Do You Have TOO MANY Guitars? Trying to cope with GAS
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Before I had a Helix, I was always looking for the next big pedal that will change my life/tone forever. Now that I have a Helix, I am always on the lookout for the next guitar that will change my life/tone forever.
The circle of life.
Having a daughter of 3 years, my playing time is pretty much limited to early mornings before 7. At other times I am either busy or too tired. However, it helped me focus on the stuff I want to get better at. Besides, she used to tell each of my many guitars good night on after another ("good night blue guitar") and today complemented me on my new squier. So, kids and guitars, it's a match made in heaven :D
Thats so cute ;D would be rly cool if she will find the love for it too, show her how fun guitar can be in the future ;p
Mr. Cordy is about to experience that first hand.
I let my 2 years old bang on my jazz master warmoth, that makes her happy, and in a couple years from now I’m sure she’ll ask me to show her a chord or two and get her going on her musical journey :)
Great video - thank you. I played guitar from age 10 to 25, quite seriously, then had a 10-year hiatus. That hiatus ended shortly after my first child was born. He's now four, and I've really got back into guitar in the last few years. COVID and kids meant that playing out, playing at home, or trying new gear in a shop were all virtually impossible. All my energy went into GAS - 7 guitars and about 70 pedals later, I've maybe started to come out the other side a bit. I've just ordered a Quad Cortex (inspired primarily by the incredible sounds you get out of it) because I realised that what I enjoyed was tinkering with effects and signal chains, and trying to get sounds to match songs I want to learn (and perhaps one day gig). What I didn't enjoy was endlessly swapping patch cables, never finishing a pedalboard, and the ability it all had to distract me from actually playing and practising. Your channel has been wonderful for keeping a bit of that gear stuff in my world, but focusing a lot more on playing and inspiration.
As for the kids: I don't have room in the house to leave a guitar and amp set up and ready to go, and I definitely couldn't play through an amp before or after work. I've consciously embraced playing with headphones in my shed (mainly through Strymon Iridium and DSM & Humboldt Simplifier DLX). It gives me none of the trouser-flapping loveliness of a real amp but I find that, because I can't hear the acoustic sound of the strings (or anything else), it's quite an immersive experience, and the stereo capabilities of something like a QC make a big difference. I guess, as you've said before, the main thing is to make sure you still enjoy playing, however and whenever it happens.
I do most of my playing/tinkering from about 10pm onwards when everyone else is asleep. I often go to bed way too late, but since the kids arrived I've been pretty tired non-stop, so sometimes trading a few hours sleep for some time alone, headspace, and music-making is worth the heavy eyelids the next day. Best of luck for the next few days, weeks and months. And remember - EVERYBODY is winging it.
Recently I've been searching for one guitar that can do everything for me. I just really like the idea of saving space and growing musically with just one instrument.
I think the formula is as follows: the perfect number of guitars = number of guitars you have +1
I do think I have GAS. I've managed to hold off buying guitars and gear for a several months now, but I waste so much time each day looking at gear that I would like, coming to the conclusion that I don't need it before bed, and then repeating the cycle the next day.
Exactly the same here
As a guitarist and father of three I can highly recommend the fender mustang micro, one of the best and cheapest pieces of guitar gear I’ve ever owned. The effects and amps are fine on headphones and you can Bluetooth any audio backing from your phone. Great fun to practice with.
I agree. I use mine as the output from my helix into headphones.
@@nevillecragg9066 never even thought of that, it’s a great idea to practice along with tracks and use my live board 👍
@@clynekm works like a charm! Enjoy.
I have three kids, so I bought a REVV D20. I love the versatility of it. It's small and the fact that you can use headphones and cab simulators are great. Sounds great sonically to me as well. I have two electric guitars and one acoustic. And a bunch of pedals. Trying to use my gas money on courses now in stead of gear. Not always easy.
Best of luck with your kid and family life. It's a pretty fine life.
You'd probably be better off buying real lessons where you can ask questions and tell the guy what you wanna learn. Online courses since the dawn of time a long with any university course for artistic stuff. It's all a scam. Everything you learn from these courses is free online, often told by the same people makin a shitload by packaging common knowledge in a slick course and pretending its a secrets you can only get from them.
