Just made 2 big purchases without telling my partner

[MordBass]

Could have a whole lot more of #1 if you dial back #2.

 

[AdamR]

And that will be your last purchase for a long while.

 

[Erasmusman]

That's a very skillful maneuver! You might let her know before she agrees to the proposal, that you have GAS. Explain this, and hopefully she'll be so excited with the ring, she say something like, "That's OK!" Both purchases look awesome!

 

[Nuage420]

Your strategy is very well planned!

Except he has now set this as the standard and needs to budget future splurge at twice the price lol

 

[Nuage420]

Oh, yes she can. Don't fool yourself. The trick is, you need to give her hers, and while she's busy calling her mom, and blasting it on Facebook, walk straight out the door, to your trunk, grab your bass, hold it directly in front of you, walk straight past her, and hang it on the wall. She won't even notice it's something different for a good while. At that point, it is what it is.

I did this with my genzler head. Thought I was in the clear after 3 weeks but out of nowhere she asks "what is this? This is new!"... she's never noticed pedals in and out so figured I was good.

 

[BtaylorTheRogue]

By the looks of that ring you could have bought a Sadowsky or Fodera even. lol
Congrats.

This is true, but honestly the ring was barely over 3k.

I've been wanting a Dingwall since... well, I guess 9th grade when I hung a picture from Bass Player Magazine on my bedroom wall, so 2002.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Here’s hoping your next 40 years are a happy as the last 40 have been ‘round here!

 

[slowjam98]

One of those works better when there are no strings attached.

 

[31HZ]

Why wouldn't she? It's a 5er and 8 3/4 lbs.

 

[LaklandLaksNADA]

So does she get #1 or does she get #2? Letting her pick?

 

[D Garr]

Report back in a year

 

[CaseyVancouver]

What’s your wife going to say about that ring?

 

[StereoPlayer]

Purchase #1

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It's an ultra violet burst Combustion x3. Set me back a cool $2,385. Clocks in at JUST under 8 3/4 pounds, and they even offered to put the best strings for metal on it, free of charge. Now to see if I can learn to love the color.

I'll be honest, I've never played a maple neck, and I've always disliked them on sight. I'm curious.

Girlfriend can't really complain though. Not after...

Purchases #2

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QVC is wonderful!


Kidding!

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I did this with my genzler head. Thought I was in the clear after 3 weeks but out of nowhere she asks "what is this? This is new!"... she's never noticed pedals in and out so figured I was good.

Hahaha, I do it all the time. what's funny is that I keep my stuff in plain sight, in our bedroom. And yes, it takes a couple weeks for her to notice

I actually got a g&l jb coming in today, but she already knows about that one (I might of shined the price a little though Hopefully she doesn't get to it before I get ahold of the receipt.

 

[Son of Wobble]

She's a keeper!

I refer, of course, to the bass. Women come and go.

 

[Peteyboy]

Looks like no binding on purchase #1.

 

[El_Charro]

What's the best engagement ring for metal?

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Well I would say that it needs to at least meet the following qualifications:
Black
Uses Plenty of Distortion
Plays a really mean Tritone Scale

Thanks! \m/

 

[skycruiser]

Heh, I called it (to myself) before I clicked. Congrats and I hope both work out well for you.

 

[Sixgunn]

I buy what I want, when I want with MY money and yes, I take care of all of my responsibilities. But hey! That's just me, lol.

 

[4SG]

I believe it was Marilyn Monroe that said...