I have cured my gas

[Polfuste]

I had just finished to write this sentence: " I'm GAS free !!" that i immediately looked after a new acoustic bass for homework.
So i will not write this sentence anymore, to avoid a new GAS attack. (On these days, i'd dig a P..)

 

[mouthmw]

Had a similar thing, but kind of reverse in bass choices lol. I played a jazz live for years, most of the time gassing for a P. Even tried to get the P tone by favoring the neck pup, but that just wasn't it. So I finally sold it, got a P, happy as a clamp. Gassed for a Ray at the same time as well, so I got a nice USA SUB. Loved it, played it for a few years. Started thinking that maybe I'd prefer a jazz now that I'm more experienced in getting the tones I like and generally having a better gear. Sold the SUB, bought a jazz. Liked it, but didn't love it. I realized why I moved on to Ps and Rays. Sold the jazz after 3 months and got a Stingray. All is well now.
Now I'm thinking of getting another P (Squier CV 70s) which will wear roundwounds (my current has flats). One more P and one more Ray would be great

 

[Maxfenderbass]

I was the same, Jazz bass all the way, strayed from the path a few times. Until I discovered Michael League, Pino, Tim Lefevbre and Chris Chaney.
Now I have the P Bass Fever.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Today it happened. I walked into my local Guitar center and there spread along the walls were some Basses I have been gassing over for sometime. A few fender P Bass a Musicman stingray a fender dimension and so on and so forth. (my gas list takes to long to name I’m sure you can relate) anywho I decided to sit down and try out these Basses. Unfortunately I was unimpressed. Not so much by the poor guitar center set up or lack there of. Not by the sorry ass salesman who I wouldn’t trust to sell my little sister a box of Kleenex let alone recommend a guitar to actually players. It wasn’t by the tremendously bad playing that 80% of the customers that day were putting on display. I was just unimpressed because it wasn’t a Fender jazz. Having learned on a jazz bass and playing a jazz bass all these years I thought it was time for a change. I was wrong no bass feels the same they don’t play the same. The don’t do anything the same. Now of course this is because there completely different Basses. One would not expect it to sound like a jazz. I guess I learned that a Fender Jazz is home bass for me. I could go on the rest of my life just playing a jazz and happily I might add. I’m not sure why this didn’t hit me sooner. Maybe I still had hope. I know I have not played every bass in the world And I don’t think I’d want to. I just know that me and old Jazz have a bond that can not be broken. I guess I’m going to save up for a custom shop jazz and never Gas for anything again. CURED!!

Congrats. All things being equal, I love my 4 sting Fender basses. Unfortunately, due to orchestral work in our church ministry, I had to get a 5 string with a more modern voice. If it weren’t for that, I’d be happier as a claim in mud just thumping my P-Bass Deluxe.

Typically, I don’t get gas often unless there is a specific tool I need. There isn’t much need for a hammer if you aren’t driving nails.

 

[Bass V]

Dad gum, what Guitar Center is this? The Guitar Centers near me haven't had a new bass that's priced over $249 for about 8 years now. On the other hand, if you want a Sterling SUB, a Squier, or a Mitchell, they have about 75 to choose from!

oh shoot, I'd be checking this bad boy out if I was anywhere near!
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[NKBassman]

I feel the same about a P, though it's not necessarily brand specific. I love my Jazz bass, and my Lakland 55-02, but whenever I'm playing them I find myself missing that Precision sound. Sure each one can kind of get close, but it's just not the same.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

 

[GreyBeard]

Boy, Guitar Center gets no love on this forum. I'm the opposite when it comes to 4 string Fender Jazz. The neck is just too skinny, I feel like I'm playing a pencil. But, I'm a 5 string guy anyway and the new 5 string Jazz rocks. I know what you mean when you write "feels like home". And, even though I am in love with my new Fender P-bass V, my hands yearn for the feel of my 1994 SR5. And, when I have something really important to play, I'll probably go for my SR5 everytime.

 

[InnerBass]

That’s cool you’ve bonded with a bass that way.
IME, my favorite is the one the project / band likes best.
But I get to choose the neck profile

 

[AdamK]

Lol I thought this was the guy who posted last week about farting while on stage.

 

[David2501]

When I started playing Thunderbirds, it cured my GAS. Except for Thunderbirds. I have a flock of 'em. They breed in the closet. Thank goodness they hatch and I don't have to buy 'em. How could I explain the expense of six Thunderbirds and a Fenderbird that's under construction. No possible way. So, they breed and hatch. That's the truth. Really.

So you're saying if I leave my jazz and precision in the closet and give them some time, I'll finally have myself a PJ?

 

[Gaolee]

So you're saying if I leave my jazz and precision in the closet and give them some time, I'll finally have myself a PJ?

Yep. Just make sure the get along first. You don't want the commotion and anguish that comes later if the don't. Think of the children!

 

[silvertone]

I LOVE my Fender J - nothing is as growly and yet punchy while being even tempered.
But - when I need that low B, because a song calls for it, I reach for my Mod Q5.
And when I want that mhwah expressiveness for a ballad or shuffle or walking blues, I go for my fretless or upright.

Different styles of songs (for me) causes me to reach for the right tool.

 

[logicman69]

GAS is never truly cured. It just goes into remission.... like herpes

 

[Joedog]

I just want a custom shop somthing I can pass down. And play for years to come.

Sounds like gas to me! LOL

 

[FirewalZ]

I have 3 nice older, broken in passive Fenders, a P and two J's. All three "have it" and are lifer's.....everytime i try other basses, expensive, boutique, etc, i keep going back to these.

 

[Bassquest]

So I gues the moral of the story is: dance with the one that brung you.

 

[Stumbo]

I felt that way until I found the Ibanez Premium I play today.

Same here. '83 Ibanez Musician 924DS active, 3 band, PJ.
Still have my Js, of course.

 

[twinjet]

I guess I’m going to save up for a custom shop jazz and never Gas for anything again. CURED!!

You're cured because you GAS for a Custom? I don't get it.

 

[Joybass]

Contentment is a volatile and short lived emotion. GAS is where it's at.