Official Crappy Bassist with Expensive Gear Club

[svt1233]

Originally Posted by DieterVDW

Not really expensive gear, but still pretty high gear/talent ratio...
Yamaha BB425X + Hartke HA3500 + VX410 cab
Yamaha BB4NIII + Hartke kickback 15

It's even worse for guitar ...

Hit me with a number!

Dude I didnt think anyone else owned a bbn4iii. Right on you man.

Im a decent bassist (I would like to think) with a cmd 121p and ny121 and an old steinberger, a new am std jazz and a 70's fender.

[Gaolee]

And a happy new year to all you other crappy bass players. It looks like I have to expand my crappiness into new territory with an acoustic bass (stand up style, not guitar style). Spreading the joy of expensive crappiness is a calling.

[ThatBassBoy]

whoa, that's weird. bass hole still hasn't signed in since 1-6-11. can i have a number? i spend more time browsing than i do practicing. i have a 30$ gig bag, acoustic b20 combo-150$ and a fender p-bass-200$.

i don't know if that competes against the 20g basses and stuff, but i think basses can get pricy.

[JamesGoodall]

Ooh I get in?
2 basses totaling over 6K and a rack that would be over 2K to replicate with all new gear!
My cab is a beat up old GK GoldLine 410 though. But she works and I clearly have more important things to spend money on than a new cab!

Oh...yeah...I'm pretty bad at bass. Compared to the "guitarist who's bro's band needed a bassist so he went out and bought an Ibanez" guys, yeah, I'm good, but compared to the other guys who identify themselves as bassists I believe myself to be passable. Not good to say the least

[TomCHunley]

I was almost 41 when I started playing a little more than 2 1/2 years ago. I'm working hard, but Jaco wasn't built in a day. Since I started playing I've bought nine basses. Currently I'm down to two, both American made, a G&L SB-1 and a Tobias Growler. I'm in a college town, so every time I play out, I get schooled by a youngster in the next band who wields a Squier or an entry-level Ibanez. I would trade my basses for either their skill or their youth if I could, but since I can't, I'll keep working on my chops on increasingly-expensive equipment.

[rust_preacher]

I only have spent 1000 euros on gear this year. I may need to get my game up.

[audreycashin]

no pics, no euros spent

[StereoPlayer]

#2 checking in....
Haven't played out in 6 months.

[steve f]

I can't believe I haven't joined this club yet.

I suck! I was OK 30 years ago, let it go for a long time, and got back in a few years ago.
I'm slowly working on becoming more knowledgable and skillful with respect to theory, improvisation, and technique but you know what they say about polishing poo...

What's important is that I have great gear and I have fun with it!

[rust_preacher]

Originally Posted by audreycashin

no pics, no euros spent

Some of the stuff is still in transit. Here's one, the bottom cab I got to complete my Micro VR rig.

[cfsporn]

I have two Alembics, a Status, a Woodstock Spector, a Czech Republic Spector, a MIA Fender, a Rickenbacker, a Lakland Skyline, an ESP Surveyor II, a Kramer XL-8, an Aria TSB-650, a couple Squiers, and a GK RB800. My talent level only requires a Squier Affinity.

[DieterVDW]

Originally Posted by cfsporn

I have two Alembics, a Status, a Woodstock Spector, a Czech Republic Spector, a MIA Fender, a Rickenbacker, a Lakland Skyline, an ESP Surveyor II, a Kramer XL-8, an Aria TSB-650, a couple Squiers, and a GK RB800. My talent level only requires a Squier Affinity.

We have a winner!

[cfsporn]

Originally Posted by DieterVDW

We have a winner!

Thanks?

[Arial Bender]

I may not qualify yet, but I'm working on it. Last year @ age 55 I finally decided to try playing. No musical exp. at all. I've now got 2 Peavy Foundations, a MIK Squire P, an Epi. T-Bird,and a shall remain nameless long scale cheapie but now that I decided that I like the way the P feels I just put an American Fender P bass on layaway @ GC. So now I 'm looking to upgrade From an ill advised combo purchase to an amp. cab or two. I'm not a bad bass player, I don't even qualify as a bass player.

[Gaolee]

Originally Posted by DieterVDW

We have a winner!

Everyone is a winner, and everyone gets a trophy, so long as it is an expensive trophy.

[SturmUndDrang]

There should be an inverse thread of this one. Great bassists with crappy gear.

[SturmUndDrang]

I just noticed someone said the same thing a year ago in post#67. Excuse me for repeating you headless lama.

[moret]

Sign me up. I started playing four days ago, so... Yeah, i suck. I bought a mim fender j, not really expensive in The us but where i live they sell for ~1000$. So, if you compare price and skills: crappy bassist with expencive gear

(Sorry for typos, european writing on phone)

[backtobass]

Originally Posted by steve f

I can't believe I haven't joined this club yet.

I suck! I was OK 30 years ago, let it go for a long time, and got back in a few years ago.
I'm slowly working on becoming more knowledgable and skillful with respect to theory, improvisation, and technique but you know what they say about polishing poo...

What's important is that I have great gear and I have fun with it!

I'm so with you. I used to play decent in the days of hair and metal, but knew nothing about how these things worked. Now I strive for mediocrity but can wire new pickups and do a decent set up job.

I hear by request a number and to stand among you all. Always in the process of acquiring ever better gear.

[curt basner]

Originally Posted by DieterVDW

We have a winner!

True...but he REALLY needs a Fodera to nail it for sure