Do you have GAS? Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

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@rupertbaxter2274 8 лет назад

You know you have GAS when you're buying multiple copies of the same guitar -- just because they're different colors.

@PhillipMcKnight 8 лет назад

Amen

@rogerstill71 8 лет назад

Yep. Got 4 Strats, or copies thereof, all in different colours.

@dale8809 7 лет назад

Rupert Baxter I disagree. It's when you have the exact same guitar but with different pickups. Oh wait...yeah...your probably right.

@musicmxer69 7 лет назад

Or as a backup to your favorite guitar!

@buffybutnot 7 лет назад

Hey, that's totally okay to do if it's a perfect guitar for you, but you should put different pickups in the different models

@PhillipMcKnight 9 лет назад

I forgot to mention I use to tell my wife that my friend bought the guitar and I was borrowing it.

@bramabull111 9 лет назад

Phillip McKnight I have the syndrome for similar reasons, my first show was KISS and idolized acdc as a kid, I just looked at music as larger than life, and guitars like the sg and les paul to be not only a symbol of confidence, but of identity. We all have our favourite, and generaly, their guitar is part of who they are. We are forcefed to believe you need to spend thousands to play the big stages...we are also sometimes thinking about these un important things while we make a purchase. the lesson id like to share with you guys is that technology has come a very long way, and im starting to find by doing my research that there are guitars out there that have many or all the features I need, that can emulate some features in other guitars I may want in the future. so the lesson, is to do your research like phil said. I would be happy with one sg for the rest of my life if it did everything I wanted it to, and im finding there are models now to try that are cheaper than the standard that do coil tapping, 15 db boost, circuit, forward thinking pickup configs, even the mini tune looks worth giving a shot. (talking about the Gibson sg futura) if that guitar is as good In real life as on paper, they can have my money for once, and I will be done with gas. the end. think about it guys, one guitar that looks like your dream shape, but does everything, you can find it, its out there. happy hunting! (couldn't comment normally for some reason so I had to reply)

@quit293 8 лет назад

Your videos are great. I like the content you have great info.

@CarcPazu 8 лет назад

I must admit that I've used that one before. Now the way I control myself is when I buy something new, I get rid of something of similar value/size/price. That way I only make a move when I really want something over something else. It's also quiets the wife off cuz she knows I'm not getting more stuff in the house. Once in a while tho I sneak something in without getting rid of anything but I feel proper guilt.

@urbanesoul8400 8 лет назад

Lol that's funny. After seeing this I'm so glad I never got married! Gf's will bug me about buying so many videogames, but I've never had them say anything about my gear... whether that's bc I'm a professional musician so they understand, or bc they instinctively know I'll leave them if they start, who knows? Lol, I'm just glad I've never had to deal with it :-))

@w666est 8 лет назад

Phillip McKnight just got my first electric guitar last month. Now I have 3... Am I in the early stages of something that's going to consume me? Loving the videos. You've helped me understand a lot about what matters and what doesn't.

@walkergdad1 7 лет назад

If your wife want's to know about your guitar collection, just ask her about her shoes!!! LOL P.S. I'm divorced!!!!

@JollyRogerProductions 4 года назад

Shoes can cost more than a custom shop too, so... we are even lol.

@stefanc2242 7 лет назад

Saw a great quote in a guitar store "My biggest fear when I die, is that my wife will sell my guitars for what I told her I paid for them."

@hermask815 3 года назад

Even if you get to heaven, you’ll feel like hell.

@bluzman145 8 лет назад

My G.A.S. has been in remission. I started taking lessons again and then started watching youtube lessons and then found your channel and now my GAS is back and it is more dangerous than ever. I try to time my online purchases so that they arrive on the days my wife works. The pedal side effect has just recently reared it's ugly head. I have ordered a Holey Board to try to control it but I think that it has only made this worse. I have to cut this short, there was just and accident outside in front of my house. The UPS truck with my Tubescreamer on it just ran into the fedex truck with my new Bassbreaker 45. I have to go and sign for both items after checking for damage. I'll see you all at the clinic!!!! Do I get a shout out Phil?

@PhillipMcKnight 8 лет назад

+Kelly Kimberly That was funny. Maybe we all need to start weekly meetings. LOL

@shaundegracia 7 лет назад

There's a saying, "want what you've got," so I really enjoy looking up reviews and videos where people are using my gear. I then remind myself that my gear will not write lyrics, compose, arrange, and track for me.

@brucecoulda1596 8 лет назад

The most money I've had in my possession since I got married almost a year ago has been four dollars and some change I found at work.

@thebonebox488 7 лет назад

Fortunate enough to have a significant other that just laughs at me whenever I come home with another piece of gear! The compulsion to collect gear dovetails with your video on taking lessons or teaching yourself - it motivates me to play. I used to get bored with just one or two guitars and would go months without practicing. With 10 or 15 guitars to choose from, there's always one calling to me.

