Sod’s Law… Dream bass is never going to appear!

[bassatnight]

So, you have your dream bass in mind, in your dream finish, you wait for a long, long time for it to appear for sale. You decide eventually that it’s just not going to happen, so you pull the trigger on the dream bass, but not in the finish you are after, then two weeks later your dream bass, in the dream finish appears for sale!!!???

I have just bought a Rickenbacker 4003 in ruby red, less than a fortnight later, my dream finish ‘blue boy’ appears. I had been looking for one for years, so having given up my chances of one appearing, I pulled the trigger on a lovely ruby red finish. Arghh!

 

Pretty sure others have a similar tale to tell.

 

P.S I am very happy with the ruby red 😉
 

Steve.

Edited March 3, 2023 by bassatnight

[Bunion]

8 minutes ago, bassatnight said:

 

P.S I am very happy with the ruby red 😉

Red cars go faster than blue cars… 

[Waddo Soqable]

Red looks Way better on a Rick than blue, purely IMHO of course.. 

[TheGreek]

I avoid red anything where possible. Green on the other hand....

[Bunion]

Is it the one at the bass gallery, is there some PX deal to be done there? 

Edited February 28, 2023 by Bunion

[itu]

1 hour ago, Bunion said:

Red cars go faster than blue cars… 

...because Alfa and Renault, but how about BR green? And which brand?

[bassatnight]

19 minutes ago, Bunion said:

Is it the one at the bass gallery, is there some PX deal to be done there? 

It is indeed, and I have mailed them. 😉

[jrixn1]

2 hours ago, bassatnight said:

I have just bought a Rickenbacker 4003 in ruby red, less than a fortnight later, my dream finish ‘blue boy’ appears.

 

If you bought it from a shop on the internet, you have 14 days from when you received it to decide to return it.

[mr4stringz]

I’m like this in practically no other area by of my life, but when it comes to bass purchases I like to think it all happens for a reason.

[Shaggy]

I do feel your pain - though personally it’s the Blue-burst 4003 rather than the Blue boy that been on my GAS list for a long time 🤔.   Hope you manage some sort of trade.

 

Mind,  I reckon you own a genuine dream bass in that Travis Bean TB2000 fretless......😉

[chris_b]

Good excuse to have 2 basses.

[bass_dinger]

That would be frustrating  - to have the money, but not be able to find the exact bass that you want, until after you have bought another bass.

 

It's not happened to me - but I live in hope of being spoilt for choice in this way. 

[Dr.Dave]

Don't forget my oft repeated mantra which came courtesy of a Pat Travers interview.

 

Buy the bass that feels right , anything else you want can be fixed with a screwdriver , a soldering iron or a spray gun.

 

In this case you probably only need the spray gun

 

[Musicman666]

7 hours ago, TheGreek said:

I avoid red anything where possible. Green on the other hand....

strange ...i tended to have a natural aversion to green guitars, they just didn't seem that rock and roll. Despite this I did however manage to pick up a fantastic playing green guitar at a heavy discount over the red option thinking that maybe i could always get it resprayed ... some thirty years later i still have it and it's still green but i love it very much ...still think about the red one though. 

[Hellzero]

This why we have dreams, some unaccomplished thoughts, otherwise life would be so boring.

[Skybone]

Either way, it's a 4003, enjoy!

[cetera]

Buy the other one and sell the 1st one, albeit at a slight loss...

[la bam]

Take the financial loss and buy the one you want, then sell the one you dont. Take the financial hit, you'll not notice it as you'll be so happy with the new one.

Edited March 1, 2023 by la bam

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Buy the blue one (if you can without selling the other one) and see which is best. There’s a chance the Ruby Red may be the better bass for you.

(being a Rickenbacker, there’s more than a good chance in fact 🤷‍♂️)

[fleabag]

They made a faster one in pink

[nilorius]

19 hours ago, bassatnight said:

So, you have your dream bass in mind, in your dream finish, you wait for a long, long time for it to appear for sale. You decide eventually that it’s just not going to happen, so you pull the trigger on the dream bass, but not in the finish you are after, then two weeks later your dream bass, in the dream finish appears for sale!!!???

I have just bought a Rickenbacker 4003 in ruby red, less than a fortnight later, my dream finish ‘blue boy’ appears. I had been looking for one for years, so having given up my chances of one appearing, I pulled the trigger on a lovely ruby red finish. Arghh!

 

Pretty sure others have a similar tale to tell.

 

P.S I am very happy with the ruby red 😉
 

Steve.

I didn't had such a problem. My dream bass Ibanez GWB1005 natural flat and all is fine.

[BlueMoon]

Yeah, been there a couple of times over the years. Feel your pain.

 

Over time, however, my wait for whatever dream bass(es) has often changed/morphed into something else. GAS didn’t go away, just re-focused on something else. Strange how we convince ourselves that nothing else will do……….wait up, maybe this or that will do or is, in fact, better.

[Stub Mandrel]

23 hours ago, Bunion said:

Red cars go faster than blue cars… 

 

But the blue car took the Milky Way.

[dmccombe7]

On 28/02/2023 at 22:22, Shaggy said:

I do feel your pain - though personally it’s the Blue-burst 4003 rather than the Blue boy that been on my GAS list for a long time 🤔.   Hope you manage some sort of trade.

 

Mind,  I reckon you own a genuine dream bass in that Travis Bean TB2000 fretless......😉

Yep that is my dream Ric colour altho i'd go for a fretted one.

Dave

Edited March 4, 2023 by dmccombe7

[Skybone]

The Blueburst is a great finish, but I'm still hoping to get my grubby mitts on a Midnight Blue 4003. 

 

Still, Jetglo rocks. 🤘