Les' 6 Stages of Guitar Ownership

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I was thinking about GAS, and realized that as with other psychological events, there are...

The Six Stages Of Guitar Ownership:



  1. Disbelief - You can’t believe how cool this guitar is, and you MUST have it.
  2. Honeymoon - Is this the most incredible, amazing guitar you’ve ever owned, or what?
  3. Guilt - Uh oh, the bill came. You shouldn’t have bought it and you’re a bad person.
  4. Acceptance - it’s Your #1 - Oh yeah, it’s a great axe.
  5. Indifference - Just A Guitar - It’s your gigging guitar. It could use a polishing up.
  6. Negotiation - eBay.



NOTE: It has come to this writer's attention that some folks are taking this satirical post intended to poke fun at our guitar culture as though I am being serious.

Hey! Wake up! It's supposed to be lighthearted satire!
 
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Is this an omen? Did you just use literary foreshadowing? If so, your 9th grade English teacher would be so proud. :biggrin:
 
Boogie said:
Is this an omen? Did you just use literary foreshadowing? If so, your 9th grade English teacher would be so proud. :biggrin:
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Hahaha!

My 9th grade English teacher loved me.

But no, not foreshadowing. Just trying to be exceedingly clever and failing miserably.
 
The Six Stages of my first PRS Ownership:

1.Disbelief - What is that hanging on the wall of GC? I've never seen birds on the neck. I'm blowing my whole tax return but I'm getting it anyway.
2.Honeymoon - I don't even know what model it is but I'm loving every minute I play it. Can't play it enough.
3.Guilt - Never happened. Not even a second. Oh, I paid cash.
4.Acceptance - From the first time I played it...it's still my favorite (it's in my avatar).
5.Indifference - Hasn't happened. Hope it never does.
6.Negotiation - eBay? C'mon Man! It will be burried with me.
 
Since I have been getting PRS and a guitar that starts with "K" I seem to be missing #5 and #6 all the time :)

LSchefman said:
I was thinking about GAS, and realized that as with other psychological events, there are...

The Six Stages Of Guitar Ownership:



  1. Disbelief - You can’t believe how cool this guitar is, and you MUST have it.
  2. Honeymoon - Is this the most incredible, amazing guitar you’ve ever owned, or what?
  3. Guilt - Uh oh, the bill came. You shouldn’t have bought it and you’re a bad person.
  4. Acceptance - it’s Your #1 - Oh yeah, it’s a great axe.
  5. Indifference - Just A Guitar - It’s your gigging guitar. It could use a polishing up.
  6. Negotiation - eBay.
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Sorry Les but your theory is flawed. 1 decide what your next prs shall be. 2 change your mind if you find a great deal on a different prs. 3 purchase. 4. Revisit step 1
 
Very different for me:
1) lust
2) denial - when I think I can resist the inevitable and forget that it exists
3) rationalization - justifying the inevitable
4) acceptance - just buy it
5) elation
6) possessiveness - I rarely let go
 
Sorry guys, but I my information directly from Freud in 1924.

It is well known that Freud was, in addition to being the founder of modern psychiatry, a guitar enthusiast and one of the original members of The Beatles.
 
I don't know, Les, my stages feel different. Mainly because I don't really go looking for guitars.

Occasionally I think "Gee, I really wish I had a guitar that does [whatever]." If I think that on three separate occasions, I get in touch with the builder who is most likely to build an instrument that will do that. (funny, I use the same principle with kitchen gadgets: I don't buy it until I've wanted it on three separate occasions)

The rest of the time nowadays, guitars find me rather than vice versa. A guitar will show up at my door because some builder or dealer just has to know what I think of that guitar.Yeah, of course, the builder/dealer is probably well aware of my propensity for writing the check when I like something. ;)

The whole "#1" or "favorite" thing is somewhat of a foreign concept to me. I own too many extraordinary guitars, most of which have some sort of strong personal resonance, to have a #1 or a favorite. The upside is: I have a lot of über-cool guitars that I'm very fond of. The downside is: it's a ***** when it's time to decide which three I'm going to bring to a gig. :confused:
 
veinbuster said:
Very different for me:
1) lust
2) denial - when I think I can resist the inevitable and forget that it exists
3) rationalization - justifying the inevitable
4) acceptance - just buy it
5) elation
6) possessiveness - I rarely let go
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Trying to adopt this approach.
 
LSchefman said:
Sorry guys, but I my information directly from Freud in 1924.

It is well known that Freud was, in addition to being the founder of modern psychiatry, a guitar enthusiast and one of the original members of The Beatles.
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So he was the person that coined the phrases p***s envy AND PRS envy than?
 
1) Always lookin', Always wantin'.
2) Get some cheddar.
3) Purchase while drunk on ebay.
4) Play it for a minute, declare what a great guitar it is to you guys, and remark about how nothing needs changing.
5) Mod/spray paint/bedazzle/carve my name on it/customize and basically ruin any chance of a future sale.
6) Repeat.
 
LSchefman said:
Dude! The whole thread is supposed to be satire!
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Dude! I know! And you nailed the Freudian thing. I tried to come up with a parallel set of stages for how it all goes down chez KD and just couldn't do it. I'll try again later under the influence of a couple of KD-strength margaritas. :cheers:

In the meantime, don't you have some music to listen to or something? ;)
 
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