How do you stop the urge to buy new guitars

[MAXIFUNK]

Duffy having seen how divorce is handled in PA with some of my cousins I know how you can get rapped in court.

JX2 I hope things turn around for you. This year has been very hard for a lot of my friends and family as well.

[stingx]

I used to try to contain the urge but I just gave up. If a particular piece of gear is crying out to me for love well then I have to dispense the love in spades.

[deeaa*]

I'm just looking at this Ibanez kinda SG-type axe for a hundred on sale locally...looks like a killer guitar for the price. At least I could use it for some weirdo project for sure. I sure don't need a new axe but what the hell. It's fun to build stuff.

I just started to build a 1:48 scale Flying Fortress w/my kid who's soon 6 and getting interested in model building. It's great fun after a long while, I really got into finding what are the correct colors to use, looking for color photos on the net...it's much easier building models these days when you can get accurate photos off the net to confirm what color things are. The instructions on the kits themselves are merely close, but right off the bat I found the instructions used too dark a green for cockpit floor, and for instance the bomb sight isn't gray but black in reality, etc...

I digress. But, what I mean is, I guess you can always direct your urge to get something new towards other things besides guitars.

[markb]

Poverty and New Zealand pricing do it for me

[GF'sUnderdog]

I have serious GAS. Whenever I suggest I need to buy a new guitar, my wife gives me that look (you know the one I'm talking about) and says, "Why another one? You hardly play 3 of the 5 you have now?"

I recently went back to work after being laid off for almost 2 years. There's something that will kill GAS in a heartbeat. You learn you have to do without some luxuries to feed the family. Until I get caught up, I will have to be content at looking at and playing the ones I have. But someday - SOMEDAY!- I'm gonna get that LP... and Gretsch... and ES335...

[DrumBob]

I have asked myself this question a lot lately. I have blown a lot of money over the years on gear I probably didn't need, and wondered if I'm trying to compensate for something missing in my childhood or youth.

I think one needs to rearrange priorities and learn to be happy with what you have. I can see buying gear if you need it to make music and have thought it out and gotten your best deal, but to walk into a music store and spend $500-1000 or more on a guitar on impulse is not going to happen anymore for me, at least until the inheritance money comes in one of these days. I find myself wanting another Les Paul Junior, and that cherry red exclusive Gibson reissue at American Musical Supply is very tempting at only $1299, but I can't swing it. I'd love to snag one of those cool Zemaitis-like Alden abalone top guitars too at $539, but will wait until one comes up used for less.

How do you stop GAS-ing and buying gear? Experience serious pangs of guilt. That'll do it every time.