Maude Posted February 1 Posted February 1 5 minutes ago, neepheid said: Let's not dirty up January any further, I'll have to check back previous years but I think it might be a record breaking one. Plus international bass purchasing can be stressful so let's not jinx it with a declaration just yet, eh? We eagerly await your imminent arrival and I'm taking an executive decision to mark your failure down as date of safe arrival. Not the same thing as getting a next day delivery from Andertons etc. is it? I'm happy with that decision m'lud. 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I'm picking up a hard case for £30 of eBay later. Does this ount as a teir 2 fail? It's utterly essential as (1) it seems sensible to use a case to take my Sire to gigs and (2) if I don't get one for it I would have to take another bass out of its case. Quote
Mrbigstuff Posted February 8 Posted February 8 7 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I'm picking up a hard case for £30 of eBay later. Does this ount as a teir 2 fail? It's utterly essential as (1) it seems sensible to use a case to take my Sire to gigs and (2) if I don't get one for it I would have to take another bass out of its case. 1) good score! 2) I think your second point confirms it isn’t essential 😂 1 Quote
neepheid Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 33 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I'm picking up a hard case for £30 of eBay later. Does this ount as a teir 2 fail? It's utterly essential as (1) it seems sensible to use a case to take my Sire to gigs and (2) if I don't get one for it I would have to take another bass out of its case. A thirty quid case off eBay? Call it an accessory and be done with it, I reckon. I like to have separate accomodation for all my basses too, I get it. 5 Quote
TrevorR Posted February 10 Posted February 10 (edited) I think that I’ve committed a Tier 2 infringement, I’m afraid, but I do have extenuating circumstances. The sound guys at church want us to try using in-ears (which I already have) but I’ll need a small IEM amp. So I got a little Behringer in-line belt pack for 23 quid off Amazon. I can only apologise for being naughty, but a big boy made me do it and ran away (to behind the sound desk). 😫 Edited February 10 by TrevorR 5 Quote
neepheid Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 1 hour ago, TrevorR said: I think that I’ve committed a Tier 2 infringement, I’m afraid, but I do have extenuating circumstances. The sound guys at church want us to try using in-ears (which I already have) but I’ll need a small IEM amp. So I got a little Behringer in-line belt pack for 23 quid off Amazon. I can only apologise for being naughty, but a big boy made me do it and ran away (to behind the sound desk). 😫 All I can say is that if the sound guys at church were so damn keen on everyone using IEMs, they should have provided the necessary equipment. Making it all work is their problem, no? 1 3 Quote
SimonK Posted February 10 Posted February 10 21 minutes ago, neepheid said: All I can say is that if the sound guys at church were so damn keen on everyone using IEMs, they should have provided the necessary equipment. Making it all work is their problem, no? I got a tier 2 fail for something similar - although went for the more extravagant Swiff wireless IEM than the cheap and cheerful Behringer! 2 Quote
neepheid Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 3 minutes ago, SimonK said: I got a tier 2 fail for something similar - although went for the more extravagant Swiff wireless IEM than the cheap and cheerful Behringer! Oh I know, what's done is done, just pointing out that it's a bit rum that the pressure to do this was external. Quote
TrevorR Posted February 10 Posted February 10 47 minutes ago, neepheid said: All I can say is that if the sound guys at church were so damn keen on everyone using IEMs, they should have provided the necessary equipment. Making it all work is their problem, no? They’ve just had to buy a whole new desk because the old one started doing phantom gain and level changes at random on several channels. So getting some ADDITIONAL cash out of the finance committee right now might er… erm… hopeful! In fact, I’ll bet that the additional functionality of a new desk vs one that’s 10-15 years old may be partly behind the experiment! Quote
tauzero Posted February 10 Posted February 10 1 hour ago, TrevorR said: They’ve just had to buy a whole new desk because the old one started doing phantom gain and level changes at random on several channels. So getting some ADDITIONAL cash out of the finance committee right now might er… erm… hopeful! In fact, I’ll bet that the additional functionality of a new desk vs one that’s 10-15 years old may be partly behind the experiment! Did the old desk have wireless control, and if so, did they have a look round the congregation to see if someone had hacked into it? 1 1 Quote
