BuddyHollywood
Gretschie
I've found the more active I am musically the less I think about new gear. I'm at a point now where I would like to have less but don't really want to sell anything.
Why do we obsess over the next guitar?
- Thread starter blueruins
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Lou Coppolino
Gretschie
I think for some of us…….it just spices up life! Simple as that. It’s FUN. The thrill of the hunt!
Also, it's "my stash is getting bigger" and I like it.
Pops
Gretschie
I honestly don’t know what motivates others. All you enablers certainly don’t help! 
Bertotti
Friend of Fred
I just got this email and was a bit excited. Then I reread it. Ok ok I was curious what a 5G Strat was. Talk about the next guitar. It was this close!
Add a line on 5G Start for only $10/mo more.
Add a line on 5G Start for only $10/mo more.
pmac11
Country Gent
Because obsessing over things you already own is unhealthy.
calebaaron666
Friend of Fred
Haha I can identify.
While I don’t pretend to own every movie, we have a ridiculous collection in our home. VHS, DVD, and Blu Ray. It grows on a semi-weekly basis. Mostly Exploitation, Horror, etc.
I’ll admit that there are more than a few movies I’ve upgraded to Blu-Ray even though I owned the DVD.
I actually sold off 200+ VHS tapes last year. Mostly cuz I was running out of room. Since then we bought a house and I regret selling them because I have room for them now!
Anyway…. We totally own Cobra on DVD! Haha My ol’ lady enjoys that one.
Ricochet
Senior Gretsch-Talker
We all indulge in little fantasies, but a new piece of gear is generally very lo-threshold and actually feasible to realise. It’s usually restricted by budgetary concerns which are relatively easy to overcome, compared to that new mansion or trophy wife.
RagnarHairybreeks
Electromatic
Because the next guitar will raise your playing to a level Ry Cooder could only dream of.
New guitar equals awesomeness. New motorcycle is instacool. New custom knife means you can survive in the wild and slay zombies. New torch means you will always be prepared to save the day. New laptop means you will overreach Bill Gates. New power tools will make you far more manly (and solve that five dollar problem for a mere two hundred and fifty).
Say it ain’t so.
New guitar equals awesomeness. New motorcycle is instacool. New custom knife means you can survive in the wild and slay zombies. New torch means you will always be prepared to save the day. New laptop means you will overreach Bill Gates. New power tools will make you far more manly (and solve that five dollar problem for a mere two hundred and fifty).
Say it ain’t so.
Bertotti
Friend of Fred
Oh man, you hit almost all my hot buttons! Don't get me started on knives and tools. Tools are by far the worse addiction!
blueruins
Country Gent
RagnarHairybreeks
Electromatic
Good angle of lean going round the corners?It’s true.
You should see how fast I am in my new sneaks.
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Yes ! I do this also, but I have the answer : it's good way to escape waiting, when I am bored...
I usually dream - or think about - my buildings to come... You know : all those that are lagging because I am waiting and/or bored...
A+!
tmcq65
Gretschie
My wife and I spend hours watching a live-cam of Alaska brown bears catching salmon. (We even narrate using "bear voices", but I digress.) Some associated research revealed that the bears drive to catch fish is so strong that they will continue to catch even when they are full, and then just drop the catch. The next guitar is my salmon. Nature REQUIRES me to catch it.
Wise words.
My theory of GAS is that it’s a substitutional activity which allows us to do something now ( buy a guitar ) when we are waiting for some guitar goal, which can take time.
NJDevil
Country Gent
Some great ideas shared and love the thread as I recently asked myself ....why? Buddy nailed it on the head for me though in that I'm completely satisfied when playing and get so completely immersed in my playing that I need a dose of discipline to stay focused.
The GAS gets going though when the workday is done and I'm either not playing or going to the gym. I think my desire is born out of curiosity. It's the same reason I have to dial in my excitement when I start playing.....my curiosity and creative thinking goes wild and I lust over being completely satisfied with playing and lose the desire for any new guitars.
Uncle Daddy
Friend of Fred
Pianists don't GAS
Craig Encinitas
Gretschie
Not long after I started playing early in 2021, I obsessed about owning three Gretsch guitars:
-Hollow body
-Center block
-Solid (chambered)
And as of a couple weeks ago, that goal has been reached. I don’t itch anymore.
But, like driving the magic bus…
Along the way, I kept picking up orphaned guitars, because room was available.
-Hollow body
-Center block
-Solid (chambered)
And as of a couple weeks ago, that goal has been reached. I don’t itch anymore.
But, like driving the magic bus…
Along the way, I kept picking up orphaned guitars, because room was available.
Ohthis
Electromatic
There are many factors, but it also has to do with the fact that's it's easier to buy a new instrument, in order to spark up the interest in playing the guitar, than to learn a few new techniques.
Guitars do inspire you to play a certain way, so it's always cool to try and buy new guitars.
Buying amps would be good too, but somehow I'd rather buy an additional guitar, than an additional amp.
I love to buy new slides as well they're less expensive and fun!
Guitars do inspire you to play a certain way, so it's always cool to try and buy new guitars.
Buying amps would be good too, but somehow I'd rather buy an additional guitar, than an additional amp.
I love to buy new slides as well
they're less expensive and fun!
