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                        <title>RE: You&#039;ve wasted your money on....</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever made a mistake like that as it pertains to guitar - if I think I&#039;ve made a financial faux pas, I force myself to find a use for it rather than go through the hassle o...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't think I've ever made a mistake like that as it pertains to guitar - if I think I've made a financial faux pas, I force myself to find a use for it rather than go through the hassle of taking it back. This always works to my advantage somehow.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/">Bass Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Tucker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: You&#039;ve wasted your money on....</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/youve-wasted-your-money-on/#post-85163</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The first thing that pops to mind is my Strat. I&#039;d been playing a Les Paul for several years (this was back in 1978 or so) and I got a Strat on the recommendation of a friend. Benny Reitveld...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The first thing that pops to mind is my Strat. I'd been playing a Les Paul for several years (this was back in 1978 or so) and I got a Strat on the recommendation of a friend. Benny Reitveld in fact. He just leaned over and said quietly, "Hey, you should try a Strat..." So I did and I absolutely hated it. No tone, so sustain, the notes died out when bending, weird curved feeling of the fretboard, maple fretboard felt 'dry' and 'squeaky' compared to the ebony of the Paul, face of the guitar was flat instead of arched. I thought, man I just wasted $450 (it was 'used')!<br><br>Then...it grew on me and totally replaced the LP as my main guitar!<br><br>I bought one of the first Ibanez channel switching amps; a little 1x12 combo that was covered in brown vinyl. Pretty good sound, but it was made of particleboard and started to fall apart on me. That one was really a POC and went away...far away. I still don't trust Ibanez amps to this day. :)<br><br>The Deluxe MemoryMan I had worked really well for awhile then started to get noisy (where you hear the processor clicking), and though it sometimes had a good analog delay sound, it was replaced by an Ibanez (go figure) analog delay. I still have that one.<br><br>I recently got a Kyser capo, the quick change one after reading up on it and checking it out as much as possible. When I got it, it look cheap and crummy, with that little light-duty brass pin and that spring that looks like it's going to pop out at any moment. Works pretty well though despite all that. I'm going to try a Shubb next.<br><br>I do like the idea of going the opposite way though: getting something that people say to stay away from and tweaking it so it does. That way there's no expectations to begin with and you have fun (up to a point) and wind up with something personalized.<br><br>Great thread idea!!!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/">Bass Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>DemoEtc</dc:creator>
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                        <title>You&#039;ve wasted your money on....</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Just a fun little thread about when you bought something and it was a piece of garbage. My only stories involve the stitching of my straps to break while I was playing (but I somehow always ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just a fun little thread about when you bought something and it was a piece of garbage. My only stories involve the stitching of my straps to break while I was playing (but I somehow always caught the bass). Thought it might be a fun  alternative to the usual "what is better" posts.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/">Bass Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>BaronVonRock</dc:creator>
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