Fastest wanted to owned turnover time?

Congrats Kwesi!

Mind bending title too!

 

That would be me. I usually have bought and paid before I even realized I wanted.

 

My 70's Classic Jazz Bass. I found out I wanted it in October, and bought it in December. The longest was my Hoppus bass, which I wanted for almost 4 years before I bought one.

 

About 3 minutes... seriously.

 

Mine look a week! Saw it... Pm'ed the dude, got it!

 

Walked in for a 6-string, bought an Ibanez 706 right after I played it.

 

When I'm in the market for one, I know generally what I have in mind. Usually a sound, rather than a brand. Sometimes it's been "OK, this one" and I'm done. Sometimes, it's been "this is the sound I want, BUT I want [some other features]" so I'll order and pay for it. Might not be in my hands for a while.

 

I didn't know I wanted a Bongo until I saw one for a good deal in the For Sale section.

 

I never owned or wanted a P bass. Walked into a store and played one for 20 min or so, bought it immediately.
Went to the store originally for strings.

 

I walked into a "junk" store in K Town Germany in '75 and they had a '68 Hofner 500/1 very similar to Pauls, they wanted a rediculously low price (I'm talking about $100 american) and even tho' it was a tiny bit beat up, I walked out with it. Didn't know I wanted a Beatle bass until then, I had only been "really" playing for three years and had just bought my first bass, a late 60's P a few months before. I'd been gigging with a borrowed P bass until then.

 

Kwesi Congrats on becoming a Roscoehead. I should start the flip side to this thread. ie; How long have you wanted a bass of specific brand and have yet to acquire one.
Roscoes are awesome but I'll probably never be able to afford one.
Please post pics and sound clips in the Roscoe Forum when it arrives.

God Bless, Ray

 

Not got that yet: a couple in line before that!

...be sure to post some pics when you have the Roscoe in hand!

 

I walked in Skip's Music last December to play all the cheaper basses they had, and played all of them except for some fruity looking Dean that looked like it'd never been touched. I asked a sales rep if they had anything else, preferably something that sounded close to a Ric but had a thinner neck, and he walked over, grabbed the Dean, and said try this. I almost didn't play it out of general brand hate of their "metal" guitars and basses, but I decided to give it a chance, and loved everything about it. Then I whipped out my iPhone and looked it up and barely found anything. The sales rep said they'd been out of production since like 03 or 04, so I put $100 down on it so no one else could snatch it up. I went in six days later and emptied out my wallet to pay the rest off (something like $356).

So, that's instantly for me.

 

With a fully disposable income I'd have two..

God Bless, Ray

 

I thought this thread was going to be about "fastest wanting to owning to turnover (as in selling) time"! I bet it's a matter of hours in some cases around here.

 

I'm sure the turnaorund will not be great for me in my latest gas. DAMN MOVING!
I want a measly $369 Avatar cab and it will be a while 'fore I have the funds. Trouble is I'm doing more outdoor gigs and need to push my full 350watts so I think I'm gonna go used. Oh well.

 

yeah, i did that once too!!!.. got a bass solely on a friends constant recommendation... god was i sorry.