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Thinking about selling all my basses.

#121
tb-player said:
I've been buying & selling guitars and basses for a couple of years now. Sometimes I make money on them. Sometimes I don't. But the fun has been the ability to try out all different sorts of basses. I've learned a lot about what I like and had a lot of fun along the way.

Right now, I have a lineup of 4 very nice basses. My #1 is my 4-string Elrick NJS. It is a gorgeous bass. I doubt I could part with it. It's kind of ruined most basses for me, because it plays so well and sounds so good. Because of that bass, the other three don't get played much. So I'm considering unloaded all of them and using the money to buy a nice 5-string Elrick or maybe a high-end Sadowsky fiver... and just have 2 bass guitars.

The outgoing basses would be my Sandberg MarloweDK 5-string, my Nash PB-57, and my Bluesman Vintage Deville 2T... all phenomenal basses that deserve more attention that what I give them.

If I'm being honest, I think I like shopping for basses as much as I like playing them. If I'm being really honest... I think I have a problem. :rollno:

(Can anyone else relate???)

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I can relate except I never sell them unless I have to.
 
#122
I have 6 basses. One is retired, I don’t use it anymore, but it’s got sentimental value so I keep it. The other five I play occasionally. One I was going to sell, but I decided that just looking at it gave me joy, so why sell it?
 
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#123
I go back and forth on this issue, and I can't figure out what I really want to do.

I'm up to 17 basses, and really only play 5-6 of them with any regularity.

Trouble is, it's hard for me to let go of some of the little-used-but-cool basses like an Ovation Magnum I, or a Sting Signature, or an Ibanez RKB900 (i have two of these and wonder if I should just sell both of them...)

The problem is, when I get them out to sell them, I play them, and I remember why I bought them and find that I still like them. Is it just me?

I would honestly be happy with my Heartfield DR5, MM SR5, MIJ '75 RI Jazz, and MIM 50s Classic Pbass.

There. I said it.

Next to cull are the 6 strings...
 
#124
shirojiro said:
I go back and forth on this issue, and I can't figure out what I really want to do.

I'm up to 17 basses, and really only play 5-6 of them with any regularity.

Trouble is, it's hard for me to let go of some of the little-used-but-cool basses like an Ovation Magnum I, or a Sting Signature, or an Ibanez RKB900 (i have two of these and wonder if I should just sell both of them...)

The problem is, when I get them out to sell them, I play them, and I remember why I bought them and find that I still like them. Is it just me?

I would honestly be happy with my Heartfield DR5, MM SR5, MIJ '75 RI Jazz, and MIM 50s Classic Pbass.

There. I said it.

Next to cull are the 6 strings...
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I had a Sting Signature. Sold it. They’re not that great. Didn’t like the pickup or the neck.
 
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#125
tb-player said:
I've been buying & selling guitars and basses for a couple of years now. Sometimes I make money on them. Sometimes I don't. But the fun has been the ability to try out all different sorts of basses. I've learned a lot about what I like and had a lot of fun along the way.

Right now, I have a lineup of 4 very nice basses. My #1 is my 4-string Elrick NJS. It is a gorgeous bass. I doubt I could part with it. It's kind of ruined most basses for me, because it plays so well and sounds so good. Because of that bass, the other three don't get played much. So I'm considering unloaded all of them and using the money to buy a nice 5-string Elrick or maybe a high-end Sadowsky fiver... and just have 2 bass guitars.

The outgoing basses would be my Sandberg MarloweDK 5-string, my Nash PB-57, and my Bluesman Vintage Deville 2T... all phenomenal basses that deserve more attention that what I give them.

If I'm being honest, I think I like shopping for basses as much as I like playing them. If I'm being really honest... I think I have a problem. :rollno:

(Can anyone else relate???)

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It's called "the hunt" and I love it too!
 
#126
tb-player said:
I’ve dealt mostly with high-end boutique basses and made decent money on quite a few. But if I play a bass for a year and sell it for $200 less than I paid for it, I call that rent. Totally worth it if it’s a nice bass.
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Ditto on the rent concept. Mathematically I’d definitely be in the red if I totaled the purchase price of all the basses and pedals over the years against what they were sold for, less shipping.

But learning about and trying out new gear is great fun for me. For the last couple years though I’ve gotten out of live playing (practically all rec time has found itself diverted to climbing) and I downsized almost all of my gear to my custom build, and my modest pedal board. But I’ve been itching to get something new in my hands recently…
 
#127
Ostie said:
I had a Sting Signature. Sold it. They’re not that great. Didn’t like the pickup or the neck.
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I actually really like the neck. It's similar to the one on my 50s Classic Precision bass. Small frets, wide and flat and super solid. I think it contributes to the tone since it's so hefty.

I agree about the pickup though. either way, I don't play it, and they're going for much more than I paid for it these days, so I should probably sell it.
 

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