Merton Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Just coz: i) I want a Streamline 5 ii) I don't really need 2 rigs at all iii) see i) and ii) So was thinking the 8x8 V-Type rig could go. The Groove 5 could go. Hell, even the Groove fretless could go, it barely gets played. It's basically disguising GAS as GSS (Gear Selling Syndrome anyone?) Anyone else suffering form this or am I feverish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I'm considering a rationalisation also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 how much are you selling the groove 5 for.... perfectly fair enough mate, we all have GAS! although u sure u wanna sell the 8x8 rig? man id love to hear my bass through that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hi mert, I know the feeling. It is quite exciting because it means that you have probably found 'the one' and might also have some money to spend on other things for a change. Go with it. I recently sold everything and cut back to what I realised were the important parts of my setup. I have never been happier and whenever I gas for something now I can easily shrug it off, because I can think I have been there, done that. No amount of money can find you 'the one', because 'the one' may take any form or any price bracket. It is a matter of time and patience. When you feel like you do now, you can probably say that you have landed! Oh, but you want a Streamline 5. Bugger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) My Shuker EUB has been part of an ongoing 'rationalisation' for some time now, and I think my Lakland will join it soon when my new Jazz arrives. Here's to helping unused gear get the use it deserves by other people Si Edited August 22, 2008 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='267756' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:08 PM']how much are you selling the groove 5 for.... perfectly fair enough mate, we all have GAS! although u sure u wanna sell the 8x8 rig? man id love to hear my bass through that[/quote] Nik has first dibs on the Groove I'm afraid (has done for years!! ) I'm hoping to bring the 8x8 to the SE Bash so if you make it you can hear it. And no, I'm not sure I want to sell it but the number of gigs I've got for the next year is so small having 2 rigs is an utterly pointless luxury neepheid - glad I'm not the only one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 [quote name='ped' post='267757' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:09 PM']Oh, but you want a Streamline 5. Bugger[/quote] My Retroactive into the Trace 1x15 combo is the one. Except when it's going into the 4x8, then it's the one there instead. [quote name='Sibob' post='267758' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:10 PM']Here's to helping unused gear get the use it deserves by other people Si[/quote] I'll poss drink to that soonly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 In an attempt to rationalise things, had a big clear out earlier this year. Sold a whole bunch of Warwicks that I had taken nigh on 20 years to collect and refine to the best of the best. I also bought and sold a ton of amps and cabs before settling on what I have now. 6mths later and I've almost managed to get back up to as many basses as I had before I sold up (but at least the amp/cab GAS has subsided) Go on, sell sell sell! Then in 6mths time... buy buy buy You'll never cure GAS if you keep coming on here anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='267764' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:17 PM']You'll never cure GAS if you keep coming on here anyway![/quote] Nail -> head I think I may try to follow your example but I fear in these "uncertain" economic climes I may have done it 6 months too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 [quote name='Merton' post='267767' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:19 PM']I think I may try to follow your example but I fear in these "uncertain" economic climes I may have done it 6 months too late![/quote] Hopefully the good folks of basschat will gather around and help you out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='267818' date='Aug 22 2008, 01:18 PM']Hopefully the good folks of basschat will gather around and help you out? [/quote] Aye, if anyone wnats to buy anything of mine except the Retroactive and Trace 1x15 combo then gimme a shout, haha!! Just spoken to Dawn @ Status, looks like my wallet will take a massive hit soonly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcordez Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 i feel your pain.. im selling a Sansamp CLassic Pedal Acoustic Image Clarus amp AMT SP25b Mic ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I think we go through stages... I had a buying phase recently & traded all sorts in against the two Fenders - Which I didn't really need, but I was caught in the bug of the American Standards, etc. As soon as my new Status S2 5-er