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I have come to a realization
« on: March 30, 2011, 12:56:16 PM »
 I buy way to many basses. Yeah I know news flash. About the only basses I really love are Nonreverse Thunderbirds, my main axe since '78. It is the bass I compare everything else to and very little stacks up. I think I am going to sell off a number of basses to finance at least one very nice NR Thunderbird II and maybe even enough for a broken/refin bird. Basses possibly on the block, Ric C64 fireglo, '72 EBO, short scale Tbird......................for starters.
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2011, 02:43:02 PM »
Ummm, Who are you?
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2011, 02:59:54 PM »


 Scott,

You're a very sick man  ;)



 Actually, I really get what you're saying - if it's not an NR 'Bird it isn't *for* you.
I'm pretty much the same except I prefer Reverses, anything else just does't seem right, as I get older I'm straying less, maybe I'm finally learning my lesson :) 
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2011, 02:55:54 AM »
It'll go away again. Let's just hope. "Way too many basses" is an oxymoronic statement. And a psychological condition.
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2011, 04:47:15 AM »
I have way too many basses and I have 14, which is totally unreasonable for someone with my limited experience, except for one thing. They are COOL!
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2011, 05:02:56 AM »
Ok ok so its obvious that someone has hijacked Scotts account. Lets not get too worried about him just yet.  :mrgreen:
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2011, 05:21:12 AM »
 I'm in the 40-ish range at the moment all cool in their own right. I just don't play most of 'em. My Ric 4001 C64 may have been out of the case three times in the 4-5 years I have owned it.
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2011, 07:04:37 AM »
This man has real problems. Of the luxurious kind.  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Look, Edith claims I have a 170 basses. Or so. That number is uncorroberated and a figment of female imagination, but do I ever complain? Some of my basses have their batteries drained by the time I play them again!!! And I really don't like playing my Kubicki Factor anymore - I realized that yesterday. It feels weird and sounds weird. And that was my mainstay bass for many many years.
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2011, 08:31:52 AM »
Wish I could make a deal on that C64. :-\
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2011, 09:08:07 AM »
Has the horseshoe, doesn't it?
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2011, 09:17:12 AM »
This thread is somewhat reinforcing.  I don't have time to play all my basses on any regular basis, but I like 'em all, and they're all paid for.

But they're a very mixed bag!

1963 P - mine since 1967.
1964 EB-0 - from a good friend, a keeper (short scale)
1970's Univox 335-style hollowbody - beautiful, plan to replace pickups with Gretsch Filtertrons (short scale)
2000 MIM Jazz
Epiphone Jack Casady Gold Top
Rogue VB-100 violin bass (short scale)
Gretsch 2202 Electromatic Jr Jet (short scale)
Squier Bronco with TV Jones 2202 pickup (short scale)
Gretsch 5123 hollowbody, 32" scale
Lotus fretless P-special
Applause AE-40 acoustic/electric (short scale)
Dearmond Jet Star, 32" scale
Schecter C-4XXX Diamond

That's a very mixed bag...but each is fun in its own way.
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2011, 09:30:40 AM »
I'm living this realization!  :)

You tend towards the NRs, I tend to gravitate to basses for their distinctive sounds/traits.  The basses with too much overlap in sound end up getting clipped.  I've truly bonded with only a handful of 'em, and that's to be expected (for me).  I enjoy changing up scale length, wood types, neck profiles, etc.. but there is still only a subset of them within all of that change that really resonate with me.  The rest ends up just being "stuff"... beautiful 4-stringed incredible looking and sounding stuff, but if its only purpose is to hang on the wall then I'd rather sell and roll that into gear that ends up in my "A list" or gear that i otherwise need (or lust after)...

I didn't always feel this way.  Just trying to overcome my (w)hoarding tendencies, and so far?  No regrets!
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2011, 11:00:29 AM »
Quote from: godofthunder on March 30, 2011, 12:56:16 PM
I buy way to many basses. Yeah I know news flash. About the only basses I really love are Nonreverse Thunderbirds, my main axe since '78. It is the bass I compare everything else to and very little stacks up. I think I am going to sell off a number of basses to finance at least one very nice NR Thunderbird II and maybe even enough for a broken/refin bird. Basses possibly on the block, Ric C64 fireglo, '72 EBO, short scale Tbird......................for starters.

that fits most of us here on this site....

any trade considerations????
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2011, 12:28:55 PM »
Quote from: uwe on March 31, 2011, 09:08:07 AM
Has the horseshoe, doesn't it?
Yep horse shoe.
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Re: I have come to a realization
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2011, 12:30:06 PM »
Quote from: jumbodbassman on March 31, 2011, 11:00:29 AM
that fits most of us here on this site....

any trade considerations????
got any NRs?
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