Gas makes me sad.

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

I was just re-arranging the links I have saved over the past months, then I found myself looking through Musicians Friend and saving the links for about $2500+ of gear. After that, I went on the Warmoth builder and built 4 guitars and 2 basses. About $12000 there. Then I went to the Marshall site, then the Boogie site, then the Fender site, then the Deizel site and looked at amps. I don't even wanna know the amount that the amps I want would ad up to.

I need to win a game show.  :laughing7:


Anyone else had any afternoons like this?

 

[kboman]

Frequently... I try not to think about it, or focus on stuff I may actuelly afford within 6 months - it keeps me more sane. I hope!  :sad:

 

[Justinginn]

Here's my cure, and so far it's been working somewhat well.
1) Borrow all your friends' guitars, set them up, check the wiring, modify the wiring, etc.
2) Grab some cheap pedals
3) Acquire soldering iron
4) Modify pedals as much as you can (makes you feel like you're acquiring new gear, AND it makes you sound better)
5) Visit your local flea market and find whatever tubes/other stuff you can for ridiculous prices (might not work unless you live in a post-communist country)
6) Test all tubes
7) Play with other random junk
8) When all else fails, write a rock song

 

[exaN]

Here's my cure, and so far it's been working somewhat well.
1) Borrow all your friends' guitars, set them up, check the wiring, modify the wiring, etc.
2) Grab some cheap pedals
3) Acquire soldering iron
4) Modify pedals as much as you can (makes you feel like you're acquiring new gear, AND it makes you sound better)
5) Visit your local flea market and find whatever tubes/other stuff you can for ridiculous prices (might not work unless you live in a post-communist country)
6) Test all tubes
7) Play with other random junk
8) When all else fails, write a rock song

I do #1 a lot when I have the urge of putting a guitar together haha

I'm like "Hey man I think your guitar needs a string change and a set up, I'll do that for free for you!"

 

[whyachi]

Here's my cure, and so far it's been working somewhat well.
1) Borrow all your friends' guitars, set them up, check the wiring, modify the wiring, etc.
2) Grab some cheap pedals
3) Acquire soldering iron
4) Modify pedals as much as you can (makes you feel like you're acquiring new gear, AND it makes you sound better)
5) Visit your local flea market and find whatever tubes/other stuff you can for ridiculous prices (might not work unless you live in a post-communist country)
6) Test all tubes
7) Play with other random junk
8) When all else fails, write a rock song

I do #1 a lot when I have the urge of putting a guitar together haha

I'm like "Hey man I think your guitar needs a string change and a set up, I'll do that for free for you!"

I'm almost - almost - glad I didn't win the raffle. The bass I would have built a few weeks ago is totally different than the bass I'd build today or the one I'd do next week. I'm going to need a job where I can place an order every Friday or something to help out with this.

 

[hannaugh]

Here's my cure, and so far it's been working somewhat well.
1) Borrow all your friends' guitars, set them up, check the wiring, modify the wiring, etc.
2) Grab some cheap pedals
3) Acquire soldering iron
4) Modify pedals as much as you can (makes you feel like you're acquiring new gear, AND it makes you sound better)
5) Visit your local flea market and find whatever tubes/other stuff you can for ridiculous prices (might not work unless you live in a post-communist country)
6) Test all tubes
7) Play with other random junk
8) When all else fails, write a rock song

I do #1 a lot when I have the urge of putting a guitar together haha

I'm like "Hey man I think your guitar needs a string change and a set up, I'll do that for free for you!"

Haha, I've done that so many times.