Hey man, congratulations and good luck with the new bub! I've recently welcomed a littley into my life, 6 months old. They take so much time, and sleep is precious but honestly so much joy at the same time. I haven't had the cash for a decent modeller but have found the VOX Amplugs with my studio monitor headphones work quite well. It's super affordable and gets a half decent tone for the money 😊
I'm about to have a massive sell off of my collection - over 30 guitars in a one bedroom flat that looks more like a secondhand guitar store 😂- and I've motivated myself to do this by promising myself a PRS Silver Sky SE which I have been close to pressing the "buy" button for last two months. To be fair to myself, I have spent the last three years learning the basics of guitar luthier inspired by the lockdown, so most of the guitars were a mess when I got them and I used them to hone my skills in repair and electronics. However, the worst aspect is I have spent more time collecting these guitars than playing and need to cut down to a max of around 10-12 that I can put on the racks. I have to say though, it's really hard to choose which guitars to get rid of because i have invested time and a lot of love and care in bringing them back to playability, but it's ridiculous having them here not getting played when someone else could be enjoying them on a daily basis. Do I regret buying them? Not at all as they have been an experience and taught me so much. However, the need for living space now I am back in contact with human beings again means they must leave this Battersea Dogs home for unwanted guitars and find new owners 😎😎😎
I think one electric and one acoustic is all you need. It’s so easy to change the sound of a guitar these days, especially if it’s a versatile guitar
What I love about guitars is designing a room around the beauty of almost any guitar, simply on a stand or on a wall or even resting on a couch. I’m also a mid range guitar player but I find guitars also double as art. I can easily find myself staring at some of my guitars. They all come with a mood to them, playing the specific guitar comes down to how I feel, but I rarely get sick of looking at them so there’s never too many guitars if you can afford it 😊 do you like the P90s John?
Playing with young kids in the house story:
My main guitar has been a Guild Starfire V (es335 style with factory bigsby). The semi hollow is so loud it wakes my kids up. I recently put it on sabbatical and am forcing myself to use my Les Paul almost exclusively. Love that guitar, for sure! But I’d rather play it because I feel inspired to pick that one up, not because I’m afraid of waking the kiddos.
Maybe it’s time to get my strat refretted? 🤷♂️ 😅
Congrats on the little one coming!! Being a dad is one of the absolute highlights of my life. Dive in, man! Don’t hold back. Cheers from across the pond.
I have alot of guitars, but man the one thing that bugs me is that I don't really feel like I deserve them. By that I mean I don't think im a good enough player to justify owning all my guitars.
If it makes you happy then who cares, buy more guitars!
Yeah I hear you, man !
I’m starting to think I have crossed the line into “collector “ territory.
If I’m trying to ease the guilt factor I just commit to more playing time to justify these lovely pieces.
I am fortunate enough to have finally consolidated down to one really nice guitar of each food group. Les Paul, Strat, Tele, PRS, Ibanez AZ and a couple of Guitars I recorded and gigged with that have sentimental value like the Ibanez JPM100 is selling for stupid money ..
Need,
Single coils,
Humbuckers.
Appropriate scales for low tuning,
All
Specifically strung for several different tunings
Yes.
Still need more.
Wife counts 10
But 2 need some work,
so they don’t count.
I'm a father of two and it was next to impossible having time to follow a hobby besides the family. That may be caused by working a dayjob including the comute, plus having a fair portion of the care at home because my wife was working, too. So after a very long day when the kids are finally sleeping I had to decide between a very short time with my wife or an activity. In both cases, I did not have much energy left.
And what wasn't also left much of was money to spend on gear. But there will be better times. I got very quickly back into the saddle of living my passion for guitar after my wife and I broke up. So, I guess there is a bit of a silverlining when it comes to playing😁
I have 4 kids, the youngest is now 7. Maybe this is obvious but I found that (especially when the kids were very young) flexibility in scheduling practice time is key. Jump on the guitar whenever the opportunity presents itself. The Waza headphones will likely come in very handy! Best wishes, kids are awesome!!
Was a Similar situation for me when my kids were young. Didn’t have (or know of) any gear that would allow for silent practicing. But always tried to get practice just sitting on the couch. There was a stretch years where I couldn’t power, let alone crank up, my boogie MkIV.
After figuring out what scale length, neck shape and Radius I find most comfortable it makes choosing the right instruments for my wrist comfort and my size hands much easier. If you are partial to shorter scales and you can't bond with a Jaguar I highly recommend the easy handling 24.6" scale Gretsches btw. Gretsch makes some nice Baritones too.
