2025 Gear Abstinence Thread

[msb]

Acinonyx quickly sold. It was a good price. I was seriously tempted , it wasn’t me. Now with that out of the road there’s nothing I really need. 

[NancyJohnson]

Looking at my gear ins/outs this year (so far) and am treating it more as an exercise in trying to keep in the black.

 

Currently at about £75 in the red.   

[mikebass456]

I'm out now! 

Recent acoustic folk band rehearsals revealed that my Phil Jones Double 4 just didn't quite have the capacity against an acoustic drum kit.

As a result, I borrowed a DB Hype 8 last week to try as a replacement, and it worked great. Pressed the go buy button the following day and it arrived yesterday.

Looking forward to the gigs at the end of the month a lot more now.....

[Richard R]

On 01/01/2025 at 18:12, Richard R said:

Updated the first post in the thread with the Rules as I understand them 🙂

 

Currently on the starting line - plenty of space left:

@neepheid Tier 1 5th March. Greco LGB-700, three pickup

@Richard R Tier 2 8th March, Akia mini MIDI keyboard

Tier 1 7th May, Smoothhound wireless system from SuburbanMan

@SimonK Out on 11th Feb. 2x10 Cab

@Franticsmurf T2, 14th Feb

 Fell in love with a guitar pedal.

T1 April, awesome 5 string bass

@barkin

@Velarian Tier 2 declared 14 Jan. Tier 1 1st March.  A pickguard of all things!

@Phill Tier 1, 3rd March, DI box

@AndyTravis  Out on 31st Jan. Last year he was out on 3rd Jan, so he's making progress

@prowla

@ezbass Tier 2, 27 Jan. Though he wasn't ever really in I just added him anyway.

@bass_dinger 

@Jono Bolton 

@SumOne 1st out! 5th Jan

@Lozz196

@bassbiscuits T2 8th May. Acoustic guitar which immediately went back up for sale.

@Mudpup

@miles'tone T1 April, CV Mustang

@tauzero 17 Jan
@Suburban Man T1 7th May, EBS Sesssion 60 combo from RichardR

@fretmeister T2 April, guitar fuzz pedal

@OliverBlackman

@paul_5 

@King Tut T1 April, awesome 5 string bass

@Marvin T2 April, PSU for pedalboard 

@Jean-Luc Pickguard 3rd Out, 5th Jan

@Shockwave Tier 2 out, 20th Jan

@NJE

@jimmyb625

@mr zed

@wavemaker

@lozkerr T1 April, Thumpinator pickup 

@Downunderwonder

@BillyBass

@Stub Mandrel

@Quatschmacher 2nd out, but the shortest stay - in on the 3rd, out on the 5th.

@mikebass456 T1 May 10th,  DB Hype 8 active speaker.

@Geek99 T1 April, awesome 5 string 

@grapefruitmoon Tier 2, 31st Jan

@2pods Out 6th Jan

@Maude

@sprocketflup Out 25th Jan. 

@knirirr Tier 2 failure before he joined 15 Jan, but hoping to be good from now on.

@MrDinsdale Tier 2 out on the 19th. Tier 1 on the 21st, new pickups.

@Quilly T1 April, bass reverb pedal

@Kev T1 4th March, DI box

@JottoSW1 (Joined last day of Jan)

@Obrienp T1 April, LFSys cab

@Sean wasn't in, but confessed to buying back a bass he sold 4 years ago

@TeresaFR (Joined April 28th but claims no spend since November 2024)

 

 

Not yet half way through the year, and definitely more out than in. Please check for any errors/ ommissions. Or not, as you please. 😉

 

Edited May 10 by Richard R

[2pods]

I usually never make it out of January, but maybe one day....

[Richard R]

8 minutes ago, 2pods said:

I usually never make it out of January, but maybe one day....

6th Jan for you, only beaten by @SumOne 😁

[TimR]

2 hours ago, Richard R said:

 

Not yet half way through the year, and definitely more out than in. Please check for any errors/ ommissions. Or not, as you please. 😉

 

 

I seem to be missing from the list, but may not have categorically said "I'm in" back on page 2 in January. 😆

Edited May 10 by TimR

[Velarian]

2 hours ago, Richard R said:

6th Jan for you, only beaten by @SumOne 😁

Insurrection day?

