Gas is $4.19 a gallon here. At that rate, I will have a hard time buying an $1,100 bass, let alone a $7,000 one.
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Retirement Bass
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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Gas is $4.19 a gallon here. At that rate, I will have a hard time buying an $1,100 bass, let alone a $7,000 one.
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i own my retirement basses already! they get played everyday and will look great in 10 more years.
Dr., maybe you could get a vintage Fodera by that time! gl.
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i own my retirement basses already! they get played everyday and will look great in 10 more years.
Dr., maybe you could get a vintage Fodera by that time! gl.
From a pure business stand point, getting a 1970s Fender Jazz would be perfect. I would love to play one, it would sound great, it would also cost around $2,000, and it would be worth even more money in 15 years.
I guess this is too inexpensive to be considered a retirement bass, but whenever I think of Fodera, I also think of the old Yamaha TRB5P. If Fodera made a five string P/J, I think it would be something like this. I guess at the end of the day, I am just a hardcore Yamaha, Peavey, Music Man fan.
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I've probably already got my retirement bass. It's my 1976 Alembic Series 1 medium scale that I bought new in 1976. My wife has been encouraging me to upgrade my String Bass so I'll probably be going into my Golden Years with a better one.
I'm just not sure I'll retire-I'd rather play bass than play golf! It's that old saw about doing something you love and never working a day in your life....
I'm just not sure I'll retire-I'd rather play bass than play golf!
It's that old saw about doing something you love and never working a day in your life....
I guess this is too inexpensive to be considered a retirement bass, but whenever I think of Fodera, I also think of the old Yamaha TRB5P. If Fodera made a five string P/J, I think it would be something like this. I guess at the end of the day, I am just a hardcore Yamaha, Peavey, Music Man fan.
Nothing wrong with Yamaha.
I've probably already got my retirement bass. It's my 1976 Alembic Series 1 medium scale. My wife has been encouraging me to upgrade my String Bass so I'll probably be going into my Golden Years with a better one.
I'm just not sure I'll retire-I'd rather play bass than play golf!
I feel that way about teaching until I have to grade papers!
Threads like this always end up with me wanting to spend less.
I always think of my other responsibilities, and cheaper gear ends up looking better.
I derive an inordinate amount of pleasure from making music with my cheapies. Instead of heading down the $$$ boutique route maybe I'll sink a few hundred into getting them nice fret jobs, good shielding and possibly even a refin. It's not what you play, but how you play it.
I do have a nice bass on the way ( around Memorial Day.) Assuming I can have some discipline, I guess the best thing to do would be to get a really nice one in five years or so, but being disciplined when it comes to gear has always been a real weakness of mine, so I'll see what happens.
Here's my retirement bass. It was a gift from the company.
That's gorgeous Munji!
I don't think that my university or the State of Illinois will buy one for me.
A wise TB'er suggested a Sadowsky as a great retirement bass. I've been wanting one forever, and Lord knows a Metro is a few magnitudes cheaper than a Fodera.
Instead of retirement bass, a Sadowsky could be my cool bass before my daughter goes to college gift to myself!
Here's my retirement bass. It was a gift from the company.
NICE!!! Are they hiring???
Just kidding on the later part...
