Resisting GAS

[TBman]

A Guitar Center near me had a used Furch OM. I loved it. Only the spruce top (and my wife) prevented me from buying it

A retirement guitar is promised to me though so I couldn't complain.

[DCCougar]

Originally Posted by rick-slo

Always look around but already have enough....

Right. After years of buying and selling, I've acquired some fantastic jumbo 12-strings and a spectacular jumbo 6-string. GAS-be-gone!

[bufflehead]

Originally Posted by 1Charlie

Somebody please save me from myself!

The hardest guitar to fix is the one that's already been fixed poorly.

[Jeff Mc]

I have been sort of lusting after a Taylor 714 with a sinker redwood top. I took my Martin 000 into the store today to have a neck adjustment and also to see what the trade would be. The guitar guys gushed over my 000 so much that I felt silly even asking the question and came home with my Martin.

[1Charlie]

Originally Posted by bufflehead

The hardest guitar to fix is the one that's already been fixed poorly.

Agreed. I think for this particular guitar, "fixed" is too high a bar. I'd be happy with "playable".

Who knows? There could be something special lurking inside that poor little mahogany box that more than compensates for the indignities it has suffered.

That, for me, is the allure. Does the guitar, despite one or more prior owners doing their absolute best to ruin it, still have some magic left in it? The year, make and model suggests that the answer could be "yes".

[airborne1]

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!!!!!

[Goodallboy]

Originally Posted by foxo

Only problem is when you don’t have a much better guitar as in my case. I love the 00015m but the D28 I played today was in another league. Funny thing is I didn’t feel this way about the more expensive HD28 and D35.

foxo, you just described my first 25 years of playing guitar!

I hope you get that dream guitar soon!!

[tbeltrans]

This is the problem with resisting GAS in my personal experience...

First, if I go looking, I WILL find something. That is a given. So, unless I am looking for another guitar, I don't pick up guitars in guitar stores and play them.

Second, I have put myself in the position of the OP, in which I did go "just looking". Usually, it is because I am bored with whatever my current guitar practice is and going looking is just another way of avoidance, as can be posting to guitar forums.

Anyway, if I find something such as the OP did and walk away, I will either go back and get it a day or so later, or I will buy something else within a few weeks of having walked away. One way or another, "just looking" results in a new guitar.

Tony

[swarfrat]

The main thing is staying out of forums and window shopping. If you can do that and just play it, you'll be just fine.

[tbeltrans]

Originally Posted by swarfrat

The main thing is staying out of forums and window shopping. If you can do that and just play it, you'll be just fine.

Exactly!

Tony

[menhir]

GAS cured my GAS.

I've always maintained that I have a natural immunity to acquisition syndromes of any kind, but after hanging out here*, I fell off the wagon a little bit.

I tantalized myself into purchasing a few guitars that I found I really never played much. All but one of my "extras" are gone by now. I never purchased a bad guitar but...

I found that having just a couple of good instruments I really enjoy suits my nature. It's like having a couple of good friends over as opposed to a room full of strangers.

*That being said, this is a great forum. No one here ever forced me to buy a guitar...That was all on me. Also, I wouldn't have found my favorite guitar if I hadn't heard about it here first.

[BluesKing777]

Originally Posted by Joe Beamish

Guitars have a way of sounding really awesome in guitar stores, and less awesome when you take them home and live with them for awhile.

When you're in a guitar store, you're in the mood.

The whole room is resonating beautifully, with beautiful tone woods everywhere.

The guitar store dude is in the mood, too. He's got the gift of gab about guitars, and about that special guitar in your hands.

And this guitar is novel. It's different from what you've been playing.

All of this wears off later, and you have to consider what you're really looking for.

There's more pretty girls than one. And there's always another great guitar, sooner or later.

Ha ha!

What's the cold shoulder or cold shower for guitar buying? Lately, in the prime guitar shop visiting window I have washed 2 cars! (I know the guitar shops I frequent contain possible 10 guitars of interest, real interest and the ONE calling, calling, calling "BK, sell a body part and buy me, buy me, buy me!")


BluesKing777.

[00 HOG]

The only thing that has helped me is my habit of buying fairly unique guitars or small batches that only come up for sale every year or so. Having a unique collection means that I can't usually buy the ones I'm looking for because they are rarely for sale.

I also play all of mine before going to the music store and try to remember that some of mine sound really good, too!

[Tycobb73]

Musicians freind stupid deal of the day yesterday. I anyway have a d18 but was considering this 1 and keeping whichever one i liked better. Of course fees would make me take a loss on mine and 2 other guitar players say it sounds awesome so i resisted.

[tbeltrans]

Originally Posted by 00 HOG

The only thing that has helped me is my habit of buying fairly unique guitars or small batches that only come up for sale every year or so. Having a unique collection means that I can't usually buy the ones I'm looking for because they are rarely for sale.

I also play all of mine before going to the music store and try to remember that some of mine sound really good, too!

That is a great idea, similar to eating something so you don't go grocery shopping while hungry.

Tony