2025 Gear Abstinence Thread

[Geek99]

On 02/04/2025 at 17:11, Geek99 said:

I think I’m likely to be out after many years of success. 
 

I wouldn’t be buying if a) I hadn’t needed something to make a difficult inheritance “mine” and b) hadn’t needed to sell a loved bass whilst waiting for the money to arrive and c) a good price 

Stop laughing @AndyTravis 😁

 

I’m out, I have paid @lee650 

[AndyTravis]

I’ve found an ax1b after a while of searching…

 

Haven't had any time with it yet…

 

A quick scroll through the menus may suggest that I’ve mis-remembered it’s abilities 

[Quilly]

I think I’m out - Dr Green bass reverb pedal 

[Sean]

Does it count if you buy the exact same bass you regretted selling 4 years ago?

 

It's rare, collectable, 40 years old... Surely that's out of scope?

 

 

[neepheid]

7 minutes ago, Sean said:

Does it count if you buy the exact same bass you regretted selling 4 years ago?

 

It's rare, collectable, 40 years old... Surely that's out of scope?

 

 

 

LOL, nope, you're screwed.  If I don't get a bye for a bass which has been living rent free in my head for 12 years, you certainly don't get a pass for a paltry 4 years.

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Sean said:

Does it count if you buy the exact same bass you regretted selling 4 years ago?

 

It's rare, collectable, 40 years old... Surely that's out of scope?

 

 

I agree with @neepheid

if I can bow out after years of success as “bang to rights” so can you.
The ring of the cash register or the resounding thump of a “funds requested” email from PayPal in your guilty-as-trump inbox is the grim reaper of your hopes of staying off the naughty list, mister 

 

 

nb: I would have tried “I’ve always wanted a five string”, “I’ve never owned a sire”, “it’s my first red bass” and “I did also sell one beforehand for more £ so it’s really net-zero gain and thus technical abstinence” if I thought the jury would go for any of those. I thought it unlikely somehow 

Edited April 4 by Geek99

[Marvin]

I'm completely out now. I bought a power supply for my pedal board that I'd bought recently. 😁

[Obrienp]

I’m out. Gave into the temptation of a second LFSys Monza, having considered many alternatives, including sticking with just the one. I have a significant birthday this year, so I decided on an early birthday present and I needed just a few more DB for the blues/rock band I play in. Life’s short, etc…. No excuse.

[Stub Mandrel]

I bought personalised plectrums for my band as promo items. I'm slowly giving them away. As I don't play with them, do they count?

[neepheid]

28 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I bought personalised plectrums for my band as promo items. I'm slowly giving them away. As I don't play with them, do they count?

 

LOL, 100% exempt - A) accessories, B) not in the signal chain, C) band related acquisition != personal consumption.

[Geek99]

20 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

LOL, 100% exempt - A) accessories, B) not in the signal chain, C) band related acquisition != personal consumption.

Plus if they are solely for guitarists they count as a medical aid for the unfortunate afflicted and actual genuine benevolence and philanthropy 

Edited Sunday at 20:30 by Geek99

[Mrbigstuff]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I bought personalised plectrums for my band as promo items. I'm slowly giving them away. As I don't play with them, do they count?

Plectrums on basschat? Send him to the tower! 

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

Plus if they are solely for guitarists they count as a medical aid for the unfortunate afflicted and actual genuine benevolence and philanthropy 

Edit: of course if stub handed plectrums to a bass player, or allowed infection by plectrum to occur by his negligence, it indeed be time to fetch the black cap and order the larger set of portable gallows .. 

[Franticsmurf]

I hereby give notice of impending Gear Abstinence Failure. A 5 string has been sourced, ordered and paid for but has yet to arrive. In my defence, m'lud, a recent setlist update beyond my control has seen the need for some low B action (so the bigger boys in the band have told me) and they made me get one (and they stole my dinner money, too). 

 

Good luck to those who have stayed strong and loyal to this thread. Stay strong, brothers. 😀

 

 

[bass_dinger]

20 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I bought personalised plectrums for my band as promo items. I'm slowly giving them away. As I don't play with them, do they count?

