Okay. We're ready for the punchline. When DO you know that you have enough basses? ...OP. OP?
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When you can't remember what you have without going through all of the cases.
when GC comes knocking on your door to replenish their stock?
The better question is "When do you know when you don't have enough basses?"
Re-framing the question that way, I don't need more than two. As long as I'll always have, 100% of the time, a suitable bass for any gig that I commit to doing, then I have enough basses.
To be honest, I own three, but one of them only comes out of the case, when I get the notion to check to make sure it's still in the case. That is, if I remember that I own that third bass.
Re-framing the question that way, I don't need more than two. As long as I'll always have, 100% of the time, a suitable bass for any gig that I commit to doing, then I have enough basses.
To be honest, I own three, but one of them only comes out of the case, when I get the notion to check to make sure it's still in the case. That is, if I remember that I own that third bass.
When you realise you’ll only improve by getting in the shed not buying a new bass!
Hi, thanks for Your opinion, I apretiate it
I'm 42 now, but when I was 35, I started questioning myself about this ''problem''.
Currently own 3 bases, and looking for a 4, with a dilemma do I actually need it. That was a trigger for this tread.
Teijo K.
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Thank You all for the answers...it's funny to read all of them 
I realised that I missed some important answers as a choice, but You are here to add them and make it interesting.
I know there is no right or wrong answer, but it makes it interesting and indicates personal views on the topic.
Good luck, and keep the number high, it is in any case more reasonable and noble than many other things on which a man could spend his time and money.
I realised that I missed some important answers as a choice, but You are here to add them and make it interesting.
I know there is no right or wrong answer, but it makes it interesting and indicates personal views on the topic.
Good luck, and keep the number high, it is in any case more reasonable and noble than many other things on which a man could spend his time and money.
For some reason I play only 2 basses,anything beyond that is just sitting in the case.
I have 2 I cant part with so I keep selling and buying that third bass looking for the one that will be played as a third.Im at 2 at the moment(a P and a musicman..yeah I know a J is missing).
I have 2 I cant part with so I keep selling and buying that third bass looking for the one that will be played as a third.Im at 2 at the moment(a P and a musicman..yeah I know a J is missing).
When you have one bass that works...
That is "enough". Enough to practise with, enough to play music with, enough to learn how to play with others with. Most often, getting more than one bass is more about exploring your preferences in terms of tone, number of strings, "feel", aesthetics, etc.
Of course, you can tell yourself that that first bass doesn't "work" for certain values of "work", in which case:
Never... There's always space for one more in the collection.
Right now, I can achieve all my goals with three of my basses, but I still pick up the others now and then because they're all a little different. So I guess that for me the answer is 1, 3 and never.
That is "enough". Enough to practise with, enough to play music with, enough to learn how to play with others with. Most often, getting more than one bass is more about exploring your preferences in terms of tone, number of strings, "feel", aesthetics, etc.
Of course, you can tell yourself that that first bass doesn't "work" for certain values of "work", in which case:
Never... There's always space for one more in the collection.
Right now, I can achieve all my goals with three of my basses, but I still pick up the others now and then because they're all a little different. So I guess that for me the answer is 1, 3 and never.
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I didn’t select anything because my answer is different.
It’s when you know you have all the tools to do your job and I feel like you have no need for another.
If you were presented with a great deal and still don’t take it then its time.
It’s when you know you have all the tools to do your job and I feel like you have no need for another.
If you were presented with a great deal and still don’t take it then its time.
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I say never, as I have different moods.
However! The correct answer is "Your wife will let you know"
However! The correct answer is "Your wife will let you know"
At one point I had seven. I sold 6 of them and am fine. It was a hassle having all those basses. These are some of them:
When you spend more time buying than playing.
This is a goldy locks question....
If you play them all regularly - great.
If you don't - too many
If you play them all regularly - great.
If you don't - too many
For me, I knew I had too many basses when my favorites, (KEEPERS)... were not getting enough play time.
I aim to cover all of my (and the peoples who hire me) musical needs. Right now that is a 5 string PJ with rounds, a 4 string PJ with flats, and a 4 string fretless. Time will dictate if this changes but right now this is the minimum I could get by with.
