Should I sell my bass

[sean.1986]

Keep it as a reminder to buy instruments you like the sound of rather than the look of!

 

[Fat K]

If it is your first bass, IMO keep it.

My 20+year Hohner B2A, all the pots are crackling, the preamp packed up, it plays horribly, dead truss and the neck seems to have a mind on its own and points to all direction when playing.

Though, everytime I look at it I kept asking myself why I did not buy a Squier or Tokai back then, and got this ShXt, instead. But..most importantly, it brings back a lot of good and bad memories in your life everytime I look at it.....old girlfirends etc you know!!! Sorry for the old man talk!

BTW, I think I might take up archery or take up canoeing sometime, at least I can make it useful.

 

[tom once dead]

I have an SVT 3 Pro... I also bought it without playing it. I ordered it, and was told I had to buy it when it arrived. I have now decided to sell it, th guy wanting it contacted me today.

 

[Solarmist]

I tell everyone to keep it, and see how you feel later - I found out the hard way with a G&L L2000 Ask yourself if you'll miss it if it's gone? Is it worth selling or will you get burned?

 

[tom once dead]

well I havent liked this bass 90% of the time ive had it, the first 10% was when i first got it.

 

[Basseroni]

I Hate the sound of it, and the quality, and I never play it.

You answered your own question with that one sentence.

 

[BullHorn]

I recently bought back my first bass which i sold to a friend. I missed it so much, and it's only a yamaha rbx170.

 

[PsyDocHill]

I've now sold my 1st 3 basses. All were to fund their replacements. I don't regret any of them. It's a tool. It's just an inanimate object. It's not gonna be sad that you sold it, nor should you be. The bassist is more important than the bass.

I like that attitude! I've been working on adopting it, to counteract my Nigel Tufnel "don't touch it; don't even look at it...no" uh, tendencies.

If you need the $ and/or you don't want to store dead wood, sell the old basses. Like you, I sold my horrible Precision clone, my tragic Bullet Bass (what was I thinking?), and my road-warrior Ibanez Roadstar..and the last one performed faithfully throughout my East Coast club-gigging years. Heck, I didn't even keep a backup, which I do now, b/c I was a ^^^^ punk and, when the G would pop, I'd stop the band and fix the string

YMIS is gone now, as are those basses, 'cause I needed better instruments, and for me, at least, the downturn in the econ has been a massive Nigel-Tufnel-antidote. That Stingray5 I got recently (layaway, y'all, is my way now) was worth saying "bye" to a few basses and amps. It hurt, but some pain brings gain.

 

[tom once dead]

My first bass was also an Rbx 170, I sold it, Im thinking of buying it back though, just to own my first bass again

 

[PsyDocHill]

My first bass was also an Rbx 170, I sold it, Im thinking of buying it back though, just to own my first bass again

...and hopefully your 1st bass is still up for the re-purchasing.

I'm rooting for you. Clearly this means a lot to you. Just don't let the new owner know how much you want the axe back, if you get my drift, eh?

Good luck.

 

[amimbari]

also now im seriously gassing for a Jackson CMG Concert, in trans red.

I prefer the trans green, but that's me

 

[RichC123]

I still have every bass that I have ever owned. I like them and see no reason to sell them... most of them are worth more sentimentally than they are monetary wise.

 

[PsyDocHill]

I still have every bass that I have ever owned. I like them and see no reason to sell them... most of them are worth more sentimentally than they are monetary wise.

It depends on the situation. I was getting fed-up with eating PB&J and other trash after my divorce. I was doing that for over two months and was getting sick of it and from it. I was craving for some nutritious food, like chocolate You'd better believe that those hunks of wood were worth selling: They kept me alive until I got back on my feet, and, except for my ex, nobody wanted me dead to the best of my knowledge. So keep 'em if you can, like you need my permission.

 

[funkybass4ever]

I have a Schecter c-4 that i did a lot of woodshedding with and it is worth under 200 bucks and i have a lot better stuff i play on now but it is nice to have it around, i play it about 15 minutes once every 2 months just to reminisce. Keep it or donate it to a school music program!

 

[KsPiNeSh]

I might have the oportunity to sell me dean soon. But I'm not 100% on it yet. I Hate the sound of it, and the quality, and I never play it. But I have grown attached to it (and it just looks so good). I really like the idea of getting a new bass.

help me decide! put some sense into me, shoud I sell this bass?

/discussion.

 

[pringlw]

I wish I didn't sell my first piece of junk bass. Not because I would ever play it, but because its what I started on. For the ridiculously small amount of money I got for it, I should have just kept it and dug a little deeper in buying my new one.

Of course my wife would call it clutter and be asking me to ditch it so....

 

[PsyDocHill]

I wish I didn't sell my first piece of junk bass. Not because I would ever play it, but because its what I started on. For the ridiculously small amount of money I got for it, I should have just kept it and dug a little deeper in buying my new one.

Of course my wife would call it clutter and be asking me to ditch it so....

Seems like it's too late for you, unless you can reaquisition that bass (do you have certain friends? ).

However, my advice for those whose beloved calls the old bass/es "clutter" yet they're terrifically set on holding on to the old axe/s for the memories and all (wow, I wish I had your problems)... Well, it's simple, unless s/he has no taste at all: Perhaps not in the living room, kitchen, etc., but who would object to using the old bass/es as art, namely, wall-hangings?

Unless s/he has no appreciation for music and the road you've travelled (not to mention your feelings)--which should make you wonder about her/his respect for you--that wall-hanging schtick could get rid of the "clutter." Art hanging on the wall does not get in the way of anything, not a thing. If aforesaid art is all beat up, well, then it's Post-Modern Art. If fairly aesthetically pleasing, well then you have perty Modern Art.

It would be cruel and unusual for anyone to object to that kind of arrangement. And it'll make the basement, playroom, whatever, look so cool, hip, or whatever her/his preferred word might be. This is the most benign psychological trick I can think of, and it would work unless you're dealing with.... Well, let's not wreck any relationships over planks of wood. But I hope you get my drift(wood).

Good Luck,

and Note: In no way is this to be taken as a a substitute for marriage/couples counseling.

~Stone
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