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 6 hours ago by Geek99