No Gas Gear - what have you never thought of replacing?

[redbandit599]

Not sure if this has a thread - I did a search, but Gas gets mentioned a lot! 🙂

 

So, I was just doing a bit of home headphone practice and realised I have not once thought of changing my venerable Zoom B3 which has sat on my desk ready to go for years. I can' t think of many other things that I haven't changed or even thought of changing.

 

What have you got that's a permanent fixture to bass life? (BTW. I'm well aware you answers may instill GAS but let's risk it...)

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

My flatwounds — The more played in they are, the better they get.

 

I can't see myself ever needing/wanting to change my Ashdown ABM600 evo iv for another amp.

[Lozz196]

My 2015 US Precision, as per my photo. Whilst I may add to the herd (because I don’t take it out of my home, too much sentimental value) I would never change/replace it. 

[neepheid]

I've never felt any need to replace my Boss TU-2 tuner.  Had it since I started playing.  It's accurate enough, and I don't feel the need to get into a piddling contest about plus or minus cents with anyone.

Edited Tuesday at 21:23 by neepheid

[stewblack]

Similar to @Lozz196's post above, my Aria pro 2 bass has been with me since I bought it new in 1983.

I've bought many other instruments to stand alongside it but it's never been 'replaced'. 

 

[Dan Dare]

My '72 Jazz. Had it since 1982.

[bass_dinger]

AKG K240 headphones.   Bought a set when I was 18. After 38 years they were  broken, so I got another set.  They work, they are comfortable, they are affordable (for me).  

 

@neepheid is right about the Boss TU-2 tuner (which also works as a mute switch and a 9v power distribution hub too). Solid, accurate enough for me, and reliable. 

 

Oooh - and my straplocks too. Solid construction, easy to operate, don't seem to wear out.  I still have a 30 year old set on my Lowden, and every new bass guitar gets a set too, even if it means asking on Basschat for the older version. 

 

And Dunlop nylon  .73 plectrums, for guitar. 

 

 

[OliverBlackman]

Audio technica headphones - must have had think 10 years and hopefully they’ll keep going. I did have to replace the ear pads.

Cakewalk Audio Interface hasn’t failed since new in 2009!

Fender P bass - bought new 2006 and not going anywhere

Straps - was surprised to learn recently some folk get GAS for these!

Music stand is probably 15 years old now but still fine.

Korg tuner only replaced my old one because I left it in a rehearsal studio or venue

[AndyTravis]

 

This Orange Yamaha…

[barkin]

The hunt for my ideal bass ended when I got my Yam BB1024. 

 

I've also a Westone Thunder 1 that I'll never sell, but for different reasons

[leschirons]

My Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 12T combo + ext cab.

 

Light, loud, reliable, compact, does any gig, even EUB 5 string. Probably worth bugger all nowadays but it'll see me out.

[chris_b]

2 hours ago, redbandit599 said:

. . . . What have you got that's a permanent fixture to bass life?

 

I find gear that works for me and I keep it, but nothing is permanent. There is no sentimentality here, if I find something better then I'll upgrade.

[police squad]

my '73 P bass, mine since 1990

and my QSC PA system , 2 x K12 and 2 X Ksub. owned for over 10 years now

[synthaside]

12 hours ago, redbandit599 said:

Not sure if this has a thread - I did a search, but Gas gets mentioned a lot! 🙂

 

So, I was just doing a bit of home headphone practice and realised I have not once thought of changing my venerable Zoom B3 which has sat on my desk ready to go for years. I can' t think of many other things that I haven't changed or even thought of changing.

 

What have you got that's a permanent fixture to bass life? (BTW. I'm well aware you answers may instill GAS but let's risk it...)

Hilariously over Christmas I replaced my venerable zoom b3 with the 6 or so pedals and an ehx noise gate that are my favourite models from it .. I was sick of the noise it makes.  Bwizz / wheee soon as I turn on anything drive / fuzz and the built in gate steals all the dynamics when used.

 

I've done everything to try to solve this issue with the b3,  I even use battery power banks, now it's gone total silence I don't even need the gate. I can stack fuzz ,drive chorus compression and eq blessed silence until I play if course.

Edited yesterday at 08:51 by synthaside

[Downunderwonder]

Pitch Black tuner. Sadly it died and I got a clip on that I have to remember to charge up.

[OliverBlackman]

10 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

 

This Orange Yamaha…

Must be hell of a bass for you to not have GAS Mr Travis!

