Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Twinfan on October 21, 2009, 03:27:29 PM
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I can answer "yes, that's me" to quite a few of these, and it made me laugh, so I thought I'd share it :lol:
From Premier Guitar's website, 15 signs of being a Gear Addict are:
1 ) You find yourself saying the next guitar will be your last purchase…at least for a while.
2 ) The amp you bought just last week isn’t as good as the one you read about this week
3 ) Mustard caps sound better than Orange Drops but you can’t remember your nephew’s birthday
4 ) It bums you out that your fingerboard isn’t Brazilian
5 ) You constantly find yourself putting together lists of what you can sell to fund other gear purchases
6 ) You take delivery of equipment at your office or a friend’s house so your wife doesn’t see another box arrive at the house
7 ) You actually consider the cosmetic similarity to another amp or guitar so when your wife spots it you can say “That one? Nah, I’ve had that for a long time now. You remember, it’s the…”
8 ) Your friends don’t want to hang out anymore because all you talk about is gear
9 ) It concerns you and ruins your practice session that your frets aren’t properly dressed
10 ) All the boutique builders are on your speed dial, including the spot where 911 was programmed in
11 ) You can hear the difference in cable directionality but can’t remember to take out the trash
12 ) You install mirrors in your practice room so you can ogle your ten-top
13 ) All of your saved websites are forums and music stores…and you check them hourly
14 ) You need to rent a storage facility to stash the gear that’s out of rotation at the moment
15 ) You have the latest issue of Premier Guitar in your bathroom instead of Playboy
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Haha - certainly a few of them. Definitely the top two. I must say thought that the guitar I have now is the one for me!
I've not tried number 6 yet but it could be a good one to use on future.
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Mmm Dave how many of them applies to you......and yeah a lot does apply to me...my GF calls my music mags my porn
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Have to confess that number is coming into play as I am considering replacing my Greco with a PRS.....
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the first half are all disturbingly familiar! is there a support group we can join? and don't say this is it, 'cause this forum has cost me a forune! :)
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About 4 of them, I passed! I think, lol..
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remarkably few of those, actually. I'm still a gear addict, it seems to be that not being married, and actually realising that you have a problem instead of trying to pretend that you don't, count as a pass. :lol:
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I think I scored 2
:oops:
I'll get my coat.
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Reading this list was painful! I've actually done Number 12 - I put a mirror in my practice room when I bought an ES175 so that I could see how it looked while being played.
The key sign of addiction for me is when you hand your creditcard over to pay for a new £ 2500 guitar with no apprehension whatsoever but you feel the bus prices to get into town are scandalous. All sense of proportion lost. Do I want to be cured?
No!
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I would have though I am, spending more time reading than playing at the moment (I blame my job for inflicting many cuts on my hand within the past month)
I scored one (#13) although not that bad, internet time is split between forum and films / tv series websites
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I reckon I hit about 9 of them as a "Yes"...
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I think I was a few years ago but what I've bought does it for me so I'm more into rehearsing with the band now.
Although....I still want a Semi, something with P90's and a new Strat in Vintage White with Apaches! So that's pretty normal isn't it? :lol:
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1 ) You find yourself saying the next guitar will be your last purchase…at least for a while.
A: I'm too realistic about GAS to say that.
2 ) The amp you bought just last week isn’t as good as the one you read about this week
A: The amp I bought last week isn't as good as the amp I would have bought 50 years ago.
3 ) Mustard caps sound better than Orange Drops but you can’t remember your nephew’s birthday
A: Really!? And I don't remember any birthdays for that matter.
4 ) It bums you out that your fingerboard isn’t Brazilian
A: As long as it isn't 70's style bush.
5 ) You constantly find yourself putting together lists of what you can sell to fund other gear purchases
A: If only my body, organs or soul were in demand.
6 ) You take delivery of equipment at your office or a friend’s house so your wife doesn’t see another box arrive at the house
A: I just remeber why I didn't get married.
7 ) You actually consider the cosmetic similarity to another amp or guitar so when your wife spots it you can say “That one? Nah, I’ve had that for a long time now. You remember, it’s the…”
A: I just like to mod stuff.
8 ) Your friends don’t want to hang out anymore because all you talk about is gear
A: No, it's because I drink to much beer.
9 ) It concerns you and ruins your practice session that your frets aren’t properly dressed
A: One of the reasons I became a professional tech.
10 ) All the boutique builders are on your speed dial, including the spot where 911 was programmed in
A: The emergency services won't show up anyway.
11 ) You can hear the difference in cable directionality but can’t remember to take out the trash
A: Thanks for reminding me.
12 ) You install mirrors in your practice room so you can ogle your ten-top
A: Plain tops for me, I'm not a poser.
13 ) All of your saved websites are forums and music stores…and you check them hourly
A: Most stores are too expensive. Auction sites are where it is.
14 ) You need to rent a storage facility to stash the gear that’s out of rotation at the moment
A: It's cheaper to lend it to a mate.
15 ) You have the latest issue of Premier Guitar in your bathroom instead of Playboy
A: I have the latest Gretsch catalogue featuring Kim Falcon.
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i think i scored 2 and a half... #5, #9 (though originally I read "frets" as "friends" and had no idea what was going on :lol: ), and gave myself half a point for the cables one, as i can hear the difference in cables, but don't know if i ever checked the directionality of them...
what counts as a pass, anyway?
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I only scored 4 or 5.... but as Dave mentioned, not being married is an easy get-out for a few of them. :lol:
I do know a guy (yet another Dave, as it happens) who does both 6) and 7).
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I'm sure I'm not the only one to have a guitar refereed to as the other woman
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I got 7. I thought all of you would have been worse than me.
Maybe I'm worse than I thought?
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I only scored 4 or 5.... but as Dave mentioned, not being married is an easy get-out for a few of them. :lol:
I do know a guy (yet another Dave, as it happens) who does both 6) and 7).
hehe
i also don't have a nephew, so that's another easy get-out.
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im sure number 7 would work pretty well. my girlfriend thought my RG550 was my flatmates ESP MII when i first got it. They were both blue. And she plays guitar so wouldve thought she may have noticed the other differences. like the massive black pickguard on it.
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I only scored 4 or 5.... but as Dave mentioned, not being married is an easy get-out for a few of them. :lol:
I do know a guy (yet another Dave, as it happens) who does both 6) and 7).
hehe
i also don't have a nephew, so that's another easy get-out.
I've got a nephew and three nieces - I try to remember their birthdays!
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According to the questions, no.
Its obviously wrong.
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According to the questions, no.
Its obviously wrong.
Same here :lol:
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a solid 6 but I suspect if I had any money it would be way higher :?
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Apperntly I too would be more of a gear addict ifi I were an uncle.
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Just re-read this. 6 for me - 1, 2, 5, 7, 13 and 15.
I've actually found that I have no guitar GAS at the moment. It's all about amps now. It's a funny thing is GAS. I'm GAS free with guitars so it goes and manifests itself as amp GAS. :o