Machines

Same applies with girlfriends.

One for everyone's bank.

I think the issue with searching for 'the one' is the assumption that your desires are static. My solution (so far) is to have a moderate number of 2nd hand mid-level instruments that can be sold/replaced at little cost (usually just shipping). None of them are duplicates in terms of appearance or sounds, so that helps me cater for what I want that day, or hour etc. That said, this new Euro 4LX is quickly ranking up the 'best i've had' chart.

Mine does get a little weary of my apparent eternal dissatisfaction, but knows I won't break the bank with my whims. There's an informal agreement that the rack (7 spaces) cant be overfull unless something's in there's for sale. I think that's a good thing as I probably wouldn't ever stop otherwise.

She knows them better than most.

You'll break, I know your weaknesses.

I am in the anti gas 2022 club. So far so good, I try and relieve the pressure by finding basses @AndyTravis would like and try and get him to buy them instead.

I have made a Pivot Table of mine. Needless to say 2021 was intense.

Looks like it's based off the GB94 (I have a GB95). Interested to see what the pickup switching options will be. EDIT: Doesn't look like it's new:

Had a good bonding session with it tonight. Tweaked the tonepump so it doesn't overload my ears and now it's perfect. Never had a reverse PJ setup before but I like it a lot. Hopefully have a rehearsal in the next week or two, however I have a Spidey sense the band is about to fold (radio silence on that chat). Ah well.

This wasn't a planned purchase at all, saw it pop up - dribbled, worked out what I could sell and clicked order from Andertons 2nd hand section. Looks like a 2017 build, absolutely mint condition. I had a similar 2017 Euro 6LX for about 3 weeks I found in GuitarGuitar Birmingham 2 years ago, but had to sell at short notice due to life events (didn't lose any money at least). Having bought and sold quite a lot in that time, I always wanted it back but certainly didn't need a 6 string (Yamaha RBXJM2 covers that). So this popped up on my daily browse, I sent the link to my GAS Enablement Buddy (@AndyTravis) who agreed it should be procured immediately. No setup required, strings should be OK too - had about 30 mins on it so far, and it's great (obviously). Probably going to have to sell 2-3 to pay for it, but quality > quantity. Especially as this seems quite versatile.

0.82% of the year complete, all good so far.

Buying a Fender as a potential investment is very risky. Forget the money side of it and pretend in 10 years you'd get the same money back for (+/- inflation), do you still want it ?

Think I saw this on a website marked down from £750 or so. @AndyTravis and I determined it was mid 2000s and basically a Cort. Decent for price but forget anything about its age being accurate.

At least the BTB demo is in the style of music the product is aimed at, but is it good for jazz ?

They look like the guitars the Jetsons would have.

I know it may seem daunting, but knowing how to do a setup yourself will save your so much hassle, time and money. It's hard to really get so wrong that it can't be put back in a couple of minutes. Generally speaking - there's 2 things to adjust, the bridge saddles, and truss rod. Got any pics of the bridge saddles and neck from the side close up (around 12th fret)? We can probably point you in the right direction.

I managed to order a new bass just before the cut off yesterday. I told my wife about this challenge and she laughed with much vigour.

Nothing drastic, just evolutions on previous instruments. The green SR looks interesting, but close up it looks like the bass a leprechaun would play: Additionally, the square end of the fretboard REALLY bothers me. They did such a nice job on the body end - why make it look so unfinished ?!

I decided to evade the GAS 2022 challenge on a technicality, and ordered this yesterday PM, ETA next Wed.