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The need thing doesn't happen much, sometimes when I'm depping i need a specific pedal to get a specfic sound, but generally my live board has taken care of itself and not changed very often. To be good live, I think you need to know your gear 100% and chopping and changing is no good.
My Gas out of curiosity has started to subside. So many pedals have been disappointing and not lived up to the hype. I now look at posts made by a handful of forum members who I think have good ears , use creative pedals like i do and don't succumb to hyperbole. So much of this boutique stuff is just hot air.
Guitars is another thing, I GAS after guitars all the time, as I think they are just cool objects. Any Paisley thread sets me off.
I vowed to stop trying to follow and copy my Heroes and look for my own sounds and my own style. Sure, I'm using production guitars, my budget dictates that but I've been trying to go for the less common guitars and in some cases the less common colours. My LTD or the Ibanez are possibly the best examples because not only were they end-of-line bargains but the LTD was a limited edition colour to begin with (Satin Grey Pewter) and the Ibanez is the Iron Label RG which isn't the most common. Both guitars are EMG powered and both have a 24v modified battery coming very soon along with stuff like a Resonant Peak Control and Expander for the LTD and an Afterburner booster for the Ibanez. I've already upgraded the Ibanez Tremolo to the carbon fibre Edge tremolo arm and I'm trying to learn to use it properly and musically so that guitar is fast becoming my number 1. It has no fret markers on the board and that's teaching me to "Use the force" rather than stare at the neck the whole time.
The GAS that got me to those guitars was the search for something different and unique to me, as much as mid-priced mass production level guitars will allow.
I also recently got a Gretsch Streamliner but again, I went for the G2420 with the chromatic tailpiece rather than the Bigsby, just to be a little different and less commonplace. I'm really happy with it as it's my first ever Gretsch Hollowbody and as much as I'll be able to do with it, I feel quite inspired playing it because I don't feel like I'm actively copying anyone, at least not directly.
I've got more GAS, now for a 7 string and in the same Vein, as much as I really admire Steve Vai and to me he's the best player in the world, I'm trying to stay away from the Ibanez Universe and look for models that I could call 'My Thing' not just blatantly copy 'His Thing'.
I guess the same goes for the Boss GT100 I bought a few weeks ago. Partly because it was all I could afford but also because I love the fact that very few people are using it now and most are onto things like Helix or still with stompboxes. It just says to me that my sound will be unique and whilst some would say it will be uniquely shit using that Boss GT100, so far I've only found the exact opposite in that unit. I'm also finding a huge success putting it into a modelling amp set to model a specific amp such as this week's favourite, the JTM 45 (I've got a Marshall CODE 25).
I spent a lot of years wanting and buying 'Signature' models and/or trying to emulate other people and I found nothing really of any personal value whereas now I feel at least inspired if not a little bit accomplished doing my own thing.
Hope all that made sense?
Now when it comes to tools the situation is different. I want to resaw my Cedar planks so that I can make a semi-acoustic guitar amongst other things. This means I need a bandsaw, which means I need better dust extraction, which means rewiring the workshop for a 20 amp supply. My drill stand is no longer reliable, and the drill itself was my father's, 40 years old, and single speed. The obvious replacement would be a pillar drill. Then there are all the little hand tools, the drill bits, router bits, and jig saw blades.
How does my search go? Mainly in circles. First I indentify a potential need for a tool. Then I read about it, and ask questions. Then I ask myself whether I really need something so large/sophisticated/expensive. Then I remind myself that I'm only going to buy once in this lifetime, so buy well. Then I read some more. At some point the real world intervenes. The rule is to buy when I actually need the tool. This morning I woke with asthma induced partly by the dust from children's toys I've been cutting on the scroll saw. I've got limited dust extraction already. I think the real world is saying JFDI on something better.
GAS hit me from nowhere at the start of last year. After a long lay off I started to play again. I had never had much interest in pedals, but when I started looking on the internet, the choice available was astounding and I got hooked. I spent hours researching and on youtube and got me a few decent pedals to cover the basics.
Problem is, since my second daughter was born, I’m struggling to find any time to plug in, and am reduced to short sessions unplugged, through the Fly 3 or on my acoustic. I no longer crave pedals so that’s cured.
However, as a Strat owner, I have huge GAS for a Les Paul or an SG. Maybe a Vintage Lemon Drop would do……
However, and maybe in because of this, I still have GAS fueled by this forum. I can spend my work day with half an eye on the forum looking at cool and pretty equipment and it somehow helps me maintain a connection with an instrument that I'm not finding much time to play. That's what GAS is for me, a way of feeling like I'm still a guitarist whilst sat doing a desk job.
I've got the best option for this in the classifieds
*looks at classifieds* Well what a coincidence!
The only "things" I'd pay good money for now is some talent and more time to play the nice gear I've got, oh and some understanding neighbours
Youtube it like mad.
Like it.
Youtube more, now convince myself I need it.
Click buy.
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No days I stop going into step 2, so I don't get bad GAS anymore, stop it before it gets going.
Also I try to buy the best and keep them. If I don't use it for years I'll trade it. If something is the best but not in use I'll store it. I have a full drive I bought in 2000 I barely use it but there are applications where its excellent. I don't do the I bought and sold it 5 times thing.
I'm a od and delay gasses so I have 3 of each all excellent all different and rotate when gas hits.
A year ago I was gassing for a chase bliss tremolo. I tried one and walked out with t he fulltone. Ok its not as cool less bragging rights etc but it does the job.
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