I have the opposite problem. Was hoping to get an Amazon guitar for my birthday a few days ago but without friends, family, or work coming from my grocery delivery gig this last week and a half no gifts or funds to buy on my own.
God I want to learn to play guitar so bad.
Yep… I totally have GAS with countless pedals, about a dozen amps and more than 20 guitars. Is it a problem? Yes probably. I have 9 guitars racked in my lounge with a couple of amps and ready to play at any time. I play all of them at various times although I do have a couple of guitars that I play more regularly and they are my gigging guitars. The P90 Les Paul is fabulous and your observations are spot on.
"Hello, my name is....and I'm an addict" I guess at 36 guitars/basses/baritone, I'm sort of a collector.They're mostly surrounding me on stands and hangers in a relatively small room. I just enjoy playing them all. I'm no gear snob - I'd say my Vintage V100 Midge Ure has great merits (and snags), and my US PRSs are cool too (I actually play them less). Variety is also cool. I'm gassing for an Epi Lee Malia RD/Explorer and an Epi Johnny A (I can't stretch to a Gibson Johnny A without selling a few). Oh, and I used to collect children (4) but they're all grown up. I infected one of them with guitar GAS too.
I have a one year old and my best advice is this: make sure you have some other dads in your life! Things can get hard, time gets super squashed, but she already has her own electric she gets to bang on and that’s an absolute joy!
Also, I like many others listen to your vids every single day - they keep me sane the days I don’t get to play… thank you so much for all you do 🙏🏽
At some point during the height of COVID I realized I had 7 guitars, but only really gravitates towards 3 or so. Selling the others helped me just enjoy picking up my favorites and have fun with a simpler setup.
Sure I still look at guitars now and then (don’t we all lol) but my current circumstances in life just lets me focus on what I have, which I’m already very happy to own
Modelers save my playing when I had my son. Took while to get used to headphone playing, but now it’s reliable and enjoyable.
Playing was almost non-existent for the first year or so.
Now he’s older and I can always count on 1-2 hours of playing after he goes to bed.
You’re gonna love it! Enjoy the early days as much as is possible.
WAZA Airs to the rescue ❤. Here the Airsteps really shine as it is about all you need really, that and an hxstomp.
Here's a thought. When I was in my 20s I lived with the guys in my band. By the time Friday's gig came around we couldn't stand each other
Now I'm in my 50s my 16 year old son out rocks me on bass and my 13 year old son thinks he's Dave Grohl.
All birthday and Christmas presents are gear I want (for them) and I can be the guitar rock god I always knew I was.
I think a Nux Mighty Plug Pro may be something interesting to try on the channel and very much baby friendly 😊
I have somewhere around 20. For a few of my favorite guitars, I have more than one in different colors or different versions. I'm selling a few, but it seems I sell one and buy 1, 2 or more. I'm out of room for more guitars, but looking at two more.
At least guitars don't take up as much room as (4) organs with pedals.
I have 20 guitars/basses, each purposely chosen for being different sonically from each other, my whole living room has become my media/ recording space and has the guitars covering 3 of the 4 walls so they are always in reach lol I feel you only have too many if you have run out of walls to display them, as I really think they look better than a random art piece/poster on the wall lol
I just bought a Squier Strat Affinity,Indonesian 2009, 2nd hand for 90 euros. I cleaned it up, changed the strings, did the intonation and adjusted the pick up height. The guitar is really good for the price. I bought it since whenever I jam round my friends I will take this one instead of my AM strat.This makes my total of 8 guitars. And I tuned my semi hollow to standard C# tuning, got the idea from Rhett Shull.
It’s not the guitars that take up the room …it’s the cases 😉
What's the solution to that?
@@johnnathancordy Guitar bunk bed cases ? 🤣
I have 8 guitars - 7 are EB Music Man models, 1 Gibson SG. The SG and a lovely Music Man Albert Lee model have never been out of the house, and don't get a lot of play, but, can't part with them for various reason. Of the remaining, only 3 are gigged regularly. A year or so ago, my band decided to play everything a half step dropped which has very much complicated things for me in terms of set up and usage. I decided NOT to drop all them so, consequently I have as many guitars that I don't use, as ones I do use. But at this stage of my life, I would rather not sell any because I don't think what I have is excessive at all.
