First off, just wanted to say that your content is such a breath of fresh air. Found your channel a few months ago (your dream bass build video) and I've been hooked ever since. Not much fluff on this channel - just straightforward, honest, useful, insightful, and tasteful content. No click bait. No fake excitement. No obnoxious stunts. Your bass tone is sweet too, like the perfect sweetspot in every way. Anyway. I'll stop gushing now and go sell my upright and gift away my unused 5er. This honestly was the push I was looking for. Blessings on ya man! Keep up the quality channel!

@philipconradmusic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m so happy to have you here. Thanks for watching and your support ⚡️

This is crazy how relevant this video is for me. After a couple of year long fling with the double bass I simply had to admit to myself that my DB ended up gathering dust in the corner of the room and it's time to let someone else realise it's full potential. What a wonderful and beautiful instrument it was, even if not right for me. It was objectively the right call to sell it, but on an emotional level I still miss it! Thanks for this video and for other comments here, nice to see others have similar dilemmas.

The more you let go, the more you receive. Not necessary from the same source. You just have to keep the wheel spinning. The challenge is that the society we live in constantly teaches and reinforces a “buy as much as you can” behaviour. It’s taught in kindergarten. So we have to make a conscious effort to change it. The good news is that that can inspire others to do the same. And that’s why vídeos like this one are so important and inspiring. Thank you for posting this and congrats!

@philipconradmusic

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and for watching. Glad to have you here!

@jasondorsey7110

9 ай бұрын

​@@philipconradmusicI've heard it said that cutting off dead branches makes room for new growth

just started jazz school and will be playing a lot of upright. i want to lean into the opportunity, but it’s also good to know that it doesn’t have to become THE thing, yknow?

I'm selling two guitars and a bass for the same reason. If you are not a collector once you don't use a tool anymore you should let it go and focus on what you enjoy more.

I’ve had a number of great conversations today, and your videos feel like an extension of that. Like it’s not really one way. Appreciate it!

I was in a jazz big band on electric, and I decided that maybe upright could be of use to me. WRONG dead wrong. I learned some basic plucking and bowing technique and got some basic intonation down. It was fun (and I kind of felt like a badass ngl) to play and walk on, but transporting it was just a nightmare. For what you put into it, the thing is so painful to carry through hallways, doors, or general areas in buildings. Theres a reason the world went electric, and I've stuck to my P bass since.

I sold my shortscale last week, since I got my P=bass I was not playing it at all. I also sold my first guitar, a spanish acoustic that I had not used in over 5 years... it is difficult to sell for me, but I decided to let those instruments go to people that will play them.

This is exactly why I sold my upright bass. I'm a good bass guitarist and a bad upright bassist. Specialize. Get really good at one thing. Don't horde something someone else can love. A jazz musician from New Orleans bought it. OORAH!

This post spoke to my bass player soul. I recently went through the same experience. Thanks for the affirming message.

@Scoots1994

10 ай бұрын

I LOVE my old gear ... how can I let it go? I want to but it's tough.

Spot on, Phil! I love guitars and basses and all of the associated paraphernalia - the look, the whole iconography, the music, the stories & histories of the pioneer makers and players. I love having instruments in the house. BUT: I am a truly incompetent guitarist and as such, I know I cannot really justify having some of the instruments I have. I love them all but I cannot do them adequate justice. Case in point: a pre-loved 2002 PRS Singlecut I bought myself for my 40th birthday. It is undeniably, jaw-droppingly, gorgeous. Even Mrs Incompetent Guitarist thinks so. But it’s my 60th birthday in a few days’ time. I’ve been custodian of this beauty for 20 years, and I feel I cannot hold onto it any longer. It needs someone else to love it and play it, so I’m selling it, in the hope it finds that player who can give its proper, raucous purpose. A clean slate for us both ... Although if a Gretsch G6118T Players Edition happens to walk by and flirt a little, I reserve the right to have all of the above moralising immediately declared null and void as I plan our hasty elopement ...

words of wisdom..thanks Philip

@philipconradmusic

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Sold my old Kay upright about ten years ago for the same reason. Really liked it, but the electric bass was my first love and I think she was a bit jealous…

I can totally relate, Philip! I have a couple of basses I haven’t used in over a decade and it may be time to let them go to someone who will cherish and play them. Great video!

@philipconradmusic

10 ай бұрын

You’ll know when it’s time. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

Sold my fretless jazz bass last year for this very reason. Great content as always Phil

i had a similar experience with a massive tube amp that i loved to bits, but due to the logistics of gigging it become almost impossible to get to shows, i said id never sell it and just sat around in my practice space, then later in my house. In the end i traded it with someone for a bass that i have already got more use out of then the head ever did (and i arguably got the better deal with no cash trading hands) so as hard it was to let go in the moment, it was for the best. hope your experience is as rewarding in the end my dude, thanks for sharing 👊🏻👊🏻

Thank you. I can relate. At 67 w/ arthritic hand, back, and shoulders my beautiful upright never leaves my house...my electrics do. More and more often it's my light fretless or my ss jmj mustang. My 65 P stays in my studio.

As a former saxophonist turned bass player, I still had two saxophones sitting in the closet. One tenor, one soprano, both from the same brand, in the same gorgeous honey gold lacquer. That soprano was truly a little jewel, played wonderfully and looked like a work of art but... I wasn't playing it anymore and I couldn't see myself playing it any time in the future since the soprano requires diligence to master and I've always been a better tenor sax player. So this summer I finally decided to sell it to a student of someone I used to be in an orchestra with. Part of the money went into a brand spanking new Sire D5. I haven't missed that soprano since, the new owner puts good use to it AND I'm over the moon with my awesome new single coil P-bass. Win-win.

