My answer to the question is: not enough.
1 -3
4 - 7
8 - 12
13 - 20
21 or more
When I came home with my last "GAS" acquisition my daughter sarcastically said, "why do you need 7 guitars"? To which I replied, "why do you need 85 pairs of shoes"? She quickly exited the room.
Agile AL3000 Lefty
Alvarez RD20L Lefty
Blueridge BR-70 Lefty
FenderMIM Strat Lefty
LTD Viper400 Lefty
Fender 50th Deluxe Lefty
Fender MIM Telecaster Lefty
Line6 Spider lll 75 righty
VOX AD50VT 212 righty
My answer to the question is: not enough.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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I count 9 in your sig, and hmyself aving 18 electrics, 2 basses, and 2 acoustics, I concur.Originally Posted by Robert
But we'll need photographic evidence to be sure. :
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You had to go and make me count, didn't ya...and I came up with 14 in the family. Which isn't too bad for beginners, give us some time and we'll get better .
Last year my 12 yr old wanted to start learning to play so my 7 yr old and I joined him. Each of the boys has a classical, a steel string acoustic and an electric. I have a classical, 2 steel stringed acoustics, and since I had no idea which type of electric I would be "best" I had to get several to "test".
I have used some of the suggested responses in the past and learned some new ones, thanks guys!
The Mrs. seems to be getting accustomed to my compulsive need for variety, it all started with the large safe full of firearms...the guitars are just an extension.
I wonder what will be next?
My wife has a similar response "How many hands have you got?"Originally Posted by Plank_Spanker
- Lev
Main Guitars: Fender US Deluxe HSS Strat, PRS SE C24, Fender Baja Tele
Bass Guitar: Squier VM Jaguar Special
Main Amp: Vox AC15
Main Effects: Digitech EXP-7, Line6 M5, Soul Food, Sub n UP, Flashback, Polara Verb
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You tell her Voo that's the man's way to do it!
As long as my wife is happy I do what I want.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
THREE; an Alvarez acoustic with a cutaway; a Liberty FB-100 spider bridge reso with mahogany back/sides and a brass top; and a Washburn HB-32DM semi-hollowbody electric.
18 total here, I have 5 just in my office.
When my wife asked why I need so many, I asked her why she needs so many different kind of shoes and purses.
She just said "whatever ...", but never asked again. She gets it.
My Momma always said "Stultus est sicut stultus facit".
She was funny like that.
It's a slippery slope, hindmarsh. I have the same two expensive hobbies that I've been running in parallel for many, many years now. There's no "need" justification that can contain it. It's just uncontrollable desire for "more", "new", and "different".Originally Posted by hindmarsh
Got sense?...No, I've got GAS...
A friend once said buy and argue once, don't keep going over and over it until you buy. Ow! Honey! Ow ow ow...........But, but....Ow ow ow...:
M29
Better to seek forgiveness than ask permission!Originally Posted by M29
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Those of you who have lived on a farm can understand when I tell you that I have "pets" and "livestock". I am a sometime artist and I have bought a lot of guitars for a project, some of which I have decided are not what I need. Meanwhile, I have also acquired a number of guitars based purely on lust. Since I do not plan to play the "livestock" we won't count them ( effectively inventory, though I have no real means of selling) .
That leaves, er, about 50.
I once owned over 40 shotguns, but no more... I think the FBI is generally much less interested in large concentrations of guitars.
NoTalentBum
obviously not currently married.
Originally Posted by notalentbum
Oh yeah.
"Mmmm, Mom this ham is great! By the way, has anyone seen Porky?"
Being a farm kid myself, I certainly appreciate the analogy. Now lets see some pictures of "the herd"! :
Trev
Electrics: Hagstrom Ultra Swede (Gold Eagle Burst) Gretsch 5120 Electromatic (Orange) Custom Nashville Blackout Telecaster (Black, Stat mid/neck p'ups; Lil Puncher (Modern Vintage) bridge p'up; Wilkinson Compensated Bridge w/ 3 brass saddles, Warmoth Vintage Modern Birdseye Maple Neck) Fender MIM Stratocaster (Blue Agave, Rosewood Fretboard, Fender Tex-Mex p'ups; GFS Trem/Block Kit) Highland Spitfire (semi-hollow, flame maple top w/ bubinga inlay)Acoustics:Washburn D10CEQSB, Yamaha FG160E
Bass: Westone Spectrum ST, Warwick Rockbass Corvette Basic Active
Amps: Vox NT15H/V112NT Night Train, Peavey Bandit 112, Hartke HyDrive 210C Bass Amp, Vox DA5
Here is a crappy phone pic of most of them:
Missing is my Guild DV52
I've seen that tele in some of the lesson vids. :-)
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Thats the newest one...still has that "new car smell"Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
Actually, I have never owned a tele before this and I really love the guitar...that one and my Les Paul Standard are probably the two best sounding guitars I own....huge sounds!
I didn't take it, I swear.Originally Posted by mark wein
Mark, nice guitars and BTW, I've been enjoying the lessons. I plan on spending some time with them this weekend.
Mark
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It's hiding at home...I might have a rather jaw dropping picture next week for you guys on this subject (and no, their not going to be all my guitars!)...Originally Posted by just strum
I'm glad you're digging the lessons..you'll have to let me know how you're doing with them...I have a new one up on the blog that I'm pretty excited about...
Hey, Mark! Speaking of jaw-dropping (and they ARE all his guitars):Originally Posted by mark wein
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?p=41261#post41261
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