How do you hide guitars from your partner

[random works]

Wife and I agreed I had bought my last guitar. A friend down the street invited me to his shop ( where he makes acoustic guitars) I went and he oversaw my making my new favorite guitar. Technically I did not buy another guitar so I got by very easily bringing this one home. She hears me playing it and commented that it sounded better than what I had been playing. This my friends is a win-win situation!

[Slothead56]

Please note…the following comment IS NOT directed to the OP or any other AGF member:
If you really need to hide that new guitar from your wife why not have it shipped to your girlfriends house?

[Rewtx]

Originally Posted by Slothead56

Please note…the following comment IS NOT directed to the OP or any other AGF member:
If you really need to hide that new guitar from your wife why not have it shipped to your girlfriends house?

Lol, this is the winner of this thread! Smart thinking!

[RJVB]

Originally Posted by Rewtx

Lol, this is the winner of this thread! Smart thinking!

Indeed, but what's the point if we're not supposed to heed the advice? (Plus ... which girlfriend?)

[FLRon]

Honestly, I’ve never understood this thing about hiding things from your spouse. If it’s that big of a deal to cause heartburn in the marriage I’d say you shouldn’t get it. Either that or it should be discussed and an understanding came to by both of you.

[tinnitus]

I try to "balance things out" in my world because I like my toys.

In order to not feel "self-centered" (for lack of a better term) when I buy something new that's just for me (guitar/amp, laptop, drone, vehicle, hobby welder, kayak, firearm, etc.), I ask Mrs. Tinnitus what she'd like to get for herself in order to keep things less lopsided. Can't determine if we're remotely close to dead-even (probably not - I have way more stuff), but there is zero resentment/guilt for either one of us. The only hiding here is when we try to surprise each other with something thoughtful for both of us (getaway at the beach, flight somewhere, a play, nice meal out).

I'd be unable to sleep if I was jonesing for a new/used guitar that I felt some need to hide from her. When would I play it???

[Mr. Jelly]

Come on, be honest, aren't Wifes great!

[Audiowonderland]

Originally Posted by Gasworker

I’ve read here where people are able to buy gear and have it shipped to work places or just bring it home without your spouse or partner knowing. Now guitars aren’t cheap or small so I’m not sure how you do this without getting caught? If you do get caught how do you explain it?

1) have a sufficient number of guitars in your collection to make it plausible to have guitars they have not seen or recall

2) Keep plenty of cases around that may or may not have guitars in them. This reinforces item1

3) Always take multiple guitars to rehearsal. The new one you picked up while out will just blend in when you load in when you get home

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Gasworker

Hey just to be clear I'm not considering sneaking a guitar into my house via my workplace or any other method of subterfuge I see these comments every now and again and it makes me wonder.

So your interest is simply academic then ?
But even academically speaking doing that is expending a lot of corrosive negative energy that arguably does not belong in a marital relationship

But to answer the question -- I guess the correct answer is ----you have to be smart, sneaky and devious enough to pull it off without getting caught----- and I'm betting anybody that smart and devious is not going to spill their secrets on a public forum

[Talk2Me]

Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly

Come on, be honest, aren't Wifes great!

Depends on who you ask.

[AmericanEagle]

Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly

Come on, be honest, aren't Wifes great!

Um, not really. Not for me at least.

[RJVB]

Originally Posted by ;7405898

Um, not really. Not for me at least.

How about wives? Or is it the plural that bothers you?

[Sage97]

Originally Posted by Mr. Paul

In the closet where we keep the vacuum cleaner.

I've tried but my partner is claustrophobic.

[Cool555]

Most entertaining thread for the month!

Interesting responses and replies....

[Silly Moustache]

I know a guy who used to have guitars sent to his studio (Pro Photographer) and would try to sneak them into the house when wifey was out.

I found this disconcerting and told him so.

One day his wife showed him a guitar she knew was recent arrival:
"What's this?"
"Oh I bought it for you!"
"So it's all mine?"
"Er, yes."
"So I can do what I want with it?"
"er, yes ... but, hey where aer you going?
"to the guitar shop in town, I'm going to sell it!"
"oh!"

My wife and I got together (dating) in 1980, (married in 1990). She had a 10 year old son, and was divorced from a guy who was an unfaithful, bankrupted spendthrift.

She moved in to my house a coupla years later, and the first guitar I bought home once she was ensconced got the hands on hips business.
I let her rant until she ran out of steam then quietly and calmy advised her that a Martin guitar like that was a "wooden PEP" (Personal Equity plan" and would increase in value over time, and could be sold on if necessary. She calmed down finally convinced that I was not like her former husband.

Also, and this is my general advice : Don't have a joint bank account.
Agree the share of expenses, and manage your own finances.

Nanny Jane buys the groceries and housey stuff, I pay all the standard costs - energy, water, local taxes, Insurances.
Some stuff we share (I buy) she transfers half to my account - voluntarily - I don't ask.

Since 2020 I was determined that I'd never buy another guitar. I bought a used Collings in October.

Her main concern is where I'm going to keep it.