@WoodesosGuitarMods 9 лет назад

Our used market up here does indeed value a case with a guitar. It seems your used market is much different to the one's I've been in. For the used market I'm in, a case is absolutely a big deal. It's an easy $60-200 depending on the case. Also, there's more to be had if the case is original. A guitar without a case, especially an expensive one, is a big red flag for me. I won't go near a guitar over $500 without a case. A case is often the difference between one guitar being sold over the identical guitar without a case here. It's interesting that your experience is different. Great video:-)

@johnboleyjr.1698 8 лет назад

For me it's actually Gear Acquisition Syndrome as it pertains to guitars, pedals (especially), and amps. Unfortunately my income doesn't support me in this venture. However, occasionally I get to indulge my GAS. Here's the kicker though...my wife is usually the one talking me into doing it. She knows how much I love my gear, and periodically I'll mention something I've found that is so cool that it has me all excited. Usually I'll also mention some expensive alternative that does this or that, or there's this cheaper thing that does the same thing, or close to it. She then tells me I should get it since it just eat me up inside if I don't. My latest bit of GAS landed me two small Fender tube amps and a solid state Fender amp, for practicing guitar, and come the first of the month I'm going to get one of the Fuzz pedals I want. I cheated the system by flat telling her about the items, in great detail, and throwing out as much technical jargon as possible. I genuinely get excited about these things to the point her eyes glaze over, and she probably doesn't want to hear my voice for awhile.

@jfr04 8 лет назад

I am always finding ways to sneak gear into the garage. Glad I'm not the only one!

@golfhound 8 лет назад

+Firelock That's funny. Eventually, you're going to run out of hiding places in the garage. It's like burying dust under the rug. Eventually a small mound starts forming and you know the rest. lol

@jfr04 8 лет назад

I hear you, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

@royrcf 8 лет назад

Thanks for all your brilliant videos. I guess I,ve got GAS. Each time I buy a new guitar I convince myself it will take my playing to the next level and it sort of works, but not as well as I hoped. But as I am in the Squier , Epiphone price range it doesn,t cost me a fortune, and I end up with some nice guitars which I am really happy with. Once again thanks for all the vids.

@kevinbrooks6265 6 лет назад

that silver guitar way to the right is wickedly cool. never saw one like it. kudos.

@aspirativemusicproduction2135 9 лет назад

People shop more when they are miserable but than regret the money spent and get more miserable. I used the same Les Paul for maybe at least 12 years. I was tired of it and the other 2 guitars I have acquired. I made some mistakes while getting the "wrong" guitars for me. Now my go to guitar is an simple version of Ibanez and I feel great about it. My other 2 guitars are acoustic Ibanez and hollow body electric Ibanez. I decided three guitars are the right number for me. I don't have the best guitars but they are just fine.

@samplecode 8 лет назад

My GAS can only be cured when I have acquired a late 80s Steve Vai Jem with swirly paint job and pyramid inlays, a late 80s Jackson V, a Gibson Les Paul that looks exactly the same as the one in the Sweet Child of Mine video, a Gretsch that Chet Atkins might have played, a vintage looking tele that I find on a trip to Nasville and an incredibly cool private stock PRS that hasn't been invented yet. Oh yes, and another early 90s Ibanez or Jackson which must have shark tooth inlays). Although my new Dave Murray MIM 3 humbucker strat with a floyd rose is helping my condition there could be a relapse at any moment. I'd like an Yngwie strat as well actually.

@77Fortran 6 месяцев назад

2:35 I have been working on this plan for a while now! I have identified a guitar I'd like to buy and I'm fairly sure my partner won't initially notice it when it appears in place of the older one which will be put in the case. I just need to prepare for the 'Oh how much did it cost?' when it is inevitably noticed

@JimBobKP89 7 лет назад

I like the idea of getting rid of cases and getting gig bags. I had similar worries about devaluing them and dern bass cases are "huger" = new word. Thanks.

@JollyRogerProductions 4 года назад

My wife didnt want me to buy a new guitar, Im still going to but later, so I joined a guitar building class and it was much easier to convince her to let me buy replacement parts for the cheap shit that came in the kit. Plus, Im upgrading my Ibanez to Dimarzios and putting the ACH 1 and 2 into the build. Win, win, win. Going to have 3 guitars and new humbuckers in my main guitar by the end of the year.

@zoommair 9 лет назад

New guitar player here, already have GAS, lol. Basically, I'm too lazy changing between tunings and like the sound of different guitars. I have 3 guitars right now, 1 in Drop D, one in Drop C, and last in Drop B, built one for my sister and use that for E standard, and in the middle of building another for myself that will be in Drop A most probably or C standard. I want at least one guitar for each tuning... then once I have that, I'll find another reason to keep buying/building guitars, lol!

@LenaandCary 7 лет назад

My husband loved that I kept buying guitars because it made/makes me happy! He'd ask me about each one, what was special about it, etc. Ultimately, he knew I then couldn't say doodle squat about his camera purchases! Worked for me!

@chrischronic100 7 лет назад

I've been noodling with guitars coming on 3 years now. Last August, had a total of 16 guitars in house, 13 amps and we'll over 30 pedals. I've since narrowed it down to 8 guitars, 7 amps and around 15 pedals, although I keep finding them in various hidden places, lol. I'm getting better, but it's hard to resist that new acquisition feeling, the "kill" per say.

@9999plato 8 лет назад

Yeah, I got it but like you I try and keep it reasonable. I got 2 new ones, 2 old ones I don't use are going away. along with some pedals.

