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What's your GAS and why?

#42
A second, back up Yamaha RBXJM2 bass guitar and then to double my Trace rig (AH500X, 1048 4x10 cab, 1528 15x2 cab, 4052h Bright Box) plus add a Trace GPS7 200 watt head, so that I'll have 1000 watts pushing 2 4x10 cabs and 2 2x15 cabs, a 200 watt Trace head pushing my Bright Boxes and a very nice buffered three way splitter so my bass signal goes to each head and I can adjust my right/left towers and Bright Boxes as I wish. OR a trace MP11 and two Trace Elliot PPA 1200 watt heads (Or 3 RAH600's) to drive my double rig.

Why?

Lust, oh, and I love epically shameless displays of overkill. Plus, to have a backup of every piece of major gear I have. Mostly lust and overkill, though.
 
#44
I am GASing for a pair of vintage Kustom 2x15 Tuck 'N Roll cabs. Gold Sparkle or Blue Sparkle would be great. I will power them with my 197X Ampeg V4-B. It would bwe a totally cool vintage rock rig.
 
#45
Hmm....

Basses
1. 1969 Fender P (Birthyear Bass)
2. 1969 Fender J (Birthyear Bass)
3. 80's era Jackson kellybird
4. Steve Harris Sig P-bass

Sound
1. another Avatar NeoB410 for gigs (so I will have 2)
2. an Avatar Neo B210 for home

getting there
1. 2015 Nissan Rogue
 
#48
I have a few on my list, and none are custom jobs. Most custom's just don't interest me.

Conklin GTBD-7 - After looking at a million reviews of this model, the GT-7, and the Ibanez BTB7/E models, I decided that the GTBD-7 was what I was after. It's neck has been essentially compared to a Jazz neck, rather than a Precision neck. This thing just plain sounds fantastic. The only thing it's missing, I think, is an active/passive switch, but that could be modded if I really decided I needed one

Ibanez BTB1406E - It's the pickups and pre-amp here that are the main attraction, outside of gorgeous woods. Beautiful tone that can handle anything you throw at it, and you can go from active to passive at the flick of a switch. Sure, I could go with the less expensive SR equivalent, but it's the 18mm string spacing that sends it over the top for me. The body kinda grew on me.

Spector Euro 6LX - I love Spectors. I really do. I used to have one, and I really miss it. It was an NS2000/Q5. It had some sweet, articulate tone and bottom end to it. I found a 6'er version of it for sale, and I'm going to try to get it before it's sold...hopefully within a month or so. I'd love to get another Spector, but I want the right one. I have nothing against the Legend series...I'd take one of those, too and convert it to all passive! (Actually, that's not too bad of an idea...)

Fender American Standard Jazz V - I love a good Jazz bass, but every time I play my 4-string, I want to smash it to bits because I get frustrated because I don't have a high C. I'd want to keep my love of J's to a passive fancy ;)

Warwick Alien 5 - Some may ask, with all the ERB's on the list, why not the 6-string version? The answer is simple. I don't want it because it'll be used for piccolo bass. The G is already at a 20P...finding a 10P is difficult, and that's way too high anyways.

ESP/ LTD F-5E - This one's all about the body! Honestly, I doubt I'd even change anything to it. I have to give ESP some credit with their pickups and electronics.

Music Man Stingray 5 HH - Because they just don't come in a 6, and I don't like that Bongo's are made out of basswood.

BC Rich Virgin NT - The only 4-string I want. Just a completely sexy body! Too bad it was discontinued...

*Edit*

I may as well add one more

Warwick Fortress 5 - Because a bit of Jazz variety is always nice, and I really want a Fortress, regardless of branding.


An honorable mention, simply because it's a limited edition:

Warwick Fortress 5 LTD - Beautiful!!!! Nordstrand Fat Stacks, and because it's the only Warwick (electric) body I like, outside of a Buzzard. .
 
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#50
rtav said:
Why?

