yeah see im the total opposite, gear inspires me and i would get bored with just one rig, usually every day i pick a different guitar, amp, boost and speaker and just see what happens, its the noodling trying different setups where 95% of my riffs come from.
Ah yeah, I’ve always been the same way.
When I started out playing in 2000, all I could afford was a Zoom 505II, a Stranger 20-watt combo and a Gibtone Stratocaster clone. I didn’t even get to play a tube amp till I was 34 years old.
And since then, I’ve been bitten by the bug. Tried out tonnes of gear, and I always feel like a kid with a new toy when something crosses the threshold of my house.
Perhaps my priorities have shifted though. I’m now in my early 40s, maybe another 20 years to go till retirement. I’m married too, and that’s a huge responsibility.
Perhaps most importantly, I’ve reconciled myself to the fact that I never really had a shot at making it as a musician, and it’s probably a good thing too, seeing how the industry has changed. I think being realistic is important, as is keeping your feet on the ground.
At some stage, I even thought I could do gear demos and make some money. Sadly, my skills were lacklustre and I anyway could not keep up with guys who had gear being shipped to them by amp manufacturers to review for free.
Not to brag, but I have some really nice stuff too. Stuff I could never imagine owning when I picked up guitar at 20.
Life has been kind, but I don’t want to put myself in a position where I am hard-pressed to feed my family or even retain my gear should bad times come.
Hence the thread for civil discussion, lest anyone else be ADIDAG (All Day I Dream About Gear) lol