@MEDiumInc 8 лет назад

I;ve been gassing hard for amps lately. If I found a Bassman, a Bluesbreaker, a HRDX Hot Rod, or anything well priced, I am liable to buy it immediately. This Bassbreaker series has really been testing me!

@888Marco 8 лет назад

Thats the advantage of beeing piss poor like me,you dont need to deal with the GAS Syndrom. Last 10 years i bought 3 Guitars and 1 pedal,so my whole collection is..3 Guitars and 1 pedal. xD

@stankfanger1366 8 лет назад

Not true, my friend. I can tell you that after medical and everything I barely break four digits a month on my cripple check, and I spend about six or seven hours a day on average scouring the internet for guitars to flip so that I can sock away enough to buy another guitar, pedal, or parts here and there. My lack of funds causes me more problems than buying the gear would. Right now, I'm about halfway to buying that Xaviere XV-550 I want because I just don't want to wait and save up for a real Epiphone Florentine. I am honestly glad you're coping well, but I think I might be getting driven crazy enough for both of us!

@Artyom751 6 лет назад

You need an amp dude.

@trappenweisseguy27 8 лет назад

If you ain't GASing, you ain't trying!.

@scaredypicker 8 лет назад

It kind of makes me sad to think of some of my guitars not getting played enough, but I definitely have this problem. You always tell yourself in your mind that this new guitar or amp will fill a hole in your arsenal and make your tonal options "complete". But hey, they're cool to look at if nothing else! ;)

@Hydrophish 6 лет назад

Nice Winger riff at the start!

@PeterShin543 7 лет назад

I just bought 2 guitars, A PRS Custom SE and a Baja Telecaster. I used 2 accounts that I direct deposit into to pull the cash. My guitars are in the basement and my wife knew I had guitars, but I don't think she knew how many. It helped that the new guitars came in gig bags.

@drew.reviews 8 лет назад

Here's a GAS story. I'm a lefty who just started playing year and a half ago. I got an Epiphone LP 100 to learn on. It went good. The LTD EC 1000 FM (the amber one with the seymore duncans) caught my eye, and I started stashing 20 bucks back a week. This was last october. I told her about it. What I didn't tell her was that I only put half of my Christmas bonus in the bank, and that I cashed out my perfect attendance bonus from work. I bought it on Jan 25th. If she did the math she would be like "$900 guitar, 20 bucks a week for 4 months... this doesn't add up." But I think she accepted it. But now I'm ready to upgade my Peavey Vypyer to an Orange CR120 and 2x12. She wasn't as accepting and told me I have a sickness, lol.

@MrJoeyBoombotz 8 лет назад

I'm just glad that guitar companies and other gear companies don't make what I really want at reasonable prices. I would would be living in some fleabag motel and begging on the street. Like the new Elite Strat. Who buys a $2000 guitar with a plastic ('synthetic' bone) nut, string trees and a mammoth plastic case with plastic locks ? And ugly colors?And no hardtail version available. Better men than me I'm sure. Who still buys Gibsons since PRS fixed the problem with straight pulled strings and why? Self lubricating huts have been around for a long time. Why are they not on every guitar made when they are so cheap? I used to rent gear in the 90s to get my fix. It cost next to nothing compared to buying gear. Pittsburgh has a great store in Blawnox that rents all kind of gear, guitars. etc. That was a blast.

@SuperTheguys 8 лет назад

I "accidentally" bought a Fender acoustic during a science class...I pressed "buy now" before I could think too much about the purchase. I've walked into GC on multiple occasions looking for only a pack of strings and ended up walking out with a guitar instead. I've received a paycheck that I forgot I had coming and thought "since I forgot I had this coming, rather than be happy I have the 'extra,' or really forgotten money, I'll buy a guitar." I've made awful trades just to get the thing I wanted in the moment. I'm only 18 and I barely have a job...hah oh man.

@tonym7051 8 лет назад

+Eric Reising lol, imma get a job soon and i feel like ill spend my money on guitar and other gear, i just started to play guitar and i wanna learn a few things you know :P

@NoelHaven 8 лет назад

I usually really like your videos, literally and figuratively, but this is more about storage suggestions rather g.a.s., in my opinion. Which I think I have and was hoping to get an actual gauge of the severity haha

@bellachi9575 7 лет назад

This video infected me with gas, starting with that outrageous YM gig bag with faux cheetah lining! Found one to replace the standard one that came with my mim lonestar strat. Thanks for the tip about bags vs. hard shell cases.

@davidvallo7714 7 лет назад

I love your videos man, awesome stuff.....i love buying guitars as a collection at this point....i have a few i use for gigs and the rest i jam on at home or use to record....some are just sentimental and I can't bring myself to part with them even though I don't use them much...doesnt hurt that everytime I sell a guitar I end up rebuying one almost identical to it haha....ill probably never stop adding to the collection

@jacobsanturello9279 7 лет назад

i have bought 6 guitars in 4 months and i cant stop looking for more

@marcarcoria7672 8 лет назад

I have over 70 not including amps , I make sure when I can afford another one my wife's not home when it comes in or I get to it before she realizes anyone's dropped anything off ,so I can enjoy my prize when she and the kids are asleep.

