Musicians (esp. non-guitarists) - do you, too, suffer from GAS?

[Beware_of_Doug]

@Danalan

One of our musical acts consisted of two guys. They brought along 7 guitars for a 2-hour set.

Preceded by 45 minutes of tuning. :dubious:

[TubaDiva]

@Danalan

I’m so enjoying this thread! One of our musical acts consisted of two guys. They brought along 7 guitars for a 2-hour set. All Martins. Here, and here. Both admitted having GAS.

I’ve taken to documenting the guitars our musicians bring in, there have been some interesting instruments. Here.

My god, it’s like Penthouse for axes.

Thank you for sharing. I’m drooling and I don’t even play guitar.

Oh man, I got GAS real real bad.

[squeegee]

@Danalan

I’m so enjoying this thread! One of our musical acts consisted of two guys. They brought along 7 guitars for a 2-hour set. All Martins.

Wow, I didn’t know Martin made Strats now!

[Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela]

@squeegee

Wow, I didn’t know Martin made Strats now!

It was a cunning disguise, M’Lord…

[NoCoolUserName]

I’ve been trying to keep my GAS in, but sometimes it seeps out. I bought a new Babicz steel-string this year which I don’t need and can’t afford. I’m going to have to sell something…and I HATE that.

I’m a guitar player, but also double other instruments, so I don’t know where that puts me vis-a-vis the OP. I own several guitars–having 2 of each type is important because what if one breaks during a gig? So I have 2 electrics, 2 steel strings*, only 1 nylon string because I don’t gig with that very often. Also a couple of rack synths, a JX-8P, several keyboard controllers. Then there are the winds: trumpet, flugebone, flute, 2 recorders, 2 harmonicas, digeridoo, pan pipes. And finally percussion: claves, rain stick, fish, cowbell. And a Chinese Pipa. With lots of electronics, of course. I think it’s indicative that our 4-piece band has a 20 channel mixer (with 4 monitor mixes) for gigs, not counting the drum sub-mixer and my guitar+keys sub-mixer. We even need about 12 when we play acoustic.

I’m sure I’ve missed something–I don’t play out much any more.

“Why?” is a difficult question. I hate to part with them because they’re just cool, I suspect. Sort of the same reason I have a full collection of Discworld hardbacks and most of the Carl Sagan books. 'Cause I like 'em! They’re classy!

IMHO, reed players who have alto, tenor, flute (or some such combo) are not affected by GAS since they might actually need those during a gig. Clearly as_u_wish’s daughter has progressed beyond this.

• OK, I have 2 steel-strings that I take to a gig. In therapy I have confessed to having: Taylor, DanElectro, Kay, Babicz, Ibanez, Washburn, and 2 Martin travel guitars (one broken which is now a clock). Hey, I don’t have a 12-string!

[Danalan]

@squeegee

Wow, I didn’t know Martin made Strats now!

Seven Martins, one Strat, and a keyboard, OK? Geez!

Unfortunately, that was before I started documenting the guitars that come through the shop. They’ll be back before the end of the summer, though.