Best way to tell the wife..... ' I've just bought a new bass !'

[Ghosts Over Japan]

Some interesting replies in this thread, a couple of weeks ago when I was waiting to sell my Sandberg to buy a Warwick (in theory, but this never happened) the misses said, and I QUOTE "Why don't you buy the Warwick and have both?"



I pulled full on a Clint Eastwood expression, I don't know if she was bluffing or if it was a threat, so I didn't risk it

I ended up doing a trade in the end haha she is quite supportive of my bass playing though

Edited September 7, 2013 by Ghosts Over Japan

[Dingus]

Tell the wife that your new girlfriend bought you the bass as a gift . That way , you have introduced an element of competition and then your wife will probably buy you an even better bass to try and win you back . To be honest with you , sometimes I think I should be working for Relate , such is the quality of my advice about these kind of things . By the way , just as a precaution , make sure you have got somewhere else to live lined up in case things don't go quite according to plan .

[Roger2611]

Definately go down the "future investment route" money in the bank isn't earning interest at the moment and musical instruments don't really lose their value (well the right ones don't) keep quoting prices off evilbay...."ooh blah blah guitar selling for this much pounds....I only paid this much less pounds for mine" do that for a while and she will start to believe you are a genius investor and by the time you come to sell them as a retirement fund you will hopefully be old and dribbly and not give a hoot that they didn't make you a fortune. That's my plan anyway

[Geek99]

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1378517663' post='2201469']
It's not just wives.... Husbands can be equally troublesome

I found this approach worked well for me just a week ago....

Me "Darling, would you like to come on a roadtrip to the midlands with me tomorrow"
Him "Why are you going to the Midlands?"
Me "I'm meeting a bloke off Basschat as I'm buying a bass off him"
Him "Not another bass!!!" (slightly pissed off tone of voice)
Me "Yes, but I'm selling two"
Him "Oh, OK then"
Me "So do you want to come?"
Him "No thanks, got too much to do down the allotment"

Should add that I have stuck to what I said, and the two basses I were selling have, in Elvis style, left the building!
[/quote]
Nice ... He let you go off alone to meet a basschat member ? He could have had an axe or something ....

Ill get me coat

[Cameronj279]

This worked for me with my recent purchases. Act (or actually be) so excited about this new purchase she just can't bare to ruin the experience.

[AndyTravis]

"I want this"

'Yeah, if the money's there, get it'

That's why I married her.

[juliusmonk]

Every piece of advice (and there's some great ones in this thread) should also indicate 'years married' and 'total number of guitars/basses/amps/other bulky gear' as complementary data. These can make all the difference on the tolerance threshold... Imho

[discreet]

[quote name='Ghosts Over Japan' timestamp='1378564875' post='2201890']
I pulled full on a Clint Eastwood expression, I don't know if she was bluffing or if it was a threat, so I didn't risk it
[/quote]

So NOT 'A Few Dollars More', then.

...I'll get me poncho.

[SpaceChick]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1378574182' post='2202032']

Nice ... He let you go off alone to meet a basschat member ? He could have had an axe or something ....

Ill get me coat
[/quote]

It was in a very crowded motorway services

I think I was safe somehow

(Russ, if you see this, please take no offence, you are a lovely geezer and I guess Geek was speaking hypothetically )

[discreet]

Tell her she's lucky not to be married to someone in an orchestra.
The price of decent orchestral instruments make [i]any [/i]electric bass look very affordable by comparison.

Edited September 7, 2013 by discreet

[Noah Deere]

From a distance, preferably several miles

[Dom in Dorset]

It's all in the timing of the purchase. Wait until she's feeling down , heard bad news, under the weather, feeling bit neglected etc.....Then cheer her up by buying anew bass.

[discreet]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1378578079' post='2202114']
...cheer her up by buying a new bass.
[/quote]

[size=4] That's like buying her a power drill for her birthday. Class.[/size]

[Geek99]

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1378577436' post='2202096']


It was in a very crowded motorway services

I think I was safe somehow

(Russ, if you see this, please take no offence, you are a lovely geezer and I guess Geek was speaking hypothetically )
[/quote]
No it's just so I could make a weak pun about axes...

[ZenBasses]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378578220' post='2202119']


[size=4] That's like buying her a power drill for her birthday. Class.[/size]
[/quote]

I know a guy who's dad for valentines day one year bought his wife a sit on lawn mower and the following year a hedge trimmer..

That's brave...

[uncle psychosis]

Are there really people out there who think that being deceitful about purchases worth hundreds or thousands is a good way to behave in a committed relationship? Or who think so little of their wife that they reckon she can't tell one red bass from another?

I really hope that it's just tongue in cheek jokey bravado, otherwise it's little wonder the divorce rate is so high.

[discreet]

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1378583494' post='2202201']
...who think so little of their wife that they reckon she can't tell one red bass from another?
[/quote]

She really [i]can't [/i]tell the difference. She's just not interested. What I think of her makes no difference to that.
I don't think this thread is seriously meant to be recommending methods of deceit or promoting misogyny in any way.

Edited September 7, 2013 by discreet

[SpaceChick]

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1378583494' post='2202201']
Or who think so little of their wife that they reckon she can't tell one red bass from another?

[/quote]

Hubby's hobby is photography, and I genuinely couldn't tell one lens from another..... Apart from his big telescopic lens he has for sport photography.

[Tullfan]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378584424' post='2202210']
She really [i]can't [/i]tell the difference. She's just not interested. What I think of her makes no difference to that.
I don't think this thread is seriously meant to be recommending methods of deceit or promoting misogyny in any way.
[/quote]

Spot on !

.......though like many on here I'm sure, I am having such a laugh !! [size=4] [/size]
[size=4] [/size]
[size=4] [/size][size=4] Keep them coming please! [/size]

[discreet]

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1378584765' post='2202214']
...his big telescopic lens he has for sport...
[/quote]

Snort! Fnarr! And so on.

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='Tullfan' timestamp='1378497235' post='2201265']
I'm sure this must have been raised before, but i am looking for immediate help.
Best excuses or most successful techniques most welcome !
[/quote]

Do what my dad does with cars - say nothing. Although leave it in a really obvious place so your wife notices.

[yepmop]

try the old "well it's better than me going down the pub every night"

[SpaceChick]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1378585008' post='2202220']


Snort! Fnarr! And so on.
[/quote]

Trust you

[Dom in Dorset]

If there is a constant turnover of basses in your house the presence of another new one wouldn't be noticed, just start a rolling system of cheap ebay buying and selling .
Many of you will no doubt find it hard to believe that with all the quality advice I'm able to offer on this topic I am in fact getting divorced. It's the bagpipes she really objected to.

Edited September 7, 2013 by Dom in Somerset

[roceci]

Haha these are hilarious.

Waiting for someone to report back now saying the missus found this thread after forgetting to close the browser... :/