@carlosa.sencion6516 6 лет назад

Not even 2 week has passed since I acquired a brand new Vintage V6 Reissued, and now I'm going to buy a MIJ 80s Fender Strat! I can't get rid of GAS!

@braddeicas5708 9 лет назад

The point about being miserable is right on. Retail therapy. Been there done that in my first marriage. I made a good bit of money then. The way I think about it now is that the guitar should fit a certain need. For example, I have not been looking to purchase a new guitar up until a few weeks ago. I wanted a single pick up guitar because I feel I handicap myself with two. I also feel that I am truly at the point where I can truly start to use the inboard controls to milk all the tone out of the guitar. I didn't have a guitar with single coils, so I opted for the gibson les paul jr. This will be number 3 in the stable currently.

@HardRockingRambo 7 лет назад

Great Video - filled with wit & wisdom!

@phileosband812 7 лет назад

New "unapproved" gear goes to the studio for a week or so. Then take it home. "That one? Yea I've had it for a while just kept it at the studio"

@petepalmeri 7 лет назад

I have GAS. My wife is wonderful and tolerates my affliction by collecting sewing machines. I get a new guitar (or piece of gear), she doesn't feel guilty about buying a new sewing machine and visa-versa. All and all a sweet setup.

@richcz3 7 лет назад

I definitely have GAS. But I have no significant other to answer to. Even with that, I sell off what I don't use often. In a two story house with enough bedrooms and closets I could store more...grrrr guitar cases, but it just doesn't make sense to keep underused equipment around. Spring Cleaning - Sell it to someone who will put it to good use. 👍😎🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

@ronthunders6124 8 лет назад

I MOST DEFINITELY have GAS!! I started playing guitar a year and a half ago, and now have a Strat, 2 les Paul jrs, and an ovation acoustic!! And the most disturbing part of it all is I CANT PLAY FOR SHIT!!!! But still love learning!! I got the bug!!!

@jordandelacruz1866 7 лет назад

I met my wife in high school whenn I was 15. I was already gigging and we started dating at 17. Layed down the law early that music is very important to me and done! The problem is I not only play guitar and bass but keys and drums! Thus the g.a.s is MASSIVE! 67 Ludwig Classics( blue oyster pearl)- 70's Wurlitzer 200A - Arp Quartet synth- 60 Gibson EB2 hollowbody bass-74 P Bass-08 Ric 4003-95 EC Blackie Strat-88 Brown Sunburst Am St Strat-92 Blonde AmSt Tele( with Joe Barden pups)-75 Blk Tele Custom-78 LP-76 SG-08 Ric 370-64 Gretsch Tennesssean-78 Marshall JMP-72 4x12 cab-79 Fender Deluxe Reverb-70's Ampeg SVT-Ampeg BT25 cab-71/72 Echoplex EP3-80's Marshall Guv'Nor pedal-vintage MXR Flanger-Fulltone Deluxe Clyde WahWah-OCS-Octafuzz-70's Thomas Conn Wah-WayHuge Camel Toe-Keeley Java Boost-MXR Carbon Copy- EVH Phase 90-

@jordandelacruz1866 7 лет назад

06 64 Seafoam Green RW neck AVRI Tele and now getting Severance Package from company and very close to getting new gig so... PRS McCarty- PRS Mira- USA Charvel- Fender Jazz Deluxe Bass here I come!!! Would love Ibanez Jem and have lead on White one for $1600 but hard to shell out when USA guitar that price! Oh well..... whatever! And I was gonna stay at 12( Dirty Dozen) but Phil talking bout 20 or so sound 'reasonable' lol! Thanks for the fuel buddy!

@philipotero4464 8 лет назад

I absolutely have GAS. I've gone through multiple guitars, amps, and effects over the years. Recently a friend of mine broke out some old recordings of us. No matter what gear I've used, my setup sounds exactly the same. I basically replace gear with the same gear.

@TooLooze 8 лет назад

I'm up to 50 not counting a dozen my son has "borrowed". In my case, many of them are lower end (for the time) 60s guitars for the same reason of adolescent cravings. Mine have all appreciated in value, I only have 2 or 3 that I don't play. The rest go into play rotation, but a few stay out all the time. I've been collecting for 30 years. Wife plays any instrument "twice as better than I will" and has several guitars, too.

@colebowman2833 7 лет назад

my fiancee is pretty much the best. she is a rare gem and since September. of last year I've spent thousands on tube amp guitars and boutique pedals and she has actually helped me finance this. After 17 years I wanted to finally have pro level gear and she actually understands. so much so that I'm the one starting to feel guilty and the rest of my Analogman pedals, new pedaltrain board voodoo labs power supply and my bassman and/or hot rod deville 4×10 will have to wait lol. I know these stories are supposed to be funny but I needed to chime in and stand up for my girl because she is the best and not just because of this. So, for me, my GAS is going to have to be alleviated for a while!

@aspirativemusicproduction2135 9 лет назад

I want to say this: Check all electric guitars you can put your hands on and than buy the one that you love the most and fall in love with it. If you are happy with your love and you still look for something "better" you have mental problem. I know some people will tell me to fuck myself but this is not going to change their problem. I feel tempted sometimes too but I have bills to pay and my heart breaks thinking how I am going to blow away another few hundred dollars so I don't.