I’ve this Multivox tape echo for years and it was just sitting around gathering dust. However, my oldest son, whose been into synthesizers lately, discovered it in my studio and has been using it with his gear. Glad I DIDN’T sell it.

Great vid. I am a total gear-hoarder so I feel like this speaks to me directly lol.

I recently sold my 2003 musicman and a 2004 p bass. I didn’t bond with the basses I tired to really use them in the worst way. But I really like the way they felt I made the hard decision to let them go and replace them with one good bass. Definitely happier now. I currently have a 2004 am dlx p bass a 2020 am pro II p bass a 5 string p bass and my newest bass a pawn shop mustang bass with a wide range humbucker. I got the idea from you trying out that Gibson bass. And had me thinking about music from the 80-90’s where a player would get what they can afford and make it work this bass is definitely on that kinda level. Different but original

Yup. Decades ago I tried (for the second time) to learn guitar. I got a really nice Fender Heartfield at Sam Ash in NYC in the 1990s. But I never really vibed with guitar. (I *really* like bass.) So the Heartfield is on Reverb, looking for a new home.

sold my roadworn JMJ mustang. Loved the look of it and my back loved the weight, but i never fell in love with it so i traded it in. Still miss it a bit though...

i have a bow i should probably get rid of...it's a decent "back up" bow but i never EVER use it except the 24hrs my main bow is getting rehaired. Kelly is an old friend and pointed me to this video, looking forward to seeing more from your channel!

I've been playing bass for 25 years (ish). I bought an upright in 2018. I've not touched my 3 electric basses. I doubt I ever will. If I went to a band gig I wouldn't even bring them. One bass I've had since day one. I always wanted to be an upright player, that was my dream, and never really enjoyed playing bass until I got an upright. I was playing in a band at the time and they said I played better on upright and never to bring back my electrics. I've not touched them since and that was 2018. I play all the time now, though before I often went months without touching the instrument. So, I got my instrument. I have considered selling my basses, but they're old and won't get any money outside of $20. I've thought about keeping my original, and dumping the other two which were just cheapo basses.

I do a purge every year of gear I don't use and then more always seems to accumulate like dust.

True words, maybe no easy decision but it's a 100 percent right decision, a wonderfully crafted piece will thus be used again for what it was made and you never know what songs or artists may be created or developed with the help of your free choice. I have four extremely dear basses and a Martin acoustic bass, they are all I need and I also wouldn't give any of them away for the rest of my life

working in a bicycle shop for ten plus years i had a coaster 3! #electrabicycles !!

Wow! I've always dreamed of having an upright bass but I've never been able to justify such an investment. It is just too expensive, but man I'd love to just have one and be able to learn a bit how to play it.

Respect.

@philipconradmusic

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I knew I wasn't going to like this video and I was right. I love my upright bass but I, too, can't really play it like it should be played. It has a long history before me and I should let it continue that history after me. But I really do hate the thought of giving it up. Like, literally tearing up at the thought. I should still do it.

@philipconradmusic

10 ай бұрын

No one is telling you to sell your upright. You will know when it’s time. Thanks for watching!

I'm at a completely different place where I haven't owned or tried enough gear to know what's me at all. A byproduct of being a lefthander and living far away from any good stores (the only big music store here has walls and walls of harmonicas instead of modern instruments)

I always like to make sure that every instrument I own has a unique role within my collection. In that way, I won't own multiple jazz basses for instance.

I have so many basses but they are all 6 string and 6 string has become increasingly harder to find for some reason so they are not for sale. Same with my solid wood acoustics and high end electric.

Umm I don’t think this video would be allowed on TalkBass lol. I’m super practical, so I have always taken this approach. I think you put forth the idea in a very eloquent way. As always great video

I have a Gibson Les Paul.

how much did you sell her for just out of curiosity? sold my crappy double bass recently which i used to be able to start playing on one. looking to buy new one but prices are crazy considering i’m 17

again and thank you!?

Just sold my first ever bass, it was bittersweet but after I have been playing for five years it felt right. I hadn’t touched it in almost 2 years so I felt it needed to be passed down

Great vid I wanted an upright so I could be mediocre 😅😅 Never owned a true upright And fully respect those Real Players. I did want one for fun but didn't want all the TLC of ownership After MUCH research I ended up buying an electric upright (Azola BugBass) It sounds to To me It sounds as good as any miced up/piezo/amped acoustic Upright. It's been played by Many better than mediocre Jazz and Bluegrass player. They aren't selling their 5/10/15 k REAL uprights but it's good enough for live playing It's a niche tool which fits and might give you some upright time and tone without all the money and maintenance?? One day I am also gonna experiment with. Semi-hollow fretless with piezo to see how close that gets Again, not the same as the real thing but maybe close enough for "our" whimsy? Good luck

@philipconradmusic

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Glad to have you here ⚡️

“You don’t really own the instrument.” This will sound like silly woo-woo thinking, but instruments want to be played. You did the right thing to let your upright move on.

Someone bought a bass from Carters Vintage!!!!

I 100% agree that we are stewards. I use Victorian era straight razors to shave with. I'm only the current steward of them - and then they go to another generation.

@philipconradmusic

10 ай бұрын

That’s super cool! Thanks for watching

The power of the 1...haha 1st