Anyone else suffering from G.A.S?

[Dogil]

Hi Folks, just wondering - anyone else suffering from the same disease/addiction as me? It is called G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) and like other addictions it has the potential to send me broke and destroy my marriage!!!!

Have been changing guitars over for the past year or so until I finally find my baby (mentioned in other posts), but I also seem to impulse buy all sorts of guitar related stuff. The other band members joke at the start of every practice about what new stuff I will rock in with, and most weeks it is true!!!!

I blame Ebay - as Columbia is to cocaine, so Ebay is to fuelling the supply of "stuff" for sufferers of G.A.S.

I just blew a heap of my tax return on 4 pedals (Boss DD3, Boss OD3, Boss MT2 and a Marshall SV1) cos they were an Ebay bargain - curse you ebay!!! I should be feeding, clothing and educating my children instead of making my front room look like backstage at Clapton's CrossRoads Festival (the DVD of which I bought on ebay!!).

Perhaps if there are enough of us out there we can form some sort of support group and get some Government funding??? If we get enough funding we could buy some new stuff ;D

[petox]

If only I had the money to have this problem

[beerlargie]

human nature , a;ways gotta get something bigger and better , always finding excuses to justify to the missus i really need it , yup suffer from G.A.S pretty bad , just as well you have the fullstops between g.a.s because i suffer from gas at times too

[stringjockey]

Yes... I acquire and do not seem to be able to get rid of....

therefore here is my "study"
Stratocaster
SG
Epiphone J200
Martinez Maton knock off
Fender Newporter Californian
Samick Strat
Old SG Knock off
$2 Cello guitar
Amena 3/4 Classical

Jade Monarch CX70 Amp
Peavey Studio Pro 112
Marshall AVT100 VS2000
Gorilla GG20c
Ibanez Thrashmetal Disto pedal
Zoom 5050
DOD Wah
Crybaby Wah
Behringer Eurorack PMX2000
Phonic 500W Bins



I think that Might be it...


PS If anyone wants to get any of this stuff... make me an offer. Wife would apreciate it!

[stringjockey]

Oh... I am looking for a new Rrig... maybe Line6

[petox]

stringjockey said:

$2 Cello guitar

? Sounds interesting

[Dogil]

Hey stringjockey - you make me feel great!!! ;D

Someone that has got G.A.S. worse than I do. My wife keeps threatening me with a musical garage sale while I am at work one weekend - scary thought.

And like Petox wrote - $2 cello - interesting. what exactly is that?

[stringjockey]

it's a guitar with a swelled front and rear... it is nearly unplayable, but I will do a gig with it one day!


Oh I just bought a Boss GT-6 for 499 off of ebay... Amen Dogil!

On top of my other G.A.S problems I also have

2 D880 Microphones
1 SM58 Mics
1 BG10 Shure
1 D770 Microphone
2 Lane Microphones
Lots of leads
3 Mic stands

[SpooN]

I also suffer GAS, just added another guitar to the family a Translucent purple peavey wolfgang standard delux.
I now own the above guitar plus
Belman double cut
'92 mexican strat
washburn ltd edition jumbo acoustic
epiphone dreadnought
Some old valencia slide guitar

Amps
Randall Rm 50 all tube module amp
fender champ

effects
Digitech GNX4
ts9 tubescreamer
jimi hendrix wah

MMM i love gas!

[Dogil]

To quote Britney "Oops I did it again!"

Just bought a Jim Dunlop Crybaby WahWah/Volume pedal combo - $100 bucks on ebay - BARGAIN!!

Have been looking at Crybaby's for a few weeks, and have seen them go for up to $140 for the straight style. Chucked a bid at this for a giggle and that's all she wrote!

Now, all I have to do is make it sound good!

[Troy Dann]

My dad and I have a-massed 13 guitars between us, a PA system, 4 amplifiers, multiple effects boards including the GT-6, mics (dynamic and condensers), leads, pre-amps, DIs, a violin, a mandolin and a piano.

[angelvoice]

that is a lot of guitars for two people!

i endure a few slightly different strains of GAS (i only have one guitar!) in the form of being an op-shop-aholic as well as constantly having ideas for jewellery and being hence obliged to visit one (or several!) of the bead shops in town and, despite wanting to spend all my money there, end up spending most of it! i have lots and lots of jewellery! but i think it's part of human nature to be a gatherer of stuff, depending on what you're into - guitars, jewellery, Lego. i seem to have many pairs of shoes, too...

[starscream]

I feel your pain Dogil, i feel your pain.

I can't help myself!! Everytime I walk into a music shop, I either end up buying something, or think about what I saw for days and days until I give in and buy it.

And then there's ebay...damn thing!