SteveC Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Not a "resolution" but I am trying to give up the GAS for this year and stick to my Yamaha, Genz combo and NXT EUB for the year. All my gigs are more than covered, and I'm spending time practicing - especially getting upright chops back in shape again - instead of always looking for the next piece of gear everyone else makes me think I should have. Seems like if the 6.0-12T combo, an electric and an upright are the "go to" rig for Ed Friedland, it should be good enough for me - and he has access to WAY more stuff than I do. Just throwing it out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Keep up the good work, Steve. I think last year was the first year in which I sold more equipment than I bought. Nobody in any of my bands seems to notice which bass or amp I bring. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Yes, keep up the good work! It seems to me what you have already is pretty darned good. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Yeah, none of my bands really notice, either. And honestly, for my work around here, Yamaha, Genz and NS Design is gonna give any gig a run for it's money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Good Man Steve, that is a good approach!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Good luck on the resolution. I try to minimize equipment purchases, too. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Just think of all those great players from the past--in the blues or early rock n roll. They didn't have sh-t for gear, and yet you listen to those recordings today and they are still magic. Hell, James Jamerson kept the same set of strings on his bass forever. "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I meant to mention that I am also trying not to buy any new music this year. I moved in to a house last year, so I'm finally taking things out of storage, like 100+ CD's and 250+ cassettes, mostly mixtapes. Lots of half-forgotten treasures there among the trash, it will take me all year to sort it out and digitize it. I spend more time listening to music via iPod than I do any other way. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Excellent! I was reminded about my own resolution yesterday: I was abroad for 2 night (business trip) and the only thing in sight was a M*cD*n*lds "restaurant" so I figured that since I was there alone for the evening, might as well go and have a quick bite. Came back to the hotel room feeling heavy. And it only got worse, to the point where I thought I was going to expand and explode. I took a long hard look in the mirror and realised all these years it's just been hollow phrases, and I never really meant what I said or wrote about losing weight. Well I am not going to talk big talk now. Just take it one week at a time, and one month at a time and see how long I can remind myself of just how horrible I felt last night (didn't sleep at all so today has been a very, very long day already). Sorry for hijacking your thread. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Good for you, Steve. Just don't expect me to follow in your footsteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Excellent! I was reminded about my own resolution yesterday: I was abroad for 2 night (business trip) and the only thing in sight was a M*cD*n*lds "restaurant" so I figured that since I was there alone for the evening, might as well go and have a quick bite. Came back to the hotel room feeling heavy. And it only got worse, to the point where I thought I was going to expand and explode. I took a long hard look in the mirror and realised all these years it's just been hollow phrases, and I never really meant what I said or wrote about losing weight. Well I am not going to talk big talk now. Just take it one week at a time, and one month at a time and see how long I can remind myself of just how horrible I felt last night (didn't sleep at all so today has been a very, very long day already). Sorry for hijacking your thread. My wife has lost over 50 pounds since July so the pressure is on...that, too, is a month at a time kind of thing. I've been sick for the last few weeks so I kind of got the flu/strep "jump start" so we'll see if I can keep my intake down like it has been for the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Excellent! I was reminded about my own resolution yesterday: I was abroad for 2 night (business trip) and the only thing in sight was a M*cD*n*lds "restaurant" so I figured that since I was there alone for the evening, might as well go and have a quick bite. Came back to the hotel room feeling heavy. And it only got worse, to the point where I thought I was going to expand and explode. I took a long hard look in the mirror and realised all these years it's just been hollow phrases, and I never really meant what I said or wrote about losing weight. Well I am not going to talk big talk now. Just take it one week at a time, and one month at a time and see how long I can remind myself of just how horrible I felt last night (didn't sleep at all so today has been a very, very long day already). Sorry for hijacking your thread. My wife has lost over 50 pounds since July so the pressure is on...that, too, is a month at a time kind of thing. I've been sick for the last few weeks so I kind of got the flu/strep "jump start" so we'll see if I can keep my intake down like it has been for the last few weeks. Wow! How did she drop 50 so fast? Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russkull Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Not a "resolution" but I am trying to give up the GAS for this year... I think what kills it for me every year is that I hang around websites like this one, I read my BP magazine and whatever other bass stuff I can get my hands on, and gosh darn it if I don't seem to develop a sudden need to get a new piece of equipment that I knew nothing about previously but now must have no matter the cost or inconvenience. ps. just realized that the preceding was all one sentence. "Of all the world's bassists, I'm one of them!" - Lug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Excellent! I was reminded about my own resolution yesterday: I was abroad for 2 night (business trip) and the only thing in sight was a M*cD*n*lds "restaurant" so I figured that since I was there alone for the evening, might as well go and have a quick bite. Came back to the hotel room feeling heavy. And it only got worse, to the point where I thought I was going to expand and explode. I took a long hard look in the mirror and realised all these years it's just been hollow phrases, and I never really meant what I said or wrote about losing weight. Well I am not going to talk big talk now. Just take it one week at a time, and one month at a time and see how long I can remind myself of just how horrible I felt last night (didn't sleep at all so today has been a very, very long day already). Sorry for hijacking your thread. My wife has lost over 50 pounds since July so the pressure is on...that, too, is a month at a time kind of thing. I've been sick for the last few weeks so I kind of got the flu/strep "jump start" so we'll see if I can keep my intake down like it has been for the last few weeks. Wow! How did she drop 50 so fast? Actually, 50 pounds over 7 months is a good pace...about 2 pounds a week. She does Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred DVD and we try to watch what we eat and just do smaller portions of stuff we like - but healthy versions. She is a nut about preservatives, whole foods, etc. She bakes bread every Sunday for the upcoming week, buys organic, etc. If I would get off my ass and exercise a little, I'd be down, too. She looks really good. She says she's down to high school weight or so. Definitely the lowest she's been since I've known her. It's like I'm having an affair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 She says she's down to high school weight or so... Oh, man, that would be so cool. Unlikely, though. I still have my high school gym suit, but I can guarantee you I will never again squeeze into it. Good for her, though. Maybe there's still hope... Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCriley Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 My resolution is to sell off a bunch of the stuff I no longer use. I'm running out of storage space! In addition to 40 years worth of hoarding PA, guitar and bass gear, I've added the following in the past 12 months or so: A pair of BFM Jack10 PA cabs (Though I did sell the cabs they replaced, which saved some space.) A fEARful 12/6 bass cab (It replaced an Acme B2, but no real space savings.) A Second 6-string bass (Total bass count now 5, plus at least a dozen skinny-string guitars.) A mixer (I kept the old one for rehearsal) A second power amp A dual 15 band EQ Two rack cases A 6th mic Two mic stands An amp stand Several effect pedals Anyone wanna' buy some outdated/obsolete/beat up skinny-string gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 [video:youtube] Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 My wife has lost over 50 pounds since July so the pressure is on... Hell MY wife lost over 200 pounds of ugly fat. She divorced me... Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 2 months down. It's still the BB605, the NXT EUB and the Genz combo. I listened to some recordings from NYE (big horn band) and the jazz quartet today and they sounded pretty darn good. The Yamaha sounded great in the horn band (who needs a P with flats to play R&B) and on the contemporary jazz stuff. The EUB was great in the jazz quartet - save for some player error with pitch, but it's getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Methinks he doth protest too much................. