Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Most of you are familiar with GAS, standing for Guitar (or Gear) Aquisition Syndrome, but a new more specific strain of the inevitable disease has been isolated:

BASS -- standing for Bass Aquisition Satisfaction Syndrome. There is no cure for this insidious disease, and temporary relief is administered in expensive treatments, generally running between $500 and $3000 per. I, for one, am a sufferer, and I suspect many here form the core of a support group for the afflicted. I feel your pain.

I think I'm more of an Aquisition/Satisfaction/Syndrome guy.

Tools-g'tars-cars-SxS etc...

Why does no one else understand this condition?

"But you already have x number of basses, why do you need another one? You can only play one at a time!"

I just ask my girlfriend: "Why do you need another pair of black shoes then?"
That usually ends the debate pretty quickly.

We need a support group.

How many do you need???? That was the most commonly asked question...or "Why can't you find one bass that does it all?" I always say, "Just one more!"
But if she can't understand that you have an affliction, she MIGHT not be the one for you! Speaking from experience here....

"Well then, how many LONGABERGER baskets do YOU need???".....

"Honey, it's a RICKENBACKER!! I could turn right around and sell it on EBAY and make XXXXX dollars, if I wanted to!"

Hhah! I use that one all the time. look at this, look at this price! Hey where'd you go?

it's a lot cheaper than collecting vintage cars or speadboats ....

Chris Poteat:

This IS your support group!

Or Nikon camera equipment...

Hey, Kjames,

I've got some Nikon gear I'm selling.

No, seriously! Contact me offline at [email protected]

Just how many more Schneider and Rodenstock lenses does one need for their 4x5 camera? I "only" have from 58mm to 305mm, I still need that 38mm and the 500mm telephoto, oh yeah, there is always the ...

I do need an 8 string Rick and a V63 and a 4002 and a ...to go along with the 4 Ricks I already have.

Now let's not talk about amps!

I really have no right to complain...it IS the same girl that bought me a MB 4003 for Xmas!

I've had B*A*S*S for years. And Im happy to say its getting alot worse. And by the way, I thought I was the only poor schmuck that had to rationalize his spending. "but honey,its a Rickenbacker" do you have any idea of how much I could sell that on ebay for????? Thats a classic I think alot of us use.

I have it bad ... I own 13 basses ... and I am considering more ...

I will sometime convert a 4003 to a 5 string and another 4003 to an 8 string and I want a 4004CII5 and I'd like another 2000 series and and and and and ... well you get the idea ...