neepheid

Summarily executed, like all Gibson basses which arent a Thunderbird or SG.

Oh no. One last dance with danger. Trip to Glasgow, 28th December. I could stay out of Guitar Guitar, but what fun would that be?

Awa'. The two point bridge was worse. The bar bridge before that was even worse. Some Hagstroms had a piece of rosewood sitting on a metal plate. So trendy to rag on the three point bridge these days... rolls eyes Merry Christmas! X

Merry Christmas everyone. A week to go - how are we all doing? I'm sitting on my hands!

Me personally? Nothing. Mrs. Neepheid bought me a Reverend Triad so it has to be that. What a shame

I went into one of my two local music shops this afternoon - wasting time while Mrs. Neepheid was in the hairdressers and meeting her for lunch after. Unfortunately that only used up about 5 mins of my time and had to find other ways to kill time. Bass offerings are really pitiful up here. The other shop sometimes has interesting stuff in as they sometimes sell second hand instruments but it was too far from the hairdressers to be able to return promptly if I got the call. So, trip to Glasgow, or buying online. I wouldn't go to Glasgow specifically to try a bass I might not buy - 5 hour round trip at best. Fuel and time? Nah, I'll just get it delivered, thanks. Even if I send it back simply because I don't like it, it would still cost me less than going to a shop with stock worth a damn. How do I know what I want? Trial and error. Fitting a revolving door to your house makes things a bit more efficient

Nothing doing this year. The last one we did pre COVID was a hall in a wee coastal village, fun gig for everyone except the singer who was full of the (non COVID) lurgy and dutifully passed it onto us for our enjoyment a few days later. If you're gigging, have a good one!

Additionally, a few times with the covers band we've been asked "what do you play?" - far easier just to hand them a sheet of paper than list verbally, and there's no way I'm handing a punter any electronic device of mine!

Yes, as well as passive/aggressive notes to myself like "MATT - TUNE BACK TO E FFS" after leaving it in Eb a few times and making the next song sound well fruity until I realised what I had done!

Yes, I do enjoy me some M4S action. The Grover Titans are similar but less elegant because they use visible mounting screws instead of built in pins on the underside.

I've pretty much shut off from new music. That maybe isn't the right thing for an alleged musician to do but there's been too much other nonsense going on in my brain for the last few years for me to take the time to sit and properly listen to some music unless I'm learning how to play it.

Beyond the £1500 threshold I already mentioned, the crushing guilt of what better use that money could have been put towards weighing on my mind would cancel out any joy I might derive from the bass in question.

I agree with everything here, except for the lack of visiting shops - I still like to ogle basses IRL when I get the chance. I don't bug the staff unless I'm fairly sure I want to buy something though. The last time I was in a shop I did ask to try their Reverends and my wife bought me my Triad. But I would have asked for it to be ordered online for me if I hadn't been in Glasgow.

I can't wait for someone to come into this thread prophesising your demise in the fires of hell if you dare to buy an instrument unseen...

When it comes to rare basses, I've sold a Guild B402-A, and the G&L El Toro I traded it for. They ultimately weren't meant for me.

The voice of experience often comes across as gruff When it's a more optional situation, I guess for me it comes down to what's being played. If it's not being played, it's clear to sell.

Around £1500. Beyond that, I don't see the point, and my bass skills and frequency of my playing barely justifies the figure I have postulated.

Choosing between keeping the roof over your head or keeping the bass tends to make it a quite easy decision...

Yes, if it's paid for in 2022 it counts as 2022 intake, regardless of actual delivery date.

Next year I will not be participating. One year off is plenty. Got plans anyway - want to make my Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass passive again and add a 10 way switch to my Reverend Triad. And don't be surprised if an old school reverse P Yamaha BB makes an appearance...

It was cleared by the denizens of this thread...

Mostly by channelling my inner Scottish frugality - "I'm nae paying that!" and staying the F away from eBay and the sale forums here. Lego also helped pass the time and soothe that need to collect something. That and a very generous wife gifting me a bass in August to assuage the withdrawl symptoms

Ooft, 2 weeks to go, possibly the most dangerous two weeks of the whole year. I'm still in. Who's still in, and who's feeling twitchy?

Last gig of the year last night in the Rusty Nail in Aberdeen. There was a 60th birthday party in and they were very musically open minded, up for dancing to most things and singing along if they were sitting it out. A joy to play for. Cake at half time too which they shared with us - bonus! Had a blast, not one but two "one more tunes" (quick look over at the landlord for the second one, and he nodded his assent), very warm feedback at the end. An excellent end to the year. Home for a dram before bed. Tidy!

Thank you folks for the offers of help, before I've even bought anything! I am going to stay true to my aim to be abstinent until the end of the year. If I do attempt to purchase something collection only next year, I'll start a thread about it and see what can be done.