Side Effects of GAS

[Ian Price]

Okay, I nearly got hit by GAS earlier today. My partner said that I should list all of the gear that I have now and all of the kit that I have owned and sold over the last few years just to buy another piece of kit - it made me feel a bit depressed. Here is my current set up:

1975 Fender Telecaster
1957 Reissue Strat
Laney L5T112
Boss DD3
Fulltone OCD
Zvex Seek Wah II

Not a bad little set up (IMO). The stuff I have sold on in the last 3 years is as follows:

Guitars
Gibson ES335 - wish I had never sold it
1962 Tele Custom MIJ - as above (my brother in law bought it)
Indie ILP523
Indie IRJ765 (the dragon guitar - a panic buy)
Indie IPR1 limited edition
Epiphone Les Paul Standard
MIM Strat
Washburn J6 - Wes Montgomery model

Amps
Fender Hot Rod Deville 212
Marshall AVT50
Randall TC50 (sounded great with a down tuned LP in the shop. I play rock with a strat/tele so really don't know how I ever expected it to work for me!)

Effects
Zvex Ooh Wah II
Zvex Fuzz Factory - wish I still had it
Korg G4 Rotary Speaker Simulator - ditto
Boss DS2
Boss PH3
Boss PS5
Boss BF2
Jim Dunlop Crybaby
EHX Small Clone
EHX Small Stone
EHX Double Muff
Line 6 POD XT Live
Line 6 Space Chorus - bought for £15 from Dawsons and eBayed for £30
Line 6 Tap Tremolo - as above!
Line 6 Guitar Port

Studio Stuff
Focusrite Saffire - why did I sell it? Because I wanted another guitar!!
Shure SM58 Beta

After drawing this list up I realised that had I not made the purchases that I had since sold on I would have had more than enough money to buy all of my current equipment. I would also have had money to go towards my next purchase.

My partner is a wonderful lady but she does depress me sometimes. I always explain to her that an unfortunate side effect of being into guitar related stuff is that there is always a "must have" a "bargain" a "limited edition" or "this is the last thing I will buy for a few years" reason to get more equipment.

Anyone else have similar experiences?

Off for a stiff drink now and hoping that I can manage my GAS until I have some cash saved up!!

Cheers,

Ian.
PS There may be stuff that I have sold that I have forgotten about.
PPS It's my birthday soon and my partner has approved a purchase for a set of Apaches.

[ailean]

My wife encourages me, that's worse believe me, you have someone to say, hey, maybe you shouldn't do that. I have someone that says 'Hey thats a great looking guitar..'

[Ian Price]

Part of me really feels for you. The other part envies you.

[Jonny]

You sold an Indie? HOW COULD YOU!!!

EDIT: Can't for Twin to post a list.

[Ian Price]

Jonny
 
You sold an Indie? HOW COULD YOU!!!
 

Not just one Jonny. Very well made guitars in my opinion. Wish I still had the 523 - I sold it as I didn't think it sounded right. If I had stumbled across BK a few years ago I might have still had it!!

[Jonny]

Not just one Jonny. Very well made guitars in my opinion. Wish I still had the 523 - I sold it as I didn't think it sounded right. If I had stumbled across BK a few years ago I might have still had it!!

:(

My Indie is, metaphorically, my left nut.

[Twinfan]

Here's my 'gone' list.  I won't share the 'current' as it's shocking  :o

Parker P-38
Patrick Eggle necked custom build
Jim Reed Ash Tele
Aria AW-75T acoustic
Gordon Smith GS-1
Epiphone Casino
Pearl Les Paul Custom
Marshall Valvestate 8080 combo
Marshall JTM30 1x12 combo
Marshall JTM60 2x12 combo
Marshall JTMC212 2x12 cab
Laney GH50L head
Laney Klipp 100w head
Marshall 1936 2x12 cab (empty)
Marshall 1936 2x12 cab (V30 and G12H)
Orange Tiny Terror
Zoom 509 Dual Power Modulator
Marshall Bluesbreaker II

I'm just about to put a bunch of stuff up for sale too......

[Ian Price]

Which Indie is your left nut?

There was also a stack of other stuff I had forgotten that I had owned and sold/traded on:

Gibson Les Paul Standard (although I did only own it for an hour!)
Taylor 110
Tanglewood acoustic (from the TW range)
Line 6 UX2

It just gets more depressing.

[Jonny]

Which Indie is your left nut?

There was also a stack of other stuff I had forgotten that I had owned and sold/traded on:

Gibson Les Paul Standard (although I did only own it for an hour!)
Taylor 110
Tanglewood acoustic (from the TW range)
Line 6 UX2

It just gets more depressing.

Indie 'Neil Brocklebank' Signature.


Come on Twin, post your current 'stock' :P

[Ian Price]

Which Indie is your left nut?

There was also a stack of other stuff I had forgotten that I had owned and sold/traded on:

Gibson Les Paul Standard (although I did only own it for an hour!)
Taylor 110
Tanglewood acoustic (from the TW range)
Line 6 UX2

It just gets more depressing.

Indie 'Neil Brocklebank' Signature.


Come on Twin, post your current 'stock' :P

That is pretty sweet. Are they holes/contours that have been cut out by the switches? Assume it's just one volume control?

[Jonny]

Yeah, it's just carved. No 'f-hole' sort of thing, only one volume. 3-way switch. And a coil tap on the bottom of the guitar (when you're playing it)

I love the fret markers cause they are actually holes directly through the neck and fretboard.

[Philly Q]

After drawing this list up I realised that had I not made the purchases that I had since sold on I would have had more than enough money to buy all of my current equipment. I would also have had money to go towards my next purchase.

...

Anyone else have similar experiences?

Hmmm, this could be embarrassing.

I haven't owned all that many amps or FX over the years, but I do have a list of all the guitars I've owned.

I currently own 27 guitars (give or take a missing neck or two).  I've sold 31.  Nearly all of them at a loss.  I shudder to think how much money that adds up to.  :oops:

Then again, if I smoked 20 ciggies a day it would probably have cost me, what, £20,000?  £30,000?  over the same time period.  Maybe losing money on guitars isn't so terrible.

[Twinfan]

It's not Phil. Look as it as rental fees.  That's what I do!

[Jonny]

After drawing this list up I realised that had I not made the purchases that I had since sold on I would have had more than enough money to buy all of my current equipment. I would also have had money to go towards my next purchase.

...

Anyone else have similar experiences?

Hmmm, this could be embarrassing.

I haven't owned all that many amps or FX over the years, but I do have a list of all the guitars I've owned.

I currently own 27 guitars (give or take a missing neck or two).  I've sold 31.  Nearly all of them at a loss.  I shudder to think how much money that adds up to.  :oops:

Then again, if I smoked 20 ciggies a day it would probably have cost me, what, £20,000?  £30,000?  over the same time period.  Maybe losing money on guitars isn't so terrible.

Well roughly how long do you keep guitars? And say it devalues but £100-200, something stupid. Times both then by how many you've sold, and minus a rough price of all your current guitars.

I think that's right. You don't have to do it, I don't want you depress due to my .. determination to change anything to mathematics, and/or Economics. But I'm probably blabbering.

[Philly Q]

Thanks Jonny, but I'm not even going to attempt the calculations.  The answer wouldn't be good, however I worked it!