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Do I have my final rotation?

I find myself at 71 with a whole bunch of gear I no longer use. All my gigs these days are on upright, so why should I keep a stable of electric basses and related stuff like effects? I’ve decided I should get rid of what’s not being used so it doesn’t end up falling to my wife or kid to do in the future. I recently sold my fretless Sire and a couple of nice Genz-Benz cabs, and I lent a PJ and my spare amp to a local high school student who plays upright but wanted to start learning electric. I have to admit that it feels good to be paring down - next I’ll start unloading the pedals!
 
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My father spent his retirement fishing. He didn’t need to fish to put food on the table, he just enjoyed fishing very, very much and it made his retirement more enjoyable. He spent a whole lot of money going out on fishing boats and it never once occurred to me that he was wasting money even though the expense was on an experience - something that had no resale value. It was not wasted money. It was spent on making himself happy.

If buying a better fretted fiver makes your playing experience more enjoyable you don’t need to justify it.

Spoken like a true enabler. But I totally agree.
 
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