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Is the BassConomy tanking?

#61
LBS-bass said:
Never understood this idea that having to lie to your spouse is a fun thing. I sure wouldn't want to be in a marriage with someone who behaved like this - on either end. I don't want to be lied to, and I don't want to be married to someone who I would feel I have to lie to in order to keep the peace.

I also don't want to be the irresponsible person in the marriage spending money if we don't have it. I think at best these are silly jokes with their roots in another era.
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My goodness - I pretty much get what I want....I don't need permission...
My wife and I have a mutual respect that we don't question each other's buying habits as long as it doesn't effect our monthly required outcome.....my bass acquisitions are a little more these days because of my youtube channel...what I stated was a joke, a textual meme if you will..........I'm hoping there are folks who read that post and find the humor that was intended in it
 
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Rib 13 said:
My goodness! I pretty much get what I want....I don't need permission...
My wife and I have a mutual respect that we don't question each other's buying habits as long as it doesn't effect our monthly required outcome.....my bass acquisitions are a little more these days because of my youtube.com channels.....what I stated was a joke, a textual meme if you will..........I'm hoping there are folks who read that post and find the humor that was intended in it
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If you think that's still funny, fine. It's probably not funny to more people here than you realize. These tropes about wives being bad with money have been around for decades, pretty much since the dawn of radio and movies, and probably far beyond that. Fortunately it seems that the younger generations are starting to drop this kind of stuff and flag it where they see it. I'm always happy about that.

So you weaved in a joke that a lot of people don't find funny. It's a little old-fashioned and quaint. Next will be the comments about how I need a sense of humor or to "lighten up." We've all seen this at play.

It was a not-needed comment that didn't add anything to your OP. I tend to call people out on this stuff when I see it because, hey, if I don't, then someone else will. And I have an exceptionally thick skin. I'm also not offended. I just think it's helpful for people to recognize how this stuff lands.
 
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LBS-bass said:
If you think that's still funny, fine. It's probably not funny to more people here than you realize. These tropes about wives being bad with money have been around for decades, pretty much since the dawn of radio and movies, and probably far beyond that. Fortunately it seems that the younger generations are starting to drop this kind of stuff and flag it where they see it. I'm always happy about that.

So you weaved in a joke that a lot of people don't find funny. It's a little old-fashioned and quaint. Next will be the comments about how I need a sense of humor or to "lighten up." We've all seen this at play.

It was a not-needed comment that didn't add anything to your OP. I tend to call people out on this stuff when I see it because, hey, if I don't, then someone else will. And I have an exceptionally thick skin. I'm also not offended. I just think it's helpful for people to recognize how this stuff lands.
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Well, my post was about sneaking a bass in the house, not about wives being bad with money.....btw, I showed what I posted to my wife and she laughed......so there's that ( shrug)
 
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The motivations for selling vary so radically across any platform that generalizing is impossible.

Speaking only for myself, I have sold basses for several different reasons: to get money for life, to get money for another bass, to create space in my modest home, or just because I don't play it anymore. I'll sell the same bass for a huge variety of prices depending on which of the above reasons have motivated me to sell in the first place. If it's penury, yeah, I'll go low. If it's to buy another bass, well, there's much less urgency in that than, say, making that mortgage payment. And if I'm just bored of it, I'll pay it forward for a little bit of loss.
 
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#69
Formula73 said:
Don't you love getting preached to?
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LBS raises good points. But it's all in good fun - hopefully.

Ultimately, the bass economy is fine though. Which is to say, three crappy instruments in each big box music store, with action high enough to shoot arrows with, and bottom end practice amps that sound like mud.
 
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#70
Lance Bunyon said:
Bought a bass today. 5 string fretless P in surf green with a cocobolo fingerboard and sissy lines in inlaid maple.

I traced the history of the bass online and it went like this:
Namm show model, $1800 sale price.
Fire sale price $875
My price today, $750.

This bass fits a niche for me, I haven't owned any type of P in decades. If I don't like the Bartolini P pickup I'll drop in a nordy. Wife probably won't notice I have a technique of blending them in slowly.

My question is this: how are basses selling for less than half of retail in good condition? This seems to be a bad sign for the economy in general. My antique upright has been on Reverb for years!

I'm psyched about the bass, it's pretty unique yet traditional.
Is anyone worried about the BassConomy?
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Perhaps what you observed can be more broadly attributed to this: (FYI, in case anyone doesn't know: when 1month>30years=VERY BAD... every time)

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Are we actually calling a specific musical instrument an "economy" now?
If so, it sounds like some may need an ego alignment.

A bass guitar is a consumer luxury, not an economic necessity.
If you go on google or on YouTube and search for "Bass Guitar," the internet will make it look like that's all that matters - because that's all you asked to see... ;-)

There will also always be a lot of tire-kickers and collectors driving prices up.
 
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Lance Bunyon said:
My question is this: how are basses selling for less than half of retail in good condition?
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So, when used basses are selling for incredibly high amounts, it's a problem.
When they're selling for normal prices for used gear, it's a problem. :D

I don't see the problem. Instrument prices went through the roof during the pandemic, due to both higher-than-normal demand (people stuck at home with some extra cash) and supply shortages (which, just like cars, drove up prices in the used market).

Now, things are pretty much getting back to normal. I hardly see that as a cause for concern, unless you loaded up on high-priced non-collectible used bases with the expectation of selling them at very high prices....
 
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BassJuju said:
FWIW. When I read things like this I always have 2 thoughts.

1. Wow, I should’ve asked more for the basses I’ve sold over the years, cuz I could’ve doubled my money.

2. Why is anyone surprised about this?

And… just for kicks… for those that are way too serious… you know who you are. “Lighten up, Francis.”
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Y'all are so predictable ;)
 
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