jasper66 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I only went in for a strap for a new bass, an Ibanez SR100B-NT (that has yet to be delivered) and ended up walking out with a 5-er, an Ibanez SR1405E-GWH. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 What beautiful specimens! I know the feeling: I once went out to buy a pair of jeans, and made the mistake of taking a route through Denmark Street. By the time I got home I'd somehow acquired an 8-string bass as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper66 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Thanks, I really like Ibby's SR range...can you tell 😉. I still need another strap for the one yet to come. I think I'll get it on line, just to be safe.... This is the one I'm waiting to be delivered: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Innocently walking past Johnny Roadhouse on my way to work, as I do, can have that effect. I was, honestly, sort of thinking of looking for a five-string acoustic at the point when they put a beautiful Michael Kelly in the window... it didn't stay there. 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) On my way for lots of beer with my old school friends ( we left school in 1973, we meet up every six weeks or so!) I was a tad early so I called in to Music inn (in Nottingham) I ended up with a Fender electro acoustic bass that I had to leave there and come back into Nottingham the next day to pick up. Still my efforts weren't wasted ..I have lent it to Brook-fan of this here parish, in his hour of need ,which resulted in a great night on the beer in Bath...bonus! 🙂 Edited July 2, 2018 by Raymondo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 4 hours ago, jasper66 said: I only went in for a strap Did you get the strap though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Ooh - that looks nice, I didn't know they had redone the spalted ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper66 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Bolo said: Did you get the strap though? Yes...but it's now on the 5-er, so I still need another 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I once went into Sound Control looking for strings, and left with a Yamaha RBX765A and a Bass Pod Pro. Whoops. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Sometimes being a lefty - and therefore usually unable to walk into a shop and find a bass to buy on the spot and bring home - helps save you from GAS. Not at Wunjos, though, oh no, they usually have at least one really nice lefty model, sitting there whispering 'Take me now. I'm yours.' in your ear, until you either make a dash for the door or produce your credit card... 😛 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper66 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Silvia Bluejay said: sitting there whispering 'Take me now. I'm yours.' in your ear, until you either make a dash for the door or produce your credit card... 😛 I know the feeling. I actually made it to the car, then went back inside to buy it 😊 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said: sitting there whispering 'Take me now. I'm yours.' in your ear, until you either make a dash for the door or produce your credit card... 😛 2 hours ago, jasper66 said: I know the feeling. I actually made it to the car, then went back inside to buy it 😊 I've told this story before on another thread: a year ago I went to visit my son in Nashville having just seen a Gibson EB-2 gigged at a local music festival and decided that I *needed* one (as you do 🙂 ). His many virtues do not include discouraging my GAS - guitar store crawls are an essential and dangerous part of all my visits there. I had been to his excellent local place and found an EB-2 which I tried and was just dead wood, so I thought I was safe. We walked into Gruhn's, my eyes swiveled left to where I knew the basses were, and there was another - only this time as soon as I picked her up she just came to life and sang. I couldn't really afford her, dragged my feet, decided to sleep on it. Dreamed about her, literally. We went back the next day, me well anxious would she still be there? Had I remembered her right? and there she was with a big card saying "Rob" tucked into the strings. I actually started shaking and sweating with heart pounding thinking no, please... and asked the nearest member of staff who said "Oh, that means Rob has found a buyer." Even worse... until he pointed out Rob, who had helped me try her out the day before, and immediately grinned and said "I knew you'd be back." She's still in Nashville, my son and his musician friends love her too, and I have three grand-sprogs there as an excuse to go back and play her 🙂 Edited July 2, 2018 by josie Correcting minor typo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBike Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 13 hours ago, Raymondo said: ... I was a tad early so I called in to Music inn (in Nottingham) ... Is that place still going? I used to pop in there regularly (in a former life), I even bought my first ever brand new bass amp from them but last time I was there was probably mid to late 90s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 56 minutes ago, DrBike said: Is that place still going? I used to pop in there regularly (in a former life), I even bought my first ever brand new bass amp from them but last time I was there was probably mid to late 90s Yep still going The guy who owned it sadly passed away a few years ago but his wife carried on in business. I don't know their names ,which is weird because I have been buying from there ( along with Jack Brentnall's, Clement Pianos, Carlsbro and Dave Mans!) since 1972 🙂 Whenever I go in She always recognises me, but doesn't know my name and we do that "hi how are you?" thing and go through the sales process in a very friendly manner without ever using each others names...very "British" 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 18 hours ago, jasper66 said: Thanks, I really like Ibby's SR range...can you tell 😉. I still need another strap for the one yet to come. I think I'll get it on line, just to be safe.... This is the one I'm waiting to be delivered: Really liking that one. Have seen them several times and thought mmmmmm !!!!!!!. Enjoy and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 12 hours ago, Silvia Bluejay said: Sometimes being a lefty - and therefore usually unable to walk into a shop and find a bass to buy on the spot and bring home - helps save you from GAS. Not at Wunjos, though, oh no, they usually have at least one really nice lefty model, sitting there whispering 'Take me now. I'm yours.' in your ear, until you either make a dash for the door or produce your credit card... 😛 I can't wait until you walk past the Left-Handed Aluminium Double Bass Emporium then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: I can't wait until you walk past the Left-Handed Aluminium Double Bass Emporium then. That will take a while to happen I reckon, better if neither of us holds their breath in the meantime... 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 18 hours ago, jasper66 said: I really like Ibby's SR range... Are you royalty? I mean you have a NBD coming and now you've got this one that the public can celebrate. You're a lucky lad, whatever way you look at it, with two new workhorses to add to the stable. Congratulations! I've discovered a fondness for one of the range myself. For those who don't get the signature files it's the SR605 (two-position mid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyP Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Not bass guitar related but when I was into motor bikes I had a very nice Honda CB350 twin. The headlight bulb blew and I called into the local motor bike dealer to get a new bulb - and left with a Honda 750F1 Four! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 On 02/07/2018 at 22:01, Rich said: I once went into Sound Control looking for strings, and left with a Yamaha RBX765A and a Bass Pod Pro. Whoops. Been there. Wandered into Sound Control Preston years ago whilst visiting a girlfriend, because I was bored and had nothing better to do. Ended up buying a Spector Reboot DLX - a truly stunning bass. It was so good I then sold my Status Stealth I 6 string. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Chris2112 said: visiting a girlfriend, because I was bored and had nothing better to do. Oh dear. Was she saving herself for marriage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 On 02/07/2018 at 16:21, jasper66 said: I only went in for a strap for a new bass, an Ibanez SR100B-NT (that has yet to be delivered) and ended up walking out with a 5-er, an Ibanez SR1405E-GWH. Very nice. I really, really like Ibanez SRs, but unfortunately - and proving I must have the weirdest body going, thanks to my numerous physical ailments - they don't like me; I find them really uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I once went out to buy the Robocop trilogy on DVD and ended up buying a new car 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Rich said: Oh dear. Was she saving herself for marriage? University lecturers during the day - I'd slept through enough lectures at my own university to know I didn't want to sleep through hers! The Sound Control is long gone. She lived in accommodation next to Aldi, just off Fisher Street. The Sound Control was just across the road and the Spector was £549, new! It was amazing. Like this, but four string: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I went to Halfords just yesterday to try and cadge an empty bike box and ended up buying a new bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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