bass_dinger Posted February 10 Posted February 10 9 hours ago, tauzero said: did they have a look round the congregation to see if someone had hacked into it? The word "hacking" is more likely to describe a congregant's cough, rather than how they access an IT device... 2 Quote
TimR Posted Thursday at 21:14 Posted Thursday at 21:14 Sorry to report I have had a terrible accident. I accidentally drove to Camden tonight and bought a new gig bag. The old one was very tatty. Unfortunately the bass I had ordered to just try out, also accidentally left the shop in the bag after I accidentally paid for both of said items. A terrible state of affairs. I now have 4 basses! I am practically a hoarder now. 2 8 1 Quote
Richard R Posted Thursday at 21:18 Posted Thursday at 21:18 That's terrible! I hope you recover quickly. Lots of playing loud bass should help a bit. 2 1 Quote
Suburban Man Posted Friday at 07:47 Posted Friday at 07:47 9 hours ago, Maude said: Definitely out! But what a great way to go! 1 Quote
SimonK Posted Friday at 08:30 Posted Friday at 08:30 9 hours ago, Maude said: Definitely out! That's lovely - another triumph for the thread that pretends it is not encouraging the most extravagant and unneccessary purchases! 🙂 2 Quote
neepheid Posted Friday at 11:11 Author Posted Friday at 11:11 13 hours ago, TimR said: Sorry to report I have had a terrible accident. I accidentally drove to Camden tonight and bought a new gig bag. The old one was very tatty. Unfortunately the bass I had ordered to just try out, also accidentally left the shop in the bag after I accidentally paid for both of said items. A terrible state of affairs. I now have 4 basses! I am practically a hoarder now. Deets! What is it? Pics plz. Also... 2 Quote
Machines Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago I am out. Gf bought me my old MTD Super 5 I had a couple of years ago and regretted selling. It doesn't count as unsolicited as we'd swung by BassBros to pick up my Dad's unsold guitar and I spotted it and went OMG. Quote
neepheid Posted 2 hours ago Author Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, Machines said: I am out. Gf bought me my old MTD Super 5 I had a couple of years ago and regretted selling. It doesn't count as unsolicited as we'd swung by BassBros to pick up my Dad's unsold guitar and I spotted it and went OMG. I'm not sure about this one. It's certainly nowhere near the specified case of dragging one's other half round the guitar shops, trying a bunch of stuff then they buy it for you. This is subtler than that. Reuniting you with an old (bass) flame seems a little different to me. I mean it was kinda pre-chosen, no? Honestly, I'm in two minds about it. This is a very specific case of an accidental discovery, rather than a wilful and knowing enterprise of going out specifically to identify a bass for someone else to buy for you. But on the other hand, it wasn't a total surprise, and there was some influence in the purchase. What say you, jury? Quote
MacDaddy Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago On 12/02/2026 at 22:36, Maude said: Definitely out! Ooh it is isn't it! 😍 1 Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago I bought a lot of guitars and basses in 2025 and none six weeks into this year — so I'm still in. The bass I had on commission at the gallery has sold so I'm actually one down, and I'm planning to sell a few more. I have used my share of a recent gig's money to place an order for three mustang bass mutes for my JMJs. These are scheduled to arrive from the US in early March. I'm not counting these mutes as a breach of the abstinence rules as Leo Fender designed the mustang bass bridge to have a mute, however Fender don't fit or even make them anymore, so I am just facilitating completion of the basses to bring them into correct 1966 specs. Quote
Maude Posted 57 minutes ago Posted 57 minutes ago 1 hour ago, neepheid said: I'm not sure about this one. It's certainly nowhere near the specified case of dragging one's other half round the guitar shops, trying a bunch of stuff then they buy it for you. This is subtler than that. Reuniting you with an old (bass) flame seems a little different to me. I mean it was kinda pre-chosen, no? Honestly, I'm in two minds about it. This is a very specific case of an accidental discovery, rather than a wilful and knowing enterprise of going out specifically to identify a bass for someone else to buy for you. But on the other hand, it wasn't a total surprise, and there was some influence in the purchase. What say you, jury? Did he own it when he went in the shop? No. Did he own it when he came out the shop? Yes. Stwike him (fwom the wegister) centuwion, vewy woughly! Quote
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