I have a Suhr Classic HSS, Gibson Les Paul Traditional and an Axe Fx 2.
More than happy.
I sold everything else because my family's needs are more important than my own.
We welcomed our second child into the world on the 10th - a girl this time and my 5 year old son loves being the bigger brother 😊
It has meant that I’ve not had any time to play guitar - although would presume it’s slightly different for you as that’s your job.
I’m currently in a new-build so have been using a decent pair of headphones as it’s too noisy - have bought amps recently but it’s all through the two notes devices to keep sound to a minimum until I can build an office/studio in the garden later this year.
As far as guitar numbers, I’ve always just worked on 1 strat, 1 tele and 1 Les Paul although I am currently looking at one of the Sire S types for an HSS variation and also getting some P90s in the mix too
I’m not a father but I would recommend watching Chords of Orion’s videos on being a guitar player/musician and having a family and life outside music
Currently trying to decide whether to condense 8 guitars into 6. I do enjoy having different feel and pickup combos without having two of anything.
One thing that frustrates me in the guitar community vs other hobbies or instruments is people tend to only talk about gear and getting new stuff instead of talking about music. The guitar is just a tool
I have too many guitars because I watch too many John Cordy videos. 😎
Don't forget me if you go to sell the Nashville Tele. With me you know you could get it back later if you needed to.
Thankfully GAS is not something I suffer from. I have learned self control a long time ago.
I know people with all kinds of funky 12 strings and mandolins hanging around, lots of variety/novelty in their collections (but usually not in playable condition). I seem to have focused on variation only within Strats and Teles. But I kind of feel a weight looming over me having as many as I do, and It's not really that many. I tried to build the 'perfect' Strat from Warmoth parts (so I could get rid of the rest) and it came out awesome, but by then the "target" had moved and my idea of perfect had changed. In the end I feel like I need several new guitars every year, I just need to also sell an equal amount of guitars. Guitars must flow. I lose inspiriation if I'm not planning the next partscaster. I get ideas for future builds from semi-lengthy imperfect relationships with other guitars. If I had to grab only 1 guitar during an emergency or something, the fire/flood/alien invasion or whatever would kill me before I could decide. I haven't found "the one".
i have six guitars. some are diy builds or parts casters. but six is too many. one good guitar is enough i think. two max. i respect players that pick their one guitar and stick to it.
you got till new borne is crawling and once walking child safety and proofing your valuables, from tiny fingers.
Over the last few years, my guitar playing time for serious practice, 9:14 has been very limited.
With family commitments (children) and working with commuting, time is limited. On the other hand you could say I haven’t prioritised guitar practice.
The one guitar I play all the time is my acoustic. It is out on a stand and easy to get to.
I had to give up my space when the children needed their own bedrooms. So my valve amp and can and electrics went in storage 😢
My aim is still to keep playing guitar even if only on a acoustic for most of the time, as I know one day I will get the space back 😊
After obtaining the 5 I’ve always dreamed about the gas went away. Strat, tele, tele deluxe, les Paul, 335.
One of each different type of guitar (Strat, Les Paul, Steel String Acoustic, Nylon String, Baritone, 12-String, Bass, Archtop, etc.) is how I've approached my guitar "collection." I think it's best to try and take advantage of differences between guitars, and explore that as a stepping stone toward creativity and discovering something new. But, I wish that I could get away with having just one guitar that could do everything. Violinists often have one instrument that they use to play music spanning the centuries.
I but guitars to remind me of significant life events the way I used to do with tattoos. I have 7 in this house right now but I haven’t ruled out the possibility of buying one on my way to pick up my son from school a little later
Honestly depends on style but for me the D'Angelico DC covers all my needs. Any 335 style guitar that has been set up well seems to do the trick. I haven't felt the need for another guitar for years now.
I went through a big guitar purge a couple of years ago but since then the collection has increased back up to where it used to be. The problem now is that my current set of guitars suits me quite well, certainly better than before the last purge.
I've reconciled with the reality that I like guitars, I like a wide variety of guitars and that is unlikely to change.
Like you I've come to the point where I don't have much room for any more and that's fine. Maybe I'll sell one or two in time. Maybe I'll buy one or two but nothing is really calling to me right now so I'm in a happy stasis point and that's OK.