[Hellzero]

Not a bass, but totally related to it, it's my JBC SL 2300 soldering station bought around 35 years ago, used a lot since then on thousands of items, almost every day in the beginning and at least once a week since a few years.

 

It was costing a lot back then, the price of a new good quality bass...

 

I'm going to change the tip for the first time after around 35 years as soon as I receive the official one ordered.

[la bam]

My Harley benton mm84a. 

 

No other bass comes close for complete tonal coverage for me - does every bass going. 

 

And my katana 210. Has literally everything I or anyone else needs. Takes some time to work it out, but it's phenomenol when you do. 

Edited yesterday at 09:48 by la bam

[BigRedX]

1 and 2. My two Gus 5-string basses. I couldn't see myself joining a band where they would be inappropriate for the image and so the only way I would sell them would be if I was physically incapable of playing them.

 

3. My Line6 Helix. This would only be replaced if I could find a device that did everything I currently do with the Helix plus the inclusion of MIDI-triggered ADSR filters and gates.

 

4. Logic. I've been a Logic user for over 30 years now. I have no interest in any other DAWs.

[snorkie635]

My Ripper, bought in '77 and part of my life ever since.

 

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, OliverBlackman said:

Must be hell of a bass for you to not have GAS Mr Travis!

It has stayed for years, it’s the “leading man” in a rotating cast of thousands 🤣

[uk_lefty]

I've still got most of the same picks I bought when I started bass 26 years ago. I have gone years barely using a pick to getting comfortable and feeling the need for it in the last two years. But I can't get excited about buying picks. Or jack cables. Or gig bags.

[KingBollock]

My BC Rich Warlock NT.

 

In 1989, I was asked what my ultimate bass would be, and that bass is exactly what I described. Black, neck through, double P, with a Widow headstock.

 

The thing is that they didn’t start making them until 1999, and they stopped production in 2009. I didn’t even know about them until they’d stopped making them.
 

I found mine on EBay in around 2012. It was a ridiculous gamble (though, with a Warwick coffin case and postage, it only came to £265). The description was basic at best and the single photograph was blurry.

After two weeks with no contact, I messaged the fella and he told me he’d forgotten it was even up for sale. It came a couple of days later. Phew! It had a single piece of cardboard stuck to one side and the rest was wrapped in two bin liners...

 

It plays beautifully (once I had ground the bottoms off the bridge saddles to make it playable) and sounds great and my heart still skips a beat every time I look at it.

Edited yesterday at 10:22 by KingBollock

[Cliff Edge]

12 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

My '72 Jazz. Had it since 1982.

  Amazingly I also bought a ‘72 Jazz in ‘82. It has been very well used since and suffered somewhat due to poor quality components. Some of which were binned in the intervening years and replacements fitted so it can never be 100% original. But it stays in tune, plays and sounds wonderful, looks a bit tired and these days never goes out of the house. 

[LeftyJ]

I have a whole load of instruments I couldn't part with, even if I sometimes rarely use them. It's definitely a lefty-issue for me, since many lefty guitars and basses are just so rare to come by, let alone to retrace once seller's remorse hits. I've very much regretted selling two guitars over the years, a G&L ASAT Special and an Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special, both of which aren't exactly common in a lefty version. The G&L is still owned by the buyer I sold it to over 10 years ago and he is very unlikely to let it go. The MM I lost track of, all I know is it went to Finland. It took me over 10 years to replace them both!

 

So my list of guitars and basses I'll never sell is quite substantial 

 

- Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special;

- G&L ASAT Special;

- Squier MIJ E-series Strat, my main axe for many years, which I even favoured over my previous MM Silhouette Special but in the end it couldn't keep the seller's remorse at bay;

- Ibanez MC924 (my year-of-birth bass, 1983);

- Warwick Streamer LX5 - because it was my go-to bass in my previous band, and many good memories cling to it;

- Ellio Martina Forza 5, the bass I've had the longest and which was my go-to for everything before the Warwick. It's just special. And sadly the luthier who built it passed away last month;

- Status Graphite S2 Classic 5-string, my current main axe;

- Fender MIJ '75 Jazz Bass reissue. I rarely play it, but when I do it just always puts a smile on my face. It's had a lot of mods since I bought it to make it even more "mine". Strong connection with this one ;

- Atelier Z Baby Z-4J, just silly amounts of fun to play! None of my basses are easier to move around on, it's a shortscale but decidedly modern in every way and not your thumpy vintage sounding little bass.

 

The others are interchangeable, but the list above is pretty sacred to me.