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When it comes to guitars the story is different because there is less that you can change. The changes you can make can’t be A/Bd like patches or pedals. I’m also convinced that, above a certain level, money doesn’t make a guitar more playable or better sounding. My personal answer to that has been to modify, and latterly to build my own.
It’s one of those philosophical oxymorons. Like ‘Legal ethics’.
Turned out it wasn’t the one for me. I’ve now learned I’m more a simple plank player than a big ol’ hollow body man but I’d happily have another master built if money and opportunity ever line up again with a guitar that fills me with joy to play and own
Pedals and Amps were cured by Helix
My real Amp was cured by a Mesa Stiletto
My guitars - there are quite a few, mainly LP's and Strats but my most recent GAS pang was erased by rekindling my 1st love - a Jap Strat - it had been in the attic wrapped in bubblewrap for years, I needed a HSS Strat, had an opportunity to buy the only missing part (scratchplate) from the Classifieds on here and away I went - it must be the most satisfying experience re-building a guitar using all bits from my parts drawer..
Its started out in a sorry state like this:
And ended up looking like this:
Still a few tweaks to be made but completely satisfying!!!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Having kids and a mortgage also helps as it usually means you're skint.
For me - moving to Fractal has completely taken away pedal and amp GAS, never expected it to - but on the evenings I want to tinker, there I can - worse case I'll once every few months buy an IR, which is hardly the same thing.
Guitars - that's a different thing, for me - I don't get the 'I'm not worthy' - if I can afford it and it gives me pleasure, that's the point.
What I am careful about is depreciation - most of my guitars I've got the ability to make money on so it's less of an issue, what I do though is make deals with myself, meaning 'if I get this I won't get anymore for the year' - doesn't always work but at least makes me stop and think
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
I've reached the limit of stuff I can get away with keeping in the house and now have to sell to buy so am going to try and slowly just increase the quality of my stuff, as a collector.
I find I need a project whether its researching a guitar, deciding on new pickups etc, modding is my favourite hobby now. What you do once you have stuff you really like and have modded it all I'm not sure!
My sister summed it up when she once said "I don't have to justify it, I like nice things".
If you like it then get it, and enjoy it.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself