30 Guitars is excessive?

[Gcunplugged]

This cracks me up. A for sale listing I just saw on Reverb says selling because “according to the girlfriend, 30 Guitars is excessive”.

Just curious if the seller is a forum member, and also is there an official definition of excessive? :-)

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[RP]

But 29 guitars isn't excessive???

[mc1]

Of course 30 guitars is excessive.

There's a thread right now in the General Discussion Area polling how many guitars members own. So have a saunter over there if you're interested.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by RP

But 29 guitars isn't excessive???

Giving a person a penny doesn't make them rich, but keep giving them enough pennies and eventually they are.

(we don't have pennies here in Canada anymore, but the point remains)

[blue]

Only if you have deluded yourself into believing that they are "tools" and not a "collection".

I have 3 "tools". Any I currently own beyond that are part of a collection. If they weren't here, I'd be perfectly happy.

[RP]

Originally Posted by mc1

(we don't have pennies here in Canada anymore, but the point remains)

Please help a senior citizen understand that point....

[mc1]

Originally Posted by RP

Please help a senior citizen understand that point....

Well, do you think that a million guitars is excessive?

Edit: Ah, I just looked at the ad and somehow now understand the point you were making, which I previously misunderstood. Good point! And what an odd number 29 is.

I thought you were implying that 30 wasn't excessive because if 29 wasn't excessive then how could 30 be too many.

[Tico]

If I feel 30 is excessive, then I won't buy that many.
Others who feel 30 is not excessive may buy that many.
So, what's the problem?

Is someone sticking their nose into someone else's business?

[RP]

Originally Posted by mc1

Well, do you think that a million guitars is excessive?

Edit: Ah, I just looked at the ad and somehow now understand the point you were making, which I previously misunderstood. Good point! And what an odd number 29 is.

I thought you were implying that 30 wasn't excessive because if 29 wasn't excessive then how could 30 be too many.

He was ostensibly selling a single guitar because 30 was excessive, the implication being that although 30 was excessive, 29 wasn't. That was the irony I tried to point out. FWIW either 29 or 30 both seem excessive, but that's just me...

[mc1]

Originally Posted by RP

He was ostensibly selling a single guitar because 30 was excessive, the implication being that although 30 was excessive, 29 wasn't. That was the irony I tried to point out...

The penny analogy means that while it is sometimes hard to establish where a dividing line is, such as rich or poor, or in this case excessive or not excessive, those lines do indeed exist. They just aren't really well defined.

So I'm on the side that for most people, 30 guitars is excessive. Just like 30 toothbrushes, 30 cars, 30 cellphones, etc. But if someone's thing is collecting cellphones, maybe that's the exception to the rule.

Originally Posted by RP

FWIW either 29 or 30 both seem excessive, but that's just me...

That's what I clued into before I made my edit. You're a wise and temperate man, RP.

[The Growler]

Note to seller: time for a new girlfriend.

[TBman]

Originally Posted by Gcunplugged

This cracks me up. A for sale listing I just saw on Reverb says selling because “according to the girlfriend, 30 Guitars is excessive”.

Just curious if the seller is a forum member, and also is there an official definition of excessive? :-)

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https://reverb.com/item/34499097-pono-oo-10d-2019-gloss

Time for a new girlfriend I say.

And get off my lawn

[CoffeeFan]

Is 30 guitars "excessive"?

I'd call it a "good start"...

[Tico]

Originally Posted by TBman

Time for a new girlfriend I say.
And get off my lawn

What's wrong with leaving the old girlfriend on the lawn?
Maybe she could become the gardener.

[Silurian]

Excessive?

Not if you use 30 alternate tunings.