Anyone else this crazy with their gear?

[Core Creek]

Sometimes I think I’m a little bit crazy when it comes to the gear that I love.

I bought a Bergantino AE 410 bass cab about 10 years ago and nothing else that I have played through has even come close to displacing this cab as my holy grail of cabs. Because these have been out of production for so long, I started freaking myself out about what would happen if a speaker blew or if something went wrong…what would I do if something happened to my crown jewel of bass goodness?

I started shopping around to find another one a couple years ago and these almost never come up for sale (for good reason I might add). I even stalked Craigslist nationwide and tried to get a couple people who listed them for local sale to ship theirs on my dime. I’m not joking when I say that from what I have seen, maybe a couple of these become available per year…

Fast forward to today and holy smokes, I found one in amazing condition with casters and tuki cover available for purchase and shipping. I pulled the trigger immediately and this one will live on my rehearsal spot while the other one continuous to be my gigging workhorse.

2 years. 2 years of diligence and finally…I bagged my prize!

Am I crazy to choose 2 of the same cabs vs. buying a different awesome cab to try?

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Not crazy. I do the same thing when I fall in love with a piece of gear that’s hard to find. Searchtempest for Craigslist is awesome! I have a Carvin BX700 I love and I spent months finding a BX1600 as a backup. I rarely use it but it makes me feel warm and safe knowing I have it. Haha.

 

[Michedelic]

I can’t help it, they just keep following me home.

 

[WI Short Scaler]

Am I crazy to choose 2 of the same cabs vs. buying a different awesome cab to try?

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Nope, not crazy at all. You know what you like and if you haul this stuff around enough there's always the chance something could happen to it.

 

[five7]

I owned a Bergantino AE 410 and wish I wouldn't have sold it. Don't need that much any longer but what a cab.

 

[Stylee Mousse]

When the thermostat in my house broke I bought 2 NOS Honeywell round dial mercury switch replacements. Should be good for about x million cycles.

hate those jerky lcd ones…

 

[shoot-r]

O.P.,

I'm the same way when it comes to Bergantino bass cabinets.

I'm constantly watching the T.B. Classifieds, Craigslist, local listings, ect. for anything Berg!

If it's a used Bergantino bass cabinet, moderately within driving distance of me, reasonably priced and in good to great condition, I'm on the phone!

Wife thinks I'm crazy.....she's right as usual!

 

[hasbeen]

I don't have much to add to the thread except, great cabinet.

 

[Doug P]

My three gig basses are all the same in every way except colour. Fender Jazz MIJ Geddy’s. All have a Seymour Duncan Hot Stack in the neck position is the only change … except colour. Same Roto 66’s on all my basses too.
So yea, be happy ya found it