The Temptation is Killing Me!!!

[Razman]

Well, I checked it out. It’s a mess. Horribly setup. Dead, dead strings. The action was pretty high and the G String Saddle was as low as it can go. It’d probably need a shim. Anyway, if you’re looking for a cosmetically sweet Roscoe LG3005 at a great price, it’s there. I’m gonna pass. No deathbed regrets here.

Wait, what?!? These are reasons to pass, you say? Price negotiation enablers say I, as they are easily remedied.

Glen Burnie, MD, I presume - looks like a nice bass, no $$ here - besides, I want another 7 string...

Raz

 

[coy garcia]

You came to the wrong place looking for this type of advise . You'll need to speak to a spouse, significant other, financial advisor, or life coach.

 

[GIBrat51]

I’m really, really trying to resist the urge to try out a used bass at my local GC. I’m really about ready to cave though….

Help me, my TB Friends!!! Help me resist!!

OKAY...
Just do what I do. Pretend - really hard - that you're left handed; and can't play right handed. Then, go to your local GC, and look at as many basses as you want. Then, shake your head sadly, and walk out empty handed. It works every time for me... except - I'm not pretending...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Towson? A few years ago they had a really nice Roscoe six string for $1200. I should not have slept on that one.

 

[rashrader]

Towson? A few years ago they had a really nice Roscoe six string for $1200. I should not have slept on that one.

Glen Burnie.

 

[rashrader]

Wait, what?!? These are reasons to pass, you say? Price negotiation enablers say I, as they are easily remedied.

Glen Burnie, MD, I presume - looks like a nice bass, no $$ here - besides, I want another 7 string...

Raz

Sonetimes you just don’t want a fixer upper.

 

[MIMike]

I agree with some of the previous posters. This is not a support group, it is an enablement group. Maybe you should have started you post with “Hi, my is Rashrader and need some help”.

 

[Estevan Brash]

I’m really, really trying to resist the urge to try out a used bass at my local GC. I’m really about ready to cave though….

Help me, my TB Friends!!! Help me resist!!

What bass is it??

 

[Killing Floor]

Are you thinking it might be better to buy it without trying it at GC?

OK, go for it. They have a good return policy.

 

[mb94952]

We support each other here on Talkbass. We are not the "My wife won't let me" kind of people. We are the "Yes, smoke that joint, be rebellious, play bass loudly and often, BUT always be polite and always help an old lady with her groceries" type of people.

 

[logdrum]

I think when guilt or foreboding of being a sinful gear head is aired here, same poster post NBD weeks or days later. I am one of them

 

[1bassplayinfool]

 

[Ostie]

Somebody gonna buy that bass, might as well be you.

No need to thank me. Glad to help.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I’m really, really trying to resist the urge to try out a used bass at my local GC. I’m really about ready to cave though….

Help me, my TB Friends!!! Help me resist!!

Do it

 

[Johnny Fingers]

Take some video of you trying it out for us and post it here. We want to see!

 

[el murdoque]

A couple of years back (maybe even a decade), everybody in my bass playing friends list was raving about the Warwick $$$ models with the huge dual humbuckers. I came by a store that had nearly a dozen of these beasts hanging there and I knew I had a big bonus coming up, so this was dangerous territory. I went in, inquired about the pricey Warwicks, was given a cable connected to a high class amp and a strap and left to my own devices with the lot of them.
Long story short: I hated them all.
Not a single one felt so good that I'd like to play a gig on them.

This time, I left without a purchase, but gained the knowledge that these basses are not for me.

 

[neddyrow]

I play upright 95% of my gigs and have a custom built slab P bass that I love but I really want this bass...

https://reverb.com/item/39295521-g-l-l1500-1996-natural-music-man-stingray-sterling-brother

I can relate to the temptation... I have good reason to resist. You on the other hand, don't. Just play it and then buy it.

 

[Rib 13]

 

[esoxhntr]

I’m gonna pass. No deathbed regrets here.

And now you know... see how much better you'll sleep for the rest of your life?

 

[Benj-jammin]

Play it, and buy it...………..end of discussion!!