@chinookmark 7 лет назад

I used to have bad motorcycle gear acquisition syndrome. BM GAS? I don't have much time to ride anymore, so I've been selling them off. I'd rather have the money in the bank appreciating instead of rusty bikes depreciating. But now it seems every time a bike leaves, two guitars and maybe an amp show up. The good thing is they take up a lot less space. The bad part is, that space is now in the bedroom or living room instead of the garage.

@scottoleson1997 8 лет назад

I don't know if anyone said this yet but I think I have A.A.S. If you can see my profile icon is an uncovered head that is an Industrial Amps Overdrive 15 and I found it at guitar center for 750 and needing to play it as soon as I saw it, I asked the staff and they tried to find the right power cord as it wasn't the standard kind for amps it was a weird heavy duty extension cord, but after weeks of asking them if they could find it, and trying to find any kinds of reviews or specifications on it was bare. All I could find was on their website, they were selling them for $2050. Immediately I knew either this amp has an insane value or there's something really wrong with it so I try it out finally and instantly it sounded better than any high gain amp I've ever played. Better than the silver face Marshall next to it. better than Mesa. It was so beautiful I had to have it. Being the broke teenager I was it took forever but I finally got it. It's the best amp I ever heard and owned. Try it

@chrispygingerpie 9 лет назад

I get GAS a lot, I spent tonnes of time on RU-vid... How I found your channel! I just spent $300 on stuff as I was in USA and things are cheaper. I am honest with my significant other more or less... apart from nearly a year ago I spent maybe $250 on used guitar pedals on ebay. However she doesn't know how many I bought or what I had to begin with :D Now though, we each have an allowance and it can be spent on whatever we want. So yeah it doesn't matter, I just have to save. Women get GAS for Makeup and stuff! So why can't we?

@BobSoloMan 9 лет назад

I have GAS for many reasons. 1. New band... Practicing at my house... I need a good PA system and a drum riser (pallets and 1/2"OSB work great with deck screws the. Toss on some carpet). 2. New band, new type of music...well, that requires a different style of guitar. 3. New gear being released smokes my current gear. 4. For close to 2 decades I've used modeling amps... Aka... Johnson Millennium 250 half stack (still own). When that got long in the tooth (it's a computer from 1998... Might as well say Packard Bell on it), I went tube. I was on a budget then so I got a NOS Valveking 100 head. Well, great if you wanna play Scorpions and Ac/Dc covers...not great for brutal metal. Enter the 11 Rack. Dual purpose and gives me Pro Tools. 5. I'm done with modeling and I'm going old school. Guitar, head, cab and pedals. See. It's totally justifiable. I won't sell my old gear cos, well, won't get much for it. I probably have $30k in gear, and I'm nowhere near done.

@MrDannyboyhall 8 лет назад

My problem is I see a guitar and buy it I don't hide the fact but I'm fast running out of space

@isthatyougary 8 лет назад

Most guys generally get into guitars at some time around 15. They yearn for one for a year or so, then get a crappy one with a bad amp, but feel great about it and practice a lot. Then they reckon they need a better guitar, so they yearn for a year or two and get a slightly better guitar, which they also enjoy. Eventually at some point 18 to 23 they get a 'proper' guitar which they show everyone and which satisfies them temporarily. It continues like this from then on, always craving more guitars, except that we get a little less satisfaction with each new purchase, unless it is significantly more expensive or otherwise desirable. We still want that 'hit' that we got with the early guitars and throw more and more money at more and more guitars, without ever getting the same satisfaction that those first one or two guitars gave us. This would also explain why people who should know better (incl you and me Phil) still buy awful Ibanez RG, Hamer and similar guitars from the 1980s and 90s. Those were the guitars that gave us the most satisfaction in our early years as players.

@okayestguitarist 9 лет назад

Super funny. Video! My dad plays a ton of golf. I'm always using that to sell her. I tell her I could be spending $400 a month on golf or guitars. At least with guitars I have something tangible at the end of the day. My wife is actually super cool and figures a man is going to have an expensive hobby so at least music is positive for our family. .....great video topic!

@tdalb8985 6 лет назад

Alright, I'm a beginner. I'm an old beginner, I've got a Squier Strat Standard, when I got it, I thought I'm going to make it a point to play this thing forever. It really is all the guitar I need, but... Since I've been looking, I get the "wants". This one is used, a friend hooked me up with it, so it's still somebody's old one. He stepped up, and bought a better guitar, and somehow I want to too. I use the excuse a wider nut will make my playing cleaner. It really is all the guitar I need but everybody calling it a beginner guitar makes it seem like it can't be enough.

@CraigShuttGuitar 7 лет назад

I have 2 J-Customs, 2 Jems, a Universe, a JS1200, an RG655, a Dean MAB1 Armorflame, an Epiphone SG400 Flametop Deluxe, a Tanglewood acoustic and my first ever guitar a "Cruiser" by Crafter. Well, one of the Jems I don't really want anymore, I just don't use it as I gravitate towards using the over. I've found a super sexy Jackson USA custom for sale, kinda similar to the one Philip is using in this vid, but it's orange, and I may trade the Jem in for it. Problem is, I know deep down I probably won't like it because I don't like glossy necks and I use my whammy bar nearly all the time (this guitar is hardtail). This is when I realised that I have GAS. I know I probably shouldn't drop 3k on a guitar that I know there's a good chance I won't use because I can't play ANY of my own songs, but I STILL WANT IT. It's beautiful and it's USA build and it's a one-off and everything good about custom guitars :(((

@Jkautsky 8 лет назад

I remember seeing a video of guy talking about how when his wife would see a new guitar he bought, he'd claim that he had had it for a long time now. Another time a guy was selling a guitar because he said he wasn't playing it much and his wife had told him to 'thin out the herd'.

