I was just registering in case I wanna buy something from the classifieds any time soon.
I like buying and selling used music gear. It's so much fun reading up, getting a general view of the products, and making decisions.
[b]However[/b]
Quite a few of the eBay auctions I've looked at recently, have very defensive, specific descriptions like [b][color=#ff8c00]<good country> made, not <bad country> crap etc[/color][/b] or [b][color=#008000]this was before they <bad event>[/color][/b] and are usually still way to aloof. Too much emotion and voodoo, and skepticism.
I see these comments kind of comment quite a lot on classifieds, Gumtree etc, and I get confused about how much people get obsessed about gear. Almost over-selling it, even to themselves.
I see my self as a realist. The kind of guy who sticks things on eBay at 99p, and who doesn't care where his goods are made, as long as they are decent.
I got a Rootmaster 420 with a 115 and a 210 (all Ashdown). A GK 12'' combo, which broke on me and I fixed, and a diddy 10W Ashdown practice amp.
Got a few basses, G&L L2k, a G&L PJ bass (project), a Yamaha I've painted and a Fender Jazz bass I don't wanna get attached to (wanna sell maybe).
I'm in a RHCP Tribute band. I don't really focus on the gear, just learning what I like and rolling with it as frugally as I can.
So hello I guess.
Edit: I'm not sh*t-hot. I just try to look like I am, and for the most part, it seems to work. I'm really not an in-the-pocket player is what I'm getting at.