Do you ever just sell off everything?

[Muddslide]

I already posted on this thread, but I saw it again and it set me to thinking. There have been a few times in my life where I got rid of as many possessions as possible and it always felt good. But then the "stuff" just seems to float back. Almost like things are acquired without me even doing anything. People give you stuff, you get presents, etc., you find something cheap that you think you might have a need for someday.

I'm not just talking about musical gear, but anything and everything.

I'm really not some zen guy trying to live like Ghandi or anything, In fact, right now I have a lot of stuff (even though most of it is in storage on the other side of the country from me)--a lot of it is DVD movies, music CDs and vinyl, books and I have a collection of Halloween collectibles.

When I get my stuff out of storage, there is an awful lot of it I intend to sell.

I get torn between owning as little as possible so that my life isn't cluttered and I can pick up and travel light, and having cool stuff around to keep me from getting bored. I'm such a freak about so many kinds of music that I could listen to 5 CDs a day and probably not get through them all before my life ended. And that's silly.

Sorry to ramble.

 

[DBTOYS]

Sometimes i look around and have thousands of dollars in stuff i dont use and i just start a mad spree of selling everything , then I start over again.

I think i have sold just about everything but a old guitar cab i got for 50$ its worth about 200$ , and a squier jag bass i just got , sometimes its nice to start fresh IMO.

Am I alone?

I just want to find one great bass, unlikely

No i have done it plenty-O-times!!

 

[Muddslide]

I too have been through many GAS/BUY/*guilt*/SELL/GAS cycles, but funnily enough, only during the years when I was active on TB .

Yeah, I really think that a lot of the multiple bass or guitar collections have been amassed as a result of the internet. Not that this is a bad thing. Guitars and basses are cool as hell! I think it's great when people have big collections of that stuff, but I'm glad it's them and not me.

Before the internet came along, I can't think of anyone I knew or talked to who had more than 4-5 guitars or basses max. And in the 80s and 90s I met and talked gear with lots of bands and artists, including some who toured around the world gigging.

I know there have always been collectors, but it seems like only since the internet do I see guys who just play in their bedrooms as hobbyists who have like 25 guitars or a dozen basses or more.

Still, I like seeing people's family pics and group shots. I don't begrudge anyone buying and owning whatever they want.

 

[Tom Howland]

I did it once.
Sold all but one of my vintage basses to buy a house.
I knew I could not replace most of these basses.
But, felt it was time someone else had them.

 

[Fender32]

Yeah, I really think that a lot of the multiple bass or guitar collections have been amassed as a result of the internet. Not that this is a bad thing. Guitars and basses are cool as hell! I think it's great when people have big collections of that stuff, but I'm glad it's them and not me.

Before the internet came along, I can't think of anyone I knew or talked to who had more than 4-5 guitars or basses max. And in the 80s and 90s I met and talked gear with lots of bands and artists, including some who toured around the world gigging.

I know there have always been collectors, but it seems like only since the internet do I see guys who just play in their bedrooms as hobbyists who have like 25 guitars or a dozen basses or more.

Still, I like seeing people's family pics and group shots. I don't begrudge anyone buying and owning whatever they want.

I'm especially glad to hear that, as I fit neatly into the 'hobbyist' category, too. Like you said, guitars and (especially ) basses are cool as hell and a lot of fun to own, play, learn about and even ... to collect .

I may not have wowed audiences around the world with my bass playing , but I'm willing to bet that have a much deeper appreciation of the actual instruments themselves than some truly professional bassists, who are (quite rightly) only concerned with the music that their bands make. IMHO, there's definitely room for both types of bassists (serious musicians and serious collectors) in this world - especially as the people who seek out pristine examples of classic basses (and keep them that way for many more years), eventually release them back onto the market and give a whole new generation of bass players the chance to own them .