If there's a guitar you don't actually want to play sell it. If there is a guitar you wish you'd get around to playing more keep it. Don't be a hoarder but you don't need to punish yourself for having an indulgence either.
Headsets to play anytime when the kid comes... Congrats!
„How many guitars do you need?“ Answer: „Yes!“
Been playing since 2005, you HAVE to buy loads of guitars to find the ..I'd say.. TWO you need. (Electrics) I've had some absoloute dogs and absoloute bangers that were severel thousands. and same with cheap guitars, Whittled it down to an SG Gothic II I ripped out the electronics and replaced with 50's wiring, my own nitro finnish, BKpickups stormy monday in neck/Juggernaught in the bridge, fully shielded.. and a Fender Ultra Luxe Jaguar. SG was £900 in 2009 & the Jaguar was £2,150 B stock last year (only 500 made) . I finally feel at peace! Totally done with Les pauls even though they were my fav guitar.
I have gear I rarely play, and feel short of space. Whatever my limit is now, I seem to have exceeded it.
Yes to the PRS Hendrix amp. You’ll find that your child will need more of your attention at 2 or 3.
Not much of a market for selling used guitars where I live so I tend to hang on to them. Just added my first acoustic to my collection and a Relish Trinity that I bought used. Bought both used actually. Pretty impressed with both. Now saving up for some P90 swappable pickups for the Relish.
Hey friend🙂 I spent a lot of time playing electrics unplugged when my kids were babies. I keep 3 guitars. If there is a new one I want I have to be willing to get rid of one of the three. I’ve allowed myself to be a “collector “ of pedals lol. I get one a month and it keeps the GAS at bay. This month was the ctc unobtainium.
Just keep the strats John, these are the guitars that you sound the best with (not sure if that is a grammatically correct english sentence but you get what I mean)
As for me, I have 3 normal guitars (one is at my parent's so I don't have to bring one everytime) and a baritone one, I really enjoy my strat for clean stuff and the Chapman for heavier stuff, the baritone of course for drop A stuff. (mind I am a terrible guitar player, I mostly like tweaking and enhancing guitars)
I also play bass so I have 3 basses (jazz bass, pbass, Warwick Corvette) and on the fence of getting one more Warwick (5 strings)
I am also quite shit at playing bass...
I am not certain that "too many guitars" is a real construct. Can someone have too much air to breath or too much food to eat? Can a girl be too pretty or can someone have too much money?
I'm constantly feeling conflicted about owning tons of guitars and the fact that I only need 3 or 4.
The snuggie adds to the tone, 100%
Oh wait, shit...that's a hoodie. Apologies. I seriously thought you had a snuggie on when the video started 🤣🤣
It's like a hoodie/snuggie thing?
@@johnnathancordy I thought it was a full-on Snuggie at first! Lol. That thing looks immaculately warm and comfy man
I’m trying to streamline ,not just guitars and amps but I’ve had a drum set stored in my dining room for two years , it does mess with your head, I’ve tried to tell myself just keep what I really love and use , but it’s hard , on the wallet to, I think all I need is about 5 guitars that includes 3 electric 2 acoustic and no amps just an FM 9
Over the last few months, I've sold five guitars. I kept two. A Hwy1 Stratocaster (I've swapped out the pickups to Fender Custom Shop 54s) and an Epiphone SG Classic I keep tuned in open E for playing slide. I'd say 75% of the time I'm on that Strat neck pickup. But once in a while I want some of that humbucker growl so I thought I'd miss not having a humbucker guitar. Then I discovered my amp (Boss Katana Artist) has a guitar simulator gizmo in it and it does a pretty good job of getting my Strat to sound Gibson-ish. It's not perfect but what in life is?
I've started selling of guitars. I have way to many guitars with similar sound, pickup configuration etc. I've come to the conclusion I "need" about 6 of them.
One high output humbucker, one low output humbucker, one semihollow (p90) and one single coil Strat. On top of that I have my first ever guitar and an acoustic.
Some may say that any more than one acoustic and one electric is technically too many, if you're not a professional musician. BUT, who cares what they say?
