Members starfire_Xes Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 ...that falls within the spectrum of GAS disorders? Because I just finished a nice bass, and I am having what seems to be a severe gas attack to build a cool electric guitar with a cocobolo top, Korina body, and all kinds of trick stuff.... but I fear, when that is finished, I'll have to build another....and then another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yes it is in the same spectrum, and one of the side effects is the inability to any longer justify buying guitars that you can build yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members araneida Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 The worst part is when you start to mix parts from your projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shioks76 Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 don't take it as a disorder. Who knows you may just be the next schroeder/prs etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members starfire_Xes Posted January 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yes it is in the same spectrum, and one of the side effects is the inability to any longer justify buying guitars that you can build yourself. Yea, im there! In fact Im looking at more tools, and searching for wood sources..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Possibly a bit on the autistic spectrum... ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 It must be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yea, im there! In fact Im looking at more tools, and searching for wood sources..... money for tools, proper ones, can be quite expensive. that is more or less what has been holding up my tele build.. some tools you can make but the specialty stuff really hurts the wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FoonkySteve Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 I really hope not. I thought my normal gear buying GAS was bad enough. I'm just on my first parts project, and im already thinking 'well i've got a spare bridge, neck and a couple of humbuckers here...... That's almost another Guitar! If only i had.....' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 27, 2011 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2011 I really hope not. I thought my normal gear buying GAS was bad enough. I'm just on my first parts project, and im already thinking 'well i've got a spare bridge, neck and a couple of humbuckers here...... That's almost another Guitar! If only i had.....' Yup, you is sick now too:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FoonkySteve Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yup, you is sick now too:cry: Great! That's all i fricken need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yes, it's a new form of GAS:Guitar Assembly Syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members webwarmiller Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 No doubt about it. I've got 6 necks and 3 bodies that I'm at different stages of assembly with. There are some great body builders on Ebay where you can get just about anything you want at really good prices (one of which is tooling up to start necks as well). I like natural oil finished bodies and necks as I like a guitar that looks/feels like wood and not plastic. I can honestly say that I don't get gas over any guitar hanging on a GC's wall. I'm more jealous of someone's handbuilt pinecaster than the most expensive PRS made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Is the obssesive desire to build guitars from parts a disorder..... I hope not or I are disordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yes, and unfortunately if you don't sell off the parts you don't like, you'll start to think "oh, I have a neck, bridge, and pickups... just need a body and I could build another guitar!". Yeah - you build another guitar with a nice body, but a neck, bridge, and pickups that you replaced on your other guitars for good reason. So then you end up with a project completed that you don't like. So you start buying more parts to upgrade it. In the end you're left with a neck, bridge, and pickups leftover... ooh, just need a body and I could build another guitar! *facepalm* Here's the key - GO SLOW! Overthink every step and every decision on color, wood, features, etc. Obsess on the details, and not the building - so you can drag a project out for 3-4 months easily. Otherwise you could end up building 3 guitars a week! Oh, and STAY AWAY FROM WARMOTH.COM!!!! That's a TERRIBLE site! I get sucked in for hours looking at every beautiful piece of wood they have - completed strat bodies and necks. I do virtual builds of Tele's, Strats, and more. I'm lucky if I don't order anything - though I'm left thinking about that flame maple top strat body all day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ballhawk Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Yes, and unfortunately if you don't sell off the parts you don't like, you'll start to think "oh, I have a neck, bridge, and pickups... LOL Are you sure we don't know each other? If I had to actually use up all my parts I think I'd end up with about 12 guitars. But the fun is in the journey. Oh, the arrival isn't bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 I been building them for 40 years and I'm pretty gassed out. I have one I may get to eventually where I'm going to use some Antique purple heart for a neck through body build. I'm not in a hurry though. I got so many decent builds now its like Ihave no real need to build another. I usually just wait till I get board with the sounds I got now then try something radically new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 I'm pretty sure that the obsessive desire to do anything is, by definition, a disorder!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 It is a disease. And there are other diseases that go along with it, one of which you already have. Pack Rat Syndrome (PRS). You mentioned that you already have this and that part. It won't be long before you see parts deals you just can't pass up "because the price is right and you never know..." Another affliction which has been mentioned is Tool Aquisition Syndrome (TRS). When you get one of these diseases the others will soon follow. Me, I don't have a problem. I can quit anytime I want to. I just don't want to. Now how the hell am I gonna pay the electric bill after buying that big chunk of mahogany that I don't need................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Ya I got H.S. Anderson MadCat replica Gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 I must be in bad shape. I started playing around 2002 (@ 39 years old) and within weeks I was digging into my guitar. Then buying more guitars and I started modding, fixer-uppers and making mutts. Over the years I built several guitars, then branched into winding pickups. I gave up on the pickups, but I built 2 Teles last year or so that are forever keepers. Most recently I have been building and finishing effects pedals from scratch It's just a matter of time until I get into amp building and the ensuing shock therapy - then I will be cured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 "Obsession" is a perfume, "Disorder" is a hardcore punk band and the desire to assemble parts-casters is a natural extension of a player's soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deafinoneear Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Make it harder on yourself-- start building from scratch, no necks or bodies bought, just hardwood. It'll slow you down like crazy and it's also more fun in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Make it harder on yourself-- start building from scratch, no necks or bodies bought, just hardwood. It'll slow you down like crazy and it's also more fun in the end. Costs less too.. well, at least in the long run if you figure tool purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Malcolm Ramone Posted January 27, 2011 Members Share Posted January 27, 2011 Ebay doesn't help. I keep finding funky Teisco bodies for $9.99, and I think, "I could make something neat outta that!" They're stacking up!! -Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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