2022 Gear abstinence thread

[msb]

Went to L&M this morning , ordered a couple of sets of shortscale flatwound strings and bought a cable.

Pretty good.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I'm going to start 2023 with good intentions. The plan is to sell a bunch of instruments and try not to buy any more.

 

I failed big time in 2022 and even managed to get an additional purchase in before the end of the year. In my defense Andertons listed the FSR bass VI in Lake Placid Blue at £70 off in their sale so it really would have been rude not to.

[Machines]

On 28/12/2022 at 18:53, Machines said:

 

I'm afraid you're going to have to recalculate, I got another today. 

 

And again.

[MacDaddy]

I have all the basses and gear I need.

But do I have all the basses and gear I want?

[neepheid]

Just now, MacDaddy said:

I have all the basses and gear I need.

But do I have all the basses and gear I want?

 

Of course not, why are you even asking?

[MacDaddy]

8 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Of course not, why are you even asking?

 

Because I'm deliberately staying away from the Marketplace forums!

[Happy Jack]

Late to the thread, sorry guys.

 

I am starting my 2022 GAS refusal right NOW!

 

[ezbass]

1 minute ago, Happy Jack said:

Late to the thread, sorry guys.

 

I am starting my 2022 GAS refusal right NOW!

 

Best steer clear of the for sale section for the next 6 hours or so  .

[Machines]

I went to BassDirect today to get it out of my system, came back with a 2nd hand bass and preamp for my RBX6JM. I managed until March this year, I am aiming for April this time.

 

@AndyTravis can attest to my willpower.

[TeresaFR]

Well, yesterday I bought the Schecter SLS Evil Twin bass I was after, so excepting a set of heavy gauge strings, I should be new gear free in 2023. I also got a huge discount on the Evil Twin thanks to the January sales. Seriously, £460 off! I do have 2 or 3 things to sell next year so maybe I'll have a negative acquisition for the year.

[Quilly]

Anyone starting a 2023 thread so I can join it and fail miserably ?

[neepheid]

Only 1 hour to go, 1 more eBayless hour and I'll have made it.

[ezbass]

9 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Only 1 hour to go, 1 more eBayless hour and I'll have made it.

😬

[Maude]

I'm not planning on buying anything for the rest of the year. 😁

[Quilly]

7 minutes ago, ezbass said:

😬

 

[lozkerr]

Made it!!

 

No guarantees for this year, though...

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

5 hours ago, Quilly said:

Anyone starting a 2023 thread so I can join it and fail miserably ?

Usually @bassfan's responsibility.

[jimmyb625]

6 hours ago, Quilly said:

Anyone starting a 2023 thread so I can join it and fail miserably ?

 

 

There's one up now, it's early days, but it's looking like 2023 is going to be the year of buying as much as possible!! 🤣

 

 

[TorturedSaints]

2022 success. No purchases, just fantasy ones . . . 🤣. In my dreams I bought a couple of new ACGs, a Stingray 5, a backup amp and a pickup for my DB. 😀

[neepheid]

Can we get a final scores on the doors for this thread then wrap it up?

 

I made it, albeit with a withdrawal soother gift in August courtesy of a very generous and amazing wife. I am a lucky man.

[jimmyb625]

I was out after Origin Effects brought out the BassRig. Then I decided to compound my failure by picking up a '73 P-Bass, as an early 50th present to myself. To top it all off, I thought I'd better try a short-scale, to see what all the fuss was about.

[tauzero]

I was out in March, after buying an Ibanez SRF705, which was the bass I said I'd make an exception for. Although I also bought an Ibanez EHB1265, and a Batking bass uke, just to make sure my defeat was a proud one.

[Quilly]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, neepheid said:

Can we get a final scores on the doors for this thread then wrap it up?

 

I made it, albeit with a withdrawal soother gift in August courtesy of a very generous and amazing wife. I am a lucky man.

Yeah who’s the bestest tightwad ?

Edited January 3, 2023 by Quilly