police squad Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) the money I have spent over the years, not yet worked out Current basses cost me about £11k Current guitars at about £8K To replace them? Difficult to know. My '73 P bass was £450 back in 1990 but I swapped some gear that I couldn't sell for it. I do have a couple of classics in my collection that are worth much more than I paid for them. My '83 Steinberger was £2K but it's almost immaculate but that's not worth much more than that now. I try and use everything now and again but my Aria SBR150 is a bit heavy for me these days If I added in my PA & Desk that's another £4K current bass amp & both cabs about £700 All tax deductible and quite a lot of fun, plus a handy nest egg for when I retire Edited March 18, 2018 by police squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Good thread this! And it's got me thinking... Did a quick count up of existing gear and it's about £6k not including a few acoustic guitars.. All of it has been acquired over a 12 year period (when I started playing again after an 11 year break). So, in my self-justifying brain, it's an average spend of about £500 per year and, as I don't smoke or drink - nor do I have any other expensive hobbies like golf/cars/cycling etc - then I'm pretty comfortable with it. Having said that, it's real value to me is that it's absolutely priceless - I just can't imagine life without the opportunity and the equipment I need to make music with other like-minded people on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly basis! And the value to my nearest & dearest is incalculable as I'd be even more insufferable to be around if I couldn't play the bass and make music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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