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having a little self control

mpdd

mpdd

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Mar 24, 2010
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#1
in light of the fact that my girlfriend and i bought a new house, new dog, and a new car all in the last week, and i still have a bunch of medical expenses from last year, i didn't buy the gretsch electromatic hollowbody on ebay this morning, have any of you guys tamed the gas recently?
 
#11
Since I got my Ric 4003 a few months ago I've been satisfied. That's always been my dream bass and it plays and sounds just like I hoped it would.

When I get GAS now it's mainly for accessories, effects and stuff, but it's mainly under control. I'm currently waiting for a new amp head to be delivered, but that wasn't GAS so much as it was a necessity for the project I'm currently involved in.

I will get myelf a nice Jazz bass at some point, but there's no rush. Meanwhile I am constructing my own photography gear, so I am staying busy enough to avoid blowing money.
 
#15
the dog is some sort of hybrid collie/border collie/ australian shepherd/retriever mix i think, he's really cool and smart, but he has ball ocd and stranger issues:)

all this happened this week, because we have to vintage cars that are now more weekend cruisers and the property in the desert was just too good to pass up, i didn't play a country music record backwards, but i did listen to the white coma by marilyn manson over and over again before all of this happened
 
#17
mpdd said:
in light of the fact that my girlfriend and i bought a new house, new dog, and a new car all in the last week, and i still have a bunch of medical expenses from last year, i didn't buy the gretsch electromatic hollowbody on ebay this morning, have any of you guys tamed the gas recently?
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Um, no.

Lessee. Had to buy a new car (old one rusted in two!) I'm looking for a new house, I just sent off a huge amount of cash for medical insurance for the year (no new pets though) and I thought my GAS was totally cured when I cried at GC because there were no more basses left to buy!

That was, of course, BEFORE I checked the TB classifieds just for drill! What to my wondering eyes doth appear but the very Blueburst G&L L-2500 that I have been Jonesing for ever since it's (now previous) owner posted a photo on TB for NBD! You guessed it! NB(for me)D is scheduled for early part of next week! :bassist:

Does it EVER END? :rollno:
 
#19
What's helped tame my GAS is to have a sacrosanct rule: No more than five electric basses at a time. And right now, I happen to love the five I have and would be hard pressed to sell any of them. That's not to say I don't still do a lot of window shopping, but it would have to be something really special for me to make a move. (I posted this three minutes after saying in another thread that I'm GAS'ing for a seafoam green bass. So, take me with a grain of salt.)
 

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