@fearlessfrankie6479 7 лет назад

I told my girl on how much I paid on such n such music gear I had back in the day (BAD MISTAKE) I play three instruments. I almost lost my apt building years ago because we were going thought a bad time for paying the mortgage.First thing she said."Sell ALL your gear"!!! God I was freaking out!! I sold my 2 Marshall Cabs then, the head, then the effects rack ( Lexicon pcm 60 & 70, 2 Roland delays SDE 2500, ada mp-1),then the Two Tama drum kits (Kept the cymbals & hardware) ,Then the three Strats, two Jacksons, two Charvels, 1976 Les Paul Deluxe, Spector Bass neck thur with EMG'S ,then the Eden amp but kept the Hartke. After all that !! I sold the apt building I rebounded & got other gear!!Needless to say I didn't say a word to her about what I got now & she'll never know not if I can help it! I leave most of the gear at my parents my house.Every so often I'll just bring my Les Paul & or a Telecaster. I love playing !! Mind you the latest GAS thing for me is buying pedals.I already have about 16 pedals and growing every time I have enough coin set a side for "Another one"!! Pawn Shops & Kijiji are my best friend & worst enemy!!

@GuyNamedSean 8 лет назад

I can't play real drums anymore because if I'm playing an acoustic set every time I go to a music store I'll see some type of drum or nice cymbal I don't have and I absolutely need it. I almost bought a $200 double bass pedal when in high school. The same music store had a $136 used Squire Telecaster. Moment I saw that I realized that I have a bit of a problem.

@guitardudeguy3139 8 лет назад

I am still gigging quite a bit, but I do have G.A.S...I will buy a new guitar, (in fact I have a list of guitars and gear that I want )at least one item in 1 to 2 months. It helps keep boredom at bay and keeps me excited about new tones and new ideas, and performing in general. I mean who wants to play the same guitar day in and day out at every show right? But I do have one rule...I only buy a guitar that I can use in a live performance. So they have to be player ready guitars. I am finding out more and more that most guitars under 800.00 need to have some kind of work or upgrade done before I can use them , which leads to..spending more money than what I want to on a player ready guitar..I do play acoustic and electric guitars during my shows. I may play 5 to 6 different guitars in one performance because of different tunings and styles. A whole other reason is I am also a session player and do a lot of recording with several groups and many genres. For instance I need different guitars for different sounds..Hollow bodies, twang, metal, classical, etc. I'm not making excuses, I actually have to have most of my gear, guitars just to survive in this competitive market. I get alot of calls , because of this flexibility. To finish up, and sorry about the novel, I am constantly looking for player grade guitars at the most affordable price I can find. I have a nice collection, but don't consider myself a collector. I don't have any wallhangers.

@johnpick8336 8 лет назад

Even with my limited fixed income and after 50 years my lustful G.A.S. compulsion is insatiable. OCD "The more gear you buy the more gear you think you need "! Always searching for the Holy Grail of tone.

@xzysyndrome Год назад

My Martin no longer has the new guitar smell....pretty sure that smell made me play it more. Logic says...buy a new Martin...I went to Guitar Center to pick up the kid some new drum sticks and a back pack for his drum stuff...it took every ounce of me not to pull a credit card out and come home with a new guitar too. I was super proud of myself...no one else around me will understand the Victory.

@andrewdimartino7426 7 лет назад

I usually have a hard time choosing between a couple top choices because my budget is so tight. I might get annoyed being indecisive, but hearing the stories about the guys that only buy the same shape or color or have to fudge the invoice made laugh so hard. Damn, ive got it easy! lol

@markandsweep 8 лет назад

Yes I have it. bought 1 squier 1 american standard strat, 1 yamaha 112j, prs 24 s2 custom, line6 hd500x, boss gt100 in just 2 years after I started playing. I watch extreme collectors in history channel and pat myself on the back :-) also my GAS is turning into a variant known as elitist GAS looking to buy gear in the $1000-$1500 range.

@jefferystanfield3284 8 лет назад

Here's one for gas. I recently acquired a used Fender Precision Bass in near new condition for $350.00 . Excuse used to explain to the wife, "Oh I was given this bass to me by a friend who inherited it from a recently deceased cousin, and my friend didn't want it". Yes I know it is wrong, but damn-it the price was too good to pass up on a Precision in such excellent condition !!! lol

@blackfender100 9 лет назад

I HAVE ACTUALLY snuck them in the garage then when the time is right I slide them in the front room and integrate them into the mix.

@alwaysrockn2009 8 лет назад

Great video and awesome stories!

@Bigjoedo66 8 лет назад

Scary, I have done almost all the above, yikes!!

