I don't need another bass.

[Coolhandjjl]

I don't need another bass.

Yah, keep telling yourself that

 

[_sky_]

You always need another bass because of...reasons...

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I haven't bought a bass in almost 5 days.

 

[Jack Butler]

I've been down to one bass at a time for a few years now. For the last year it's been a roadworn P. Been really lusting after a Stingray though. One in, on out is the rule though, so I better choose wisely.

 

[bholder]

I don't need another bass either. But I got one anyway.

 

[QweziRider]

I just don't have any use for another bass, and can quit looking at them.

There is therapy for that these days. Modern medicine has come light years.

 

[groooooove]

were buying them based on "need?"

havent dont that in years.

 

[TrevorR]

I'm down to three, a MIM Jazz, an ATK300, and a Mustang. I will upgrade/buy more when I know how to play these well enough.

But everyone knows that we keep being told by the rest of the band that if we can play the root notes then we can "play well enough"! Get out that credit card!

 

[Love_Bass]

I own one bass. Its a single soap bar pickup Dean Zone. Its a cheapie but its all I need to learn theory, scales ECT. At this point I can't justify anything expensive, I'm not currently in a "band". I did fret filing,crowning and replaced the tuners, bridge and pots. A expensive bass wont me a better player. Pro players get their gear for free through endorsement..

 

[bassliner50]

Easier to find and acquire a new bass than it is to land a new gig these days,

 

[Whil57]

There is therapy for that these days. Modern medicine has come light years.

I thought buying basses was the therapy, to replace that therapy.

 

[Pilgrim]

Generally speaking, people don't own the basses they need, they own the basses they want.

Just occasionally, the two coincide.

 

[twelvetrombones]

But everyone knows that we keep being told by the rest of the band that if we can play the root notes then we can "play well enough"! Get out that credit card!

I need a better amp first coming to think of it.

 

[mikeoso]

Hey!!
This is TB, therefore you must lust for more.
We are bigger promoters of GAS than Exxon.

Think it's bad here, go over to the Martin Forum, UMGF. You got at least 9 body sizes, at least 5 bracing patterns, nearly infinte wood combinations, a couple of dozen trim levels, and models reaching back over 175 years....that's just one maker. And those people are hoarding stuff that starts at 2k and accelerates in a J curve...I watched a Martin auction on eBay a few years ago top out at 250k, and it was not a celebrity owned guitar. I have 6 Martins and I'm not even a collector, just an innocent bystander.

 

[AztecViking]

So which of your two is the loudest? I've still never played an acoustic that I thought was loud enough but I did see a guy playing one on the streets of Copenhagen ( way, way, way back ) which was supremely loud unamplified and also sounded stupendous when slapped. I still kick myself for not getting the make and model but it could well just be that it was the player and not the instrument.

 

[madbass6]

I only play acoustic bass with acoustic guitars. I have two basses. One is big enough and loud enough to get heard unamped. The other is almost that loud, has amazing tone, and amps extremely well. I haven't bought a bass in three years, but I look a lot. Today I understood that musically as well as morally, I just don't have any use for another bass, and can quit looking at them. Free at last, etc. Oh, and ymmv.
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Hey if it works for you, Awsome!!!
I Wish it was that simple for me!

 

[njones89]

I have never played an acoustic bass that was "loud enough"

 

[TrevorR]

Think it's bad here, go over to the Martin Forum, UMGF. You got at least 9 body sizes, at least 5 bracing patterns, nearly infinte wood combinations, a couple of dozen trim levels, and models reaching back over 175 years....that's just one maker. And those people are hoarding stuff that starts at 2k and accelerates in a J curve...I watched a Martin auction on eBay a few years ago top out at 250k, and it was not a celebrity owned guitar. I have 6 Martins and I'm not even a collector, just an innocent bystander.

Ha ha! Martins... know a few with that obsession.

Every time I think of Martin guitars it makes me think of the daftest limited edition signature I ever saw... the six grand George Martin Signature guitar Martin Guitars George Martin Studio Edition

Yes, a megabucks signature edition for a guy who famously wasn’t a guitar player! Go figure!

 

[mikeoso]

So which of your two is the loudest? I've still never played an acoustic that I thought was loud enough but I did see a guy playing one on the streets of Copenhagen ( way, way, way back ) which was supremely loud unamplified and also sounded stupendous when slapped. I still kick myself for not getting the make and model but it could well just be that it was the player and not the instrument.

The custom is louder. Reality is that for an abg to work unplugged in anything more than a living room jam, you just have to have one significantly bigger than a guitar body. Earthwood, Rigel, stuff like that. That's the league my Mota is in. Anyone who has only played guitar-sized abgs, and says abgs can't be loud, can't really know. It'd be like trying a 15 watt amp and then saying amps can't play in big rooms.

 

[Liam Wald]

I am sorry my friend, but you do need another bass. IMHO
You need a solid body electric bass.
Really, you do.
Find one you like and buy it. Then you will not need another bass.