Multiple guitars

[steveintampa]

I have accumulated enough gear over the years to open a music store or at least a booth in the flea market. Guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, amps pedals, studio gear, mics, cables, etc.

One of my retirement activities will be to pare it down and sell it off save for a few favorites and the band PA.

 

[Bernie]

If I was able to remain in the same place for long (i.e. a place that I liked, where I had work, and knew all the nice musicians I needed), I'd 1) keep searching for good opportunities 2) enjoy playing them a bit, and quietly get to know about them, 3) give a nice opportunity to my students to buy a worthwhile instrument at a rare price later...
There's no need to make it stupid, a greedy bad habit or an addiction...One can use it as a way to save money for when they'll live on retirement facilities too, with little earned and much to spend on various doctors and other compulsory things possibly . For now, sell the wives instead !! (just kidding in this last bit of course !)

 

[fronobulax]

they'll live on retirement facilities too,

To completely veer this reminds me of a friend who recently moved into a retirement community. She worked as a church organist and music director. She plays harp and uses her grand piano daily. It took several years to make the decision to move and one of the driving factors was a place with space for the harps and the piano as well as an appropriate level of soundproofing. One compromise is that two of her five harps have moved on to other custodians. But I should ask her why she needed five harps. I suspect the reasons would be similar to the multiple guitar reasons - sound different and tuned differently.

 

[Uke]

This week I installed 15 sets of D’Addarios, two of them 12-string.

That would cure me very quickly from having too many guitars.

 

[GAD]

That would cure me very quickly from having too many guitars.

Yeah, you’d think so.

 

[twocorgis]

This post makes me feel better about owning ten acoustic guitars. But LTG has a lot to do with why I own five Guilds.
You guys are both a positive and a negative influence. And I thank you.

If you ever feel bad about having too many guitars, just look to @GAD, @The Guilds of Grot, and even @richardp69. They’re all local heroes here!

 

[GAD]

If you ever feel bad about having too many guitars, just look to @GAD, @The Guilds of Grot, and even @richardp69. They’re all local heroes here!

Grot’s name should be first.

 

[twocorgis]

Grot’s name should be first.

I wasn't sure which one of you had more!

Heck, even I'm no bargain in that respect. Two new Martins in the last few weeks.



It was a retirement gift to myself. Yeah...that's right!

 

[richardp69]

If you ever feel bad about having too many guitars, just look to @GAD, @The Guilds of Grot, and even @richardp69. They’re all local heroes here!

Gosh, I feel so disrespected. I'm only an "even richardp69." Not even in the conversation I guess. Well, that's ok, just the story of my life. Just kidding Sandy, I know I'm just a boy in the presence of real men.

 

[twocorgis]

Gosh, I feel so disrespected. I'm only an "even richardp69." Not even in the conversation I guess. Well, that's ok, just the story of my life. Just kidding Sandy, I know I'm just a boy in the presence of real men.

Well, from what I can see, you got one more today!

 

[matsickma]

I don't fret about guitars as they are easy to sell. I keep all the packages/boxes in the attic.

It's all the other stuff that goes with them that's the problem!!!

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Gosh, I feel so disrespected. I'm only an "even richardp69." Not even in the conversation I guess. Well, that's ok, just the story of my life. Just kidding Sandy, I know I'm just a boy in the presence of real men.

Respect around here is earned by the "Guild Total" in your sig!

 

[Rayk]

Depends on what you mean by "multiple". Is that 2, 5 10, 50??? Personally, I lean more towards about 60. or at least I rationalize it that way.

Well everyone needs a hobby !

 

[Rayk]

Respect around here is earned by the "Guild Total" in your sig!

This explains everything !

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Respect around here is earned by the "Guild Total" in your sig!

I also see that GAD is leading by one.

(Well we might be tied as there a duplicate model I don't have in the count!)

 

[GAD]

I also see that GAD is leading by one.

(Well we might be tied as there a duplicate model I don't have in the count!)

If that's right it probably won't last long. I feel a purge coming.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

If that's right it probably won't last long. I feel a purge coming.

Thank goodness it's not a contest!

 

[richardp69]

If that's right it probably won't last long. I feel a purge coming.

Good. Purge that G 75 (I think that's what it was) back to me.

 

[GAD]

Good. Purge that G 75 (I think that's what it was) back to me.

That might be in the keeper pile but I’ll mark you as having dibs.

 

[richardp69]

That might be in the keeper pile but I’ll mark you as having dibs.

that's all I can ask.