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Anyone ever run outa gas?
- Thread starter joel406
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I wouldn’t say I’ve run out bc I still want some other toys like some amps, cabs, and pedals, but as for actuall instruments I recently bought something and found myself going thru withdrawals from drooling over bass equipment now that I actually purchased something...
Will probably keep looking bc I do the same thing with running shoes, but I have had to remind myself a few times in the last week that I don’t need to be looking for other bases now that I found what I want...
Nothing wrong w being content with what you have...Practice needs to be my priority now...
Will probably keep looking bc I do the same thing with running shoes, but I have had to remind myself a few times in the last week that I don’t need to be looking for other bases now that I found what I want...
Nothing wrong w being content with what you have...Practice needs to be my priority now...
I can't believe you said this. I received my first fretless last Monday, rehearsed with it at church Wednesday eve, and played two services with it this morning. It's a lined FL, so I cheated. But I went to play my fretted Lakland jazz 5er about Friday after playing the FL since Monday eve and was turned off by the frets! And I don't feel this is just "new bass" syndrome. Please tell me it is, cause I still love the Lakland. Can one become "hooked" on no frets that quickly?
Sorry for the GAS dilemma detour. Back to your regularly scheduled GAS discoursing/counseling.
I run outta gas on bass's.......so I turn my attention to amps. I've tried that with pedals but I'm not much of a pedal guy. Currently have 2 Hartke HA3500 half stacks with 115 cabs, an orange terror with 2 obc 112 cabs, and recently purchased a Ashdown RM800 head and an Ashdown neo 115 cab. Very interesting on which bass's work better with what amp. Different pickup configurations/type are really a huge difference from amp to amp.
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Yup. Mike rocks! He uses a heavy ash, but they sound so nice, workmanship is on point, and he cuts and ships for a hundred bucks. Whatever you want. Can't beat that anywhere.
Not for bass stuff, yet. I'm looking for that one...but I'm still relatively new to this instrument. I'm still contemplating several. It's just as well that I can't spare the $ right now.
I did mostly cure my GAS for guitar stuff. I have an awesome custom-made strat that makes everything else I've ever tried seem mediocre. I have a nice old tube amp, that has required a little maintenance, but sounds terrific. My weakness would have to be pedals-I've discovered a brand of not-cheap ones that I crave.
I did mostly cure my GAS for guitar stuff. I have an awesome custom-made strat that makes everything else I've ever tried seem mediocre. I have a nice old tube amp, that has required a little maintenance, but sounds terrific. My weakness would have to be pedals-I've discovered a brand of not-cheap ones that I crave.
I wouldn't say I'm in gear heaven but given that I have no money to spend and little time to play I'm doing fine with this:
I think I have finally achieved zen. I just got a Fender Am. Ultra Jazz that is the nicest playing bass I've ever had (it finally surpasses an Ibanez SDGR I had in the 90's for best playing bass ever-for me).
And a few weeks ago, I acquired a Fender Rumble Stage 800 with all the effects and power I'll ever need.
Wow. Strange feeling...
And a few weeks ago, I acquired a Fender Rumble Stage 800 with all the effects and power I'll ever need.
Wow. Strange feeling...
I realised many years ago that I owned professional level basses, amps and cabs and from then on the differentiator was not going to be the gear, but how well I played. I still work on my playing, but it's been a long time since worried about my sound.
Pretty much outta GAS. There are a few things that I've been thinking about, and at some point I'm gonna pick up a wireless, but at this point I have too much stuff and am gonna get rid of some stuff ... I've tried every bass that I've ever wanted to try, I have more than enough amps, Preamps, and cabs, and I can do every type of gig, from small coffee shops to outdoor festivals and everything in between.
Run out of GAS? Heck no!
As a lefty I don’t believe it has ever been a better time to be a Fender fan. Maple boards finally available for the first time in decades. Colours other than black and bloody whatever burst. MIM and MIA options for Jazzes and Precisions with maple, rosewood, & pao ferro options and a MIJ P with actual vintage specs. Yeah, GAS is high atm. Imagine if they actually put out fretlesses and 5-strings for us some day.
One more thing Fender, an Olympic White P bass with a maple board pls. They already have this with the Jazz. Oly white with Pao ferro is quite nice but maple would be the bomb. Ditch burst, black, & tidepool and bring back sonic red ASAP lol.
As for what is actually being produced the new Pro2 Jazz in Miami Blue with maple is just stunning!
