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Recognizing a GAS Trap

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While I haven't been actively looking for new basses, when the right one pops up, I inquire about it. If it makes sense, I'll make an offer. In the last year or so, I've ordered a custom Dingwall, bought a Steinberger XL-25, traded for a 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass and most recently, bought a uniquely finished tie dye Spector Coda 5. I didn't need any of these basses but they are all very unique pieces and it's very possible that the opportunity to obtain them might not come up any time soon. Life is short and I enjoy owning really cool basses. All of my basses are on stands in my bass room and they all get played and gigged. I feel very blessed with my situation.

Bones
 
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#46
kesslari said:
Self awareness is always a major plus. It allows us to make informed decisions and not just follow impulses (that part of our brains are really good at justifying).
Moments before opening this thread I noticed myself about to open the effects forum to see if someone had posted about a particular DI. Now I have a great DI on my amp, engineers I've recorded for love it. I do not need another DI.
And my own realization was "oh, I've been feeling dissatisfied with the amount that I'm gigging and the number of calls I'm getting, and that's when I start browsing gear". Right. No need to buy something I don't need.
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I can't count how many times I've seen something I wanted, got GAS, and immediately listed one of my basses on CL and/or Marketplace. Then, played the bass I listed for an hour or two and deleted the ad. I'm usually happy when that happens.
 
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alembicbones said:
While I haven't been actively looking for new basses, when the right one pops up, I inquire about it. If it makes sense, I'll make an offer. In the last year or so, I've ordered a custom Dingwall, bought a Steinberger XL-25, traded for a 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass and most recently, bought a uniquely finished tie dye Spector Coda 5. I didn't need any of these basses but they are all very unique pieces and it's very possible that the opportunity to obtain them might not come up any time soon. Life is short and I enjoy owning really cool basses. All of my basses are on stands in my bass room and they all get played and gigged. I feel very blessed with my situation.

Bones
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It sounds like you have the wherewithal to consistently collect. Nice!:thumbsup:
 
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timendous said:
I can't count how many times I've seen something I wanted, got GAS, and immediately listed one of my basses on CL and/or Marketplace. Then, played the bass I listed for an hour or two and deleted the ad. I'm usually happy when that happens.
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YUP !!!! I find that posting an ad is a, not necessarily THE, litmus test to see how attached I am to a bass, I just hope none of you think it's indecisiveness or whishy-washiness.
 
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darwin-bass said:
One way to help GAS-proof yourself is to begin looking at basses based on their number of strings and pickups. Ignore the body shape or headstock. What you find is Sooooooooo many basses are really just J basses in disguise. Or PJ. So, yea it may be shaped differently but is isn't really going sound that much different. This helps you start to realize that you already have what you're looking at.
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Another common variant is one more soap bar loaded bass. Just look at how many boutiques have Barts of one kind or another.
 

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