I am semi retired and opted for 2 Sadowsky's and 2 Valenti's...i am good for life now....Although lately i have been wanting a Mouse 30, maybe next year that will be the only bass i buy, i can honestly tell you that my bass GAS has subsided tremendously after buying my dream basses and truly don't want anything else....except for that mouse, i would buy the mouse used as fretless is not my forte and i will just get it to mess with.
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Retirement Bass
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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So am I (I'm 56) and another Rick 4001 or a old StingRay would be fine. I've had some nice stuff in my time. But realistically my generation may be the last to see any social security checks (big deal right?) - I know I'm going to be working in some manner for the rest of my days. Unless I win some lottery or someone leaves me one; I doubt I could afford more than a 2-3 thousand dollar guitar. But those can be damn fine...... I'm not entirely sure I would want a boutique guitar unless the end result of the design was SO different and desirable from what exists that it becomes a totally separate type of instrument. I've never owned a Stienburger or headless type....
But I've never had a lot of money. It would feel strange to spend the same $ as an automobile for a guitar (or maybe not....)
But I've never had a lot of money. It would feel strange to spend the same $ as an automobile for a guitar (or maybe not....)
My projections are based on a fair amount of faith. I am a state employee in Illinois, the state with the most poorly financed pension system in the Union!
Well, since I've come to believe that "the" bass ("the one") is more about intangibles than actual model, make, or value, I'd say you won't necessarily be satisfied.
That's a given.
Then it's all just idle speculation. Go and practice!
(Unless you're at work like me....)
My projections are based on a fair amount of faith. I am a state employee in Illinois, the state with the most poorly financed pension system in the Union!
You have a pension? Lucky!!!
I have one more Rob Allen in the works. I have a feeling it will be my last bass before (pensionless) retirement
I am at work, struggling through a set of essays. Grading essays is the thing I like least about being a professor!
It's the exam week thrash for us, too.
But being a prof is the nicest day job I ever had. Countin' my blessings, def.
I already retired (early, so I could play more), and was going to do the same - a boutique bass! I have since decided to purchase several "what I thought were very good basses!" I've purchased a Fender MIA Jazz 4 string, a Lakland 55-60 (JO) 5 string, and an Ibanez SRX neck-through 5 string. Also had enough $$$ to upgrade my rig . . .
That said . . . retirement is great . . . spend YOUR money on what YOU WANT!
That said . . . retirement is great . . . spend YOUR money on what YOU WANT!
I am at work, struggling through a set of essays. Grading essays is the thing I like least about being a professor!
Preach it, brother! I love everything about teaching college except the grading. I'm sure my students would love it if I just stopped giving assignments and tests, but my department might look at me funny ...
On topic, I just bought a Carvin Icon fretless for my 40th b-day / tenure present, so I don't see buying any more basses until retirement - probably 30-35 years from now (if I even live that long ... ) By that time, I might be ready to upgrade from my Thompson upright to something a little more professional, but who knows?
No more basses for 30-35 years!
If you can do that, I really admire you.
I am going to make a real effort at no more basses for five years after I pick up my next Yamaha, but knowing me, I will be damn happy if I make one year without taking the plunge again!
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Buy it now why wait Cheese? It's like when I see old guys driving Corvettes. By the time they finally get one it just seems like they don't fit.
Sell off your stuff and get the one you want so that when you retire it will be your old trusty Fodera.
Or better yet, get that Q5 and ease your gas pains
Sell off your stuff and get the one you want so that when you retire it will be your old trusty Fodera.
Or better yet, get that Q5 and ease your gas pains
No more basses for 30-35 years!
Haha! Well, I'm a minimalist - I actually prefer to own the fewest number of basses possible. At one point, I went 18 years without buying a bass - and I only had one that whole time!
I suppose if I ever get the urge to try a 5 or 6 string, or if I need to replace a broken or stolen bass, I might get something then, but other than that, I'm feeling pretty set right now.
Buy it now why wait Cheese? It's like when I see old guys driving Corvettes. By the time they finally get one it just seems like they don't fit.
Sell off your stuff and get the one you want so that when you retire it will be your old trusty Fodera.
Or better yet, get that Q5 and ease your gas pains
My life has been a bit bassackwards. I married late, so I had fun and bought tons of gear when I was single. Now I have to prioritize family and the house, so I don't have a spare $2-3K for basses. I figure that in another five years, I will be able to spend in the low end of the boutique range again, and I should be able to go whole hog after the kids get out of college, provided I am alive, and still want to play.
There is another, cheaper possibility for retirement basses. It would be cool to get a Pre-Ernie Ball Stingray, a Sabre, and late 1980s-early 1990s SR5. Instead of the Holy Trinity, I would have the Funky Trinity. Being a child of the funk era, I could spend my spare time annoying my wife playing along with Steve Arrington and Tina Marie MP3s until I die!
The good thing about this plan is that it is cheaper, and I could build it up bit by bit!
Now THAT sounds like a plan...pretty much the same as mine but I would also hide a Ric in there somewhere if I could. If I went broke before that, I'd be happy selling off everything but my Bongo.
