2026 Gear Abstinence Thread

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

Do it! 

 

41 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Fill your boots ears

 

 

Now I have decision paralysis!

[bass_dinger]

22 hours ago, Si600 said:

Though I am considering an acoustic bass as there may be a genuine need for it this year.

2 hours ago, Geek99 said:

There is a sire acoustic for sale in marketplace 

 

As is my very own Boulder Creek 5 string acoustic bass, 34" scale length....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bass_dinger]

3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

Now I have decision paralysis!

 

Pick the colour that looks most like earwax, and horrify the audience.

 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by bass_dinger

[Stub Mandrel]

7 minutes ago, bass_dinger said:

 

Pick the colour that looks most like earwax, and horrify the audience.

 

 

 

You've seen the colour of my earwax!

[ezbass]

53 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

Now I have decision paralysis!

[Mrbigstuff]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

Now I have decision paralysis!

Genuine and common sense tip. You want something that can be easily found on a dark stage floor/ back room. For something so expensive, they’re easily lost. 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

 

How many dB attenuation can I get with one Jelly Belly?

 

Will two Jelly Beans double the attenuation? 

[ezbass]

8 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

How many dB attenuation can I get with one Jelly Belly?

 

Will two Jelly Beans double the attenuation? 

One jB per bean, but they work on the same principle as dBs, so you’d need 3 for double attenuation  

[Richard R]

31 minutes ago, ezbass said:

One jB per bean, but they work on the same principle as dBs, so you’d need 3 for double attenuation  

 

Use three in your ear and, no matter what chords you start with, you will end up in A&E!

 

[ezbass]

20 minutes ago, Richard R said:

 

Use three in your ear and, no matter what chords you start with, you will end up in A&E!

 

👏👏👏

[ezbass]

10 hours ago, Mrbigstuff said:

Genuine and common sense tip. You want something that can be easily found on a dark stage floor/ back room. For something so expensive, they’re easily lost. 

^^^^This, therefore, go white, silver or yellow. 

[neepheid]

Earwax colour?  Never need to clean them if you can't see the wax...

 

OK, that was gross, sorry.

 

Hearing aid beige would be quite ironic and meta...

 

OK, I'm done.

[Richard R]

9 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Hearing aid beige would be quite ironic and Meta...

 

Keep ruddy Zuckerberg out of it!

 

[Stub Mandrel]

10 hours ago, Mrbigstuff said:

Genuine and common sense tip. You want something that can be easily found on a dark stage floor/ back room. For something so expensive, they’re easily lost. 

 

That is eminently sensible... I went with plain transparent as I don't want to draw attention to them, which I may regret.