@JoshFossgreen Like you I have flats on my P-Bass. Do you think it’s worth having a second P-Bass with rounds? I play in a cover band, mostly doing classic hard rock. Can I reasonably expect to get away with a P-Bass with flats for everything?
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GAS Guy talked me into buying another bass because he knew to appeal to my sense of laziness. “If you have two basses, then you can keep one tuned down and won’t have to worry about switching your tunings.” GAS Guy was right.
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Agree wholeheartedly with the comment about 2 hours shopping for basses instead of playing. Play first, browse later
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Sounds reasonable to me. I would sooner consider a second bass just to have a backup.
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Great video Josh. I can feel the stirrings of GAS when I browse bass stores online or the Show Us Your Bass thread, but my plan was to go shopping in person on my one year bassiversry (Sept 2023) and not buy anything before then. However any GAS I may have will be balanced by feeling completely intimidated walking in to a bass store and trying things out. I hate the thought of people hearing/seeing me play something. I wish we here could all go shopping together, I’d feel much better with fellow B2B folk!
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You can if it gives you the tone you want…thats up to you.
My preference would be to get something different as a second bass for the rounds, like a Jbass or a pj bass; that’ll give you a lot more options than a second pbass.
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Yeah, but there is a bunch of guys in here (you know who you are!) who could eat GAS guy for breakfast - people on here will rarely talk you out of getting a new bass 
But, yes, the advice here is honest and everyone is supportive, and taking a group of BassBuzzers bass shopping sounds like a lot of fun 
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Especially if they are paying 
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isnt Josh supposed to pay for group bass buy outing?
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I have a longstanding promise to take Brian shopping in Tokyo 
Need to meet up with Larry and Jerry at some point too, our schedules just haven’t worked out.
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You can invest in a cheap headphone amp like the NUX and bring it and headphones shopping. I did this for a while.
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Yes, then one of each of those with the other type of strings on it so you have lots more options….then a hollow body, then a ….
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I understand that feeling. I had that the first time I went to a store as an absolute beginner to try out some basses in order to select my first bass.
I did return to try out a fretless bass after about 7 weeks of B2B lessons and felt a little better about playing in the store. What really helped was reviewing the 3 Beginner Bass Riffs (You Can’t F*** Up) video. Here is a link to the thread:
This, along with some B2B lessons, helped me feel better trying out the bass at the store. (No, I didn’t buy that bass that day. However, I do have another different fretless bass on back order that should arrive right around the time I complete B2B for the first time and it will be a gift to myself as sort of a graduation present along with a reason to repeat the course on a new bass.)
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Actually your $.04 is probably worth $100 and can save you thousands in the long run. 
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So true but this seems to elude a lot of beginners.
Not meaning to sidetrack this thread but this same statement can also be applied to some accessories. Pedals come to mind.
I have always believed that anyone can learn to play the Bass if they really want to, but, they have to be willing to invest the time and effort required. It’s really that simple. IMHO
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And me also but some just don’t get it.
I think that when it comes to shaping the sound, beginners should focus on what they can accomplish with just the settings on their Bass, Amp, and their playing technique before diving into things such as pedals, which is a huge GAS hole all in itself. YMMV
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Zoom B1 Four is a multi effects pedal. Built in tuner, drum machine, lots of different amps sims and pedals for $99.
So you’re saying I shouldn’t have bought that? The in built drum machine made a HUGE difference to my playing/timing as a beginner. So apart from the Zoom what have Romans ever done for us?
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Yep! Sounds and tones are very cheap to replicate. How the instruments look and feel separate the good ones from the great ones.
Let’s face it most basses nowadays are quite awesome at most of the pricepoint you can even build on yourself from the kit and make it sounds great for a few bucks more.
This is is how I see it, the sounds/tones are the recipe and the looks and feels are the ingredients. You can get great tasting dishes with the right recipe but not the right mouthfeel and texture.
Affordable basses from big brand offer all of the flavor of the dish like this ratatouille
But the premium not only delivers the flavor but looks and feels as well, generally better consumption experience of the same ratatouille
This one is technically a Confit Byaldi
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Not at all. 
That was your choice and I agree it is a valuable tool for the reasons you mentioned but it is not necessary for a beginner.
I have and use a Zoom B1X4 effects pedal. I also use an inline tuner, and an RC30 looper pedal, which for some strange reason Boss decided to discontinue. These are also not necessary for a beginner. Actually, the in-line tuner was necessary, for me, because my headstock tuners just were not reliable on my Bass.
What was the reference to the Romans about?
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Life of Brian 
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