How do I tell my wife I just bought another bass?

[Earbrass]

"How do I tell my wife I just bought another bass?"

 

The OP has misspelt "why".

[Old Horse Murphy]

9 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Is that what cross-sticking is then?

very good. The best I could come up with was parafiddles 😂

[Quatschmacher]

3 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

very good. The best I could come up with was parafiddles 😂

Was going to say he’d been caught with his stick in someone else’s hand but thought that was better. 

[inthedoghouse]

Some of you on here may have the book 'Living WIth GAS'.  There are some good stories in there about getting a new one in 🙂

[Martley]

When I was younger I did 20 years as a Kayak Coach - I changed my Kayak every few years, but found if I kept to the same colour the change wasn't noticed. It's what ladies notice about cars too right?

[Grimalkin]

 

[tauzero]

On 08/01/2022 at 17:41, Len_derby said:

Luckily, me n’ the wife are relaxed about what each of us buy for our hobbies.

I might be able to sneak a new bass into the house but she’s going to struggle with another kayak. Currently I believe she has two 🤔.

 

 

 

 

Are they both red?

 

For my most recent acquisition, bought a week before my birthday:

 

Me: "You know you asked me what I'd like for my birthday?"

Mrs Zero: "Yes"

Me: "Could I have forgiveness please?"

 

I really should sell one or two though. It's currently somewhere round the two dozen mark.

[Machines]

47 minutes ago, tauzero said:

I really should sell one or two though. It's currently somewhere round the two dozen mark.

 

I can be there in 10 mins to help.

[knirirr]

On 08/01/2022 at 18:43, thebrig said:

I'm also one of the lucky ones, my missus gets quite upset when I sell a bass, and she doesn't mind me buying a bass,

 

Same here. I keep saying that I have two fretless jazzes and perhaps should sell the one that people might be willing to buy, and I'm told that I should not as it's the one I've coveted for 30 years and so I should keep it.
She has also been learning to play a bass I purchased recently.

[Grimalkin]

A bass is always going to be a problem to move in one piece. Take the neck off, and do it in two inconspicuous trips. Once inside, reassemble and hide it behind the others. If you get caught out in the open with it, I'm afraid gas-lighting is probably the best resort. Tell her you've had it for years.

[Rayman]

Told her

 

😆

[Grimalkin]

A clear conscience is the softest pillow, do you still happen to have a pillow to sleep on?

 

 

 

 

 

[gareth]

[Norris]

If you're really of that persuasion to have to try to conceal such things, the conversation goes thusly...

 

"This old thing? This is the one that I've been saying I need to upgrade to a better bass for years. I thought I'd give it just one more try. You mean to say you've not been listening to me all this time?"

[alyctes]

"Hey, traded the pink Fender for this.  Good innit?"

[AndyTravis]

4 minutes ago, alyctes said:

"Hey, traded the pink Fender for this.  Good innit?"

“You had a pink fender?!”

 

”yeah, for years! You really don’t pay attention to me do you? Pfft, typical. Pink fender - played half my gigs on it for the last ten years…”

 

”er…”

 

It wouldn’t work in this house.

 

Funnily enough, she wouldn’t allow me to have my kingbass on show.

 

”that thing, looks like a coffee table with bike parts stuck on. And where’s the head?!”

 

 

Edited January 9, 2022 by AndyTravis

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, knirirr said:

 

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She has also been learning to play a bass I purchased recently.

Genius 

[Geek99]

29 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

 

 

Funnily enough, she wouldn’t allow me to have my kingbass on show.

 

”that thing, looks like a coffee table with bike parts stuck on. And where’s the head?!”

 

 

Heh heh nice one Centurion 

Edited January 10, 2022 by Geek99

[cetera]

Just keep buying, selling & trading gradually over a long period of time until you have a large number in hard & soft cases which can easily be added to or swapped without them ever noticing.

 

I'm up to 75 basses and 10 guitards. Once I got past about 40 she didn't notice anymore...  😂

[Old Horse Murphy]

15 minutes ago, cetera said:

Just keep buying, selling & trading gradually over a long period of time until you have a large number in hard & soft cases which can easily be added to or swapped without them ever noticing.

 

I'm up to 75 basses and 10 guitards. Once I got past about 40 she didn't notice anymore...  😂

I'm up to 10 basses and 2 guitars and I feel dirty!

[Japhet]

On 08/01/2022 at 18:43, thebrig said:

I'm also one of the lucky ones, my missus gets quite upset when I sell a bass, and she doesn't mind me buying a bass, she thinks they look nice hanging on the wall around the house.

She appreciates that most will sell for what I paid for them if I purchased them second hand, and even if I have owned a hundred basses over the years, when it comes to retiring from playing, or worse, then what basses remain can be sold on, so its possible to own, and play, loads of basses in your lifetime for virtually no cost at all.

I'm lucky like that too, although it has to be said that my Mrs hobby, horses, is a whole lot more expensive than anythig I've ever come up with. We recently had a vets bill which would have covered the cost of my Musicman Stingray and Eden WT800 and 2x12 cab with a whole lot to spare. In effect I'm permanently in credit although also permanently skint too.

[itsmedunc]

With confidence. Show no fear. Pretend it's the 50's again. She'll give you a peck on the cheek and say "that's lovely dear".

It's a foolproof plan. It will definitely work. Just ask the ex Mrs itsmedunc 😂

[Geek99]

13 minutes ago, Japhet said:

I'm lucky like that too, although it has to be said that my Mrs hobby, horses, is a whole lot more expensive than anythig I've ever come up with. We recently had a vets bill which would have covered the cost of my Musicman Stingray and Eden WT800 and 2x12 cab with a whole lot to spare. In effect I'm permanently in credit although also permanently skint too.

Moi aussi… sadly my girls also like ponies so that one won’t wash 

[Geek99]

51 minutes ago, cetera said:

Just keep buying, selling & trading gradually over a long period of time until you have a large number in hard & soft cases which can easily be added to or swapped without them ever noticing.

 

I'm up to 75 basses and 10 guitards. Once I got past about 40 she didn't notice anymore...  😂

Holy freaking smoke 

[Thunderbird]

On 09/01/2022 at 14:16, Quatschmacher said:

Is that what cross-sticking is then?

 

 

On 09/01/2022 at 14:07, Old Horse Murphy said:

One of my bands a number of years ago folded as the guitarist moved away. The drummer however, kept going to rehearsals until his wife found messages on his phone. He was doing a very different sort of pounding....

Hope it wasn't a rim shot lol