Are You a Gear Addict?

[Twinfan]

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

[Ian Price]

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.

[sgmypod]

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

[mikeluke]

Have to confess that number  is coming into play as I am considering replacing my Greco with a PRS.....

[blue]

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! :)

[Jonny]

About 4 of them, I passed! I think, lol..

[dave_mc]

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:

[gingataff]

I think I scored 2

:oops:

I'll get my coat.

[fbloke]

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!

[Will]

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

[Twinfan]

I reckon I hit about 9 of them as a "Yes"...

[Johnny Mac]

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:

[Ratrod]

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.

[dave_mc]

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?

[Philly Q]

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).