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What is your Anti-GAS?

Dr. Cheese

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What is the piece of gear that you are not totally satisfied with that is not worth replacing? For me, it is my GK MB200 amp. It sounds good, but it is fairly noisy. That said, it is plenty powerful for home or any church where I might play. I don't need to spend anymore on an amp. Similarly, I have decided I just don't need to invest much in fretless basses anymore. My Yamaha and Glarry are enough.

What less than perfect gear are okay with?
 
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1) My Cali76 guitar compressor. It's actually the "wrong" one, designed for guitar and not bass, but I prefer it over the bass version. The bass version had two knobs that basically did the same thing that I didn't want (the low pass and dry/wet mix knobs) and one knob that did what I didn't want it to do with two things that I did want (combined attack/release knob).
The guitar version, OTOH, has separate attack and release adjustments, allowing you to set the mix exactly the way you want. And it has just the one dry/wet mix knob (which I always keep on 0). And it still sounds great with a bass.

2) My GK 1001RB-II head and SBX Plus 4x10 cab. The whole rig is too heavy, and I'm too old, fat and weak to carry it around, but since I don't gig anymore I don't need to ever move it from its spot near the bed. All I need is a practice amp, so why not just use my old gig rig?

The head has been disassembled, with PC boards, screws and cables all over the floor, and put back together again, kept in sheds, rained on, left out in the elements until corrosion caked all the switches etc. And the cones in the cab have been rained on more times than I can count. They still look ok with no scraping or rattles/buzzes, but I wouldn't be surprised if all 4 cones just shot out of the thing the first time I hit the E with the volume knob past 3.
I managed to get it all working again a few months ago, the head still appears to be fully functional and at practice amp volumes, nothing can shred or blow up.
But there's no need to replace it since a) I can't ethically take anyone's hard earned cash by actually selling it, knowing its history and b) it's just as good doing low volume practice amp duty as anything else so, it costs me $0.00 to just use it as is.

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What is the piece of gear that you are totally satisfied with that is not worth replacing?
i have GK MB210 cab (the amp module faded, so i removed it) and i use it for any/every gig (when there were gigs!). it works, it covers all of my stuff, it's lightweight, it's........mine!
 
What is the piece of gear that you are totally satisfied with that is not worth replacing? For me, it is my GK MB200 amp. It sounds good, but it is fairly noisy. That said, it is plenty powerful for home or any church where I might play. I don't need to spend anymore on an amp. Similarly, I have decided I just don't need to invest much in fretless basses anymore. My Yamaha and Glarry are enough.

What less than perfect gear are okay with?
The simple fact I am left handed....
 
With my MIJ MetroLine RV4 and USA Geddy, I'm definitely good for Jazz basses. I'm pretty sure I'm good for P-basses, too, with my G&L LB-100 and EBMM Cutlass (may not even keep both, but will for a while and probably long-term). So, all things considered, I'm pretty GAS-free for guitars right now (never say never).
Amplification is good for now, too, but someday there may be a head/cab in the mix.
All in all, I'm pretty much in remission right now, but I still find myself browsing the classifieds, even though there is nothing I'm looking for.:cool:
 
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My regular old Markbass LM II and my 2012 MIM Jazz.
The Jazz in particular fits this category very well. The only thing about it is that I replaced the stock pickups with QPs, and it didn't need them. However, I play it mainly with rounds and so it just sounds more Jazz than it did before. I have a good P bass and my Streamer for the warmer tones if that's what I'm after.
As far as the amp goes, I really can't ask for more out of an amp. I actually enjoy its somewhat transparent tone. For one thing, it lets the sound of the bass out more and works really well with pedals. It also works really well with just about any cab of the appropriate wattage. I'm pretty happy with owning two Italian-made Markbass amps and feel pretty gear-secure going into the future. As long as I have one of my two LM IIs and that Jazz, I'm very gear-secure going into the future.
 
Fender USA Jaco sig has quelled all gas for any other fretless.

tc spectradrive has quelled all gas for any other practice tool.

Barber linden EQ has quelled all gas for any other preamp.

I guess my Spector Euro 5 string, Darkglass Microtubes 500v2, and Darkglass DG410N has stopped all my GAS. I am completely satisfied and no longer yearning for greener pastures!

Oh, and my 1998 Walnut/Bubinga Peavey Cirrus 4 into the WT-800. Tone heaven.

I am glad you guys love your basses, but I am really talking about making peace with gear that you know is flawed. It is easy to love a perfect bass or amp. Also, I am not talking about getting over GAS. Sometimes we just decide we alright with something even if we know it is lacking.
 
I think I'm done looking for tube DIs with a SSDI and P15. Noble intrigues me but I enjoy not having to worry about that part of the equation, now everything that resides before and after that is another question
 
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I don't get GAS for cabs or amps. They bore me, to be honest, so as long as I have a set-up that works I'm good to go. For basses it's different: there are a lot of basses I'm curious about and there are times I'll get a bit of an itch where a particular bass is concerned. I'm lucky enough to have several really nice basses so I find that if I pull one out that I haven't played in a while it's almost like having a new bass. :) The other GAS killer for me is re-focusing my attention on practising. I do, however, currently suffer from LMAS (Learning Material Acquisition Syndrome). :smug:
 
I am glad you guys love your basses, but I am really talking about making peace with gear that you know is flawed. It is easy to love a perfect bass or amp. Also, I am not talking about getting over GAS. Sometimes we just decide we alright with something even if we know it is lacking.
I don't think I've ever met a "perfect" bass. :)