I have 19 basses - just counted the other day, and thought I was good at 15, then kept thinking of other basses I had tucked away in various parts of the house (and the county, to be fair - at least 4 are on loan). Now, combined, the basses are worth an average of about $300 each, or just under $6K total. They're all very interesting and unique, and selling them wouldn't do a whole lot to get me out from under the financial weight bearing down on me, so I keep 'em. Kinda weird, I know, but there it is.
I have a bass that sounds like an upright but isn't.
I have a bass that sounds like an ABG but really isn't.
I have a bass that sounds like a Hofner but isn't.
I have a bass that sounds and plays like a Geddy Lee but isn't.
I have a bass that sounds like a '60 P-bass but isn't.
I have a bass that looks like a giant toothpick with a garden hoe attachment but isn't.
I have a bass that sounds heavier than a 30 year old B.C. Rich, but isn't.
I have a bass that looks exactly like a '62 Fender Jazz in Oly White w/tort guart (and it ALMOST is - it's an '83 reissue).
I have a bass that looks and sounds like a Starfire but isn't.
And on and on and on.... some of these basses have earned me callbacks to the studio; the producers didn't want me playing so much as they wanted the sound of THAT BASS.
Fear not; consider that you could be collecting needle tracks instead of basses, and then count yourself ahead of the game.
That might be justifiable for a working studio musician but in the OP's case I don't think it applies unless I missed something. I agree it's better than doing drugs but I think the point that many are making is that in this case it's a negative behavior nonetheless.
The OP hasn't rejoined the thread for awhile so hopefully he hasn't been crushed by his mountain of unused basses.
