acidbass Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) 3 Hiwatt heads and 4 Hiwatt 4x12 cabs A fretted Precision bass A Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Cases for my Ampeg A new pickup, bridge and tuners for my fretless Precision EDIT - that's my total GAS list, didn't realise we were in the Bass Guitars forum! Oh well, I got it off my chest Edited May 24, 2007 by acidbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pablo Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 After having a wee look about online i'd like to ad a zon sonus 4/1 to my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='Bassassin' post='5807' date='May 24 2007, 03:06 PM']One of these: [url="http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p100205/bach-rb-1r/"]http://www.bachmusik.com/en/p100205/bach-rb-1r/[/url] And for £145, I can think of no compelling reason not to... Just need to have an Ebay blitz of some of the dust-gathering trash I have hanging around first.[/quote] That looks great. That would almost cure my GAS for a Laredo and I could actually afford one. If only they did it in black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='bassboy115' post='6093' date='May 24 2007, 10:22 PM']i really like the corvette iv been wantin one for ages...i do like the look of the thumb never played one though... when i get round to the point of which im actually gonna buy (not any time soon) ill look at the thumb but i really do like the corvette! How much is the Thumb? and not a clue bout the Wilma and Betty m8 :S cheers[/quote] It is true what martthebass said. I was in exactly the same situation. As soon as you got the corvette, you will want the thumb. But they are really different beasts. I actually TBH prefer the corvette, mainly because it was so much more flexible. I wish they made Corvette NTs before the 1998 changes in neck profile. But not many basses I've played have beaten my Thumb in terms of sustain, clarity of harmonics and just fantastic playability (though the neck hangs far from your body). But do try them out, as they aren't everybody's cup of tea. Warwicks seem to go fairly reasonable second hand. I believe I've seen Thumb BO go for around £500. I've even seen a NT go for £600 once, that was unbelivable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 My G.A.S. has been plugged for the time being now I've got all the sounds I want. However, one of Skelfs headless basses but with a wider and less offset body would do me very nicely. The tone of the instrument was... ...perfect. Crisp, warm, full and growly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='joegarcia' post='6231' date='May 25 2007, 02:03 AM']That would almost cure my GAS for a Laredo and I could actually afford one. If only they did it in black![/quote] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250117425508&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=015[/url] one of these? im not helping much am i [list=1] [*]curently gassing for..Guild starfire with original Hangstrom or darkstar pickups [*] Another fender jaguar in vintage white with tort scratchplate ( japan model) [*] A good valve amp ie trace v-type [*] Deep impact [*] Mutron [*] this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250117425508&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=015[/url] [/list] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy115 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='s_u_y_*' post='6234' date='May 25 2007, 02:18 AM']It is true what martthebass said. I was in exactly the same situation. As soon as you got the corvette, you will want the thumb. But they are really different beasts. I actually TBH prefer the corvette, mainly because it was so much more flexible. I wish they made Corvette NTs before the 1998 changes in neck profile. But not many basses I've played have beaten my Thumb in terms of sustain, clarity of harmonics and just fantastic playability (though the neck hangs far from your body). But do try them out, as they aren't everybody's cup of tea. Warwicks seem to go fairly reasonable second hand. I believe I've seen Thumb BO go for around £500. I've even seen a NT go for £600 once, that was unbelivable![/quote] thanks...everybody is saying about baseball bat necks on em...is it the newer warwicks with the horrible neck or the older ones?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='joegarcia' post='5624' date='May 24 2007, 11:30 AM']Sunn 300t/70's SVT Stingray (all maple with black plate) Gibson RD Artist (maple, black plate) Rickenbacker 4004L Laredo (black)[/quote] Hey Joe Garcia - that your Ovation Magnum 3? Be interested in your impressions of it - I love my Magnum 1. Re the RD Artist; nearly bought one a couple of times but they're so dam [u]heavy[/u] Anyway; my permanent GAS; an early '80's Wal Mk 1 custom fretless my current GAS; a Trace Elliot AH500-12 head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='steve-norris' post='6262' date='May 25 2007, 07:54 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250117425508&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=015[/url] one of these? im not helping much am i [/quote] Yea I saw that, thyat was what triggered the GAS actually. Shaggy - Yea that's My Magnum, I love it to bits. The electronics are a bit noisy but it sounds massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedsbeds Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='bassboy115' post='6265' date='May 25 2007, 08:04 AM']thanks...everybody is saying about baseball bat necks on em...is it the newer warwicks with the horrible neck or the older ones??[/quote] It's not that they are horrible, just some people can't get on with large necks. To me they feel just right. I was really wanting a corvette, then played the streamer and just had to have it I think the attraction of the corvette was something to do with the price as well as the looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_nottm Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Erm.....I've not got it too bad at the moment. I recently got my Jaguar that I'd beeN after (white), and so 'we' (that would be the missus and I) decided that 'we' wouldn't be looking for any new basses for a while as 'we' needed to save 'our' money. So I'm keeping an eye out for an Ibanez Blazer or Roadster and a Russian Muff at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 i think i have a serious GAS problem lol i really do want alot of basses. my list grows everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy115 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='nedsbeds' post='6367' date='May 25 2007, 11:17 AM']It's not that they are horrible, just some people can't get on with large necks. To me they feel just right. I was really wanting a corvette, then played the streamer and just had to have it I think the attraction of the corvette was something to do with the price as well as the looks.