The lake house.
For every possible reason, but mainly not to upset the wife.
For every possible reason, but mainly not to upset the wife.
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New House or New Bass
- Thread starter Acoustic356
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Better get one with an F hole.
But, this doesn't follow the law of diminishing returns. What can you do on a $12,000 bass that you can't do on a well setup $1600 bass?I can make up numbers too.
$1600 bass vs $12,000 base = 10,000% improvement in quality
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That's awesome. When I was working music stores I told my customers something very similar for years. It's absolutely true, save I think the difference between $800 vs. $1600 is more like 5%. If you want a 15% kick in quality, the figure is more like $800 vs $4000.
Above 4k, the only differences you're going to find is country of origin. All this, of course, applies to electric instruments only.
Well, look at it like this: you now have a new hobby…taking care of the lake house. You'll lack the time to really appreciate playing any bass let alone a $12K bass. Ask me how I know!
It's sarcasm. You just made up a bunch of numbers with no objective basis and so did I. I had a Bosso bass which lists for around $4,000. It was exponentially better than any MIM bass I've ever played. My $2,000 Ben Lindsey Precision was significantly better than my MIA Precision, much more than 15% better. I didn't like my Alembic anywhere near as much as I liked my CIJ Geddy Lee Precision. You can't randomly pick numbers and randomly quantify them.
A video from an attention seeking asshat on the internet does not strengthen your case. Value is subjective. Your idea of diminishing returns is probably quite different than mine.
I can't believe that there are even 10 ppl who have voted to keep the bass!
Maybe they recognize a troll?
Still cheaper than a lake house.
When my wife and I last moved, one of the things I wanted was a Townhouse, where we outsource maintenance, snow shoveling, etc. - leaving me time on the weekends to gig. The last thing I want is 2 houses to maintain.
This is a really good point. Hopefully you have put real thought into the purchase of the house AND the upkeep of the house in the financial and time commitment aspects. Never owned a vacation home, but we recently moved into a smaller, newer (60 vs 130 year old) home with 1/4 the yard and only 2 months later I'm already greatly appreciating the lower level of house and yard work.
Buy the house. Wait six months. Take out a P.L.O.C. using the house as collateral.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
But it was in a Youtube video so it must be true! I hear that a lot these days.
I lost interest as soon as I read there is someone charging $12,000 for a bass and I was blown away that there is someone willing to pay that amount for a bass.
there you have it.... 90+% for house.....
12 grand on a bass.... whew... all my gear doesn't equate to 12 grand and I have some wicked good, professional poopie!!!
12 grand on a bass.... whew... all my gear doesn't equate to 12 grand and I have some wicked good, professional poopie!!!
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I don't know, I guess compromise is best. This is why I'm single.
I don't know, I guess compromise is best. This is why I'm single.
Your kidding us right? Hold off on that bass or play a good Squier. Buy the Lake house cash or as much down payment as you can manage! How can you rationalize anything else?
I'm with you. When we moved to our current house I told my wife I'd gladly pay for someone to do the landscaping, but I wasn't going to do it. I actually enjoy mowing the yard and shoveling the snow. But TWO houses, that a big HELL NO.
Having just built a retirement home, $1,200 is like a one window on the Sears Tower in Chicago. A happy wife is priceless.
Interesting perspectives. Seems there are very different standards applied to musical instruments vs. other, more conventional and traditional male toys. Even by musicians.
IMO this is, at best, a 'Ten percenter' problem. ie "nice problems to have" for sure.
A one percenter wouldn't have to choose. They'd start an LLC and swing the 12 grand in seed money around in tight little circles until it was 36k on paper, cash out, leave some chump holding the bag and do both, with the initial 12k back in a tax haven. Then deduct both the bass and the house as business expenses. Yes, I'm exaggerating. But not much.
This is, of course, a distinction without a difference to most everyone as 12k all in one place is about as likely as a lottery win.
A Ritter. That does change things just a bit.
Firstly, one is NOT paying for 'wood and wire.' That's like saying a Rodan is just a hunk of bronze, or a Monet is just daubs of paint on canvas. A Ritter is a functional musical instrument that is also a sculpture. Or a sculpture that's also a functional musical instrument. Either way, that's exceedingly rare air and one of the very few cases where that price point makes something vaguely resembling sense.
Secondly, it *will* appreciate in value. They don't make many, demand is higher than supply and they won't be made forever. It's a decent place to park 12k. Better than a boat, a motorcycle, golf or any number of other hobby money pits the so-called normal people I work with are likely to dump their discretionary income into.
Again I really don't see much of a difference between owning a Ritter and dropping 12k on a toy car that's not going to be a daily driver. (how much toy car does 12k buy these days? A timeshare?)
well, other than the difference in value assigned by our culture, which has a shockingly bad view of the arts vs other, equally pointless, time and money wasters.
IMO this is, at best, a 'Ten percenter' problem. ie "nice problems to have" for sure.
A one percenter wouldn't have to choose. They'd start an LLC and swing the 12 grand in seed money around in tight little circles until it was 36k on paper, cash out, leave some chump holding the bag and do both, with the initial 12k back in a tax haven. Then deduct both the bass and the house as business expenses. Yes, I'm exaggerating. But not much.
This is, of course, a distinction without a difference to most everyone as 12k all in one place is about as likely as a lottery win.
A Ritter. That does change things just a bit.
Firstly, one is NOT paying for 'wood and wire.' That's like saying a Rodan is just a hunk of bronze, or a Monet is just daubs of paint on canvas. A Ritter is a functional musical instrument that is also a sculpture. Or a sculpture that's also a functional musical instrument. Either way, that's exceedingly rare air and one of the very few cases where that price point makes something vaguely resembling sense.
Secondly, it *will* appreciate in value. They don't make many, demand is higher than supply and they won't be made forever. It's a decent place to park 12k. Better than a boat, a motorcycle, golf or any number of other hobby money pits the so-called normal people I work with are likely to dump their discretionary income into.
Again I really don't see much of a difference between owning a Ritter and dropping 12k on a toy car that's not going to be a daily driver. (how much toy car does 12k buy these days? A timeshare?)
well, other than the difference in value assigned by our culture, which has a shockingly bad view of the arts vs other, equally pointless, time and money wasters.
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