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What is YOUR personal limit?

#161
DougD said:
Ok, but this is not based on what you can afford. It's based on what you think is out of line or too much to pay.
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It's impossible to separate the two completely. Right now, I would say $1800 functionally, $2500 theoretically. (At the moment, I couldn't buy an $1800 bass without saving for several months.)

But if I was to win the lottery or something, that number would shoot up to something more like $8000.



For the record, I have never spent more than $300 on a bass, and the list includes:

Two Rickenbacker 4001s
A Fender Jazz
An Ibenez 5-string
An Epiphone Nikki Sixx T-bird
A BC Rich Mockingbird
 
#163
I'm not so sure that I have a monetary limit per say. I may find a $500.00 bass that I feel is over priced, and I may find a $5,000.00 bass that I just gotta have.

It's more dependent on the instrument in question as to whether I'll pay the asking price.
 
#164
$1200 is my limit. I feel that after trying a lot of higher end basses, I have found the feel, sound and looks I like are in that price range.
 
#168
A long time ago, I would have said $2000.00 was a real upper limit for me. Then I spent a LOT more than that on a total custom job (my Moser Arachnid Ultra), and now I say whatever it would cost to get exactly what I want.

Cheers!
:bassist::bassist::bassist:
 
#174
I'll go on the bass rig line.

when I walk out the door with 2 basses and my rig there is about $12,000 tied up in my equipment.

I believe all instruments over $2000 are really overpriced for what you get. Though I have dropped $4,000 to 6,000 on basses before I had kids.

I believe I had 14 in my stable at one time and none were worth less than $2,500 each.

Most custom shop instruments, especially Fenders are way, way overpriced for what you get.


Sorry to talk down on fender basses but if they didn't sound good you'd have nothing there. Of the 18 fender jazz and precisions I've owned MIA and MIM not one of them had great construction or playability for that fact. I thankfully sold them all.

Sadowsky, Mike Lull, and Nordys, to name a few all make far superior instruments to any fender. sad but true!

Anyway right now $4000 is about my limit but $2000 sounds better. And for that I expect exotic woods, great construction and great sound!
 
#176
If I find that I enjoy building basses (which I will be doing soon), I will probably never buy another bass again.

Also, I bought my last expensive bass recently. A 2010 Deluxe Jazz assembled from parts (STRATosphere). Though if I were to ever buy an expensive bass, it'd probably end up being a Rickenbacker. Provided I love the bass, of course.
 
#178
Hmmm... in real life, I don't think I'd spend more than 1500 € in a bass.
If I was to win the lottery, probably around 5k €.
Once, I dreamt about my dream rig:
-Conklin Sidewinder custom 8-string
-Jerzy Drozd VIII Legend fretless
-Five string upright bass
-EBS custom cab (1x15, 1x12, 1x10, tweeter 2) with EBS Fafner head.

Then I woke up and realised I wouldn't have that in my entire live, nor I deserve it.
But it remains as my best dream ever.
 

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