For touring musicians they would usually have found a few setups that work the best for them on the road. What they buy and use in their own time (or even when recording) can be another story, and they don't usually log onto gear forums to discuss about it.Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:I have often wondered why us amateurs (generally speaking) always generally have GAS to some extent; many of us change our gear as often as the average person changes his underwear. On the other hand when you look at many Pro guitarists many of them prefer to play just one or two guitars & amps that they've had since year dot
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Re: Is GAS over for me?
When the wife started popping out kids I found the resulting poverty virtually killed my GAS overnight
For a lot of folks (myself included) I reckon GAS is a direct result of boredom - I used to find that when things were quiet at work I'd spend a lot more time on forums and that browsing stirred up my GAS juices. I seriously think 75% of all GAS is internet induced. Now I just surf porn and I haven't bought any new gear in over a year
You are probably right that gigging again has reduced GAS, you simply have something else to focus on
For a lot of folks (myself included) I reckon GAS is a direct result of boredom - I used to find that when things were quiet at work I'd spend a lot more time on forums and that browsing stirred up my GAS juices. I seriously think 75% of all GAS is internet induced. Now I just surf porn and I haven't bought any new gear in over a year
You are probably right that gigging again has reduced GAS, you simply have something else to focus on
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Pedals all sound the same, electric guitars are all planks of wood with magnets, amps are amps
I don't know about GAS fading as you become more professional, because there are a bunch of pros that are crazy gear obsessed. Watch any of those gear rundowns on youtube and it's like listening to a bedroom forum geek.
I had a comparable gear obsession with cameras for a year or so (35mm) and it actually faded as I got better. Now I have the one body and lens that I use for everything and couldn't care less about getting anything else. Similar with guitars - have realised that I sound the same through whatever I play, so I'm giving up chasing any sort of magic machines and trying to concentrate on getting technically better.
I don't know about GAS fading as you become more professional, because there are a bunch of pros that are crazy gear obsessed. Watch any of those gear rundowns on youtube and it's like listening to a bedroom forum geek.
I had a comparable gear obsession with cameras for a year or so (35mm) and it actually faded as I got better. Now I have the one body and lens that I use for everything and couldn't care less about getting anything else. Similar with guitars - have realised that I sound the same through whatever I play, so I'm giving up chasing any sort of magic machines and trying to concentrate on getting technically better.
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Ed, you should never have sold your Mark V though it was a keeper. I know where you can get another one at a very good price.
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dunno, a few login here once in a while to remind us of their latest sponsorship dealsgodgrinder wrote:For touring musicians they would usually have found a few setups that work the best for them on the road. What they buy and use in their own time (or even when recording) can be another story, and they don't usually log onto gear forums to discuss about it.Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:I have often wondered why us amateurs (generally speaking) always generally have GAS to some extent; many of us change our gear as often as the average person changes his underwear. On the other hand when you look at many Pro guitarists many of them prefer to play just one or two guitars & amps that they've had since year dot
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This is sort of where my head's at. Getting kind of indifferent to the gear. Just want to do something.telefiend wrote:... have realised that I sound the same through whatever I play, so I'm giving up chasing any sort of magic machines and trying to concentrate on getting technically better.
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Think you've answered your own question, Ed. You have sampled widely and accumulated a collection of some of the finest working guitars on the Planet. You don't realistically have many places left to go without changing your playing style, (Coltrane-Ed? Segovia-Ed?) Alternatively, you could become a collector or restorer of historical artefacts. This is a very cool path and virtually guarantees an infinite supply of food for the GAS monster.
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Molly wrote:This is sort of where my head's at. Getting kind of indifferent to the gear. Just want to do something.telefiend wrote:... have realised that I sound the same through whatever I play, so I'm giving up chasing any sort of magic machines and trying to concentrate on getting technically better.
You should get yourself into a covers band. If you think the northern circuit was tedious, you should try april sun, why does love do this to me, long train running, the gambler et al....
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Herringbone, Engleman vs Adirondack, bone vs fossil ivory, 12 vs 14 frets, forward bracing, can we live without Honduran Mahogany? Is a dreadnaught suitable for fingerpicking? Yaddayaddayadda.telefiend wrote:You could always go down the acoustic rabbit hole, start going on about Brazilian rosewood and scalloped bracing
Been there. Only difference from electrics is a fine acoustic sounds good every time you play it.
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never sounds good when I play it
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Hearing someone say 'adirondack' makes me shudder for some reason.Slowy wrote:Herringbone, Engleman vs Adirondack, bone vs fossil ivory, 12 vs 14 frets, forward bracing, can we live without Honduran Mahogany? Is a dreadnaught suitable for fingerpicking? Yaddayaddayadda.telefiend wrote:You could always go down the acoustic rabbit hole, start going on about Brazilian rosewood and scalloped bracing
Been there. Only difference from electrics is a fine acoustic sounds good every time you play it.