Personalised band plectrums? Perhaps if they were reclassified from "plectrum", to "triangular plastic business cards", then you would be exempt from failure. 

[tauzero]

On 13/04/2025 at 22:48, Geek99 said:

Edit: of course if stub handed plectrums to a bass player, or allowed infection by plectrum to occur by his negligence, it indeed be time to fetch the black cap and order the larger set of portable gallows .. 

 

Does anyone know if Stubz Thumbs is transmissible by touch?

[Geek99]

14 hours ago, bass_dinger said:

Personalised band plectrums? Perhaps if they were reclassified from "plectrum", to "triangular plastic business cards", then you would be exempt from failure. 

Already judged as not a fail, I think 

[Stub Mandrel]

15 hours ago, bass_dinger said:

Personalised band plectrums? Perhaps if they were reclassified from "plectrum", to "triangular plastic business cards", then you would be exempt from failure. 

 

Funnily enough I've bought another lot with my business details on... just as a quirky promo.

[Stub Mandrel]

5 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Does anyone know if Stubz Thumbs is transmissible by touch?

 

It just wends into your brain...

[msb]

I was online mentioning that I had found an old ad for a Dan Armstrong plexi bass…silly price. Just $450 Cdn. I replied to the ad , but it was about six months old. I also found a more recent local ad that was closer too , but it was ten times the price. Looking closely at the ads I was easily able to determine they were not the same bass. No reply from the original ad , that post is now removed.
An old friend in California now wants to gift me a Chinese replica. I immediately said I would pay for the shipping.

So , I didn’t register in this thread , but watch and read it , religiously.  Would I be out for something I may not even be in for paying shipping?

[Mrbigstuff]

9 hours ago, msb said:

I was online mentioning that I had found an old ad for a Dan Armstrong plexi bass…silly price. Just $450 Cdn. I replied to the ad , but it was about six months old. I also found a more recent local ad that was closer too , but it was ten times the price. Looking closely at the ads I was easily able to determine they were not the same bass. No reply from the original ad , that post is now removed.
An old friend in California now wants to gift me a Chinese replica. I immediately said I would pay for the shipping.

So , I didn’t register in this thread , but watch and read it , religiously.  Would I be out for something I may not even be in for paying shipping?

I’d say so. You’re only cheating yourself as you’re acquiring new gear no matter the price paid.

[bass_dinger]

On 30/12/2024 at 22:47, Richard R said:

Allowances in both tiers:
 < snip >.
- Genuinely unsolicited presents, which you had no involvement in choosing.  (So going out with your partner to play a bunch of bases, choosing one, and then them buying it for you would be a fail. But we would all applaud and cheer you and your partner and want to know what you got and why!)

 

10 hours ago, msb said:

An old friend in California now wants to gift me a Chinese replica. I immediately said I would pay for the shipping.

 

The bass is a gift.  The Shipping fee is not in the signal chain...

 

Still in, I would say.

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, Mrbigstuff said:

I’d say so. You’re only cheating yourself as you’re acquiring new gear no matter the price paid.

 

Incorrect, in the context of this contest's rules at least.  If this is a completely out of the blue, unsolicited gift, it's not a fail.  Otherwise, I could find a bass in a skip and gift it to someone participating in the thread to knock them out of the running!

 

Offering to pay the for shipping ain't cheating either, it's merely polite.

[BabyBlueSound]

Alright. I got my new bass. I got my new pedals I wanted, a board with case, the power supply needed. I got all the cables and stuff. I even got spare strings and nuts. STARTING NOW, how long can I go on being completely dry? Ideally I'd want to avoid buying anything else at least in 2025.

 

Jusging by this thread, it's much harder than it looks! 😁 

[bass_dinger]

2 hours ago, BabyBlueSound said:

 

 

Jusging by this thread, it's much harder than it looks! 😁 

Judging by your post, it's much harder than it looks!!

 

Any photos of your new kit?