2023 Gear Abstinence Thread

[TeresaFR]

I sold a drum machine and two pedals and picked up one pedal and a pair of flat patch cables as part exchange and came out of it with money in pocket. Am I out?

[Simon C]

So 2 weeks with nothing on the thread, then a flurry of "I'm out" and "Does this mean I'm out?"  Were you all hid behind the sofa waiting for someone to break cover, or did you really all buy stuff yesterday? 😁

[Machines]

50 minutes ago, TeresaFR said:

I sold a drum machine and two pedals and picked up one pedal and a pair of flat patch cables as part exchange and came out of it with money in pocket. Am I out?

 

Yep, the new pedal did it not the way it was financed.

 

I'm on 6 weeks which i think is a record for me for at least 3 years.

[neepheid]

Just now, Machines said:

 

Yep, the new pedal did it not the way it was financed.

 

I'm on 6 weeks which i think is a record for me for at least 3 years.

 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Well, I’ve just paid the balance on a bass I ordered last year. I don’t know if that means I’m in or out 🤷‍♂️

Edited February 17, 2023 by hiram.k.hackenbacker

[BreadBin]

Having fallen off the wagon completely I have since added an RSO to my herd.

[TeresaFR]

12 hours ago, Simon C said:

So 2 weeks with nothing on the thread, then a flurry of "I'm out" and "Does this mean I'm out?"  Were you all hid behind the sofa waiting for someone to break cover, or did you really all buy stuff yesterday? 😁

Literally on Wednesday of this week. Not everyone lives inside a forum, not even a bass one.

[neepheid]

13 hours ago, TeresaFR said:

Literally on Wednesday of this week. Not everyone lives inside a forum, not even a bass one.

 

How is the recovery from your funectomy going?

[TeresaFR]

5 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

How is the recovery from your funectomy going?

Look here you blackguard, I have a medical condition that means I'm still waiting for a humourplasty operation. The waiting list is phenomenally long, however. And whilst I am indeed landed gentry, I'm also the most cheap scoundrel you could possibly meet and thus refuse to go private.

[Paolo85]

Right, I am officially out. I am a weak person, I know. But how is this my fault? I was drooling over this bass the first time it went for sale. Then the second. At least, I thought, ot will go to a good home. But then I saw this!! 😁

 

 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Paolo85

[Velarian]

12 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

Right, I am officially out. I am a weak person, I know. But how is this my fault? I was drooling over this bass the first time it went for sale. Then the second. At least, I thought, ot will go to a good home. But then I saw this!! 😁

 

 

If it helps ease your conscience, I think you’ve done the right thing. 👍

[Waddo Soqable]

18 minutes ago, Paolo85 said:

Right, I am officially out. I am a weak person, I know. But how is this my fault? I was drooling over this bass the first time it went for sale. Then the second. At least, I thought, ot will go to a good home. But then I saw this!! 😁

 

 

You've also saved someone else from buying more gear... 👍

[PaulThePlug]

@Paolo85 Thats a very considerate thing you have done.

RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Basses... 'we never put a good bass down!'

[ezbass]

Well that didn't last long. Incoming package from Thomann with all sorts of bits and pieces.

[bass_dinger]

4 hours ago, ezbass said:

Well that didn't last long. Incoming package from Thomann with all sorts of bits and pieces.

But if those bits and pieces are not part of the signal chain, or are to repair or replace existing kit, or relate to other instruments, there may be a Case for the Defence  - you may still be in for 2023!

[2pods]

32 minutes ago, bass_dinger said:

But if those bits and pieces are not part of the signal chain, or are to repair or replace existing kit, or relate to other instruments, there may be a Case for the Defence  - you may still be in for 2023!

 

Wait, what ?

Does that mean an audio interface doesn't count then ?

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, bass_dinger said:

But if those bits and pieces are not part of the signal chain, or are to repair or replace existing kit, or relate to other instruments, there may be a Case for the Defence  - you may still be in for 2023!

Er... Well... Hmm...

 

There's a blend pot in there, a gigbag and a guitar stand, all of which could be cause for leniency. However, the eq pedal and an actual bass rule me out, out, big time   .

[2pods]

Forget the Audio Interface.

I'm definitely out.

Ibanez SRF700 Portamento arrived yesterday.

[neepheid]

Into the lion's den today of Glasgow guitar shops. I'm not participating this year so think of it as me going so you don't have to. Stay strong, bass brothers and sisters...

[MrDinsdale]

New pickups don't count do they?

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, MrDinsdale said:

New pickups don't count do they?

 

Are pickups "gear"? I think so. You might get a bye if you were replacing a defective one like for like, but if this is personal preference then I'd say you're out.

[2pods]

On 27/02/2023 at 10:36, neepheid said:

Into the lion's den today of Glasgow guitar shops. I'm not participating this year so think of it as me going so you don't have to. Stay strong, bass brothers and sisters...

 

How did yesterday go ?

[neepheid]

45 minutes ago, 2pods said:

 

How did yesterday go ?

 

Showing you all how it's done - had a puddle around on a few basses but walked out without buying anything.

[MrDinsdale]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Are pickups "gear"? I think so. You might get a bye if you were replacing a defective one like for like, but if this is personal preference then I'd say you're out.

 

Man down.

[BigJHW]

"If" i buy a 4u rackmount case, some rackmount ears, a rackmount power strip and some XLR's would i be considered "out" ?? 
asking for a friend