@alexanderroesch2287 7 лет назад

Guilty as Charged! However after secretly buying guitars on a few occasions I have learnt that the purchases and subsequent ownership of guitars are far more enjoyable when I do it TOGETHER With my wife. If I cannot convince or excite her about the reasons for a purchase, then my reasons are likely not strong enough to justify the expense. Btw I almost exclusively own Strats, and I am simply unable to pick out a favorite amongst my collection. I sold a cosmetically enhanced Eric Johnson signature model two years ago - and it still hurts!

@richdubbya 8 лет назад

I mostly have GAS for the oddball stuff and signature guitars for some unknown reason. I think it's because I tend to mod and with a signature guitar it's already modded in some way shape or form. As for the oddball stuff it's mostly the 60s and 70s Japanese and European stuff. the more pickups answer switches the better. Also anything offset. Of 13 guitars 9 are offset. Why 13? It's all I can fit . I always buy a case with each guitar. It takes up a ton of space but it makes easy preservation and storage. at least for me.

@lamontprospect9974 3 года назад

Oh, I've got GAS. I'm having to force myself to stay out of guitar stores. If I see a Custom Relic or a Heavy Relic, and it catches my eye, I can't forget about it, I can't stop thinking about it, and I can't stop picturing it in my mind until I buy it. Where you really have to be careful is when you go to rationalize. Sure, I've worked hard, and saved some money. But do I really need 13 guitars or more?

@christiandaly1886 7 лет назад

I just bought an LTD for myself for my birtyday because it was blue and if I didn't, I was walking out of GC with a 900 dollar "white falcon" style electromatic.... So I convinced myself it was the right thing to do. Now.... where do I store number 23?

@feetsofwonder 8 лет назад

I buy parts on ebay and build. It's a fairly steady stream of stuff coming in and I don't really think that I'm fooling anyone. It's kinda like taking whiskey with a teaspoon and telling yourself that it's "medicinal".

@SirenaWF1 8 лет назад

I have the opposite problem. Apparently not enough gear. I would like to at some point purchase a nice guitar.

@joshuakozee5719 8 лет назад

thanks phill. i keep things at bay by only own two at once. one electric and one acoustic. sometimes i just see that really good deal and say OH ITS MINE. whats your prefered way to sell your personal guitars?

@timrod1984 8 лет назад

I just buy them, and deal with the wife's complaints. she doesn't really complain much and has even said that one day I can have one of the bedrooms for my studio/guitar room. My younger sister calls my house the mini guitar center

@smashallpots1428 8 лет назад

im a lefty so having GAS is really hard on me

@PhillipMcKnight 8 лет назад

+jake winchester Schecter makes the biggest verity of left handed guitars I have ever seen. I think they make almost every guitar in left hand version.

@smashallpots1428 8 лет назад

+Phillip McKnight yeah I have a schecter stiletto studio 5 string bass

@mutiara75 8 лет назад

I'm a lefty too. I understand your feeling. It is almost impossible to find lefty guitars in my country. I bought most of my gears online and now I have acquired quite an eclectic collection of guitars.

@junkmorgan7497 8 лет назад

I'm lefty but play righty...

@unexplainedbacon 8 лет назад

+Phillip McKnight this is true. I bought one and didn't bond with it and sold. It was only $500 and it's made me hesitant to get another even though I'd probably love one of the higher end ones. In the end I'll always respect Schecter for supporting lefties

@Kevslatvin 8 лет назад

My GAS is mostly kept in check 'cause I'm cheap. Usually flares up in the pawn shop. Most of the time their prices are too high but when something I like pops up cheap say $200 or less it's hard not to get it. Last case of GAS I had I scored a LTD MH-1000 for $120. I guess I have cheap GAS. Luckily the wife doesn't usually care.

@eoghainmurphy4441 7 лет назад

I can't help but look up guitars all the time. I'm planning to buy another Strat because my other has neck and electronic issues. I've set a price limit but each day I look at a more expensive guitar and it raises by 50 to 100 euro... lol

@6672rock 9 лет назад

Is that white guitar in the background one of those Alvarez Dana Scoop models that were hot sellers back in the day? So there's actually a sub-culture of guys who covertly try to buy guitars without their wives noticing? For me, I don't have GAS so much as I have IWIHSOMFGAS -- I Wish I Had Shitloads Of Money For Guitar Acquisition Syndrome! As of now, I have about 20 guitars (including 2 basses) and 5 amps, and if I had the finances available to me, I'd keep collecting on a regular basis. Problem is, I also collect vintage toys and Christmas ornaments, so the money only goes so far.

@PhillipMcKnight 9 лет назад

6672rock It is, but it is Silver Pearl finish. I am drawn to those guitars

@Jstgetitovrwith 9 лет назад

I bought a 1800 pound guitar while on holiday cause I felt I had to have it, no regrets, not even after carrying it to the otherside of the world on 4 flights.

@blackfender100 4 года назад

I have been infected for a very long time.I always say no more.And then something always comes along that makes me weak. They say there is no cure LOL

@bobh7432 8 лет назад

I have cases stacked in my spare room, if someone was to point at one and ask "whats in that one?" my response would be, I will have to look.... that's as bad as it gets...IMO! all in all its better than some worse addictions / syndromes.

