Members BigRoy Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 After over 40 years of playing, I'm down to only one, believe it or not: A Fender Strat w/factory tremolo. It has a natural ash body, RW board, tortoise pg and backplate and DiMarzio Area 58/58/61 combo. It is wired with a five way toggle, master volume and tone, and a pot to dial in the remaining combinations of the pickups which the five way toggle doesn't. The knobs, pickup covers, etc. are creme. It does everything I require a guitar to do and so, I decided I simply didn't need anything else. Believe it or not, GAS attacks left me years ago. See what happens when you get old? Oh, and yes, I do play live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Too many guitars (about 75) and no, don't play live. (didn't really start to learn the instrument in earnest until I was about 25, 25 years ago) There tends to be a general correlation with the more someone gigs out, the more they tend to not have numerous guitars. Lots of exceptions of course (and many of those exceptions are HCEG members), and then also, of course, a rock star might have a castle full of them, but 1) Working musicians often can't afford the excessive indulgence. 2) Working musicians think of their guitars more as tools and prefer the perfect tool over lots of pretty objects This topic needs the results tabulated on a XY graph with a slope intercept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chairborne Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 About 60 guitars and basses, about two gigs per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarmikeb Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 5 and yes. Played for a living for a while, now just 3 days a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beckman Posted December 17, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Too many guitars (about 75) and no, don't play live. (didn't really start to learn the instrument in earnest until I was about 25, 25 years ago) There tends to be a general correlation with the more someone gigs out, the more they tend to not have numerous guitars. Lots of exceptions of course (and many of those exceptions are HCEG members), and then also, of course, a rock star might have a castle full of them, but 1) Working musicians often can't afford the excessive indulgence. 2) Working musicians think of their guitars more as tools and prefer the perfect tool over lots of pretty objects This topic needs the results tabulated on a XY graph with a slope intercept. When this post hits the crapper, I will look it up and make a curve. Maybe we can see a correlation. So far, most posters seem to play somewhere out of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I am 30, I have 11 electrics, one in parts, one on the way (13 total) and one bass. About 10 or 12 pedals, a 100 watt head, 5 wat head, 4x12, 2 small combos and no I don't gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 When this post hits the crapper, I will look it up and make a curve. Maybe we can see a correlation. So far, most posters seem to play somewhere out of the house. With the HCEG forumites, my theory might go in the crapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yngtchie Blacksteen Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have 10 stringed musical instruments, and I do not play live due to a lack of fellow musicians and an active live music scene. I've played live twice, and I very much hope I get the chance to do this regularly in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I'm 37 and have 34 guitars including 5 acoustic and 1 bass. I don't play out as much since getting married and having kids, but hopefully will more once they are older. I also give weekly guitar lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzface37 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 4 guitars (an Ibanez GAX70 w/Duncan JB/Jazz pups, grover tuners, MIA Fender 1952 Reissue Tele, Some kind of old Takamine Acoustic/Electric, and A Washburn D-10 SCE Acoustic/Electric) Yes, I play out a couple of times a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Dobbs Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have 9 now and only play live while Im breathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have 7 guitars. I play live A LOT. I currently have an original rock band, a cover band and I work as sideman for a pop/rock singer. Then I play at church every Sunday morning too.So between all these things, I am playing live around 3 times a week and have practice everyday. As far as making money from it goes: the original band is either no money or sometimes even pay-to-play (have to sell tickets etc)... the cover band does make a little $$, average $50 per night per member. The singer does not really pay for anything except she covers all expenses with rehearsal space, recordings etc, the church does give me a monthly salary, which is very low, but it helps with gas etc... I do it mostly for the love of it, but I am considering cutting some of these projects and focusing on just 1 or 2, probably the original band and the church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 15 guitars, yes I play live about once a week at different venues around town. It's not how I make my living, but I do get paid for my gigs. ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 4 Electrics, 2 acoustics (that I never play). I play in bars (in a 3 piece band) about 4 times a month, sometimes more, sometimes less... not playing out at all in December (until NYE)... sucks. I usually bring at least 2 guitars and usually 3 when I play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 a dozen or so/ Yes I play live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 18 electrics, 2 electric basses, 1 acoustic guitar, 1 acoustic 12-string, 1 banjo, 1 mandolin, 1 ukelele I'm nominally in 3 bands, but each only plays a handfull of times a year (each plays orignal music written by a different principal vocalist/writer). I previously also played guitar/bass in church for about a decade and would like to get back into that, but am currently between churches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psychotronic Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have around 15 at the moment. I gig regularly, and usually bring 2 guitars at a minimum. Never more than 3, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have 5 guitars (3 electric/2 acoustic). Yes I play live - at least once a week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 1 I previously also played guitar/bass in church for about a decade and would like to get back into that, but am currently between churches. We could use a guitar/bass player at our church Brian! The commute would be a bit much though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rich4Once Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have 8 guitars and yes, I gig fairly regularly. I'd say the average is about twice a month. We're all married with families and full-time jobs, so gigging more often than that would start to cut into family obligations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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