How many guitars is too many?

[SEEGERMANY]

I currently own 18 electrics and two acoustics. I've had as many as 42. I'm currently trying to downsize my collection to about five guitars.

P.S. I've had two wives!

[Bengal65]

I'm never going to College I'm going to move to Arkansas and start a music store and give guitar lessons and fix electric guitars and hope I can make it that way.




Keep Staring I'll Do A Trick

My Dad told me to never be a professional musician or work in a music store. He said go to college and bring home the sheep skin He was a part time drummer for Count Basie in the 40's (WWII Vet), got an engineering degree and is still doing both.(mostly the engineering part)
I went on to get an engineering degree and a music degree and I'm still doing both. (mostly the engineering part ) Fortunately or unfortunately.

Now, if you could get a job as CEO of GC or Sam Ash?

Oh yeah, isn't AR the lowest income per family State IN THE U.S., or is it MS?

[Rupe]

I'm currently somewhere in the 20's. My high was 35 back in '99.

I say own as many as you can afford and maintain. The most common issue with large collections is that they are poorly maintained. I just spent several weekends changing strings, setting intonations, oiling necks, making adjustments, dressing frets/fret ends, etc. It takes alot of time and has made me consider cutting back again.

[fred dons]

Are all those guitars in the link yours? What's that single humbucker tele with reverse fender-hs, floyd and the naked chick on it?

yeah they are all mine (I do have more but I haven't photographed them all, I'm a bit lazy on that front )
the tele has a cheap 5 piece alderbody which I made a binding on and repainted it with a painting of Leatitia Casta (and it has a speedloader trem + a scalloped warmoth neck)

[mhalsey]

Haha, that's hilarious. I just hit 15 and that thought finally occurred to me for the first time.

I have too many (30-35). You're fine trust me, it's when you get to 15 or more that you start to think... WHAT AM I DOING!?! You've got room for double... don't sweat it

I went "WTF am I doing?" when i hit 8 electrics. I would look at the cases and feel pity for the guitars inside. I realized that because they were in their cases it was easy to forget about them. A partial remedy to play the ones I have now was to buy a triple guitar stand so they're readily visible. Seems to be working so far.

[shredmonster]

I do like the option of being able to have guitars around with a different feel but I can see myself owning any more than about 6.

I am down to 4 right now with a 5th on the way.

[cookiemonster2]

I'm not married but I have a mortgage that I would like to pay off sooner than later so that's what keeps my GAS in check. I have 5 guitars right now and I won't exceed 6.

[surfreak]

I have 7 and it's been that way for a long time now, in the sense that I've bought and sold a few, but only in an effort to improve on the instruments I have, rather than add more, and now I think I've got it all covered and pretty much GAS-proof:

- '84 Charvel Allan Holdsworth
- '97 Fender CS Strat "Cunetto" relic
- '92 Gibson 59 LP reissue
- '06 Fender CS "Micawber" Telecaster
- '04 Martin D15 Custom spruce/rosewood
- '01 Fender ltd Precision Bass
- '06 Rolf Spuler Paradis nylon string (positively THE most amazing guitar I've owned)

[Mazrim]

1 wife, one 6 week old daughter and 6 guitars.

My wife thinks too many is 2 whereas I would say its something like a million. So somewhere in between perhaps?

[markD]

1 guitar is too many. it is better to play air guitar. people think you are awesome when you pose and make faces. PLUS, if you move your fingers really fast, they think you can really play!!!!!! and THEN, when you make awesome squealing noises with your mouth, they figure you are a rock GOD!!!!

i have been playing 23 years and saw a dude who was air guitaring get all these HOT chicks. i overheard one girl say, "wow, i wonder what he could do to ME with those fingers?" her girlfriends giggled and got all excited. i am switching my instrument.....

[777]

I said that 5 was enough, I guess I lied..................

[themisfit138]

I have 2
- ESP MX-II
- Gibson Les Paul
and I am looking for a 3rd. I have the money and I know what I want, I just don't know what color to get.

[The Rossness]

8 electrics, 1 acoustic

[Jayster]

15 electrics and 2 acoustics - and yes some times I feel like I'm spending more time maintaining them then playing ??!!

[Megadeth79]

15 electrics and 2 acoustics - and yes some times I feel like I'm spending more time maintaining them then playing ??!!

Yea me too. I have 9 and I can only play a couple of days of the week.