Gotta take the snob shot!

[bigdaddybass12]

This kills me!
Someone asking about an inexpensive bass, then they say “ I don’t want to get a scratch on my sadowsky! Or fingerprints on my Fodera!
Or looking for a practice amp “”so they won’t wear out the on/off switch in their $3000 mesa!! “”””

 

[Killing Floor]

Difference between player and collector.

 

[micguy]

I play a lot of gigs. One of them that I used to do (recent developments brought a time conflict to this gig, so I no longer do it), I often played between someone playing a Yamaha grand piano (a nice one), and a woman playing a harp (not the thing you put in your mouth, a HARP - 7 feet tall; she needed a FULL sized SUV to get it to a gig. We also had a cellist from time to time. If I had brought a Fodera, and talked about it being an "expensive" instrument, they probably would have been nice about it, but they would have been laughing on the inside.

As good musical instruments go, bass guitars are cheap. Some are just cheap, some are insanely cheap, but they're all cheap.

However people want to treat their stuff is OK with me. I understand that, to some folks a Sadowsky is expensive, maybe even unreachable. In the grand scheme of things, though, it depends on your viewpoint as to what constitutes "expensive".

 

[bigdaddybass12]

I understand that, to some folks a Sadowsky is expensive, maybe even unreachable. In the grand scheme of things, though, it depends on your viewpoint as to what constitutes "expensive".

Yeah, I treat my $300 bass like I paid $3000 for it. 2 main differences are finish and the name. (Saying the $300 bass is a good-solid one)

 

[WI Short Scaler]

I'm with @bigdaddybass12 in that I treat my cheap basses like they were expensive ones.

But in a couple cases they have an enormous amount of time in paint done by my kids and build so they mean alot to me. The 4 I have combined didn't exceed $1500 in purchase and upgrades and they all get gigged.

 

[JRA]

Difference between player and collector.

i think you're being kind.

per the OP: "snob" is a kind of elevating term, IMO. most (not all) of the folks i've met who think this way (the OP) were average, run-of-the-mill posers.

 

[richntiff]

My good tends to be good quality but very reasonably priced, and I treat it well. Many people equate the amount of money spent with the quality of the gear and talent of the player - but obviously that's not always the case. I love it when people compliment my tone, only to find out I play Peavey basses through a Peavy or Carvin head into a Carvin cabinet....

 

[bigdaddybass12]

I'm with @bigdaddybass12 in that I treat my cheap basses like they were expensive ones.

But in a couple cases they have an enormous amount of time in paint done by my kids and build so they mean alot to me. The 4 I have combined didn't exceed $1500 in purchase and upgrades and they all get gigged.

Love it!! Trust me, $3000 basses are not made out of top secret rare NASA materials!

 

[kesslari]

My main player is not a cheap bass by any means. But it's the tool I bring to the job, because I enjoy playing it.

 

[5StringBlues]

My favorite guys are the guys that take shots at my fender jazz. It is a Fullerton reissue, so it's not your basic fender, right? But the funny thing is they go on about fenders and then proceed to get up and play a full set of Motown or stax music.........

 

[ShadowGroover]

The price of my bass never determined whether or not it would be played onstage. Price range? $800 to $7k.

Whether or not I perform with a bass determines if I keep it. No performance? No "keep." Simple.

 

[LBS-bass]

My most expensive bass is also my gigging bass. Why spend the money if you aren't getting what you paid for?

 

[bigdaddybass12]

My main player is not a cheap bass by any means. But it's the tool I bring to the job, because I enjoy playing it.

Mine is !! Leave my more expensive basses at home! Well, depends on the gig. I’ll bring my inexpensive bass to the gig/open mic gig I have. Others want to play it, it gets sweat and beer on it.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

(the OP) were average, run-of-the-mill posers.

. Posers?

 

[JRA]

Posers?

"a person who pretends to be what he or she is not." i.e., posing as a bass player, e.g., i believe your OP described a "poser."

 

[bigdaddybass12]

"a person who pretends to be what he or she is not." i.e., posing as a bass player, e.g., i believe your OP described a "poser."

Gotcha, no poser here, just 1/2 country 1/2 ghetto bass hack!!

 

[Marko 1]

I wouldn't take an expensive instrument to the average bar gig...

which (besides being a cheapass) is why I don't own an expensive instrument.

 

[Bonecat]

I play a lot of gigs. One of them that I used to do (recent developments brought a time conflict to this gig, so I no longer do it), I often played between someone playing a Yamaha grand piano (a nice one), and a woman playing a harp (not the thing you put in your mouth, a HARP - 7 feet tall; she needed a FULL sized SUV to get it to a gig. We also had a cellist from time to time. If I had brought a Fodera, and talked about it being an "expensive" instrument, they probably would have been nice about it, but they would have been laughing on the inside

As good musical instruments go, bass guitars are cheap. Some are just cheap, some are insanely cheap, but they're all cheap.

However people want to treat their stuff is OK with me. I understand that, to some folks a Sadowsky is expensive, maybe even unreachable. In the grand scheme of things, though, it depends on your viewpoint as to what constitutes "expensive".

This! My daughter is a violinist. Her bow cost nearly three times as much as my whole rig. We have it pretty easy…

 

[turf3]

Well, any of my musical instruments from the fullly carved upright bass to the bass saxophone to the alto flute, could be replaced with a couple weeks' salary. I see no particular reason to be overprotective. In all the instruments I've got, I've only got two "backups" of lower market value than the main one; one is a cheap tenor sax I bought with the intention of drilling a hole in it for a pickup and the other is a horn I bought from a friend kind of as a favor because he was moving cross country and wanted to downsize his assortment.

If a particular gig is too dangerous for my instruments, I think it's too dangerous for me.

 

[Bunk McNulty]

My most expensive bass is also my gigging bass. Why spend the money if you aren't getting what you paid for?

"Hey, Bunk, what do you call your most expensive bass?"

"Moneymaker."