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11-01-2011, 10:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Beaverton, Oregon USA | | | I don't know why I bother
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I spend a lot of time looking around on the TB classifieds, craigslist, ebay, Guitar Center's used gear site, etc looking at basses, amps, guitars, keyboards, you name it.
And yet, I don't have any money burning a hole in my pocket. I can't remember the last time I had more than $50 that didn't already have a place to go. Between rent, transportation, food, my phone, etc I'm lucky to have any money left over to spend on stuff I want.
To make things worse, they're shutting down my department at work and I'm going to be on unemployment until I can find a new job. So now just paying rent will be almost my entire paycheck.
So why do I go around looking at things I'd like to buy? I honestly have no idea.
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11-01-2011, 10:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Colo Spgs, CO-I hate it here!! | | Same reason we all do it-it's fun 
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11-01-2011, 10:12 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I'm the same way with sexy asian chicks. |
11-01-2011, 10:15 AM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | I was like you, but now that I'm not in a band I've got all the gear I'm going to need for the time being. Still, I enjoy "window shopping" once in a while. 
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11-01-2011, 10:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Beaverton, Oregon USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar  I'm the same way with sexy asian chicks. | Got some yellow fever do ya?
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11-01-2011, 10:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | We all like to look. |
11-01-2011, 11:10 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | It's called GAS. GAS is a mean b**** that will ALWAYS want you to spend more money than you have. |
11-01-2011, 12:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | "And I'm just looking,
I'm not buying,
I'm just looking,
It keeps me smiling/trying".
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11-01-2011, 03:31 PM
|  | Basement Clef | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Below Ground, Detroit area | | | I have wanted a Fender Telecaster yet I play bass. They're cool...that's why.
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11-01-2011, 03:58 PM
| | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by P. Aaron I have wanted a Fender Telecaster yet I play bass. They're cool...that's why. | Nothing wrong with being able to play more than one instrument. And, yes, Teles are cool. |
11-01-2011, 06:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Hampshire | | I do it because I realize I'm not happy with myself as a player, and I somehow think that different gear will make me better.
That's the best excuse I can think of
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11-01-2011, 06:49 PM
| | | | Because you're a good consumer/capitalist who has been conditioned over the years to want to:
1) Buy a bunch of things you don't really need.
2) Consume as much as possible, despite the reality of the situation being that you probably shouldn't.
3) Attempting to relieve the stress of your situation by consuming.
Or something. I'ma go eat a sandwich. |
11-01-2011, 07:20 PM
| | | | It's actually a good way to do some research in lieu of having spending cash. I've narrowed down the gear I really want, so when (or if) I get some cash "burning a hole in my pocket," I'll know exactly what to get! |
11-01-2011, 07:32 PM
| | | | I love window shopping. Love seeing what's out there and love trying differant things. I'll even admit that most times I go into a music store I always manage to find at least one bass I wouldn't mind buying.
But buying another bass or amp would be a stupid move for me. Barely have the time to play what I already own.
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