bassfan Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 🤔 it was a gift and you didn’t pay…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, neepheid said: - she was aware of my participation in this thread and offered to buy me a bass if I found one I liked. Hmm, I detect potential shenanigans. Oh yeah, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, ezbass said: Hmm, I detect potential shenanigans. Oh yeah, Point 1: Not at all - the abstinence thing came up quite naturally in conversation a while back (probably about cost of living). No puppy dog eyes were deployed! Point 2: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) I think you’re in the clear. Mainly just so we still have someone still standing in this 😀 PS love the bass Edited August 3, 2022 by Merton 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 25 minutes ago, neepheid said: Point 1: Not at all - the abstinence thing came up quite naturally in conversation a while back (probably about cost of living). No puppy dog eyes were deployed! Point 2: Point one - your Mrs doesn’t glaze over when you talk about basses or the forum? Cool! Point two - your Mrs bought you that? Cool! You might want to see if one of your legs is longer than the other, as I was pulling one of them earlier . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, ezbass said: Point one - your Mrs doesn’t glaze over when you talk about basses or the forum? Cool! Point two - your Mrs bought you that? Cool! You might want to see if one of your legs is longer than the other, as I was pulling one of them earlier . Damn you, I'll be walking in circles now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 hours ago, neepheid said: I need an adjudication. I have acquired a bass. My wife bought me it while we were on holiday - she was aware of my participation in this thread and offered to buy me a bass if I found one I liked. Am I still in? I think I'm out because it was not a 100% surprise and I had a say in what the bass was. It was 100% lovely of her to do that though! I await your decision... You’re in but you’re wife can no longer take part. I’m sure she is devastated 🤣 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I think the 2020 rules said that gifts were OK, provided they were unprompted and you had no say in the matter. If that means you're out, then frankly who cares? It's a fabulous bass, and a really nice present. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I’m not participating in 2023 because this thread has the opposite effect on me ☹️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 31 minutes ago, Quilly said: I’m not participating in 2023 because this thread has the opposite effect on me ☹️ Every reason to join in if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I too need an adjudication. Following the fun and games I had with potential tinnitus and building a personal IEM system earlier this year, I've snapped up a Shure PSM200 wireless setup to replace the wired Behringer belt pack I was using. Strictly speaking, I don't need it. It doesn't go in the signal chain, buuuuuuuut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 In response to above, I don't think monitoring stuff counts - it's PPE, innit and removing a wire makes it safer, so I think this is fair enough. So, October now, who's still in, apart from me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, neepheid said: In response to above, I don't think monitoring stuff counts - it's PPE, innit and removing a wire makes it safer, so I think this is fair enough. So, October now, who's still in, apart from me? In that case, I'm still in. Twelve weeks to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, lozkerr said: In that case, I'm still in. Twelve weeks to go... I have Christmas AND a birthday to navigate in that time. I have £500 burning a hole in a savings pot in my bank account that was set aside for the utilities price hike which never (fully) happened. I have ideas of making my Epiphone Les Paul passive again, and fitting a 10 way switch to my Reverend Triad. Neither things need to be done this year. Must. Stay. Strong. Edited October 5, 2022 by neepheid 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkerr Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, neepheid said: I have Christmas AND a birthday to navigate in that time. I have £500 burning a hole in a savings pot in my bank account that was set aside for the utilities price hike which never (fully) happened. I have ideas of making my Epiphone Les Paul passive again, and fitting a 10 way switch to my Reverend Triad. Neither things need to be done this year. Must. Stay. Strong. Aye. Just Say No, kids 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) I’m up to twenty something basses , there’s only one I have any interest in selling , and the house I live in has too much stuff in it. I watch kijiji like a hawk and generally have a sock tucked away with some musical emergency cash. Last year was good , I only dragged three or four new strays home. Couple amps as well though … I’m not sure I can manage zero growth , but I’m going to try some restraint. Talked a friend into buying a Westone Rail several days back. Even spending their money… Edited October 5, 2022 by msb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, msb said: I’m up to twenty something basses , there’s only one I have any interest in selling , and the house I live in has too much stuff in it. I watch kijiji like a hawk and generally have a sock tucked away with some musical emergency cash. Last year was good , I only dragged three or four new strays home. I’m not sure I can manage zero growth , but I’m going to try some restraint. Talked a friend into buying a Westone Rail several days back. Even spending their money… A bad case I do understand, I can fully relate to this situation I keep repeating the mantra "I do not need an upright bass again, remind me why I swapped the last one for an EUB" Edited October 5, 2022 by 3below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 04/08/2022 at 14:12, lozkerr said: I too need an adjudication. Following the fun and games I had with potential tinnitus and building a personal IEM system earlier this year, I've snapped up a Shure PSM200 wireless setup to replace the wired Behringer belt pack I was using. Strictly speaking, I don't need it. It doesn't go in the signal chain, buuuuuuuut... How are you finding it? Decent quality step up from the Behringer in terms of sound quality? I've been pretty crap at not getting new kit this year (surprise, surprise) but, fingers crossed I may end the year having sold more than I've bought particularly if I manage to substantially fund getting a replacement PA in by selling one of my bass cabs. In particular, I've managed to sell a couple of basses and not bought a bass in 18 months, and can for the first time in several years get all my electric basses onto one bass rack... Trouble is that rack still has space for 7 basses! I love the fact that so many of the pro bass players (ok not @cetera, haha!) on this forum just have 2 or 3 basses which they gig the hell out of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I’ve had an upright for over twenty years now although most gigs are electric. (and a good friend here has six uprights) Mine’s just an old German plywood job. Does the job. My friend works on them , and can’t help himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Trouble is that rack still has space for 7 basses! I love the fact that so many of the pro bass players (ok not @cetera, haha!) on this forum just have 2 or 3 basses which they gig the hell out of. I don’t have room for racks , but I have nooks where they pile up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, msb said: I don’t have room for racks , but I have nooks where they pile up. If left in close proximity like that, they'll breed. They're not to be trusted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I can hardly wait … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I'll be up for 2023. I'm sure I've got everything I want... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, tauzero said: ... I'm sure I've got everything I want... I kinda thought that at the end of last year...and the year before that...oh, and the one previous to that...and actually the one prior ...and ...and ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, tauzero said: I'm sure I've got everything I want... Me, every year. 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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