2025 Gear Abstinence Thread

[Richard R]

33 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I’m going to buy my dog a new precision. She showed some interest in a photo, maybe she’ll manage to get a sound out of it if I wedge a dog chew between the strings and then I’ll have a free pass on that purchase 

 

🤔

 

[knirirr]

Another tier 2 fail - new tailpiece for the guitar shown, plus a new guitar pickup. Still no new bass purchases, though.

 

 

[Geek99]

13 minutes ago, knirirr said:

Another tier 2 fail - new tailpiece for the guitar shown, plus a new guitar pickup. Still no new bass purchases, though.

 

 

How do the jury feel About “filth” like this ? 
tier2 fail on the pickup, bridges aren’t signal path so I think you’re home Free on that one 

Edited Saturday at 20:36 by Geek99

[Richard R]

The bridge is part of the vibrating structures of the instrument, tansmitting and receiving vibrations and resonances between the strings and the body which contribute to the overall sound which will be detected by the pickup. So it is in the path betwen the player's fingers and the listeners' ears and replacing a non-failing bridge on a bass ought to be a T1 fail. 

On a guitar it's T2 as is the whole instrument. 

 

Well that's my view anyway.

[msb]

 

I’m going to be out , just waiting to get the shipping costs and final bill. These have been on my radar for quite some time. This is the Korean reissue , improved tuners and set neck. Thumpy as all heck. I have too much stuff , but I’ve been looking at these for years. Finally will be getting one.

[AndyTravis]

On 04/08/2025 at 21:24, AndyTravis said:

I haven’t bought anything since April.

 

Thats quite good for me.

Uhm…

 

3 things left though…

[otisblove]

Just found this thread. Bought 2 basses and a neck in 2025. Might have to try in 2026. 

[Kiwi]

Just found it also.  Failed miserably already...two basses, guitar pedals and some guitar rack gear.  

[Geek99]

5 hours ago, otisblove said:

Just found this thread. Bought 2 basses and a neck in 2025. Might have to try in 2026. 

You’re fitting in very well 👍

[Geek99]

I only bought one thing this year (see above) and unwittingly assisted lee650 by doing so. (.  👍)

Having bought exactly nothing in 15 years I feel pretty good about my mean abstinence rate when factored in over a lifetime. That one purchase was therefore a statistical blip and not significant in statistical terms. 
I therefore feel a prince Andrew style entitlement to reinstatement (despite the actual facts) - strange parallel there 🧐

[BabyBlueSound]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

I only bought one thing this year (see above) and unwittingly assisted lee650 by doing so. (.  👍)

Having bought exactly nothing in 15 years I feel pretty good about my mean abstinence rate when factored in over a lifetime. That one purchase was therefore a statistical blip and not significant in statistical terms. 
I therefore feel a prince Andrew style entitlement to reinstatement (despite the actual facts) - strange parallel there 🧐

 

I mean there was a 10 year period when I was not playing at all, did not even own an instrument. Are you saying it's possible to factor that in for the averages? Already feeling better!

[tauzero]

6 hours ago, Geek99 said:

I only bought one thing this year (see above) and unwittingly assisted lee650 by doing so. (.  👍)

Having bought exactly nothing in 15 years I feel pretty good about my mean abstinence rate when factored in over a lifetime. That one purchase was therefore a statistical blip and not significant in statistical terms. 
I therefore feel a prince Andrew style entitlement to reinstatement (despite the actual facts) - strange parallel there 🧐

 

Are you sweating awaiting the outcome?

[Geek99]

58 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Are you sweating awaiting the outcome?

I cannot. It comes from being shot with a camera - the verb induces the condition 

[Richard R]

No averaging!

 

 

Likewise no integrating, differentiating, fitting polynomials to the curve of the number of basses bought in a given period or training AI networks to calculate the maximum entropy of the data set of the basses for sale in the marketplace. 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Richard R
Not telling

[Geek99]

2 minutes ago, Richard R said:

No averaging!

 

 

Likewise no integrating, differentiating, fitting polynomials to the curve of the number of basses bought in a given period or training AI networks to calculate the maximum entropy of the data set of the basses for sale in the marketplace. 

 

Spoilsport. I know what Andrew would say, it wouldn’t be pretty 

[ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

So far this month I have failed to be abstinent on several occasions. I have bought a new EHX Tri Parallel pedal, a Fuzzrocious Grey Stache from one of the members here., some appropriate (ish) patch cables and I've agreed to buy another Orange OBC115 cab (silly money, hope it doesn't fall through .....sort of). 

 

Sorry. 

[Richard R]

Maybe for 2026 we should have a parallel "Gear Acquisition Challange"?

T1, basses

T2, pedals amps etc

T3, any other instruments 

Points for quantity, not necessarily quality or cost.

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Richard R said:

Maybe for 2026 we should have a parallel "Gear Acquisition Challange"?

T1, basses

T2, pedals amps etc

T3, any other instruments 

Points for quantity, not necessarily quality or cost.

I’d lose that. @AndyTravis would be my bet 

[Richard R]

Mine too. But he's got major house work to keep him occupied, do maybe he'll slow down? 🤔

[AndyTravis]

31 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Mine too. But he's got major house work to keep him occupied, do maybe he'll slow down? 🤔

Builders came today - starts September 8th.

 

I’ve offloaded 3 and acquired 1.

 

thats good maths that.

 

and it’s been months.

 

I was getting jittery.

[Geek99]

You aren’t the real @AndyTravis

[Richard R]

9 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Builders came today - starts September 8th.

 

Looking forward to the build diary for this project. 

 

 

[TimR]

On 01/08/2025 at 09:23, TimR said:

Under "breakages" I have ordered a new volume pot. The old one crackles like mad amd no amount of Servicol switch cleaner will resolve. 

 

It's going to be a bit of a mission to replace as the new pot isn't a straight swap. The old one is soldered to the preamp board and is much longer. This one will have to be fitted to the bass body and have extension wires to the preamp.  

 

That didn't work. Have given up and had to replace the whole pre-amp with the Artec SE-3.

 

Hopfully that's allowed.

[Richard R]

I think that's allowed. Replacement for a broken item.

[SimonK]

...so is anyone still in?

 

I'm already thinking about next year as having (unexpectedly) acquired essentially an entire new rig this year (plus a bunch of cabs), physical space may limit my GAS next year!