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Time to sell it all?

#181
Keep 2 basses, 1 guitar, 1 bass amp/cab, 1 guitar amp. This is reasonable.

But like others have said, if you're still using all of it, don't need the cash, AND have the room for it, then keep it all. Hey, you only live once. And it's not just a collection that sits on the wall, you are getting use out of it all.
 
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#182
Talkbass is such a level headed and practical community! Normally in musical instrument selling/simplifying threads on other gear sites, the advice is to buy more but here we are getting very rational answers. I've been in the same boat as many of us here and in my experience I've never truly regretted selling anything.

My advice - make sure you save the pictures of what you sold. Sometimes when you might be missing a particular instrument/amp/effect it's nice to see the picture - a lot of times it can remind you of why you sold it. Also as others have stated: quality, practicality, and 'right sizing' is the most important thing. Today nearly all gear can be replaced and shipped to your house in days. That helps to stop the 'just in case' hoarding.

Another important thing is making sure to prevent acquiring new unnecessary stuff. I'm able to talk myself out of a lot of things by just picturing how much of a hassle it would be to sell it if needed (plus the financial loss).
 
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#183
I've read every single response in this thread and I very much appreciate all the opinions.

For the last bass I sold I bought a 3-pack of shipping boxes from Reverb (I couldn't find any where that sold just one for a reasonable price and my local Guitar Center didn't have any new arrivals that I could have the shipping boxes from) so it seemed like I might as well sell two more instruments to start the downsizing.

But picking which two was harder than I imagined. I said the white guitar and the Fretless but then I played them and I wasn't sure. After reading this thread I think the suggestion of waiting until after we move makes the most sense. I'm not in a position to have to sell anything now and if we arrive and I'm short on space or I don't play particular ones then I can always list them then.

Thank you for all of your input.
 
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Jared Lash said:
But picking which two was harder than I imagined. I said the white guitar and the Fretless but then I played them and I wasn't sure. After reading this thread I think the suggestion of waiting until after we move makes the most sense. I'm not in a position to have to sell anything now and if we arrive and I'm short on space or I don't play particular ones then I can always list them then.

Thank you for all of your input.
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You're very welcome,
Waiting seems wise. When you get to the new place, maybe try a variation on my earlier suggestion and just get out a couple of instruments. Leave the others boxed up and see if you miss them.

If you want to be super crafty, take all necessary pictures for selling before you pack them up to move. If it turns out you don't miss them then you can list, sell and ship them to their new homes without ever having to hold them and get second thoughts.
 
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Jared Lash said:
I've read every single response in this thread and I very much appreciate all the opinions.

For the last bass I sold I bought a 3-pack of shipping boxes from Reverb (I couldn't find any where that sold just one for a reasonable price and my local Guitar Center didn't have any new arrivals that I could have the shipping boxes from) so it seemed like I might as well sell two more instruments to start the downsizing.

But picking which two was harder than I imagined. I said the white guitar and the Fretless but then I played them and I wasn't sure. After reading this thread I think the suggestion of waiting until after we move makes the most sense. I'm not in a position to have to sell anything now and if we arrive and I'm short on space or I don't play particular ones then I can always list them then.

Thank you for all of your input.
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Jared, I'm very late to the party, but once you said your pre-move time frame was short I was going to suggest the very thing you're doing. So I wouldn't have added value, anyway. I hope you'll ultimately keep at least one Stambaugh, as I consider you to be the official Stambaugh guy. And that burgundy mist one looks especially nice.

I've never lived in Denver, but my dad's been there for 40 years, I have a college buddy out in Louisville, and I occasionally have business there, so I've visited many times. Although it's getting crowded now (by Denver standards, at least), I still like it a lot and hope you dig it. The next time I get out there and have spare time, I'll shoot you a PM.
 
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#186
Jared Lash said:
I've been wrestling with this lately and would love to get some outside opinions.

Our family is selling our house and moving to Denver. One thing my wife and I agreed on was downsizing. Not really for financial reasons but just to have less and simplify. And for all of us (we have three kids 7-11) to spend more time together outside etc.

And while it's been really easy (and cathartic) to cut down on stuff the one that has been hard has been my gear. I've sold my Baer Valkyrie and ML212 rig, one bass (my Stambaugh hollowbody), and a bunch of pedals etc. Those were all hard to give up, but now I'm okay with it and wondering if I shouldn't be really simplifying.

Right now I have four boutique basses, two relatively expensive guitars, a bass amp and cabs, a guitar amp, a guitar practice amp and a small pedalboard. But how much do I need? There's a part of me that feels like trimming down to a single bass (likely the burgundy mist one) and single guitar (the strat style Cutlass) would be plenty. Or even selling all of my boutique basses and just buying a cheap Pbass would be enough. My wife has told me to keep everything but it feels weird to be simplifying everything else but hanging onto these boutique instruments that are more than I need.

Thoughts?

Here are my basses and guitars:
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And my amps:

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Jared Lash said:
I've been wrestling with this lately and would love to get some outside opinions.

Our family is selling our house and moving to Denver. One thing my wife and I agreed on was downsizing. Not really for financial reasons but just to have less and simplify. And for all of us (we have three kids 7-11) to spend more time together outside etc.

And while it's been really easy (and cathartic) to cut down on stuff the one that has been hard has been my gear. I've sold my Baer Valkyrie and ML212 rig, one bass (my Stambaugh hollowbody), and a bunch of pedals etc. Those were all hard to give up, but now I'm okay with it and wondering if I shouldn't be really simplifying.

Right now I have four boutique basses, two relatively expensive guitars, a bass amp and cabs, a guitar amp, a guitar practice amp and a small pedalboard. But how much do I need? There's a part of me that feels like trimming down to a single bass (likely the burgundy mist one) and single guitar (the strat style Cutlass) would be plenty. Or even selling all of my boutique basses and just buying a cheap Pbass would be enough. My wife has told me to keep everything but it feels weird to be simplifying everything else but hanging onto these boutique instruments that are more than I need.

Thoughts?

Here are my basses and guitars:
View attachment 3359534

And my amps:

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I say keep your instruments, but get rid of the guitar practice amp and of your bass cabs.
 
#190
I'm just now trying to sell three of my basses:

1. PB70 MIJ natural ash modded
2. Fender MM jazz bass MIJ
3. Fender Am. Elite P bass natural ash 2016

I'll buy an AO P bass in LPB with the money plus some cash in the bank.
From when I discovered how much better the newly made Fender vintage instruments are when compared to different series (CS I don't know but different price planet...) i don't need anything else ...
 
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#191
That would be hard for me to do if I owned the basses you showed. I feel I only need 2 basses. Anything more is a nice to have.

I think I would keep the ones that have the most history with me or most emotional connection with.

Barring that, keep the one that you think is most versatile and one backup.

If neither of those do not work, then follow the LIFO rule...last in equals the first out.
 
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