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Owning 5+ basses is like owning a dog

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chris_b said:
I only discovered this approach to owning bass gear when I discovered the internet. Back in the day, bass players developed a sound, their sound, and that was usually based around one bass, but I guess my parsimonious attitude to owning bass gear was never going to be the norm in the 21st century!

Just thinking out loud. . . . carry on.
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For me it's a third gluttony and greed, a third ocd, and a third of needing variety. I just can't eat ramen everyday for something I spend so much time doing. Can you dig it?!!!!!
 
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Have 8 and only want to solidly try one more, at least for the foreseeable future, and that is a Hotwire 3-string setup with B-E-A tuning. The only reason I say "foreseeable" is because the MM Sterling 5-string caught my attention, and I've never played a MM. I'm a massive sucker for flat black, so if an HH (or HS) popped up for sale I'd be very, very tempted to correct that deficiency. I'd like to call out that GAS exists for many other fields of endeavor as well: hot rod cars/trucks, motorcycles in general, the sport of competition shooting, basically anything where you can "chase" high precision or something subjective with custom equipment available that promises superior performance, and with tons of mods available. Usually a GAS related endeavor also has the quality that one can throw in something innovative (or revolutionary) that has never been done before in some highly specific technical way that always has people saying "why didn't I think of that" because once you see/hear/feel it seems so obvious.
 
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#351
Jack Deth said:
Disagree. P basses are totally awesome, but fail to fulfill all needs (6 string specific compositions for example).
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Yep. My 2 sixes are mainly to accompany a couple of girls I know who strum acoustics and sing. I play melodic and chordal lines under them. Plus I use them to play piano parts and to play solo. Can't do that on a P.
 
#352
GodPlayedBass said:
I own 7 basses. I love all of them but I also dont play all of them. I play EB flatwound strings. 30x7 is 210. Thats how much id have to spend to replace strings on all of them. Even if i put rounds on 2 of them or 3 it'd still be close to $200. I hate having a bass with dead strings, i feel like im not taking care of a bass if I do that and so i would say that owning 5+ basses is like owning a dog. You gotta be willing to invest the time and money, in my opinion. Im thinking of getting rid of 3 of them and sticking with 4. Id probly play 4 different basses but clearly not 7. I hate the idea of selling a bass but if it just sits around, what's the point ? Any thoughts ?
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In the late 80s I traded my '75 Precision and have recently regretted it. I should have kept it, in it's case and only replaced the strings if I intended playing it.
 
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I have been playing bass for 55+ years. Over the years I have bought and sold around 25 basses. At one point I l had 10 or 11 and decided it was all just too much, since I only really played two or three with any regularity. So, I sold off all but my acoustic bass with nylon strings (for the bluegrass band) and my 1970 Gibson EB-O with flats (because some songs have to have a flatwound EBO), then bought an American Deluxe Jazz bass. It, plus a SansAmp DI box, can cover an amazing number of bass sounds. So now I am even selling the EBO and I will be down to two basses. I am finding that the simple bass life is best. :-)
 
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GodPlayedBass said:
I own 7 basses. I love all of them but I also dont play all of them. I play EB flatwound strings. 30x7 is 210. Thats how much id have to spend to replace strings on all of them. Even if i put rounds on 2 of them or 3 it'd still be close to $200. I hate having a bass with dead strings, i feel like im not taking care of a bass if I do that and so i would say that owning 5+ basses is like owning a dog. You gotta be willing to invest the time and money, in my opinion. Im thinking of getting rid of 3 of them and sticking with 4. Id probly play 4 different basses but clearly not 7. I hate the idea of selling a bass but if it just sits around, what's the point ? Any thoughts ?
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7 Basses, one for each day of the week. Sounds like a good number to me. I currently am the proud owner of a Washburn, a Traben, and two stolen Strinbergs-4 string and 5 string, (wherever they may be.) Before I'm done, I hope to experience playing and owning a Tobias, a Rickenbacker, and a custom made by my son-in-law from London.
Mark Gilmore, South Carolina
 
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GodPlayedBass said:
I own 7 basses. I love all of them but I also dont play all of them. I play EB flatwound strings. 30x7 is 210. Thats how much id have to spend to replace strings on all of them. Even if i put rounds on 2 of them or 3 it'd still be close to $200. I hate having a bass with dead strings, i feel like im not taking care of a bass if I do that and so i would say that owning 5+ basses is like owning a dog. You gotta be willing to invest the time and money, in my opinion. Im thinking of getting rid of 3 of them and sticking with 4. Id probly play 4 different basses but clearly not 7. I hate the idea of selling a bass but if it just sits around, what's the point ? Any thoughts ?
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I went through the same thing this year. I've downsized from 13 basses and 10 guitars to 6 basses and 4 guitars. I figured I wasn't using most of the instruments and they were just taking up space...
 
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