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That’s cute!

I'm the process of selling off the last of the guitars and basses that I no longer use regularly. At one point I had over 40. When I'm finished I'll have 5 or 6. I did the same with all my keyboards and MIDI sound modules. Now I have a single controller keyboard for programming my DAW. While it was nice to have a large musical instrument collection, IMO there's little point in owning things that I don't use and are unlikely to use any time soon. They are better off in the hands of people who will actually play them.

Just got my SUB back. Stinger preamp and Nordstrand MM4 pickup. 10% of the cost of the Pino one, for 10% of the ability!!

A '👋" text and then block them all 🙂

Why did I start bass ? I was learning acoustic guitar when a mate played me this song on an VHS video , ( over 40 years ago ) and I was hooked . I wanted to be John Taylor ,shame I didn’t have the talent or the looks . Yes , I still enjoy playing , but I enjoy other stuff as well . First bass , Yamaha BB1200 , Yamaha Musikland were selling them off 1/2 price . Current bass , 7 precisions 2 Jazzes and a Wal .

Blown away by these. The 101 is the most accurate Moog reproduction I’ve tried. Stunning work. The 251 is great at condensing the original CP-251 features that you are most likely to use with a pedal. It’s only downside is that it does not have expression through. I have already suggested this to the builder for future mods and they seemed keen. With expression through, the 251 will become a seriously powerful addition to many pedalboards.

This. And he gives better reasons than I did. I agree with you, as Treebeard said “don’t be hasty..”

Thank you, Phil. That is very interesting and, dare I say, illuminating!!

If that video is anything to go by, they are definitely trying to move away from their Radio 2 image! Seriously though, apart from a JMJ, using a pick and Fender Bassman gear, it is hard to tell from that what is going on in his signal chain. The camera rarely lands on the bass player, let alone their pedal board. Guessing is fun but why don’t you message them on instagram, or TikTok to ask? P.S. For people as old as me: remember when you used to be able to write to Melody Maker to ask stuff like this and they would get onto the artist/band’s management?

If it holds emotional and good memories and you don’t need the money then I’d say keep it, they don’t take up much space and you could play it now and again just to keep things working

I'm not going to do anything in a hurry. It's been there years, I'm not going to do anything rash.

Hmm.

Even the one person with a “use it or sell it” animus is shrugging. I’d say keep it

Neither had I until I suddenly did… tastes change over time and I’ve found myself wishing I’d never sold a couple of basses I got shot of about ten years ago. Even considering getting in contact with one of the buyers (friend of a friend) to see if he still has the bass and might consider selling it back to me. Having said that, a bass sat doing nothing for years on end will end up needing some love to get it in top shape again. Recently bought an old Warwick that had been sat unplayed for 10/15 years and it’s needed some major setup work and some electrics replaced. Always try to keep my basses in rotation to maintain top playability.

Hear that. I literally remember saying “it’s just wood and metal” to the guy who bought my Stingray. Think I was either wrong, or simply fooling myself or trying to make it easier on myself. Other people’s mileage may vary

I’ve had similar experiences @kwmlondon, one with a Stingray I got in 1996 and one with an acoustic bass I got in 1994 when I was 16. The acoustic bass is with a mates daughter now, it’s been passed around a few times to kids or beginners as nerve damage issues mean I can’t play it for long anymore. But I’m glad to be keeping it, it’s got precious memories from learning, travel, and gigs. The Stingray was sold in 2008, mostly due to personal and health issues at the time, but also made easier by the fact I’d used Fenders or short scales since around 2000. But the regret kicked in shortly after as that bass was perhaps the most important part of my early journey. After years of looking, I got it back in about 2021 I think - don’t think I could have been any happier, and it’s not even the best Stingray I’ve owned. I now mostly play Music Man have come full circle. It’s modded to now be a bass that’s really useful to me, maybe yours could be strung BEAD with flats?

This is just my take on bass life, I'm not telling you what to do. Nostalgia is expensive. I have one rule - if it's not getting played, it's getting sold. I've sold my first bass. I've sold my "year of birth" bass. It's just stuff. They're just things. There's no mojo, there's no magic, it's just my brain being its usual soft and squidgy self. If it doesn't bring joy, get rid. Basses sitting around idle is a sin - get 'em sold to someone who'll hopefully play it to death. Or keep it. I'm shrugging now.

"Sorry guys, I've decided this is not for me. It's been nice playing with you but I'm leaving. Good luck with the band."

I just got rid of a couple to BD, they were nice basses but doing nothing in the cupboard. Still have 3 mind you, the P im 'still' restoring, A Jaguar (gigging bass keeper) and a BC Rich Mockingbird (midlife crisis) that ive always loved the look of.

I know exactly how you feel.

Well I can’t quickly find out too much…but that’s a fairly sizable pedalboard he has in the Jools Holland vid. Si

My first proper bass, a Fender Precision which I bought new in 1969, is sitting in its case, where it's been since the mid 90's when I switched to 5's. I will probably never gig it again, but we toured, recorded and gigged together for 26 years and I'll never sell it. I certainly wouldn’t trade it!

It'd be interesting. I'm not exactly in a rush. My ideal situation would be giving it to one of my friends kids who is an aspiring bassist and seeing them play it when they do a set at Glastonbury! We can all have fantasies...