[/quote] lol...i tried a corvette a few years ago at music live and really liked it...i tried the rockbass(streamer) as an option just before i bought my jazz and it was really badly set up and it put me right off em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiephoenix Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Figures my first post on this forum would be about GAS I thought I was gassed out, having recently acquired my MarkBass amp, But an old as new Ibanez ATK flew onto my lap as I was looking the other way... and then some bastard sniped it away from under my nose... so thats what I'm gassin for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushmaster Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Not really GAS as in buying another bass just for the sake of buying another bass. What I probably [i]need[/i] most is another bass mostly used for slapping/tapping, and I've been on the verge of buying a Status last time anyway. Most likely a S-2 Classic Through-Neck Headless 6-String. Though also the Yamaha TRP 6 P II I had liked very much. Nice to have would be a Rickenbacker 4003FL (fretless), as well as a 4004-series 5-string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushmaster Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='bassboy115' post='6265' date='May 25 2007, 09:04 AM']everybody is saying about baseball bat necks on em...is it the newer warwicks with the horrible neck or the older ones??[/quote] Warwick within 1½ decades just went from one extreme to the other. In the mid 80s they came up with problematically thin necks, since 1999 IIRC they make chunky necks, and also switched from wengé to ovangkol. I for one found the really broad neck of a Streamer Stage I 6-string very comfortable to play, but took issues with the sound. It's too large a chunk of too soft woods like flame maple, and that doesn't contribute to a really defined sound (I know I'm a spoiled brat taking Rics and Smiths as reference). A smaller bass of harder woods such as a Thumb NT 6-String was ok, though. At first I also was impressed by the decent mids the ovangkol neck produced. On a second thought, however, I found that older Thumbs w/ wengé/bubinga neck had more of a character, even more "wood" in the midrange (but that also may be due to better quality woods used back then). Well, that's how come I don't play a Warwick these days... Actually, Warwick and Marleaux, which also was mentioned herein, were amongst the manufacturers about which I thought for some 500 bucks more they might have come up with a better bass I would have bought. But so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 [quote name='bassboy115' post='6093' date='May 24 2007, 10:22 PM']and not a clue bout the Wilma and Betty m8 :S cheers[/quote] Fred and Barney? Hannah and Barbera? God I'm getting old.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy316 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Marcus Miller Jazz in Olympic White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 [quote name='OldGit' post='5668' date='May 24 2007, 12:46 PM']Oh good choice, sir. That JJB thing is awesome in the old fashioned English way.[/quote] Why, thank you very much. Gotta love that JJB, but I'm not a signature bass fan, even though JJB is one of my inspirations. I did contact John about building me a P similar to it but circumstances changed and things got put on hold. Still, it's my 40th next year, maybe if I hint hard enough to all my friends and rellies thay may club together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy115 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 [quote name='martthebass' post='6626' date='May 25 2007, 04:27 PM']Fred and Barney? Hannah and Barbera? God I'm getting old....[/quote] when you said wilma and betty i thought about the flintstones but now after saying fred and barney im gonna go the flintstones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenshirt Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I know I've got too many basses already...... but I'd love a black early 70's Precision with a maple neck. I had a '74 years ago and sold it. With the money from the sale I got a brand new Peavey Dyna-Bass and what money was left I used as beer money....... seemed like a good idea at the time. Looking back, it doesn't seem so good now. Nevermind....... Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_olie Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Cheapo fretless or 6 string, maybe both in one package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freuds_Cat Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 (edited) A mate runs the local music shop and is trying to get me to relieve my GAS on one of the basses in his shop that he knows I'm in love with. Allen Woody Signature Epiphone RumbleKat [url="http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=501"][/url] Details here [url="http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=501"]http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?Produc...CollectionID=12[/url] Its brand new and retails at about Aus$1200 he has it 'on sale' for Aus$550 OMG!! I have it so bad! I know I shouldn't but man its such a cool bass soundwise and to play and its really very cheap. ....isn't it? 7th June ... GOT IT!! Edited June 21, 2007 by Freuds_Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Corvette $$ (4 or a 5) But not necessarily in Red or Black... G&L ASAT Some sort of custom 4 string with a slabby single-cut (ASAT) style body and passive electrics akin to a Yamaha Attitude with a (tap-able) JJ at the bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freuds_Cat Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 (edited) Hi, my name is Bret and I am a GASaholic. My 'other' current GAS desire is this Electro Voice Bass speaker. This speaker would fit very nicely into my Bi-amp rig thankyou very much. [b]Electro Voice EVX155[/b] [b]Specifications[/b] Sensitivity 1W/1m 98 dB Max. SPL / 1m (calc); full space 125.8 dB System Power Handling (continuous/program/peak) 600/1200/2400 Watts Nominal Impedance (Passive) 8 Ohms Chassis Size 15 inches Speaker Type Components Weight Net 10.3 kg ( 22.71 lbs ) Edited May 29, 2007 by Freuds_Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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