Used to be a bunch, now it's just a little. I'm on a buying kick right now, but it's mostly because I'm bored from not playing shows.
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How much does browsing TB contribute to your GAS?
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A LOT (realized this recently since I'm currently lusting after a Fender and a couple months back I wasn't really onboard with the idea, but after reading posts here and lusting after them online now I suddenly find myself justifying/rationalizing why I want one).
It's worth it though IMO- I think I have really taken to this site because it's one of the few places I feel like I can go to escape from news/politics/pandemic, etc - The overall community is a LOT nicer than most message boards I've been on which I really appreciate.
If nothing else I've learned a lot from other people on these boards that have either motivated me to play or straight up made me better.
Still have a LOT to learn, but I feel like I'm better off from coming here regularly even if I still feel like a total newbie.
Thanks! \m/
It's worth it though IMO- I think I have really taken to this site because it's one of the few places I feel like I can go to escape from news/politics/pandemic, etc - The overall community is a LOT nicer than most message boards I've been on which I really appreciate.
If nothing else I've learned a lot from other people on these boards that have either motivated me to play or straight up made me better.
Still have a LOT to learn, but I feel like I'm better off from coming here regularly even if I still feel like a total newbie.
Thanks! \m/
100%. I've always been a bit of an instrument hoarder, but never had more than 2 basses before I turned up here. Now I have 7.
I currently have 7 overdrive pedals. I have 6 fuzz pedals and 3 octave/fuzz pedals. I don’t use a ton of dirt in the music I play but I do appreciate the subtle difference between Mithrandir and Fuzztration. But thinking of adding the Octahive mostly because it looks cool.
Not much, because I like my own taste in basses better than the taste of 95 percent of the people here.
The Internet in general feeds my G.A.S., because it is such a large source of information on available products. But my social groups? Nope. I make my own decisions on what to like and what to purchase, and they are to impress me, and me alone.
The Internet in general feeds my G.A.S., because it is such a large source of information on available products. But my social groups? Nope. I make my own decisions on what to like and what to purchase, and they are to impress me, and me alone.
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I never knew one bass wasn't enough until I stumbled in to TB.
Now six isn't enough.
How can my wife go through life with ONLY one piano?
Now six isn't enough.
How can my wife go through life with ONLY one piano?
Fortunately for me, I’m broke as an outhouse rat. I can’t buy any more equipment until my kid gets out of school... I was lucky to be able to get the meager rig I currently have!!
It’s definitely aided it, but has also guided it/helped steer me away from things I was tempted by but wouldn’t have liked. So it’s really a catch-22.
Even tho I'm not interested in another bass I still browse here, Reverb and ebay, I just saw a Sandberg Electra VS4 on ebay that just gave me gas..
Just cause your on a diet doesnt mean you cant look at the menu
TB helped a great deal in me making more educated bass buying decisions.
I've learned from you other TBer's.
I've bought 5 "more" over the last 14 months since joining.
I've learned from you other TBer's.
I've bought 5 "more" over the last 14 months since joining.
Does TB cause GAS for me? Absolutely! So many basses on here I see and think holy cow that's nice I'd sure like to have one!
I'm pretty good at passing GAS now a days though. Thanks in part to Talkbass I have a very clear idea of what I want in terms of sound and feel, and where I'm going to get that from. And before I joined Talkbass I'd already played and owned an enormous amount of instruments. I'd never had string GAS before TB though, and I like and understand pedals a lot better now as well.
What TB does have a habit of doing for me is pushing me a little more to act on the GAS I know I can't pass. Sometimes that takes years though. Took 8 for me to get a Fender Dimension but when I saw one on a NBD here that's when I went to Reverb and bam! My Dimension was there, the price was good, and the rest is history.
It also got me poking around at Jazz basses and now I'm buying a 75th MIM. But to pay for it I'm selling off my duplicate basses. One of those felt like a "how can I even" thing until I took off my mods last night. I'm still not over the moon about putting it up for sale but stock it really does just look like a normal bass. It actually feels like it forced me to do something that's mentally healthy. Plus I'd rather keep my highly moded MIM PJ that can put some MIAs to shame.
And why not keep both? Because the Squier doesn't sound as good, so it won't get onto recordings or videos. And when I do get back to playing with the band that's what the Jackson is for. It's almost 2 lbs lighter, balances way better, has lower action, faster neck, sounds better, is more versatile, looks better, and I can play it for 3 hours with little issue. It's just a Squier, and while I'll have made money on it when I sell it (yay inflation?) it's not like in 20 years it's going to fetch a premium. It's rareish but still an imported, cheap, mass produced bass. And it was my gateway to the B string. I'm hoping it'll do the same for someone else.
I'm pretty good at passing GAS now a days though. Thanks in part to Talkbass I have a very clear idea of what I want in terms of sound and feel, and where I'm going to get that from. And before I joined Talkbass I'd already played and owned an enormous amount of instruments. I'd never had string GAS before TB though, and I like and understand pedals a lot better now as well.
What TB does have a habit of doing for me is pushing me a little more to act on the GAS I know I can't pass. Sometimes that takes years though. Took 8 for me to get a Fender Dimension but when I saw one on a NBD here that's when I went to Reverb and bam! My Dimension was there, the price was good, and the rest is history.
It also got me poking around at Jazz basses and now I'm buying a 75th MIM. But to pay for it I'm selling off my duplicate basses. One of those felt like a "how can I even" thing until I took off my mods last night. I'm still not over the moon about putting it up for sale but stock it really does just look like a normal bass. It actually feels like it forced me to do something that's mentally healthy. Plus I'd rather keep my highly moded MIM PJ that can put some MIAs to shame.
And why not keep both? Because the Squier doesn't sound as good, so it won't get onto recordings or videos. And when I do get back to playing with the band that's what the Jackson is for. It's almost 2 lbs lighter, balances way better, has lower action, faster neck, sounds better, is more versatile, looks better, and I can play it for 3 hours with little issue. It's just a Squier, and while I'll have made money on it when I sell it (yay inflation?) it's not like in 20 years it's going to fetch a premium. It's rareish but still an imported, cheap, mass produced bass. And it was my gateway to the B string. I'm hoping it'll do the same for someone else.
I’ve got just over twenty . And there’s only two that I’d flip . I do have one on order right now , and there’s a couple more I find interesting . But I’m not in any panic to buy , I have a pretty well rounded selection of basses .
Sometimes you see a deal that’s too good to pass up , but I’ve been pretty good , don’t seem anxious to jump on those these days .
I’m more likely to look at amps . I’m pretty well amped up too .
... so I won’t say the gas is gone , but I’m keeping it at bay .
Sometimes you see a deal that’s too good to pass up , but I’ve been pretty good , don’t seem anxious to jump on those these days .
I’m more likely to look at amps . I’m pretty well amped up too .
... so I won’t say the gas is gone , but I’m keeping it at bay .
Very little - however, TB is very useful in helping me find out if whatever I’m GAS’ing for is worthwhile.
My number of basses has doubled from two to four since signing up, but the effect was in reverse. Acquiring the basses made me pay more attention to TB.
Maybe 10%
Back in the day it was magazines. Now it’s more often YouTube.
I’ve spent way more on studio gear than bass gear in recent years.
Back in the day it was magazines. Now it’s more often YouTube.
I’ve spent way more on studio gear than bass gear in recent years.
