Ronin614 wrote:
When you get a chance could you possibly update the list of what you have left? Thanks.
Here’s an update on the list…. I have quite a few apologies to make to many of the folks who have PM'ed or posted to me over the past couple months with inquiries about wanting to buy something, or just with questions or comments about stuff and I’ve gone AWOL... Of course I’ve taken good care of everyone I’ve sold to, but I've still been in the process of traveling back and forth getting moved, and unfortunately I just haven't had time to be on the board at all, which is a bummer-- but reality bites sometimes. I am getting close to being completely relocated and hopefully getting back to a normal life soon…
The updated current List:
1. Carvin B4 Fretless
(SOLD)2. Cort B4 Artisian model not sold in the USA (nos- w/ upgraded USA Bartolini electronics)
3. ESP LTD B254
(SOLD)4. Hofner Icon – Trans Blue (nos)
5. Hondo Fame 830 P Bass (vintage)
6. Ibanez SR500L
(SOLD)7. MTD Kingston Z5
(SOLD)8. Peavey Fury II
9. Schecter 004
10. Vaccaro X Ray 4 (rare aluminum neck)
11. Vantage VP825B
(SOLD)12. VantageVS600B
(SOLD)13. Yamaha BB614
(SOLD)That said… I’ve recently had something of an epiphany through the process of trying to relocate a couple hundred basses from one house to another. Plugging and playing each one for a few minutes as I’ve packed them, I was reminded of how great each particular bass was and found myself wanting to spend more time really getting more into each one… but there just wasn’t enough time to do that. And it started to hit me: the quality of my relationships with many of them is just not what I wish it was. At some point you realize that to achieve the full potential of each individual experience, you have to focus your attention less widely. These are ALL great basses, that’s why I bought them- but they need to spend less time sitting and more time being played by someone! Of course I already knew all of that- but the old “too much of a good thing” and “less is more” clichés take on a much more pronounced element of truth when you’re trying to move 200 basses around. I’m not looking to part with the rarities, but I’m seriously entertaining the notion of a significant reduction of holdings, like maybe by 50%, by eliminating a lot of the redundancies… But I haven’t decided exactly which ones to sell or or how to do it. Selling and packing 75 to 100 basses one by one would take a massive amount of lot of time and effort.
Any thoughts?