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#122
nonohmic said:
This most certainly does add up. The trick is to stop looking once you find it. I've had plenty of basses that were good enough to practice on.
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You are talking about finding a worthy instrument, which I totally appreciate, I took at least 6 months to decide on my PJ in particular. The OP is talking about G.A.S. and the avoidance of getting down to brass.
Cheese should really focus on digging into that Geddy Lee Jazz of his :bassist:.
I know cats that have been changing basses every 6 months for the last 20 years, finding inspiration for 6 months and getting nowhere on the instrument. And how they want to spend their cash is their business. But if you want to get good at bass, you definitely don't need a Zon. Trust me on that one.
 
#123
It can be worth it go see a psychologist and talk about that especially if you feel bad about it.

otherwise I have a reminder to not buy stuff for buying.

Then don’t go window shopping.

if you do , even though something not expensive impress you. Will it makes you happy ?

keep your money for something you truly want. Like why buy the 500$ bass for a rapid fix while you truly want a 2000$ bass… keep your money for the 2000$ because it is worth it. The 500$ Bass will be sold because you won’t forget the 2000$ … instead of spending 2000 you spend 2500…

there is many good sound that is for sure but it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.

I think it more important to have one great bass that you enjoy and work EQ and technique to get variation.
 
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#126
drumvsbass said:
You are talking about finding a worthy instrument, which I totally appreciate, I took at least 6 months to decide on my PJ in particular. The OP is talking about G.A.S. and the avoidance of getting down to brass.
Cheese should really focus on digging into that Geddy Lee Jazz of his :bassist:.
I know cats that have been changing basses every 6 months for the last 20 years, finding inspiration for 6 months and getting nowhere on the instrument. And how they want to spend their cash is their business. But if you want to get good at bass, you definitely don't need a Zon. Trust me on that one.
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Agreed. That's why you just need to wait for the right deal on a used Roscoe or Elrick and then call it good.
 
#129
Dr. Cheese said:
Why do I always want something else?
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my wife and I recently decided that we are retiring in 8 years to a different country; as such I won’t be able to take a lot of stuff.

this has really forced me to think long about what I really want. I go through every piece of gear and think, “do I want to pay to transport this to Costa Rica?”.

as a result I’ve now sold all but one electric guitar and several of my bass guitars. I have plans to sell some others before I move. It’s also helped me when I want to buy gear because anything I buy has to pass the “do I want to pay to move this” test.
 
#130
It’s tough because new stuff is super fun. I was at a mom & pop recently and they were hard selling me on a heavily discounted American Original P. I was super close to going for it, but I thought about what I would really be gaining by buying it and what it’s place in my quiver would be. I realized that it had virtually no chance of even cracking my top 3 (I have 6 basses) and it would be a waste of my money and be taking an opportunity for a deal away from somebody else that could make better use of it.
 
#132
Dr. Cheese said:
I have been sitting around letting some extra money coming my way burn a hole in my pockets thinking about what I can buy, and now I am thinking why? I could use a fretless upgrade, but I don’t need one. I certainly do not need another fretted bass. Why do I always want something else?
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I have a fretless G&L L-1505 I could probably be talked out of.
 
#133
I agree with one of the early posts, only way to get another bass at this point is to replace an existing one I already have. I am basically down to 3 basses, one is on the bubble and wouldn't mind replacing it if a used bass pops up in the market with the specifics I'm looking for , the other two are pretty much keepers. Wanting and needing a bass are two separate things, I don't need another bass. Want...well......if you have the money, and it's not going to detract you from using the money in other areas of need, then all the power to you. I can live vicariously through all the NBD posts here, but at the end of the day, I'm happy with my er...flock. I'm liking the fact that I'm getting more familiar with with their nuances and really, makes me a better bass player imo, it keeps things focused on playing the instruments rather than the whole process of getting to know a new bass each time I change one. Just my two cents of course.
 
#135
Allow me to let you dispose of that extra cash. :D

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#138
Dr. Cheese said:
I have been sitting around letting some extra money coming my way burn a hole in my pockets thinking about what I can buy, and now I am thinking why? I could use a fretless upgrade, but I don’t need one. I certainly do not need another fretted bass. Why do I always want something else?
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Not meaning to be an a$$hole and going against the usual TB advice (GET IT!!!). Didn't you have a Pedulla fretless? What could possibly be an upgrade?

A Tony Franklin would be nice...
 

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