Funky Dunky Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Any of you been like this, or still like this? I've been playing bass for two years and I have three basses. My most recent acquistion was only a few weeks ago, but it has done nothing to extinguish the GAS. I crave basses. I want P basses. Lots of them. I want Jazzes. Warwicks. Spectors. Sterlings. MMs. Gibson. Wals. I just need basses. I need them like a thirsty addict. I have problems. I want Ibanez. I want MTD. Lakland. You name it, if I see it, I want it. And not one. I want several. I want it in blue. I want it in green. I want it in black. Blonde. Natural wood finish. I want one with that pickup configuration, but one with this configuration too. I want one with a black pickguard, one with a white pickguard and one with pearl. I want one with a roseboard and one with maple. I'm sick. I'm unwell and hopelessly addicted. Only a lottery win can save me. No rehab on the planet can fix me. I need basses. Lots of them. Now. Edited February 24, 2015 by Funky Dunky Quote
inate_hex Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Dont forget Xotic, Sandberg.......etc :-) Quote
Funky Dunky Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 And Sadowsky, and Alleva Coppolo, and Ritter, and Zon.....G&L....if I had 100 basses I would still want more. Quote
JapanAxe Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I told the drummer in my band that I had 4 basses. He thought this was OTT, then admitted he had 4 drum-kits! I would have more, but I've run out of space. Quote
stubass Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I dream of the kids moving out so I can knock down the dividing wall between their bedrooms and fill the whole of the upstairs with basses, amps and a beer fridge. Does this make me a bad person? Quote
planer Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1424805891' post='2700691'] I'm sick. I'm unwell and hopelessly addicted. Only a lottery win can save me. No rehab on the planet can fix me. I need basses. Lots of them. Now. [/quote] I do believe you may be beyond help. I can see a time in your future where you are found under a mound of basses, giggling like an excited child. Bring on the shopping! Quote
Funky Dunky Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 [quote name='planer' timestamp='1424811794' post='2700812'] I can see a time in your future where you are found under a mound of basses, giggling like an excited child. [/quote] I swear I thought that said "gigging like an excited child" and I laughed as I imagined it! Quote
Funky Dunky Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 [quote name='stubass' timestamp='1424811762' post='2700809'] I dream of the kids moving out so I can knock down the dividing wall between their bedrooms and fill the whole of the upstairs with basses, amps and a beer fridge. Does this make me a bad person? [/quote] No, it makes you awesome. Or it will when you've done it. Quote
Dad3353 Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Don't start looking closely at Lamborghinis... Quote
alyctes Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I can't see the lottery win making any difference, TBH... Quote
uk_lefty Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 A bassist has a genuine need for the following basses as a minimum: two fretted jazz basses one strung with flats, one strung with rounds; two fretted precisions, one with flats one with rounds; a fretless bass, possibly a jazz; one with decent active electronics for a modern hi-fi sound; a vintage bass; a custom made bass; a bass with exotic woods; a semi-hollow; an acoustic bass; a headless bass; a bitsa frankenbass; an acrylic bass; a keytar; a bass that nobody else has; the bass everyone else has; a broken bass that's always in the process of being fixed..... and a Hofner. Quote
Telebass Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 ^^^ Been heading this way on one or two occasions. Then I just stopped, realised what it was I needed, and settled on that. Two jazz-necked Ps, a P5, and a Kingman acoustic. The Kingman is hardly ever used, probably going to be gone soon. Even the DB is probably going to be on its way in the not-too-distant future... Quote
alembic1989 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1424817849' post='2700922'] A bassist has a genuine need for the following basses as a minimum: two fretted jazz basses one strung with flats, one strung with rounds; two fretted precisions, one with flats one with rounds; a fretless bass, possibly a jazz; one with decent active electronics for a modern hi-fi sound; a vintage bass; a custom made bass; a bass with exotic woods; a semi-hollow; an acoustic bass; a headless bass; a bitsa frankenbass; an acrylic bass; a keytar; a bass that nobody else has; the bass everyone else has; a broken bass that's always in the process of being fixed..... and a Hofner. [/quote] Brilliant....and spot on. Quote