I'm not a pro and I have several guitars cos they each give me something else. Yes, when you have several it can get expensive and they take up lots of space. But it's all part of the process that guitar players go through. You need to acquire and play and hear and feel the differences in the instruments yourself to gain that knowledge and satisfy your curiosity more than anything - it's part of the guitar journey. Because to the ear that is listening and the hands that are feeling, that other guitar does give something different to the one you are currently playing. It might be subtle or it might be monstrously different - but that tone and the feel is a real thing. Plus, acquiring gear keeps the economy going, it keeps the guitar makers and the guitar retailers in business. So I wouldn't sweat it, unless the wife is nagging. 🙂 Great playing, btw.
I got over 20 guitars now (stopped counting). I see them as objects of art, that I can use to squeeze music out of.
I keep 4 equipped with nice strings, the others oxidize until it is their time again.
I have one amp that I’m extremely happy with and two guitars, an 00 acoustic and a Jazzmaster. I do want another acoustic, probably an auditorium size, and another electric with a fixed bridge. My problem is going to end up being boxes of spare parts because I enjoy building and modifying as much as I do playing.
Until recently I had 19 guitars. I have just sold 2 and I want to reduce to 6. I have Gibson, Fenders, Kiesel, Musicman, Alhambra, Yamaha, Guild all for sale. I love guitars and my mind was telling me that I need all the different pickup combination guitars. I am just selling all my pedals too except a lot of TC which are low cost. I have Axe FX III and Mooer Prime P1 that's enough. Amps going include Marshal Origin, Laney IRT studio and so on. I same as you not using them. So they need to go.
Love the groove on that intro track, and your playing is stellar!
I’ve always decided on guitars based on what I was doing with them and mainly tunings. Only play in E-D standard? I would only have a main guitar and a backup. Even for my (extremely short!) time playing metal and then jazz gigs in college, I had 2 PRS and 2 LTD single cut guitars, and each with very different pickups. Before that were Ibanez Prestige. But I’ve never had much luck with sounding any better or different buying a new/different/hyped/vintage guitar.
I’ve got a 2 1/2 year old, and the only guitar I get to play regularly now is acoustic.
The 'British racist green' line was worth this month's Patreon fee all on its own. My oldest friend and long term musical partner only had a tele when we first started playing together 40 years ago. Over the years he built quite a collection of guitars that "covered all bases". Ten years ago he sold them all and went back to spanking the Tele. He says it was the most liberating thing he has ever done in his life. How will life change when you have a baby? beyond all recognition, really. Treasure it.
I would say that the one's you actually use and play on a regular basis in the music you play, are what you need. Everything else is excess.
Congratulations it's your life and your money do what you will with it because you earned it
Yep , i am downsizing my guitar "collection " , and in the end i will be back to my main 3 type of guitars wich i always had for the last 40 years and those are a strat , lp and acoustic . My musical taste is rock / blues / soul music and with these 3 guitars i still can deliver all the "goods " . So its good bye for the ES 330 and my tele , will i miss them , yeah probably , but i can live with that .
Both of my boys loved it when I played through an amp…it was a Yamaha THR10…but they liked it lol
i cured my gas by accident. i was accumulating alot of pedals. at one point i bought an eventide pitchfactor because i needed a harmonizer for a song my band was doing. along the way, the band broke up. i found that when i plugged in the pitchfactor, i'd spend 3 hours making cool noises, but not actually making music. i decided to sell it. when i did, i realized i had a bunch of pedals i didn't use, so i sold those too. at that point, i thought about it, and decided i would only keep what i needed to "do what i do" going forward.
too many guitars is a subjective thing, as long as they aren't redundant, and you actually play them. for example, having 2 les pauls with humbuckers, would be redundant. i have 4 guitars and a bass now. there is some overlap, but generally, each one does something the others don't. other than building one just for the fun of doing it, i have all the guitars i'll ever need. my board is pretty small, and 2 amps do whatever i need to do.
If it’s your first child, you and your spouse will be on pins and needles and your spouse will be upset to even hear an electric guitar unplugged. At least mine was.
Get a good set of headphones and a portable amp-in-a-box (you’re already a Helix man so no issue there) and get in the opposite corner of the house to play.
Coming from a father of three with the youngest being almost 2 years old.
That intro...played it back few times. WOW!
Nobody NEEDS more guitars, it's a DESIRE for more guitars, tunings, pickups, different body shapes, different wood, etc.
