2024 GAS Challenge

[shankyboy]

I have to buy new gear every year for tax purposes. It's either spend the money on new gear or give it to Uncle Sam. I rarely sell anything but I have recently gotten to the point where I have a lot more gear than I have space in my house so I keep trying to convince myself to start selling off some gear but I just can't make myself part with any of it. I am weak.  

[LucSulla]

Well, I've failed miserably at this. I don't even know if I've sold as much as I bought. 

[diablo175]

14 minutes ago, LucSulla said:

Well, I've failed miserably at this. I don't even know if I've sold as much as I bought. 

Yeah, me too. I've lost count of the items in both the bought and sold columns.  

In addition to several impulse buys and a substantial backlog of $ hefty, waiting to be sold items, there is the unplanned Iceman custom build that proceeds apace.

I'd feel a whole lot better about all this if the band was gigging enough to sorta, kinda warrant these acquisitions.

 

[jwhitcomb3]

I was doing pretty well until my drummer posted a link to Korg's outlet store on Reverb. This brand new Korean made Vox Bobcat was $500 shipped with a quality hard shell case. Such a great guitar - the pickups can do both the JazzMaster and P90 thing with a twist of the volume knob. 

 

[velorush]

18 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

I'd feel a whole lot better about all this if the band was gigging enough to sorta, kinda warrant these acquisitions.

When I was actually in a gigging situation, I found I never had GAS or bought anything because I actually had music to focus on. Never really thought about it at the time, but realized it some months after we had stopped - suddenly the GAS was back (and all for naught - "museum building" effort?). 🤔

[diablo175]

7 minutes ago, velorush said:

When I was actually in a gigging situation, I found I never had GAS or bought anything because I actually had music to focus on. Never really thought about it at the time, but realized it some months after we had stopped - suddenly the GAS was back (and all for naught - "museum building" effort?). 🤔

Yeah, I don't suffer from that-   I want to try out new gear all the time. It's only my desire to stay one step ahead of bankruptcy and divorce that keep me from acting on it.

 

[velorush]

6 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

Yeah, I don't suffer from that-   I want to try out new gear all the time. It's only my desire to stay one step ahead of bankruptcy and divorce that keep me from acting on it.

 

And I for one appreciate and am greatly entertained by your choice to dance upon that precipice! 🤣

[LucSulla]

2 hours ago, diablo175 said:

It's only my desire to stay one step ahead of bankruptcy and divorce that keep me from acting on it.

 

Hmmm... well, I'm not married, and you can't bleed a turnip. I guess I'm buying that H535 after all!

[django49]

Counting down the days.......

Getting ready for lacquer this week.

[BrianM]

@django49 drool 🤤

[Saul Goodman]

Man, I have bought so much shit this year.

[gorch]

No additions to the staple this year as it seems. Just a few weeks to go, it would surprise me when something popped up I couldn’t resist.

[LucSulla]

Well, here's how I did. 

Two Talladegas, One H535, A Bogner Shiva with matching 2x12, and a Friedman Plex. 

So, I completely and utterly failed. 

[BTMN]

No NGD so far this year. 😎👍🏁

[BTMN]

On 1/7/2024 at 10:45 AM, BTMN said:

Yeah, I can appreciate the effort and wish you all well in your endeavors but I already committed to a new to me Dean V for my birthday. 🤓

Ended up not getting this after all. 🤪🫣😎

[crunchee]

I THOUGHT I had bought something this year, but it turns out that those purchases were from 2023, so I guess I'm still Master Of My Domain.  Funny how time slips away.

Edited December 9, 2024 by crunchee

[gorch]

10 hours ago, BTMN said:

Ended up not getting this after all. 🤪🫣😎

That’s a miss, really. 😎

[Camstone]

I never made any commitments to the challenge.

Only four new acquisitions for 2024.