Tim Plains Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well' date=' my birthday is coming up ... .. i'm just saying ... [/quote'] Yeah...and? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer993 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I'm lucky to have 4 LPs. A 2005 Standard, a 2001 Custom Shop, a 2008 Jimmy Page,and a 2004 Jimmy Page. I also have an ES-339 and an awesome 22 year old Schecter Saturn. I think I'm about done - it happened when I bought the 2004 Jimmy Page which I suppose is an R9 with fancy switching and an elliptical radius neck. It just pretty much does it all for me. It would be "the one" I would keep if I only could have just one. Sure, I do want a custom shop Fender strat and I am very curious about an ES-335. I also need a Martin acoustic. Wait, that's potentially 3 more guitars ;-0 Then there are the amps. A really good amp can be played just like a guitar. I have an all tube Fender, Marshall, Budda, and Mesa Boogie. Each guitar sounds totally different in each amp - like you have to have a chart of settings. I would like a Matchless, then I'm done with amps. Anyway, I think it's all about finding THE instrument that keeps you interested in playing and keeps you challenged. The Page #1 does it for me. I could live without ever buying another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esch Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Everybody here has excellent points.Maybe the simple explanation is - it's just difficult for a man to accept a huge gift he doesn't need. Or maybe it's just difficult for me to accept a huge gift that I don't need. Other than the obvious...sound/feel & looks' date=' another part of the whole appeal is, aside from the one that was a Christmas gift, they each cost me a small fortune and I earned each one on my own. They weren't just given to me or bought for me by my dad - a "here you go, son" special. For me anyways, that's the most rewarding part. Knowing I wasted my own money and not somebody else's. Truthfully, I will buy another guitar some day, maybe two or three, who knows? Just not anytime soon. I'd only be fooling myself by saying no more guitars. Cheers guys![/quote'] I have a pretty decent collection and I'm in a similar situation. Even though I got a big tax refund and could buy pretty much any guitar i want with it, I decided against it...my wife even encouraged me to get another one if I wanted to (she's so cool). I just couldn't really find one that got me interested enough to part with the cash and that I would really have time to play or choose to play instead of my others. So I confess that instead of a guitar I bought another amp (a $400 custom job from randy bemis at bemisamps.com which is really awesome, a heavily modded Epi Valve Junior, nothing but awesome EL84 Class A tone!!)!!! LOL. Can't escape the GAS I suppose, in some form or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 For me, the sky's the limit. Well, that and my bank account. My girlfriend is very supportive. She has bought me several guitars already, and helped me get a few others. As long as the bills are paid, she doesn't care what I do with my money. Heck, she'll even help me choose... She only has one condition : I can't sell gear to pay for new gear, because I just end up regretting it. For the moment my guitar GAS has settled somewhat, but I'm jonesin' for a new amp and some pedals. Only a matter of time though before I start talking about one of them new LP Traditionals or an R7/R8 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This one goes to 11 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Everybody here has excellent points.Maybe the simple explanation is - it's just difficult for a man to accept a huge gift he doesn't need. Or maybe it's just difficult for me to accept a huge gift that I don't need. I know what you mean Tim. I was saving for my Les when my wife went ahead & got one for me for my birthday a few years back - got one of my closest friends to test drive it as he knows what I like in an axe. The gift blew me away but I could guess at what it cost which gave me a real case of guilt. In a way that did her disservice. She did it purely out of love knowing how much it would bless me, and I'm positive that's the same thing for your wife. If you really don't want the guitar now then accept something smaller - amp, gear etc. Rather spend the money on a short break away somewhere really nice to show her how much she means to you, & let her know how much of a blessing she is for her encouragement of you & your passion. You will get more guitars down the line, but no amount of things will ever replace someone like that in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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