came up, rationalisation started to occur. Thinking: I'm not going to gig these two, nice though they are, so a different style of Status will get used & it'll earn it's keep! Simple If I were in your position, I'd part with one rig & one groove. Keep the one that's most practical. Then you've got money/room towards the Streamliner! But if you ever sell your Retroactive, I'm afraid Nick & I will have to come round and kill you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 A [i]Streamline[/i]? Really - have you lost it? Don't you mean a Stealth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='267764' date='Aug 22 2008, 12:17 PM']In an attempt to rationalise things, had a big clear out earlier this year. Sold a whole bunch of Warwicks that I had taken nigh on 20 years to collect and refine to the best of the best. I also bought and sold a ton of amps and cabs before settling on what I have now. 6mths later and I've almost managed to get back up to as many basses as I had before I sold up (but at least the amp/cab GAS has subsided) Go on, sell sell sell! Then in 6mths time... buy buy buy You'll never cure GAS if you keep coming on here anyway![/quote] did you ever find your natural Streamer stage 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='268234' date='Aug 23 2008, 12:02 AM']But if you ever sell your Retroactive, I'm afraid Nick & I will have to come round and kill you! [/quote] That is going NOWHERE [quote name='stingrayfan' post='268238' date='Aug 23 2008, 12:06 AM']A [i]Streamline[/i]? Really - have you lost it? Don't you mean a Stealth?[/quote] I'd love a Stealth too, later on In fact, I have been categorically told by the guitarist in one of my bands that I will be sacked if I ever appear at a gig with a Streamline. Bring it on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesf Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Having read this thread and had a good, rational look at the status of my musical menagerie, I have come to the conclusion that I have a ridiculous amount of gear just sitting there, looking pretty, but realistically it's never going to get used. I use stingray -> phil jones (a bass buddy, not phil himself!) -> power amp -> BFM omni 10.5 70% of the time, and a Squier P-Special un-amped 30% of the time because it doesn't have a case and handily lies around all over the place so I can pick it up and play anytime without getting stuff out of cases etc. The gear which is superflous (and I've actually sold a few others recently) includes: Hohner B2A Pro, in red, in a leather gig bag I made for it SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB300, a proper one, in matt purple (never seen another in the same colour), in mint condition Hohner RP200 Pro les paul copy guitar, in orange/red sunburst Fender Stratocaster, matt purple, maple fretboard, black pickguard Cheapo Chinese acoustic guitar no.2 (no.1 sold last week), in black/blue burst BFM Omni 10 - loaded with Eminence deltalite II 2510 drivers and 4 piezo array (just the little cab is more than enough for me! Kustom (from argos!) 40watt guitar amp Rode fishpole boom and now, sadly, 2 x Rode NT2000 It's occurred to me that if I got rid of some of this, not only would I have a huge amount of space in my house, but I could actually afford a really nice 5-string like I've promising myself for ages, and a sub to go with the omni 10.5 so I can have a bi-amped rig using the spare half of the power amp. That'd leave me with a stingray and 5er -> phil jones -> 2 way active crossover -> amp -> BFM omni 10.5 -> Some kind of horn sub, probably a BFM That setup would make me very happy, so why am I clinging on to a load of gear that never gets used (some of them haven't seen the light of day for 5 years!) Upon looking at it, this might turn into a feeler later on tonight... give a bass/cab/accessory a good home anybody? J (now the musical equivalent of a bag-lady) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 [quote name='LukeFRC' post='268240' date='Aug 23 2008, 12:08 AM']did you ever find your natural Streamer stage 1?[/quote] I got a natural Stage I fretless My GAS for a Stage I fretted natural was assuaged by my getting back a red Stage I bass that I owned over 15 years ago... it isn't any better than bluey, I just got it back for nostalgia's sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Merton does all this mean theres going to be a V-Type Cab knocking about shortly... Frick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) [quote name='ste_m3' post='268575' date='Aug 23 2008, 07:22 PM']Merton does all this mean theres going to be a V-Type Cab knocking about shortly... Frick.[/quote] (EDIT - [i]Probably[/i]) yes. Sorry! But at last night's gig the 8x8 rig sounded sooooooooooooo good. Aargh, I must sell. I must. Probably. First call to ste on the 4x8 cab then? Edited August 24, 2008 by Merton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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