[msb]

I’ve always been one that’s rarely used a stand on the gig , I usually bring a backup bass. So they lean against my amp , or the wall. Every once in a while one takes a tumble. Never gave that any thought when I was using Fenders or Danos , these days I tend to play Gretsches and Gibsons that can snap with a fall.
… so I bought a folding stand that holds three instruments. I might be out. I did hold off until one popped up on kijiji for about half the price of a new one. It’s the folding metal tube style with rubber padding.  The seller said it never left his house. Looks new.  I do think it was long overdue. 

[Mrbigstuff]

2 hours ago, msb said:

I’ve always been one that’s rarely used a stand on the gig , I usually bring a backup bass. So they lean against my amp , or the wall. Every once in a while one takes a tumble. Never gave that any thought when I was using Fenders or Danos , these days I tend to play Gretsches and Gibsons that can snap with a fall.
… so I bought a folding stand that holds three instruments. I might be out. I did hold off until one popped up on kijiji for about half the price of a new one. It’s the folding metal tube style with rubber padding.  The seller said it never left his house. Looks new.  I do think it was long overdue. 

Under the signal path laws you’re still in 

[Richard R]

4 hours ago, msb said:

I’ve always been one that’s rarely used a stand on the gig , I usually bring a backup bass. So they lean against my amp , or the wall. Every once in a while one takes a tumble. Never gave that any thought when I was using Fenders or Danos , these days I tend to play Gretsches and Gibsons that can snap with a fall.
… so I bought a folding stand that holds three instruments. I might be out. I did hold off until one popped up on kijiji for about half the price of a new one. It’s the folding metal tube style with rubber padding.  The seller said it never left his house. Looks new.  I do think it was long overdue. 

 

We allowed straps, leads, and consumables, so a stand seems OK to me. 

[Stub Mandrel]

I was flirting with the idea of an economical double bass that's on here at the moment. My SO was not amused... hmmm. EUBs...

[Richard R]

I don't think there is such a thing as an economical double bass, is there? 

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, Richard R said:

I don't think there is such a thing as an economical double bass, is there? 

Not that I’m aware of, but everything is relative, I guess.

[ezbass]

9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I was flirting with the idea of an economical double bass that's on here at the moment. My SO was not amused... hmmm. EUBs...

I think I know the one you mean. That area of the UK has had a lot of gear (not the same seller IIRC) that has piqued my interest recently and only distance has kept my wallet safe.

[msb]

They are a misery to lug around.  But often will fit in a fairly small car …

[mikebass456]

56 minutes ago, msb said:

They are a misery to lug around.  But often will fit in a fairly small car …

Kala UBass with the poly strings is the next best thing. A pair of them in a Fusion twin Uke gigbag and my small pedalboard is all that's going to the gig on Saturday night.....😎👍

[Richard R]

I was just thinking "I wonder if you could make an inflatable double bass?", and then realised what a completely stupid idea this is on just about every level. 

 

 

Which of course means it exists:

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 20:08 by Richard R
These are excluded from the competition!

[wavemaker]

Well, I‘ve had a good run.

 

I‘m almost certainly out, unless something happens to the big brown truck before its arrival on Friday. I‘ll be back to report on the spoils…

[Richard R]

4 minutes ago, wavemaker said:

Well, I‘ve had a good run.

 

I‘m almost certainly out, unless something happens to the big brown truck before its arrival on Friday. I‘ll be back to report on 

 

What do we reckon folks? A new bass, a pedal, an amp, a complete new sound system?

#HowHasWavemakerSinned?

 

[bass_dinger]

On 20/05/2025 at 22:07, Richard R said:

 

Which of course means it exists:

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 22:08 by Richard R
These are excluded from the competition!

 

I am here to make the inevitable "pump up the bass" joke.

 

 

[Richard R]

Damn! I wish I had thought of that! 🤣

[bass_dinger]

Just now, Richard R said:

Damn! I wish I had thought of that! 🤣

 

@Richard R you can have "Pump it up", by Elvis Costello, if you wish. 

[wavemaker]

On 21/05/2025 at 22:09, wavemaker said:

Well, I‘ve had a good run.

 

I‘m almost certainly out, unless something happens to the big brown truck before its arrival on Friday. I‘ll be back to report on the spoils…

(The big brown truck is delayed until Monday, nothing to see here …)

Edited 5 hours ago by wavemaker