red rooster Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 well im totally new to the bass guitar so i bought a yamaha to learn on ,well today i went for some strings and i swear this squier precision classic vibe spoke to me,walked past it 4 times round the shop,looked at this looked at that,eventually stood gazing at it,sales man comes over can i help you,me yep i want that.so left the shop happy .but you know what i forgot my strings.so what have you bought whilst shopping for strings...stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I wasn'y buying strings but..... I hadn't done any serious bass playing for about five years,I'd been concentrating on folky stuff on bagpipes. I took my electric bass into a shop that's run by a friend of mine to see he'd sell it on my behalf. While I was waiting to see him I spotted an acoustic bass, picked it up , played it, kept playing until the man apeared , swapped my electric for the acoustic, left the shop. A month later I was thoroughly hooked on bass playing and had bought another electric, then I made a fretless , then....etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Times we've heard that one.... only went in for some strings.... Fatal Having said that, I wouldn't mind a classic vibe precision to add to my herd, nice bass mmmmmm Congrats on the new bass and welcome to the forum ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 well it wasn't a bass but i popped in to get a wall hanger to keep my acoustic on and ended up with a brand new McIlroy acoustic g****r, nearly 2 grands worth of walnut lovelyness, worth every penny. and i got the wall hanger too. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I went into my local music store to try a few decent straps. Tried a few on a Fender Jazz, and well you can probably guess the rest of this sorry tale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmettC Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I only joined this site before christmas to see what it was all about, I've already bought a musicman stingray 5 and a compressor, and I have serious EBS GAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) [quote name='red rooster' timestamp='1327085340' post='1506321'] well im totally new to the bass guitar so i bought a yamaha to learn on ,well today i went for some strings and i swear this squier precision classic vibe spoke to me,walked past it 4 times round the shop,looked at this looked at that,eventually stood gazing at it,sales man comes over can i help you,me yep i want that.so left the shop happy .but you know what i forgot my strings.so what have you bought whilst shopping for strings...stu [/quote] Well in theory you did get strings, they just happened to be fitted to a new bass Congrats, I`ve got one of these - assuming it`s the 60s version? Great basses, definately punch above their weight. Edited January 20, 2012 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthestuntmen Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Sure I've told this story before... Went in for a set of strings, came out with the strings. And a job..! Guy I had gone to Uni with was working his notice and they were recruiting. Bit of a baptism of fire, though; I started a couple weeks before Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) I went out to buy bed linen, came back with my Overwater. Edited January 20, 2012 by Mornats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1327102016' post='1506605'] I went out to buy bed linen, came back with my Overwater. [/quote] Ok, You win Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I only went to the Bass Gallery last year to try a compressor pedal and left with a Dingwall ABZ 5 strings. My gf was still alive then, when I got home she was over the moon and pointed at the other 8 basses and said, which one is going then? Cracking sense of humour she had, God bless her for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylkinut Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Went in for a strap, came out with my '77 Precision. This was a while before 70s prices got silly, but it was still considerably more than the strap I was after (which I also forgot, had to go back the next day ). Very happy mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Slightly OT but: I was working in a Wiltshire music shop when a car pulled up outside, in walked a familly from Wales who were on their way to Longleat for the day. They spotted the shop and thought they'd call in for a quick nose around before going on to the safari park. Before they left I'd sold them a grand paino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Now, that's what I call an [i]impulse[/i] purchase! Edited January 21, 2012 by Telebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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