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2024 Gear Abstinence Thread


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40 minutes ago, tauzero said:

I still don't understand how on earth you could sell a Tecamp Puma 900. I trust that you have sold it to someone on BC that both you and I have recommended a Tecamp Puma 900 to (after all, they are the best amps in the world).

 

I fully intended to build my rig around the Puma but mere weeks after I got it, a Markbass combo became available locally at a stupidly low price that I could not ignore.  Sits perfectly on the Markbass New York 121 that I had started to build my rig with.  It also sounds great, and the combo suits me better (take the combo on its own to rehearsals, use the whole rig for gigs).  Puma got relegated to backup - and you know that amp is too good to sit around the house waiting for the offchance of an amp failure.  The new owner is delighted with it, and I'm delighted it's gone somewhere it'll see some action.

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I'm teetering on the brink as I need a new wireless set up. The Lekato WS80s I've been using for a couple of years are playing up intermittently when a bandmate uses her set (different brand but visually the same unit and set to different frequencies) and I'm considering a 'replacement' (technically an upgrade as they'll be the 5.4Ghz ones). 

 

In my mind this is a replacement of a bit of kit that no longer works as intended, however a ruling would be appreciated before take the plunge. 😃

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2 minutes ago, Franticsmurf said:

I'm teetering on the brink as I need a new wireless set up. The Lekato WS80s I've been using for a couple of years are playing up intermittently when a bandmate uses her set (different brand but visually the same unit and set to different frequencies) and I'm considering a 'replacement' (technically an upgrade as they'll be the 5.4Ghz ones). 

 

In my mind this is a replacement of a bit of kit that no longer works as intended, however a ruling would be appreciated before take the plunge. 😃

 

Well, if it's at a similar price point, the fact that it's 5.4GHz could be explained away by the natural advancement of technology.  You're not buying it on a whim, you've got a problem with your current gear, it's defective in the sense that it doesn't work in the context that you need it to.  I would be miffed if I was out because of this.  Hardcore folk might say, tough, wireless is a privilege not a right, back to cables you go etc, but maintaining the status quo is allowed.

 

It's a bye from me (unless you replace the Lekato with something significantly more expensive, then I might call shenanigans).

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2 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Well, if it's at a similar price point, the fact that it's 5.4GHz could be explained away by the natural advancement of technology.  You're not buying it on a whim, you've got a problem with your current gear, it's defective in the sense that it doesn't work in the context that you need it to.  I would be miffed if I was out because of this.  Hardcore folk might say, tough, wireless is a privilege not a right, back to cables you go etc, but maintaining the status quo is allowed.

 

It's a bye from me (unless you replace the Lekato with something significantly more expensive, then I might call shenanigans).

Thanks for your understanding interpretation. 🙂 I agree that wireless is a privilege but, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the reason I first purchased a wireless system was that I went through a period of having to deal with drinks spillages (occasionally mine, but often other punters) and I liked the isolation it gave me.

 

I think the 5.4ghz is necessary as it should prevent any interference from my bandmate and the other guy in the band using a different brand of radio transmitter. I'll be replacing it with another Lekato.

 

I'll be making the purchase this afternoon and I will, of course, abide by the decision of the collective. But for the time being I am still in. Just. 🙂

 

 

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2 hours ago, Richard R said:

You're definitely still in.

Especially if you want to ship me the old units as a bribe set for an extended review to test compatibility with other sets 😅

I'm sure something could be arranged once the new set arrives. I'm all for bribery research and the new kit knowledge it brings. 😀

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After skirting the edges a few times, a very tatty MXR Bass Octave Deluxe came up on Ebay and as nobody wanted it first time round, I had it second time round. As it has the word "bass" in its name, I can't really evade the consequences by pretending it's for a different instrument. So, less pressure on me not to buy a Cort Space 😁

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May 1st and still in, I’m impressed with myself :D 

 

However, the new Cali compressor and a set of EMG GZRs are making it difficult to keep abstaining.

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12 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

I’m way out of this. But in my defence I’ve only bought gear that I need due to health issues.

 

You'd get depressed if you couldn't buy another bass?

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57 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

You'd get depressed if you couldn't buy another bass?

Well it wasn’t that but I’ll keep hold of this one in anticipation of failure next year 🤣

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Well, that's me out.  With new singer comes key changes, my laziness got the better of me and I dipped my toe in the pitch shifter market.  I bought a Hotone Harmony mini pedal.

 

I'm not going to insult your intelligence with loopholes and justifications - while it may not be a bass specific pedal, it will be going on my pedalboard and used with basses - I don't play any other instruments.

 

I can now concentrate fully on keeping score...

 

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14 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Well, that's me out.  With new singer comes key changes, my laziness got the better of me and I dipped my toe in the pitch shifter market.  I bought a Hotone Harmony mini pedal.

I'm not going to insult your intelligence with loopholes and justifications - while it may not be a bass specific pedal, it will be going on my pedalboard and used with basses - I don't play any other instruments.

I can now concentrate fully on keeping score...

Similarly, the inclusion of Sledgehammer into the set necessitated that I purchase an octave pedal.

Bought through the classifieds here on Basschat for £40, but I guess that dumps out of the 2024 challenge 😬

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10 hours ago, neepheid said:

Well, that's me out.  With new singer comes key changes, my laziness got the better of me and I dipped my toe in the pitch shifter market.  I bought a Hotone Harmony mini pedal.

 

I'm not going to insult your intelligence with loopholes and justifications - while it may not be a bass specific pedal, it will be going on my pedalboard and used with basses - I don't play any other instruments.

 

I can now concentrate fully on keeping score...

 

Och, Neeps! Down to the bookie's for me then. 😁

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3 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Go to page 1.  You think I've been sitting here sucking my thumb this whole time? ;)

 

First time I’ve seen that, well done, Sir. Still a good percentage in I see. If GG in Edinburgh get a new Cali76 in, I think I’ll be done 😬.

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I got a call from some friends at our music store about something that had just come in , it was going to go for a great price , and was I interested ?
I was.
But I had gone over four months …

 

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I had put a bass , two amps and two cabs on kijiji, didn’t sell a thing. Bought a bass instead.

 

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10 hours ago, ezbass said:

First time I’ve seen that, well done, Sir. Still a good percentage in I see. If GG in Edinburgh get a new Cali76 in, I think I’ll be done 😬.

It’s only just May so plenty of time to falter. Not that I will of course….. 🤔

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So, a quick (late) roundup of the state of play at the end of April.

 

4 brave soldiers fell, an increase of 2 on the previous month.  That leaves 27 still standing.

 

This news is already out of date.  But that's for May's report.

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