Have you ever had GAS for...

[Evil Undead]

a bass that you know you could never ever afford? Besides a Lotto win of course?

Tell me about them!

My GAS is for one of these

http://warwick.de/modules/custom_sho...b&page=2&cl=EN

Erm... by the way, I'm only assuming that this is totally out of my price range - does anyone know how much this bass would retail for?

[thesilence]

If you go by the MSRP listed its 4209.00 euros thats pretty close to the British pound I do believe.


But to answer your question yes every bass I've ever GASses for has been out of my price range: the exact bass you mentioned and various customs by various luthiers

[Evil Undead]

Wow. In that case, definitely out of my price range. But she's so pretty!

[80'sRocker]

I know I sound stupid, but what does "GAS" actually stand for? I know the meaning I believe, but not the 3 letters

[thesilence]

yeah for me to thats some where north of $8,000 for me

[Evil Undead]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome
I asked the same question when I joined TB as well!

[TolerancEJ]

The Ritter Jupiter 6 in Piano Finish is the #1 bass which I cannot afford. The EURO exchange puts it somewhere between the $8000-$9000 range. (There's a used one for $6000 in the TB classifieds now, although its finish is Futura instead of Piano. I have no bass funds available - not even $6K for the used one.)

[The EH Man]

Originally Posted by Evil Undead

a bass that you know you could never ever afford? Besides a Lotto win of course?

Tell me about them!

My GAS is for one of these

http://warwick.de/modules/custom_sho...b&page=2&cl=EN

Erm... by the way, I'm only assuming that this is totally out of my price range - does anyone know how much this bass would retail for?

Don't buy a new one. I picked up an '88 Thumb NT 4-string from the classifieds here for $1300. That's from back when they were still hand made and used Bubinga and Wenge. My '93 Fortress also came from the TB classifieds and it's an absolute killer at less than $700.
I never (well, hardly ever) buy anything new.

[Rockingbird]

But fretted with birdseye maple board.

[acedabone]

http://warriorbass.com/specs_8.html


7,000! I can't even afford HALF of that! But I dream about that axe!

[dwm74]

Can't say I've ever been one to lust after the super-high end of anything...cars, cameras, stereos, etc. Same with basses. I know I will still be the same mediocre player whether I'm playing a $6000 Ritter or a $200 Squier.

Although I wouldn't turn down a MIA Fender or Lakland, anything else above that level would just be held onto long enough to sell it at a profit.

[MakiSupaStar]

That Warwick looks nice. Did they rework the thumb body a little bit? It looks smaller. A consolation might be the Corvette $$ five string in Nirvana black. That's what I have and I have to tell you it is an amazing bass. Sustain for days. Super woody lows and that warwick growl all. Not to mention the 3-way humbuckers make it very versatile tone wise.

[Jack Pepsi]

I recently caught a glance of one of the Fender Custom Tele Basses:



I sort of fell in love, but as is the usual case though - there's a massive list of things that I'd spend £3800 ($6000) on before I spent it on a bass. A few guys have built them out of Squires on here, so I might give that a shot. It's a lovely piece of kit though, regardless.

[Evil Undead]

Originally Posted by The EH Man

Don't buy a new one. I picked up an '88 Thumb NT 4-string from the classifieds here for $1300. That's from back when they were still hand made and used Bubinga and Wenge. My '93 Fortress also came from the TB classifieds and it's an absolute killer at less than $700.
I never (well, hardly ever) buy anything new.

Yeah totally agree with buying used. However that particular bass seems to be pretty rare in the nirvana black version. I guess that plus the nt plus the 5 strings bumps the price up nicely!

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

That Warwick looks nice. Did they rework the thumb body a little bit? It looks smaller. A consolation might be the Corvette $$ five string in Nirvana black. That's what I have and I have to tell you it is an amazing bass. Sustain for days. Super woody lows and that warwick growl all. Not to mention the 3-way humbuckers make it very versatile tone wise.

I have the corvette $$ 4 string. Absolutely stunning bass. Pretty much set me back my entire life savings! Would love a 5 string, maybe even a 6-er some day but not gonna happen for a very long time... Aw hey, if 4 strings was good enough for cliff, it's good enough for me

[Beginner Bass]

Every single one of them.