Equipment Nostalgia

[Geddys nose]

Found myself looking at Rics again when they blatantly don't work for me (Owned about 6 now and all sold on)

Does anyone else have this problem with Basses,Amps,Gear ect .

Do you buy again and think why did I buy this? or do you just move on?

[FinnDave]

I have the same problem with Jazz Basses, sound great in the shop but the music I play sounds much better with a Precision in a band. Still keep buying them, though, then swapping them for Ps later. I never learn!

[RhysP]

I occasionally find myself looking at old Rick 4001 basses & thinking I'd really like another one because they look so great, but then I remember that the two I owned were garbage, and every one I've ever played has been terrible too & the desire to own one soon passes again.

[leschirons]

Telecasters with me. Latest one is my 5th after having sold the previous 4 as they "weren't my thing" 😂

[Dood]

Nearly everything I've sold, either voluntarily or otherwise!!!

[LewisK1975]

Yep - Stingrays for me. Up til the last couple of years, I'd primarily played with a pick, and they never seemed to really work for me. Tried 3 of them.

Now I play almost exclusively with fingers, and really think I should give them another go...

[stuckinthepod]

Yep Floyd Rose bridge style guitars, bloody stupid things they are. I've had three so far...

Edited December 14, 2016 by stuckinthepod

[Hobbayne]

Another Stingray fancier here. Even though the sound is not what I want I'm after, I still love the look of them. I went out and got a lovely black and maple SUB to quench my urge but that still sits in its gig bag.

[blue]

I have several really cool looking basses. My Gibson Gold Top Les Paul Bass, 1991 Gibson Thunderbird, ES-335 Bass to name a few. I still buy these classic looking basses but I usually gig with my Fender MIJ reissue P Basses.

Blue

Edited December 14, 2016 by blue

[GreeneKing]

Yep, Rics again.

[Bilbo]

I keep fancying six string basses and now have a seven string but I only ever play them in the woodshed and rarely take them out.

[Lord Sausage]

I just can't sell things. I got a 5 string fretless that i never use. I just cant bring myself to sell it because i used it on big ish tour. Which is f***in stupid!

[3below]

Gibson EB2 - which I had in my youth. Now just too costly for what they will do, other better priced alternatives are available and I clearly remember why I moved it on. Now if an EB2D appeared at the right price ........

Hiwatt 200 - which I had in my youth. Now just too heavy......

[TrevorR]

You're all, clearly mad you lot!!!!!

[Cat Burrito]

I've trained myself to view instruments as tools of the trade. If I don't use it, it gets sold and if I then decide it would be useful to own I get another one. I have a small collection that gets played rather than a large arsenal that sits in cases. I seem to have caught myself out by genuinely falling in love with my latest bass and I can't see a change coming.

[Painy]

Stuff I've sold that I often wish I had back:

Bass Connection SGC Nanyo SB315
Yamaha RBX765a
Yamaha TRB5 II
Warwick Streamer Stage 1 5
Trace Elliot AH400SMX

But what I'd really like is what the Streamer (the only thing on the list that I couldn't actually afford to buy again right now) would cost to buy new now (at current RRP) in cash!

Edited December 14, 2016 by Painy

[Geek99]

A 75 reissue jazz in natural with rosewood -
Jap

Bought for a song and I wish I'd kept it

[Conan]

Not sure it's nostalgia, but I keep doing this with 5 string basses. I've had about five but have sold them all on a few months later when I realise that I just can't be bothered putting the time in to learn to play them properly...

Edited December 15, 2016 by Conan

[markstuk]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1481719779' post='3194503']
I occasionally find myself looking at old Rick 4001 basses & thinking I'd really like another one because they look so great, but then I remember that the two I owned were garbage, and every one I've ever played has been terrible too & the desire to own one soon passes again.
[/quote]

this. in spades :-)

[chris_b]

I have nostalgia for a lot of things but not for gear.

I've been reasonably lucky. I've was able to buy what I wanted and every piece of gear has been an upgrade. Every piece has been better than what it replaced so I look forwards to the fantastic gear that has yet to be made.

[Bigwan]

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1481732648' post='3194664']
Yep - Stingrays for me. Up til the last couple of years, I'd primarily played with a pick, and they never seemed to really work for me. Tried 3 of them.

Now I play almost exclusively with fingers, and really think I should give them another go...
[/quote]

Don't do it! Bloody awful things... Took 4 EBs for me to realise it

[ivansc]

USA 1962 Precision 3 colour sunburst rosewood board. Just a few months old when I got it off the original owner

Fixed this by buying a recent USA 62 reissue of the same bass a year ago.

New one is not as nice as the memory of the original, but at least I could afford it and it IS a great playing and great sounding P Bass.

One of the rare occasions when they actually got the reissues RIGHT.

Rick 4001 stereo? I had one from new bought in 1973. Great bass apart from that sharp edged body peeled all the skin off my right forearm!
I swapped it for a Travis Bean which in turn got sold to finance buying a Fender Rhodes piano which in turn got traded for a fretless P Bass... which.... yada yada....

Edited December 15, 2016 by ivansc

[LewisK1975]

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1481795126' post='3195145']
Don't do it! Bloody awful things... Took 4 EBs for me to realise it
[/quote]

You could be right.......Still, I've got too many Jazz Basses at the moment and one's going to have to go at some point. Would I consider a trade offer for a nice Ray, probably Ha!

[kodiakblair]

Why do some folk say " tools of the trade,if it's not getting used it gets sold" ?

In 30 odd year as a carpenter can't say I've ever sold any tools.Still have my "Yankee",at least 20 year since I used it but still got it just in case.

[Roger2611]

[quote name='Geddys nose' timestamp='1481719440' post='3194495']
Found myself looking at Rics again when they blatantly don't work for me (Owned about 6 now and all sold on)

[/quote]

A simple answer that has cured me of any Ric desire, I have long since hankered after one but couldn't justify the price for a bass I was unsure about so I picked up an old CMI copy, it's fantastic it has a big bow at the top of the neck, no matter what I do I can't get the electrics to work properly, it is dead uncomfortable to play when standing up, I am told by many it is a dead accurate copy of many older Ric's...basically it hangs on the wall looking nice but serving as a £400.00 reminder that I don't need a Ric