Downsizing bass collection is depressing

[Tomis17]

It is totally depressing thinking about how much I've downsized. Back in '07 I had over 10 basses:
Sadowsky UV70 jazz
MIA Jazz Deluxe QMT
MIA Jazz Deluxe
Ernie Ball SR5
Warwick Jazzman 5
Warwick Thumb 5 BO
MIJ '75 Reissue Jazz
Dean Edge Q5
Ibanez SR500
Custom 3ts jazz parts bass
Custom short scale jazz parts bass
Custom quilted parts bass

Due to family life and financial issues I'm down to my last 2 basses. Both are parts basses that have incredible sentimental value to me. I'm worried that soon, I'll sell my last two and be done for good...*sniff sniff*

 

[Crusher47]

Hang in there!!

 

[BassAndReeds]

My prayers to you.

 

[Spidey2112]

Be thankful you still have two to play, and more importantly... they're meaningful to you. Regarding the other issues, I sincerely hope things take a turn for the better... Take care!

 

[lfmn16]

It's not fun to downsize when you don't want to. I haven't HAD to yet, but I'm voluntarily (and happily) down around 10 from last year and have a couple more for sale. Easy to say, but you can always replace them when things turn around.

 

[Tomis17]

Thanks for all your encouragement. Things are so different now. Believe it or not, bass is no longer life.

 

[nostatic]

The only thing that is certain is that things change - especially priorities.

If bass is meant to be part of your life, it will come back. If not, it won't. We do what we gotta do...

 

[bassbully]

Man that rough..sorry bro.

 

[Groove Doctor]

After downsizing, my attachment to things changed to more an appreciation of things. Took several years for me to adjust to.

Bass isn't my life either now, and for several life-seasons it felt like it got in the way. But it swings back now and again, I appreciate what joy it does bring. Can't live in the past.

 

[LowEndOperative]

The more you have, the more you have to maintain.

 

[bassbenj]

The more you have, the more you have to maintain.

And also more space to store. And when one has to sell from financial pressures, you sell the more valuable ones first, and by the time you are down to the last two parts basses usually they don't have the resale to be much of a financial help. My view is that even If I had to sell the last decent basses, music is part of life. And though I've switched things around for various years, I just can't seem to leave it for long periods of time. So today I think even if I had to unload my whole herd for money, SOMEHOW I'd try to retain an old SX or something even if I had to play it through headphones just to keep in touch with things. Otherwise I think it would leave a big empty hole in my life.

 

[DDXdesign]

Due to family life and financial issues I'm down to my last 2 basses. Both are parts basses that have incredible sentimental value to me. I'm worried that soon, I'll sell my last two and be done for good...*sniff sniff*

Brother, I hear you. A dozen years ago myself, I had a whole raft of basses including a $6k Fodera, $3k Modulus and a Ric (not to mention the rotating Warwick stable), generally 3 to 5 at a time plus a guitar or two... A few short years ago I was where you fear, not playing at all; My now-estranged wife bought me an inexpensive bass to get me back on the horse. I had a couple nice basses again in 2015, but...

Anyways, today I have one single bass, my Talman 30, which was $179 brand new. I dig it. It's not the greatest bass I've ever owned or played, but I like it plenty and might keep it even when I can afford to buy another axe again.

The fact that the ones you have are sentimental means you shouldn't let them go.

Good luck to you.

 

[Shawn Luckman]

Been there it's never nice at the time yet later on when things get a little better, you look back & know what you did at the time (selling gear) was the start to making things better for you & yours. I adopted a 1 bass & 1 amp policy back in Jan '15 now in Jan'17, same bass same amp. Peace of mind priceless good luck .

 

[SV777]

Life goes in cycles. Good at times, bad others. People and things come and go. Priorities shift constantly.
One thing for sure is nothing is for sure.
Do the best you can with what you got right now. Learn from the past while plowing ahead.
Peace

 

[mbell75]

I owned 12 guitars at one point and one day i was sitting around looking at them going ***?! Im a professional photographer and I only own TWO cameras but Im gonna have 12 guitars to mess around with? Thats when I sold most of them off and even now that I am back to playing bass, I only own a couple.

 

[Biggbass]

I need to downsize but it's not easy choosing what to let go of.

 

[Plake]

I'm sure you are doing the right thing. Family trumps all. Hang in there.

 

[mpdd]

i'm downsizing pedals and basses right now, had to accept the fact that i've always done way better with my visual art and that i can't really justify having stuff that i can't use to make photos or sculptures

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I have more than a few basses, but I was probably more creative back when I had one bass. You can only play one at a time. Hang in there man.

 

[singlemalt]

I found the great gear purge of 2015 to be a freeing experience.

I let go of a ton of gear and freed up about $10k.

Traded nights of crocked cougars at the bars for days with cute kiters at the river. No more band drama.

"Honey, can you give me a launch?"

It's just stuff.