Wife Forces Sale of One of Two Basses!

you have two options sell the wife or sell the Carvin. Keep the Stingray even though maple necks are evil.

 

Did you get rid of one of your nuts already too (2 nuts is just too many you only need 1). Dude thats wrong as a football bat, tell her to be glad theres not more. Im not a dick about that stuff to my wife but I put up with her stuff so she can put up with mine, and 2 basses is very acceptable, there are some battles that I give up so I can win the ones that count and thats one of those you want to win.

 

Well, which one do YOU like better?

For me I'd say keep the Music Man. I moved from a Carvin LB75 to the Stingray 5 and for me there's no comparison maple fingerboard and all.

 

I've been married 3 times. I have 8 Basses and about 7 other odd instruments and 5 bass rigs.

 

I had the "why do you need two basses" conversation with my Dad once.

I asked him if he would ever play a round of golf with just one club...

That put an end to the discussion.

 

Ask her if she is willing to sell her Shoe Collection, and retain only 1 Pair of Sports shoe´s and one Formal type of Shoe.

Now if she says yes, you can still tell her, well You have 2!! I will have 2!

 

Keep the Musicman. I haven't played any Carvins, so I can't comment on their sound, but, I can't imagine anything sounding better than the two Stingrays and one Sterling I played a few weeks ago. Let's face it guys, if you're married or have a serious girlfriend, you can't do everything you want. In order to promote domestic tranquility, I think it's commendable that Rick would even consider selling one of his axes. Good man, Rick.

Mike J.

 

sounds like a mutually beneficial marriage

 

I think it's commendable as well that Rick is willing to make that sacrafice though owning two basses really should'nt be something that upsets domestic tranquility.

 

There's two kinds of bass players in this world: the kind that listen to comments like that from their wives and takes them seriously...and the rest of us. As to Carvin's vs. Stingray's, you're kidding, right??? Son, you need more help than we can ever give you!

 

Man, you're cracked! Don't sell either of 'em until she threatens something drastic! With proper care, your basses can stay nice for the rest of your life, giving you something of meaning and value to pass on to your children (or their children). In most cases, they actually get better with age. Your wife on the other hand, no matter how hard she tries, will get old and wrinkly and will never sound or perform quite like she did the day you found her.

Just some thoughts -- all in good fun, but with a hint of seriousness behind every word.

 

RR
You've been using carvin for awhile,right? I would think by now you could 'make' one just the way you wanted(barts,etc). Proverbs 31:11

 

Dude, you have to have at least 2 basses. If one croaks on you at least you can still play.

 

You really do need a backup, ya know!

 

My wife said " If you get one more bass I'm leaving!" Damn I miss her and then again maybe not! Three basses keep me company and only speake when stroked!!!!

 

hehe...sell your bass, buy a disheveled vw beetle and start restoring it in your garage. that'll teach her to intrude in such matters.



jason

 

This seems to be quite a decision...

Is getting new electronics for your wife an option? If so, I think she'd work better with a good SD basslines 3 band preamp in her. Either that, or sell her.