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View Poll Results: How often do you get GAS? | |||
Every other day. | 24 | 17.14% | |
Once a week. | 8 | 5.71% | |
Once in 2 weeks. | 3 | 2.14% | |
Once a month. | 18 | 12.86% | |
Once in 2-3 months. | 15 | 10.71% | |
Once in 4-6 months. | 15 | 10.71% | |
Once in 7-12 months. | 17 | 12.14% | |
Once in 13-24 months. | 17 | 12.14% | |
Once in 25 months to 5 years. | 11 | 7.86% | |
I never experience GAS. | 12 | 8.57% | |
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#61
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I defined GAS as "serious" GAS and then put 7-12 months. The way I deal with it is:
1) buy something else music related (usually a lot cheaper) like a capo, new strings I've never tried before, guitar strap, microphone, percussion instrument, etc. 2) If one of my current guitars can use a mod, like tuners or pups than I'll do that. Obviously can only do this infrequently and only when it's a mod I'd thought about anyway. 3) A few times I satisfied GAS by selling a guitar I wasn't playing much and then "re-allocated" that cash into a new box.
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Never. After getting a Martin HD-35 sight unseen, lol. Got it from Musician's Friend. I bought it in 2014 and it was a 2012. My 3rd or 4th Martin. Best ever.
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At my age, in the current climate for live music, I'm more concerned with getting rid of guitars and gear than I am in acquiring any.
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I try to sell one if I buy one, but have not been very good about it lately. I have bought 3 guitars in the last 2 years and have only sold one. With the 3 that I bought, my wife would also kill me if I even mentioned that I was interested in a new guitar. I am content right now and totally gas-less. |
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Personally guitars are just one of my obsessions, and they tend to cycle through every few years. Sometimes it's bicycles, or espresso equipment, sometimes it's vintage clothing, or razors, or tools, and sometimes it's guitars.
With all of them I've found that in spite of my desire to "have all the things!" once I get more than a few of said thing, it's no longer fulfilling. There is in fact a limit to how many of a thing I can reasonably use, and I have no interest in having things collecting dust on a shelf. I feel they should be used and if I'm not using them I will pass them on to someone who will. With some of the things I've managed this desire in the past by getting into buying and selling, that way I get to have all the nice things go through my hands, and I get to send them back out into the world to someone who hopefully will love them and use them more than me. With guitars specifically they have always been too expensive to just buy all the ones I want. I do always keep my eyes peeled for interesting guitars at yard sales and thrift shops, but as I'm sure you're all aware it's extremely rare to find anything good that way. At certain points I have indulged in buying cheap guitars I could afford, but none of them have been particularly rewarding to play. Honestly they were a distraction and a waste of money. So I've mostly stopped doing that and try to scratch the itch with small affordable purchases on things like strings and accessories. I do keep going to guitar shops and playing affordable instruments hoping to find something to scratch the itch, maybe something small and affordable, but still nice sounding to use a a campfire/travel guitar but that sort of backfired on me. My 000-15 is so good for me, that most just cheap guitars don't seem worth buying, and a lot of expensive guitars also don't seem worth it especially given the high price. Not saying there aren't lots of really nice expensive guitars out there, but mostly I didn't feel like I needed any of them until I picked up a new 000-28 Standard. So for the last year I've been living with major GAS for a 000-28, and no amount of strings or cheap guitars are gonna scratch that itch. |
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I usually talk myself out of it. I'm really GASing right now for a "campfire" guitar. I'm thinking of a Martin 000X2E or a Taylor 114E. I'm hoping for an NGD by Christmas. Anyway - GAS is a real thing to me. Being on AGF sure fans the flames - in a good way though. I appreciate all the info and camaraderie from you fine people.
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#69
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One side benefit that I didn't expect from having a fractal axe fx is that they literally push new firmware every couple of weeks and it includes new amp models and new pedals etc so it feels a lot like a new gear day and gives me new things to play with and try.
Still hasn't stopped me from gassing to a degree though. |
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I'm content with the herd at this point. I've been semi-gassing for something in an 0 or 00 size for a couple years now, but the ones I've auditioned just don't have the tone I'm looking for.
I guess it helps that I haven't really been gigging for a couple years. If I could find some folks with whom to jam I'll bet the GAS would flood back again. I'll wait until they come out with a vaccine, however, before I start looking for a replacement jam.
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#71
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My understanding of "GAS" here on AGF is a strong desire to get another guitar irrespective of current instruments or financial conditions. In that regard I've never had GAS.
I have had a desire for a specific type of instrument over the years - a 12 string, a gypsy jazz box, an archtop, a good bluegrass flattop, a resonator.... Well I have all those now, after researching, comparing, reading, trying different models, etc. None were impulsive "gotta have it now" purchases. I still enjoy trying different guitars (and other instruments) and some are really magical., but I've never had anything really demand I take it home. |
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What I do is count / say the hundred dollar bills in my head. So if a guitar is $3,000 I say one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, etc... until I get to 30. That makes me really realize how expensive it is! And as a result, I do not purchase something I don't really need.
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I haven’t had GAS since i got my D-18 almost four years ago. Coincidentally I also inherited an HD-28 around the same time but I haven’t been in a pawn shop since then and the only time I go into a guitar shop is if there just happens to be one nearby if I’m on a family trip and I want to kill some time.
We’ve had a new GC in town for a couple of years now and I went to it for the first time a couple of months ago only because my wife wanted to go to Hobby Lobby that’s next door. I’ve realized that I like the guitars I have better than almost anything I could find in a guitar store. OTOH, I have recently gotten back into mountain biking, and GAS is very real in that sport/hobby.
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