SH73 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 How hard is it for you to sell a bass you like the tone of, playability etc. but use the least. I've got a decision to make. One in and one out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Not too hard, as it is usually motivated by GAS for something else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) It's not hard to sell a bass if you need too for some reason; cash for another bass, cash for rent or whatever... The thing too avoid in my experience is selling a bass because you think you should... too many basses, can't justify them all etc. That always leads too regret.. I can think of several basses I would gladly pay the price I sold them for to have them back. Edited March 7, 2017 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) It's to get another bass. Got two p basses and a jazz. Thinking of the jazz let go but it sounds amazing with SD pups and rotosound roundwoods. Edited March 6, 2017 by SH73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvo66 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm having second thoughts about my squire Matt freeman perhaps it's a Oman not to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) N = B + 1 N is the optimal number of basses to own B is the actual number of basses you currently own Edited March 7, 2017 by bazztard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 [quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1488842955' post='3252388'] I'm having second thoughts about my squire Matt freeman perhaps it's a Oman not to sell [/quote] If you decided two sell it let me know.I could do with another MF bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The last bass I 'sold' (actually, swapped for another bass) I bought back a couple of months later. No regrets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I really struggle, I have the dealer edition Warwick which doesn't suit my current band so rarely gets used, however, if at some point in time I find myself playing in a funky band the Warwick will be absolutely spot on, I know I need to sell it but I know if I do the chances of getting another are very slim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I didn't use my aged Aria Pro II Integra for a coupla years but once I'd swapped the rounds for flats I now play it as much as the others. So maybe make a minor change and it could seem like new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 [quote name='SH73' timestamp='1488836843' post='3252314'] (...) [b]sell a bass you like the tone of, playability etc.[/b] (...) [/quote] If that's true then that's the bass you should be using. I never sold a bass i liked the sound/feel unless it was a move for something i liked even more. Regrets happen when we sell a bass in wich we can't find a fault. Ask yourself these questions: "Will the new bass sound better than this one?" ; "Will the new bass be more comfortable to play than this?" ; "Will i be using it a lot more than this?" ; "Have i really tried the new bass and know for sure the answer to all the previous questions or is this jus GAS driving me???" Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Similar to a thread I started - the best advice / answer I had was only sell if you [i]have [/i]to. If you like the Jazz and can afford to keep it, then keep it. It is however, commendable if you can stick to a one in - one out rule. I definitely can't. I'm up to 8 Basses now. And I like them all for different reasons. Letting go of any would be difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I nearly always have sellers remorse - GAS is a cruel mistress and the grass isn't always greener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 [quote name='SH73' timestamp='1488836843' post='3252314'] How hard is it for you to sell a bass you like the tone of, playability etc. but use the least. [/quote] Not hard at all. If it's used the least that must mean you've got a bass(es) that sound and play better and you use the most. I sold my Wal mk3 Custom 5 string bass. Wonderful as it was I'd only gigged it twice in 3 years and I hadn't taken it of its case in a year. So when I got an offer I took it. It was the best sounding bass for the originals bands and studio work but when that dried up other basses became more appropriate. My Lull P and Lull J are fighting each other to be played. I don't have a [i]one-in-one-out[/i] policy, but I do have an [i]it's-got-to-be-gigged-to-be-kept[/i] policy. I have no problem selling stuff that won't be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) - Edited February 24, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 [quote name='SH73' timestamp='1488868526' post='3252435'] If you decided two sell it let me know.I could do with another MF bass. [/quote]its for sale on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Sell a bass? Sorry, not clear on the concept you're going to have to take me through this one slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I have a one in, one out policy that I almost never apply. Funnily enough I seem to buy fretless basses more often than fretted. The Aria SB1000 takes some beating and is my only fretted bass, apart from a cheapy acoustic that I just use for writing/noodling. I now have 3 fretless basses. Wal Custom, Cort B4FL and the latest, a Squier VM fretless which arrived today. I'm going to find a way to justify it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikanHannille Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 It's quite difficult for me as I get attached to the instrument. I'm am selling 3 basses at the moment to fund and Alpher build. But I have no choice as GAS is quite strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 With great difficulty, which is why I have way too many. I have a G&L 2500 trib I keep meaning to sell, but then I pick it up and play it and it stays there, my ibanez 805 generally doesn't get gigged but plays so well, and there are a few others. I need to sell them at some point. I use the excuse that I have a lot of guitars too and I have played any of those in ages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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