CamdenRob Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 It really is incurable... It's a matter of controling it. I have all the bass gear I will ever need for my lifetime, Im not looking for anything to improve my set up in any way... but yesterday I was looking through various cort curbows thinking I might just get one for noodling on... Why whould I do that? I can just noodle on my existing bass Its hopeless... Quote
FlatEric Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1424805891' post='2700691'] Any of you been like this, or still like this? I've been playing bass for two years and I have three basses. My most recent acquistion was only a few weeks ago, but it has done nothing to extinguish the GAS. I crave basses. I want P basses. Lots of them. I want Jazzes. Warwicks. Spectors. Sterlings. MMs. Gibson. Wals. I just need basses. I need them like a thirsty addict. I have problems. I want Ibanez. I want MTD. Lakland. You name it, if I see it, I want it. And not one. I want several. I want it in blue. I want it in green. I want it in black. Blonde. Natural wood finish. I want one with that pickup configuration, but one with this configuration too. I want one with a black pickguard, one with a white pickguard and one with pearl. I want one with a roseboard and one with maple. I'm sick. I'm unwell and hopelessly addicted. Only a lottery win can save me. No rehab on the planet can fix me. I need basses. Lots of them. Now. [/quote] Oh dear - you have it bad - that's how I started off, a long time ago! Best not take any advice from me! If you do start getting some of them together - label the cases! That's all I can offer in terms of help! Quote
MikanHannille Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Good to know I'm not that bad. I'm satisfied with my Atelier Z and Lakland. I only need fretless versions of them and a semi-hollow and a EUB. and.... oh wait. Quote
CamdenRob Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Having said I am GAS free an hour ago, I now have raging GAS for this that has just popped up in the classifieds... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/256599-yamaha-trbx-305-5-string-bass-guitar-gloss-white-as-new-l250/ I am a lost cause... Quote
stubass Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1424851616' post='2701054'] It really is incurable... It's a matter of controling it. I have all the bass gear I will ever need for my lifetime, Im not looking for anything to improve my set up in any way... but yesterday I was looking through various cort curbows thinking I might just get one for noodling on... Why whould I do that? I can just noodle on my existing bass Its hopeless... [/quote] I've bought several basses to "noodle" on, what's with that? "I just want it" is probably being honest about it, but "noodling" is the word we use. I don't even "noodle" on noodles, I eat them. Quote
neepheid Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I cannot see what the problem is here Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 The first step is admitting that you have a problem. So, in solidarity: my name is Elias Mooseblaster, and I have terrible GAS. The second step is deciding what steps you're going to take to fix the problem...but that sounds boring. Sod it, I'm off to Denmark Street. Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Had a bit of time to kill yesterday, between 2 hospital appointments. Ended up in Denmark St . Saw a white Washburn status in the window. ( I already have a de activated wine colour one). Thankfully, it was a smidgen overpriced at£495 Guess I'm cured;) i was even thinking of exchanging my steinberger for it. I have seen the light Quote
neepheid Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Last time I was in a guitar shop worth the name, I nearly walked out with an Epiphone Toby Deluxe, saved by the fact that they only had one finish in stock and I didn't like it Ridiculously good for the money, didn't care for the electronics/controls but at that price, who cares if you mod it? Quote
Machines Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I play all of my basses within a few minutes of each other every few weeks just to remind myself that I have an amazing collection and to tell myself how I need nothing else. Except a Thumb 5 and a Stingray. Quote
Panamonte Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I thought when I got a 5 string last summer (taking the total number of basses up to 6) that I was sorted. But I've just bought an EUB. And now I'm on the lookout for a 5 string fretless. It really is hopeless. On the plus side they do all get played Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1424864847' post='2701268'] I thought when I got a 5 string last summer (taking the total number of basses up to 6) that I was sorted. But I've just bought an EUB. And now I'm on the lookout for a 5 string fretless. It really is hopeless. [b]On the plus side they do all get played [/b] [/quote] This is the key justification I cling to. My total now stands at 7, but I can confidently say that I'll use at least 4 of them at our next recording session in a couple of weeks! Quote
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