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too many basses ?

here's my guide to know if you own to many basses:

if it cost more to restring all of your basses than the price of a bass (hi end of course), you should thin out the herd.

$30 strings vs $1000 bass = 33+ basses,
I'm in good shape, time to start shopping


Very simple. Install flats once. Never change strings again.

Problem solved.

"To many basses..." is the beginning of a correspondence, not a title.
 
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I know my limit. It's when my "bass wall" is filled to capacity. (Don't be fooled by the empty hanger, my passive J bass is in the shop for a setup.)

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having a bunch of basses & paying to have them all set up sounds expensive :eek:

They only get a pro setup when first purchased and they are less than perfect. (In my J bass' case, I assembled it from a Fender AVRI '74 Jass bass body and Fender MIA Precision Pro neck, so I know intonation and bridge saddle curvature settings are not optimized.) From that point on I tweak them as necessary.
 
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