posted by bassplayer83193

Sell the house and start all over again.Just kidding.

[cynical-rabbit]

Lessons. Not as fun, but always a good thing.

[fivestringgecko]

Congratulations on paying off the house! I don't own, but I paid off all my credit cards a while ago... celebrated by buying a pair of Avatar bass cabs... on a credit card. lol

Do you read music? How about a Freehand MusicPad?

Man, I've wanted one of those for quite a while... I play for a church choir and I've got a messload of copied music everywhere. And sometimes we've got pieces that are quite a few pages (had one that was 15 for Easter Sunday!).

Just a thought.

5sg.

[warnergt]

Originally Posted by fivestringgecko

Do you read music? How about a Freehand MusicPad?

Man, I've wanted one of those for quite a while... I play for a church choir and I've got a messload of copied music everywhere. And sometimes we've got pieces that are quite a few pages (had one that was 15 for Easter Sunday!).

The Apple iPad will probably make the MusicPad obsolete before you know it.

[stingray56funk]

Buy a Line 6 M9 or M13. Go to town with tons of options. You'll thank me later!

[gmarcus]

Kala U-bass!

[interp]

Buy out Tom Bowlus.

[Toastfuzz]

If you're scraping the bottom of your brain looking for presents for yourself, I'd pull out the CASH you want to spend, seal it in an envelope and throw it in your dresser. Instantly accessible fun-money for the future.

[fivestringgecko]

Originally Posted by warnergt

The Apple iPad will probably make the MusicPad obsolete before you know it.

Wow, that's an excellent point!

I'm not exactly sure of the details of how the MusicPad functions (never gotten my hands on one yet), but they do have a website devoted to digital sheet music... wonder if files from there would work on the iPad. But I could see how the iPad would work really well... just get your sheet music into digital format (like jpeg or something) and then you could make it a photo album, just swipe to go to the next page. Man, that would be a crapload of scanning (Zzz zzzzzz) though... lol

I wonder about organization too, on BOTH pads. On the MusicPad, can you search by title? On the iPad, I don't think you can search photos by title? (I don't have an iPhone/iPod/iPad though, so don't know). Having to search through a photo album for one specific piece could be a supreme headache if you can't search by title.

Sorry............ rambling. lol

5sg.

[MiraiHikki]

A guitar?