I feel like I'm very pragmatic about having guitars. I have a 7 guitar rack & once that's full it's full. I want a new one, I gotta make room. I also keep all my guitars in different tunings, and do my best to not overlap specs. Currently I have 2 guitars with the same pickups, and that irks me, despite being in different tunings & being wholly different constructions (solid mahogany/hollow maple). I feel that's the right number of guitars for me, though I may not have the right guitars for me.
You are clearly a strat guy. If I were you I would:
1) Keep the k-line
2) Throw some Andy Timmons PUPS in a strat
3) Keep the jazzbox
4) Keep the acoustic
5) Keep/buy an LP/SG/gibson PAFF thing or something
Sell everything else and put the money on the mortgage... or cocaine
Down to 4. 2 Gibson Les Paul's, EVH Wolfgang and a Martin GPCPA4k. I've had as many as 9, I hated having to change strings on guitars when I get more than 5 or so.
Selling turns out to be something I'm enjoying ALMOST, as much as buying guitars. I was never inclined to outright sell any guitars over the last 3 years, but would usually trade them in, or for another one I wanted. I've gotten some reward from knowing the ones I sell are all dialed in and ready to go, with no problems. Nice to hear when someone raves over how it was in tune out of the case, and plays like butter. You don't realize how many people play crappy guitars everyday, and don't even really know it.
With guitars it is with Pokemon. I need them all!
As a hobbyist primarily, I am quite content with 5 (one of which is a bass).
As as lefty, I pretty much have to have my own mini Guitar Center at home if I want to participate in the golden age of guitars....up to 20 now....often bought used...which protects my 'investments' if/when I decide to sell. Waiting on a lefty baritone that should be out this summer...will buy new. Got some amazing deals on some USA /Korean/Japanese guitars which I plan to tuck away as a hedge against Brandon's inflation.
I would really invest in some better headphones. I have to moniter with headphones to keep the noise down, and it doesn't have to be a big downgrade from studio moniters. The senns you use are a bit rolled off in the top end, I would recommend maybe the HD600s, Hifiman Edition XS or Focal Elex. Just try a few and find one that gives you the closest feeling to speakers, and then playing silently doesn't have to be less inspiring.
I love hovering in that mid range price point but then there's always that gear that's between 900-1800 that is constantly drawing me in, then I get it and realise I still can't play guitar all that well 😅
That's the second time "British racist green" caused me to laugh out loud.
I only *need* two electric guitars (one as a backup for live gigs), but I've got seven. They're all different (pickups, body shape, scale lengths, etc) and have their own thing going on, but I don't *need* all of them. I've got four of them for sale right now but no takers, so I guess I'm stuck with them (or selling them off really cheap).
I find that once you have gear that is in cases nearly permanently or duplicated by other gear, it’s time to sell it. I definitely have gone through gas cycles in the past and have recently started to sell things off.
Exciting times, the future smallest person in the house will take up more space indeed. Advise would give: make sure you get a mancave outside of the house, but close by (less then 5mins walk), so you can quickly go out and be able to play. Investing money in this is better then more gear. If I were you I would reduce the collection to 3-5 electrics and 1 acoustic (the best of each flavor, and start letting certain guitar types go). You can only play one at the time and you sound similar anyway indeed. Take care!
When I buy a new guitar, I give my wife the same amount to spend as she likes. So far I’ve never had “too many” guitars.
I want to build a partscaster because of your older video on the topic. Unfortunately(?) parts are expensive which is quite discouraging.
I’ve got 4, but my goal is to fill the walls in my 2nd living room with them. Probably about 50 should do. Since having kids I’ve had more time to play. Especially when they are babies, they sleep a lot and unless you can produce milk there’s only so much you can do. Enjoy!
PS buy another guitar!
John you sound like your missing your S types already!! I totally know how feel about having so many guitars and gear that u don’t use everyday, it’s an anxiety that I also have
Good luck man!
PS- I loved that jam!!
While you are on your break from strats. Let's see some more of that blue revstar!!
Yes, yes I do. What step is that? Really need to look at moving the case queens (rg3570, esp eclipse, 1993 s540 etc).
I play downstairs and while the baby was asleep headphones and modellers but biggest mistake is not letting them get used to loud noises so play music when they're away or in the car, there was time I she would cry when she was tired and I'd play some dream theater or lead stuff and it would send her to sleep 🤣🤣
2 guitars for me, 2 different enough so I can switch to something else when I get bored of one or want to change the sound. I found that with 3 guitars, one of them never get played that much.