@thisisayoutubeaccount510 7 лет назад

Seeing as how I just got a 2000 dollar kiesel made, I'd say I'm not very much in control lol. It will be the last purchase for a while though since that was all of my savings.

@jimhouse9961 7 лет назад

niiice.

@sterlingarcher8441 8 лет назад

I've been told I need to stop at 50.... But then again I have classic cars and motorcycles so she realizes which is the "cheaper" hobby.

@rockinfender93 8 лет назад

my biggest thing is when I see a guitar really cheap like a Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite for 350 with case and I just buy it because I probably won't get a better deal than that I see a guitar I've wanted for a while I find a really good price on it and I just end up buying it but the 350 for that was Paul was the most I've ever spent on a guitar so it's not as bad as it sounds

@adamnichols2762 7 лет назад

Yea, I just buy my wife a new "camera gadget" whenever I get myself new gear! Its a blessing that she is into photography, which was not by mistake hahahaha!!! FYI, GET YOUR WIFE A CAMERA!!!! I have yet to find one woman who hates to take pictures, lol...Plus, free gig photos if you have a website for your band ;)

@davidallen346 7 лет назад

I buy new guitars for different tone and sound not necessary just to have more guitars

@claytonduguay9617 8 лет назад

I tell my wife I got a real steal on ebay. Thank god for my paypal credit account that she doesn't know about. Cases aren't an issue because my wife INSISTS they all have cases after I pranged the neck on my first Les Paul. I built a closet to hold the cases so now she has no idea how many I really have. My GAS issue truly is gear moves in and never moves out.

@timrod1984 8 лет назад

I keep my cases (all hard cases), as I keep my guitars in them. both the acoustic and electric guitars, is that bad?

@jackd.ripper7613 8 лет назад

Mine has mutated from Guitar Acquisition to Gear Acquisition. I have eleven electric and acoustic guitars, a lap steel, a Dobro, a Weissenborn, and two basses (one a short-scale). Nothing really expensive, just kind of "one each." But then I discovered amplifiers and pedals. Stop me.

@burp1914 8 лет назад

+Jack D. Ripper UR doomed....sorry

@stankfanger1366 8 лет назад

You want to have some fun? I do this every few years and it's a complete hoot. Get everything you own together, take pictures of it, write descriptions, and post it on eBay and Reverb for about 15% more than it's worth. Leave it there for sixty days. Last year I did it and sold everything but one guitar, but I had shopped well so I made out like a bandit with a good amount of profit. I got to upgrade about half of what I had, got rid of some stuff that didn't interest me as much as before or when I first bought it, and the new shopping was phenomenal. The excitement of knowing you can turn a profit any minute now is a blast!

@peterbutlien1335 7 лет назад

Young Frankenstein The hunt is better than the kill. The best part is the researching, shopping different sites and stores, toying with salespeople, making friends jealous with the new purchase. Sounds like you came up with a way to get the "buyer's high" repeatedly.

@DaigoParry 6 лет назад

Do you like cameras and photography? I hear it is a fun hobby! 😈😈😈 Lol

@tonefingerz2021 7 лет назад

i just wish i wuda kept all the guitars ive had instead of selling and re buying. now that 30 years has flashed by i realize some of there rare jems that i had but at the time it was just another guitar. only advice i have is dont seel what u got to put money with it to get new. just wait and save money and buy it out right and keep ir old ones. ull regret it someday. dang ive had so e nice ones

@ralphbrooks5146 7 лет назад

That's funny I never considered I've got GAS and I am not a guitar player, I can't pick a note but I am hot rodding guitars to raise funds for Make-A-Wish. I'm having a blast doing it. enjoy your videos. gas don't tell the wife.

@kuntakinte1303 7 лет назад

No i dont, however im on the other extreme side. I form a close bond with my instruments and would rather die than sell them or give them.

@nealixd.3011 5 лет назад

I have this so bad, I started a RU-vid playlist for my own group therapy, ha. Keith Williams at Five Watt World does a great job of dealing with this. I have several of his videos in the playlist. Just search my alias and GAS Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Presented to help us all, ha.

@nealixd.3011 5 лет назад

I use to have a huge house in Memphis, TN, where I could really spread out, but now in a house about 900 square feet or so less than before, I got to tighten things up by prioritizing, right sizing, consolidating and streamlining. All those buzzwords, ha. It is freeing to get it all under control. Presently, starting by selling drum gear.

@jackk9366 8 лет назад

Guess how many wahs I've had! I have a problem...

@PhillipMcKnight 8 лет назад

I know your pain, lol.

@Skeletor4753 7 лет назад

what is that white guitar on the right?

@jcows12 5 лет назад

I got g.a.s so bad that I started building effects pedals so I could try them, 30 dollars in materials will build a 500 dollar overdrive, :) I then started selling them and buying gear from the profits. I currently have 3 teles, 3 strats, les Paul, firebird, gretsch, epi masterbuilt acoustic, tsa15, blues deluxe, deville 4x10, hardwired plexi clone, twin amp, egnater tweaker, ac15, jcm2000 dsl50, vox nightrain, supersonic 22 limited edition. I've burned myself out on building pedals lol but want a deluxe reverb now..... lord help me!