Speaking of 5-strings I’d like to get a SBMM Ray5 as I don’t yet have a fiver and it’s seems to be a decent option for C$500. In a perfect world this would be a EBMM SR5.
Being a fan of all things Leo I’d love to get a G&L to compliment my Precision, Jazzes, and SR4H. Get a fiver and kill two birds with one stone lol. Don’t actually know much about the G&L world though.
Then there’s amps and cabs. Mesa’s new TT800 is my new want in amps and while I’d love some Subway cabs I can make do with my existing ones for now or maybe get a pair of Rumble 115’s as they seem to work above their price point. Revsound cabs seem very interesting also.
I’d also like what I call my ultimate home rig. 100-200w max, preferably a semi-parametric EQ, a 115 and/or maybe a 210 ported vertical cab and NO FANS! Traynor’s new YBA-100 perhaps? Never said it had to be class D.
Also starting to get into effects so an envelope filter, octaver, distortion/OD, and compressor would be a good start.
It’s a bloody rabbit hole that’s for sure.
Now if I hadn’t had lost my job 2 weeks ago it would be just smurfy.
One last thing for the fine folks at Fender. Put a pic of the new Pro2 lefty P bass with a maple board in Mystic Surf Green on your website pls. It’s the only lefty Pro2 P with a maple board so it would be nice to see what it looks like just in case I want even more GAS lol.
So yeah... how about that GAS eh?
As a lefty I don’t believe it has ever been a better time to be a Fender fan. Maple boards finally available for the first time in decades. Colours other than black and bloody whatever burst. MIM and MIA options for Jazzes and Precisions with maple, rosewood, & pao ferro options and a MIJ P with actual vintage specs. Yeah, GAS is high atm. Imagine if they actually put out fretlesses and 5-strings for us some day.
One more thing Fender, an Olympic White P bass with a maple board pls. They already have this with the Jazz. Oly white with Pao ferro is quite nice but maple would be the bomb. Ditch burst, black, & tidepool and bring back sonic red ASAP lol.
As for what is actually being produced the new Pro2 Jazz in Miami Blue with maple is just stunning!
Speaking of 5-strings I’d like to get a SBMM Ray5 as I don’t yet have a fiver and it’s seems to be a decent option for C$500. In a perfect world this would be a EBMM SR5.
Being a fan of all things Leo I’d love to get a G&L to compliment my Precision, Jazzes, and SR4H. Get a fiver and kill two birds with one stone lol. Don’t actually know much about the G&L world though.
Then there’s amps and cabs. Mesa’s new TT800 is my new want in amps and while I’d love some Subway cabs I can make do with my existing ones for now or maybe get a pair of Rumble 115’s as they seem to work above their price point. Revsound cabs seem very interesting also.
I’d also like what I call my ultimate home rig. 100-200w max, preferably a semi-parametric EQ, a 115 and/or maybe a 210 ported vertical cab and NO FANS! Traynor’s new YBA-100 perhaps? Never said it had to be class D.
Also starting to get into effects so an envelope filter, octaver, distortion/OD, and compressor would be a good start.
It’s a bloody rabbit hole that’s for sure.
Now if I hadn’t had lost my job 2 weeks ago it would be just smurfy.One last thing for the fine folks at Fender. Put a pic of the new Pro2 lefty P bass with a maple board in Mystic Surf Green on your website pls. It’s the only lefty Pro2 P with a maple board so it would be nice to see what it looks like just in case I want even more GAS lol.
So yeah... how about that GAS eh?
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I tried to use smarts and buy gear with “no interest “ pay plans. I’ve done this on everything I can. You just have to make sure don’t be late or... on a payment. So, my gigs paid my monthly payments. Buying one item at a time and when paid off then open for another if I found something I “ had to have”.
But now with no shows = no GA !
I did buy a used wireless as my old Shure was in the 600 band and I found a ULX with 2 body packs and in the box with all extras for $300. So this was a replacement in my mind. Still keep the old one as a “just in case” and not gonna sell for much in the states I guess. Many great deals out there now too. So unless I see a guitar or .... I’m ok, I don’t count “little items” in this for full disclosure.
But now with no shows = no GA !
I did buy a used wireless as my old Shure was in the 600 band and I found a ULX with 2 body packs and in the box with all extras for $300. So this was a replacement in my mind. Still keep the old one as a “just in case” and not gonna sell for much in the states I guess. Many great deals out there now too. So unless I see a guitar or .... I’m ok, I don’t count “little items” in this for full disclosure.
