IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 04:08 PM
Hello all. My name is Ivan, and I am a Gearoholic. Today is exactly a year since I purchased my last piece of gear - in the past 12 months I have not purchased a single guitar, amp or even a pedal. My life has gotten considerably better as a result. (Well, certainly my bank account as well as the relationship with my wife.) With the Good Lord's help, I hope to be able to say this again a year from now.
— Ivan
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Rouserman73
Joined: Dec 25, 2012
Posts: 101
Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland, Europe
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 04:20 PM
Hello from Finland..Im Marko and im gearoholic too and also surfaholic...I play the drums and I have twos sets already and sometimes I play guitar too..My wife said that when fourth guitar comes to house, she leaves......
— Twang & Bop til You Drop!
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 04:39 PM
Yeah... I've bought four in the past year... But, it was a net decrease in guitars with no money spent that was gained from a sale.
I did go over a year until last year, then I sold a bunch of stuff and bought more with that money. And then I repeated the process again this year.
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 04:43 PM
Hello. My name is Ralf and I am a Gearoholic.
Luckily I do not remember when I purchased my last guitar, amp or pedal… It is not a year… (Ah, I remember a new tuner which I do not really need…) Ah, and I remember a little old Fender Vibrasonic Amp…
I am happy. Today I have sold a guitar!!! (My Fender Custom / Maverick)
(Now there are only 31 guitars left. Or 32?...)
I can not tell you how happy I was to sell a guitar! Nearly the same feeling like when I got a new guitar! This is strange but it is reality.
My girlfriend asked why I am selling this Fender Custom, this nice strange guitar? There are 5 Jaguars, all the same, why not selling one of them?
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
Last edited: Oct 04, 2014 16:43:31
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 04:45 PM
Rouserman73 wrote:
My wife said that when fourth guitar comes to house, she leaves......
She will not leave!
Test it!
Ah, do you want to buy a guitar from me? It`s always good to have substitute guitars!!
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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Rouserman73
Joined: Dec 25, 2012
Posts: 101
Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland, Europe
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 05:01 PM
Oh Ralf! I dont have the guts to test it!! 
— Twang & Bop til You Drop!
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4054
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 05:31 PM
My name is Jeff and I'd like to think that I USED to be a gearolholic.
I fool myself by attempting to approach it casually
My closets are still stuffed with gear but I seldom acquire additional gear
At my worst I was buying and selling almost twenty guitars a year
I try to think about music and music making now, not gear
My wife and friends are enablers
I thought it was a healthy reason to marry her, my friends.....I'm not sure
I'm still not allowed to live within five miles of a guitar store, by law (that's another story)
The good news is that now that I don't buy (or buy less) gear I have more money to support my drug habits
That's all I have to say for today. Thanks for listening
— http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic
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Surf_Skater
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1300
Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 06:10 PM
I don't know what this is all about. I don't have a problem, I'm fine. I can stop buying gear anytime I feel like it.......Hey is that a new delay!
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 08:13 PM
Hey ya'll! My name is jeff. I got the GAS bad. Bought a new amp last week and a new guitar today. 
Due to our moving to a smaller home I am limited to 1 electric, 1 amp and 1 acoustic. No room. Retirement and SS will not cover additional expenditures for new gear. 
OK. I can live with that. 
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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FritzCat
Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 685
Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 08:49 PM
If my wife keeps winning guitars soon I won't have to deal with GAS at all! 
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Surf_Skater
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1300
Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 08:51 PM
zzero wrote:
Hey ya'll! My name is jeff. I got the GAS bad. Bought a new amp last week and a new guitar today.
Due to our moving to a smaller home I am limited to 1 electric, 1 amp and 1 acoustic. No room. Retirement and SS will not cover additional expenditures for new gear.
OK. I can live with that.
Jeff, you have something most of truly covet. Time to play! 
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 04 2014 11:21 PM
yep, I knew that!! Time to play guitar, time to take the wife to the beach, time to go eat seafood, time to go fishing, time for alligator watching, time to watch the ladies, time to not shave, yep , I knew that!!! 
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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DonKiyote
Joined: Aug 26, 2014
Posts: 138
Kent
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Posted on Oct 05 2014 03:34 AM
This year I've bought 2 amps and 3 guitars. My wife said she'd leave me if I got another one. I got another one but it worked out OK - this one lets me buy as many guitars as I want.
— Wherever you go, there you are
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Richard
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1683
Georgia
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Posted on Oct 05 2014 09:42 AM
Fritz, your wife won a White Falcon!?
I've often wondered at the practice of having a bunch of gearaholics get together to talk about their gearaholism. It just leads to more gear talk, which leads to...
— The Mystery Men?
El Capitan and The Reluctant Sadists
SSS Agent #31
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25716
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Oct 05 2014 09:51 AM
Congrats on the Baby Richard!
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2139
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Posted on Oct 05 2014 10:05 AM
I'm a limited gearoholic. I'm at the stage now that I like to build my next piece. That's why I bought a Surfybear kit a few weeks ago. I'm tempted often but reality of storage space provides restraint.
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FritzCat
Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 685
Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Oct 05 2014 11:38 AM
Richard wrote:
Fritz, your wife won a White Falcon!?
Indeed she did! That makes 5 Gretsch guitars we've won between us, 2 acoustics and 3 electrics. I would've thought my itch for Gretsch was scratched, but the Gretsch rep told me they were planning to offer the Corvette model with Dynasonic pickups (which are GREAT for surf!)
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Wombat
Joined: Oct 13, 2011
Posts: 251
Byron Bay, Australia
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Posted on Oct 06 2014 01:51 AM
Hello, my name is Stephen and I am a gearoholic.
I'm bad, I got gear-buying fever! I gotta buy more! eBay, Gearbase, all the local music stores - bring it on! I can't help myself, it's never enough, more more more yeah!
Hey Ivan, thanks for sharing, also like your post on how you really like 2012 onwards Fender Stratocaster American Standard's - think I'll buy one them babies in Sea Foam Green yeah!
— 'Surf Music Lasts Forever'
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SaschaReynders
Joined: Dec 26, 2013
Posts: 251
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Posted on Oct 06 2014 03:14 AM
Hi, my name is Sascha and I'm a gearoholic. So far this year I bought 2 new guitars, 4 pedals, a '69 Bassman amp and loads of maintenance products to keep the new gear buzz going as long as possible. I've upgraded 2 guitars with Lollar pickups and my reverb tank with a TAD pan and vintage tubes. My wishlist at Thomann keeps growing longer and longer and I'm on a first name basis with the people at Visa...
I keep telling myself I'll quit tomorrow, but tomorrow never seems to come... I'm a gearoholic and I need help. Thanks for listening.
— "Duck Tape is like The Force: it has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together"
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Last edited: Oct 06, 2014 03:19:27
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elsentenza
Joined: Jun 21, 2012
Posts: 78
Garda Lake
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Posted on Oct 06 2014 05:23 AM
Hi everybody, i am Mattia and i am a gearoholic, i forced my girlfriend to buy a swept wing last month because I really want that guitar... but i was afraid to buy 2 at once... so now I have a new MOAM and a swept wing.
hope u guys understand.
— elSentenza
Watang! Mandarine Surfers
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