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 So, mid March and doing pretty good. I did swap my 6.0-12T for a 3.0-10T and an extension cab. Never liked all the mid I seemed to get from the 12 and I am really a fan of the FET preamp over the tube. I know, how dare I. I don't count that as GAS, just a fine tuning. I did take a Geddy Lee out tonight to A/B with the Yamaha and while it was a nice bass to hear and play, it still wasn't that much nicer than what I have so I'm still with the Yamaha. The NXT EUB seems to be working well. People like the sound - and look - so hopefully my extremely sore hands will come around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It's been a tough 3 months, but I've been trying to do the same GAS treatment you are. It's even tougher when I see stuff on clearance. I'm not a huge gearhead, but I like to try different things depending on what's on my iPod. I spent all of 2010 with my fretless, and it was a great experience to only play one bass several times a week for a year straight. This year I'm using my mainstay JBass with Flatwounds for band practice. At home, I'm really getting into fully testing my G&L Tribute to what it can do. I'm really glad that I bought it in 2009; it's an all around great bass, and I can see using it for a lot of different styles. I'm really happy with the amp I have but last night at practice though, it sounded like my 22 year old GK 200 MB's speaker might be on its way out. I'm hoping it will be a relatively easy fix, it's a great little amp that has been around the world with me. The amp's built in chorus is adequate, but now I know there are better pedals. 1 chorus pedal for the wishlist. I don't like my Ashdown Sub-Octave pedal, it is inferior to several other octave pedals I've tried since I bought the Ashdown 5 years ago. At least in swearing off GAS purchases, I did take the time to really try it out, and I know it's a poor effect pedal, for me at least, and can get rid of it knowing that I fully explored it. 1 MXR Octave pedal for the wishlist. I'm still jonesing for a P-Bass, but I can wait until 2012 if I still think I need it. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 In a valiant effort to finally work on my 2009-2010-2011 resolutions, I went jogging yesterday. Actually felt great - wish I could say it also went great It's a start, I guess. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 So what's this I read about a new bass for you , Steve? "I have no problem with it. I tried using an EUB for a while (that's even not good enough for some) but didn't play enough to keep up any chops so I went to a good old passive 4 string Fender American Standard Jazz as my one and only bass. Jazz gigs, church, pop, rock, soul, funk, whatever. If I can't cover it with this bass, it ain't worth covering." "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Well, I almost made it 4 months. I have really been loving passive basses lately - when noodling around at the store. I also found myself not using (sometimes by choice, sometimes just because) the B string that much any more. My Yamaha had active bypass, but the pups weren't single coil, it wasn't the same. I was going to go cheap, get a cSquier P and J, call it good. I tried a Squier for a while, but I guess I just need a little more. I was using an EUB, but don't play enough to keep up chops. My wife wondered why I just didn't get a decent bass (can't afford or justify a Sadowsky or Roscoe or whatever, and I like passive right now anyway) and call it good. I decided she is probably right, so I got a Fender American Standard Jazz as my one and only bass. If there's a gig I can't cover with this, then I really suck. We'll see how it goes. No "new" money was spent - sold the Yamaha and the EUB, bought the Fender and paid some debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hi, my name is SteveC and I'm a GASaholic. Well, I almost made it 4 months. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyebassmastr Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well, SteveC you are not alone my friend... many of us out here wrestle with many of the same issues. 2.5 years ago I went through a 1.5 yr period where I must've bought and sold close to 40 bass guitars (4 & 5 string) various price ranges, some new some gently used but too good a deal to pass up, amps, rigs, etc. Needless to say, I've trimmed my list of equipment down considerably and try not to make a change unless I really feel the "need" to do so. I'm down to 1 J bass, 1 P bass, 1 specialty active J type bass from Dean and my main axe is a Cort GB74 "P", "J" & "MM" Hybrid Active and only 1 150 watt Line 6 bass amp for practice and 1 250 watt Carvin Micro Bass rig (10") w/ 15" ext cabinet. Just think of all the aggravation I could have saved myself by not buying and selling all that equipment! Stick with it, you're doing the right thing, and tweek your system down to what you really need and are happy with and hopefully find some "Peace of Mind"! @~OLD BASS PLAYERS NEVER DIE... @~WE JUST FADE AWAY CARRYING OUT MUCH LIGHTER... @~MICRO~MINI RIGS... With Sound Mind & Questionable Morals/Ethics, Warmest Regards, BUCKEYEBASSMASTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well, I almost made it 4 months. Anyhow, congrats on the new bass. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Good luck with it Steve!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Thanks, everyone. It is a nice bass. Kind of heavy, but it sounded really good at rehearsal last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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