That Gassy Guilty Feeling..

[jgcable]

You know the one.... either you have too many guitars or you have too many amps... or you have too many of both.
For me, its always either too many amps or too many guitars. Sure, I'm in a band. Sure, I have been serious about playing for 28 years. Sure, I need backup guitars and amps and even backup effects but JEEZ... I have an aweful lot of stuff that never get touched. HERE IS THE BAD PART.
When I feel I can't take the guilt anymore I sell a few amps or guitars that I NEVER PLAY and as soon as I do I immediately get a horrible gas attack and instantly buy new ones to replace them. Then something unusual happens. The new guitars or amps get thrown into the backup pile and I continue to play the same guitars through the same amps that I always use. WTF???? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[guitarsjb]

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It's a sick cycle... [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[metallicarocks]

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It's people like you that support us losers that can't buy new gear. Thanks!

[VulfgangPfuck]

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When I'm playing in a band...I have the need to be a total gearwhore. Otherwise...I have the typical GAS symptoms, but lately not able to afford to humor it. Needless to say, I'm down to one practice amp, and 2 guitars.
In a band...forget it....1/2 stacks, racks full of gear, and a full stable of my favorite geetars!

Jeri says it best..."it's a sick cycle"!

[jgcable]

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A friend of mine came over and asked when I built the new wall in my basement. I had to tell him that it isn't a sheetrock wall but rather a wall of amplifiers. Almost every bed in our house has guitars under it. I actually forgot about a few for almost a year not to mention all the stuff stashed at my parents house that I haven't touched since 1988. I'm a sick sick person.

[illumina]

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i had chili for dinner, so i think that qualifies me as having that gassy guilty feeling. especially since im at work, and i have to settle for covert farting.

[MBreinin]

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I used to be like this...when I started. I thought that the mnore good stuff I got, the better I would sound. Of course, this is not the same situation that you find yourself in as you are an accomplished musician. However, for me, it was a crutch early on. Of course, I also think I like guitars themselves better than I like playing them!!!

Mike

[Ace]

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Hey bro, if you've ever got too much gear, send that shit my way!! I'll clean and set it up, throw some fresh strings on there and put it to good use!! Then when you get that terrible gassy feeling, I'll just send it right back to you!!

[AfterForever]

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hmm.. I have the same thing in a different way.

I could never sell a guitar.. (well I sold one because of financial stuff) but other than that I've never sold a guitar. I get attached to things really easily.. I have a really shitty Ibanez. I played a couple of gigs with it and I really dislike the guitar.. I even get cramp in my finger because of the thin neck. But I could never sell it.. it's a part of my life :S

I still have an old amp and some effetc pedals I never use but I don't sell them.. two reasons. 1. I got place enough to "storage" them. 2. I could never get the money for it I want.. sure I could get like 30 euros for the pedal.. but what's 30 euros.. I could have more than 30 fun with the pedal if I play with it sometime in the future..

lol, this story makes no sense.. I'll shut up now

[Accept2]

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At the beginning of May, my plan was to get down to 30 guitars. So far this month, I have sold 1, and bought 3. Not a good plan. Having too many guitars does seem to be really crazy, but lets face it, guitars are cheap. If these things were as much as collector cars, we would all have a more reasonable amount of them, and I'm sure we would have a little bit more of our sanity.............

[Ace]

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Guitars are cheap for everyone except those of us who are foolish enough to try and make a living playing them!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[toejam]

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Since the '80s, I've owned about 20- 25 guitars, only about 11 at one time. I'm now down to 7, but one's retired (my Kramer, first guitar my parents bought me when I was 15), so 6 working axes. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I do kinda feel guilty since I don't play them all the time, but I've got a hard time parting with stuff! I've convinced myself I need a few for different tunings, though. The Les Paul's in E, LTD in E, Strat in Eb, Carvin in Eb, Jackson Dinky in D, Schecter 7-string is, of course, standard with the low B. Maybe I need another 7 so I can tune it to Bb to play some Nevermore tunes! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I've also got a few amps and effects pedals laying down in the basement or living room that I also can't convince myself to sell. LOL

[atomic charvel guy]

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i had 62, and bought 55 of them when i caught the bug in one year. and then they were gone. pooof! like magic, along with everything else. having gas and no money sucks the big one. i really only played about 5 of the 62 anyway like jg was talking about above. i tip my hat to all of you who were able to hold on to their stuff and not get it sucked away by drugs, bad marriage, etc. etc. i salute you!

[atomic charvel guy]

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oh, and all the cabinets and heads too. gadzooks take the opposite path of mine.

[Endrik]

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Tommy do you still have this one?