At what point will you stop buying another bass?

As just posted in Cheese's thread.

I just bought a third after saying I never would. But it's my dream bass with dream specs and it came up on the used market. I couldn't say no.

Now the conundrum is I love all 3, and I can't see how I could sell any. And basically I don't want to go through that again, so 3 is my limit. (well the 3rd hasn't arrived yet, but I expect to love it..if not, then the 2 I have are the lifers).

I spent the last few days unfollowing all bass builders and fan pages on instagram and facebook. Cause all they do is incur GAS.

 

At no point, I'm afraid.


I like to play bass, I like to talk about bass, I like to look at basses, I like to buy basses.


My difficulty now is that I usually sell one or two to buy another.

I'm at the point where I don't want to sell any of my 4 current electric basses. And I have a fifth on the way.

I think I will stop for now, maybe a year or so, but I don't see myself not buying a bass anymore.

Don't see the point on not buying either, if that's what I want. It doesn't mess with the family finances.

 

I have two to unload this year, then one I'm lusting after. Then I'm probably done unless I by some great stroke of fortune come across my first, which I would recognize. THEN I think I'd be done.

 

I'd like to say that I'm done, but I doubt it.

 

No

You’re kidding yourself.

You never know what’s around the corner.

Just ask these folks here:
Bass Hoarding Personality Disorder (BHPD) - You are not alone.

 

For me G&L are the top of the mark and I have two
I also have a Schecter ModelT 5 sting that I also like very much
While I have picked up and played many over the years nothing has said buy me, buy me
Duke

 

When they pry my cold, dead fingers off my credit card................

 

When I die.

Maybe.

 

February 4, 2013.

M. M.

 

That day's come and gone - years in the rear view mirror.

 

I can think of two (2) "must-haves" right now. Beyond that, not so much.

This is (of course) subject to change due to avarice and irrational desire.

 

I just sold 2 to downsize......and bought another.
Downsize goal still achieved!

 

I voted doubt it, because although I cannot say anything for absolutely certain, I know myself well enough to know that someday I most likely will buy a new bass.

 

Amen, brother, Amen. What’s the use in having one if you’re not gonna quench that G.A.S.!
For example this has been giving me G.A. S. ever since I saw it a year ago. I saved it on Reverb and the store that was selling it sent me a message saying they’d take a $100 off since I was a previous customer.

I somehow resisted, but I still have G.A.S. for it.

 

“At what point do you stop buying another bass?”

Okay. When I’m buying another bass I keep buying until it’s bought.

Now. In reality I’m not buying more and haven’t in quite a while. It was a slow deliberate time over decades getting the tools for the job. After that no GAS.
There was some, “I’ll be complete if I have this or that.” That was fantasy and whim back in the ‘80s when the gnawing was from needing other real comfort. No basses were purchased or harmed in the making of that movie. That was like having low blood sugar.

 

Very well timed for me...I just bought my "last" bass yesterday in the form of a Stingray short scale. I voted almost. My collection isn't huge at 5, but now covers all the musical situations I regularly find myself with a little redundancy for insurance. Theyre also high quality, but modest instruments that I'm really proud to own. I can't see myself purchasing another bass unless my musical needs and desires drastically change which would be shocking to me at this point. No pictures of them together, but I now own a Roscoe Century, Dingwall NG3, EBMM Sterling fretless, EBMM Stingray Shortscale and a parts P.

 

Player me: all I need is my Kay and a 5- or 6-string BG or two

Collector me: I really need a Mustang bass to complete my basses by Leo collection, also a better quality 6-string fretless would be nice, and a real Stingray instead of the Sterling SUB, and... and... and...

 

I'll stop buying basses when Warren Zevon sleeps: