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Money's tight this year - Xmas limit $200

TolerancEJ

TolerancEJ

May 27, 2010
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#1
We're still in the middle of building our house, so money is tight this Christmas season. My wife and I decided we will limit Christmas gifts around $200 this year.

$200 limits my options, so I've kind of narrowed my choices down to:

NEW Douglas WOB-836 $189.95 - I had already planned to own one of these as an upgrade-project bass. I'd like to add a tremolo system, locking tuners, and upgrade the pickups.
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I was also thinking about the SX (Essex) URSA 6, but it doesn't look like they are in stock at Rondo any longer.

NEW Bassfish by Goldfish Guitars $159.99 - I also already planned to own one of these as a travel instrument. I had included this item in my thread of Basses that look fun to play.
http://goldfishguitars.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=10

NEW Maybe a 2 or 3 string punk bass from Krappy Guitars.

USED DeArmond Ashbory - I was able to find a used one for $139. Of course, I could also keep an eye on the local CL Ads. Maybe something else interesting/cheap will come up before Xmas.
 
#6
a friend from the BTF did just that but used a Davison bass as the starting point even though it is only a 5er and your looking at 6er's.

before:
MyDavisonBass001.jpg


after:
Workingonmybass014.jpg

. the bass was 149.95, the other parts added up to about 300 total, and he has a hell of a unit now that is custom, perfect for what he does, and is very happy with it.

headstock before:
MyDavisonBass002.jpg


and after:
Workingonmybass016.jpg

.
 
#8
amimbari said:
a friend from the BTF did just that but used a Davison bass as the starting point even though it is only a 5er and your looking at 6er's.

before:
MyDavisonBass001.jpg


after:
Workingonmybass014.jpg

. the bass was 149.95, the other parts added up to about 300 total, and he has a hell of a unit now that is custom, perfect for what he does, and is very happy with it.

headstock before:
MyDavisonBass002.jpg


and after:
Workingonmybass016.jpg

.
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Did he make all those mods in like 20 minutes? Thats the way it looks from the pics.
 
#10
@5string5fingers - I have been following those threads. Ibanez ATK's are excellent basses, but I already own an Ibanez SR885, of which I'm already very happy. I would like basses from different brands. (I also own a Warwick Thumb BO 6 and Conklin GTBD-7)

@amimbari - Yeah, except for the 4-string Bassfish as a travel/practice bass, I'm into 6-string basses. However, if I happened to find a good deal on a 5 or 4-string, I probably wouldn't turn it down.

@okrum - Definitely, I'm keeping my eyes on the CL ads for used items. Maybe something good will pop up before Xmas. Ibanez and Squier are fine instruments; they are always among the first group I recommend to people looking for a new instrument. See my reply #1 above re: already owning an Ibanez. As for the Squier, I'm kind of holding out for an american standard or deluxe Fender at a later date.

@iamlowsound - Excellent sentiment. Don't worry; I already planned to buy my wife's gifts in excess of the limit. Her gift value won't suffer due to this year's cash situation. However, I'm willing to sacrifice by sticking to the limit for my gift value. She's been incredibly tolerant of my renewed interest in music and bass purchases this year. When I made my decision to try & get back into music at the beginning of 2010, she fronted shipping charges to retrieve my bass amp from my parent's place which is located on the opposite side of the country. She fronted the payment for my new Warwick in August. (Both loans had already been repaid.) I bought my used Conklin in October, which happened to be my birthday. She ordered/paid for Conklin's official case to keep it safe as my gift.
 
#11
TolerancEJ said:
@okrum - Definitely, I'm keeping my eyes on the CL ads for used items. Maybe something good will pop up before Xmas. Ibanez and Squier are fine instruments; they are always among the first group I recommend to people looking for a new instrument. See my reply #1 above re: already owning an Ibanez. As for the Squier, I'm kind of holding out for an american standard or deluxe Fender at a later date.
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Sweet. It'd be worth checking out the usual suspects like daddys.com or GC too, as you probably know. I was in the same boat as you last year and ended up with a TBC AP500M new off eBay for $211.

Then, there's always waiting 'till January. :D
 
#14
An unsolicited unhappy fact:

There are 10 countries in the world where the _average_ annual income is $200 (in US$) or less.
(So obviously, for each of their citizens that makes more than that, there's one that makes _less_ than $200/year.)
 

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