Lust, oh, and I love epically shameless displays of overkill. Plus, to have a backup of every piece of major gear I have. Mostly lust and overkill, though.
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I know what you mean. It's always the minor gear that goes out and leaves you up the creek. Blew the amp? Just plug in this one. Splintered the neck? Had me that case over there. Patch chord shorted out? Holy Cr@p! Somebody drive to guitar center quick!
 
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#52
In 2013 I fixed my GAS twice. First for a new amp, bought a Hartke HA3500, and just before christmas my semi custom Maruszczyk Elwood 4p arrived :D
Though a couple of weeks ago I started to GAS again, just had to get a new cab and I pulled the trigger to build a fEARful 12/6.
Gonna let an authorized greenboy builder do the woodwork (I seriously lack the tools for that), and I'll do the finish and installing the drivers and crossover myself.
 
#54
Minimal case since I already added two basses and a new amp this year. Now just strings and a new strap. Next year I hope to add bass #12 to my collection but I have to convince the wife of the need for bass #12, it will have to unique enough to justify the adding of it to my collection. I nearly had her sold on a Fender P that was foam green but, she wouldn't bite I ended up with a EB-0 short scale since I had no short scale basses in the collection. I like the Schecter Stiletto Custom-4 like this one but I haven't ever had one in my hands and I see a ton of the Schecter basses used in GC which is making me rethink if they are a good choice or not? Any of you guys that have one let me know about yours and pros and cons if any :)

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warrplayer said:
I know what you mean. It's always the minor gear that goes out and leaves you up the creek. Blew the amp? Just plug in this one. Splintered the neck? Had me that case over there. Patch chord shorted out? Holy Cr@p! Somebody drive to guitar center quick!
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Oddly enough, folks gave me a bit off fuss for keeping spare sets of strings for my basses, a habit that goes back decades to playing guitar in Jr. High and High school. Strings always break at the worst possible times. I always like to have a spare on hand of whatever I need, having said that, it's not like I can afford to keep 2 decent size amps, (combo or amp / cab setups) plus basses, PLUS, oh heck you get the idea..

I am not at the point of gigging, or even close to it yet, but I do keep extra instrument cables, strings, mic cables tuners blah blah blah on hand. The small stuff...

You do bring up an interesting point though...

I see guys that are out gigging with spare basses, but at least my local guys I never see a spare amp. And I have seen one blow. (An older Ampeg let the smoke out at a beach front bar a couple of years back...). The sound guy rigged up the DI into the mixer and the bass went through the main mix... It was kind of obvious the bass player couldn't really hear what he was playing, but he didn't get out of the pocket too badly considering...
 
#57
I GAS for a couple of higher end compressor units for recording stuff.

Always find that when I go to nicer studios, and they use a signal chain that I understand, it sounds so great, but the real polish comes from passing the signal through the super awesome compressors they have. When I A/B the chain, I can totally hear the difference between a DBX266 or ART VLA or something that level, and say, an LA-2A or 1176.
I can hear it now, and it bothers me that I can't my recordings to that level.
 
#59
On the bass front, I lied the playability of the Gold Tone micro bass. Longer scale than the Kala making it easier to play. Beyond that, I just dusted off my my old 75 fretless P. It literally needed a cleaning electronics wise. Fresh nylon wraps go on it soon. It, and My NYC Sadowsky give me everything I need.

On the amp front, I just picked up a used, mint condition AER Amp One for a very good price. That is one loud amp with impressive bottom end. I hesitating selling my big Markbass rig, but when I acknowledged that it got used twice in five years, when I'm doing 20-25 gigs per year, I had to move it out.

I also picked up a 3Leaf Bass Enabler just before they stopped making it. What an impressive tool.

I think I'm all set for a good while.
 
#60
Hmmmm....never say you're completely cured of GAS.
After seeing the 12 string T Bird thread, I'd really like to have an 8 or 12 for church use, since it's always just me and the piano or organ.
The extra course strings would certainly fill up the sonic space a bit.

Oh, and I really want to try a Darkglass B3K.
Or maybe a B7K.
 
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