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We guitarists/musicians call it GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It helps me to write down how much time and money I spend on research and acquisition. I also
by dotdi 10y ago
We guitarists/musicians call it GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome.
It helps me to write down how much time and money I spend on research and acquisition. I also periodically try to go through the stuff that I absolutely, undeniably had to have and then ended up catching dust in a drawer.
- phkahler 10y agoThere was an article recently (linked here?) about an artist who overcame her purchasing compulsions by drawing pictures of the things she wanted. Somehow that reduced the desire to actually buy them. This won't work for everyone of course.
- stevekemp 10y agoPhotographers use the same acronym!
- jstelly 10y agoBack when I experienced this, we called it "Gear Lust." I made a rule that I had to do a significant project or performance with each piece of music gear I bought before I would let myself buy any other gear. That worked and was also a lot of fun.