Anyone Else Have the Opposite of GAS?

[ShortintheSleeve]

I'm not bored with pedals; I love them, and they're integral to my playing. But whereas I used to almost religiously watch TPS, The JHS Show, and a few YouTube pedal demo channels, eagerly await pedal news on the guitar-based podcasts I listen to, and spend time a few times a week scouring Reverb, over the past year (and especially in 2023), I find I meet most pedal-release news with a shrug and only give passing consideration to buying a new pedal. My board stands as follows:

Tuner -> EQD Park Sound Fuzz -> Wampler Pantheon -> Wampler Tumnus -> JHS PackRat -> Boss Dimension C-Wazacraft, Boss RE-2, Keeley Omniverb. The only two I've ever given any thought to swapping out are the Park Sound Fuzz (for a Muff-style fuzz with mids control) and the RE-2 (for the DD-200), but that would be more to try another flavor for the heck of it than the notion I was somehow upgrading my board.

 

[stormsedge]

shrug

Yes. I have no GAS for additional pedals.

 

[ABetterTelePlayer]

I'm not bored with pedals; I love them, and they're integral to my playing. But whereas I used to almost religiously watch TPS, The JHS Show, and a few YouTube pedal demo channels, eagerly await pedal news on the guitar-based podcasts I listen to, and spend time a few times a week scouring Reverb, over the past year (and especially in 2023), I find I meet most pedal-release news with a shrug and only give passing consideration to buying a new pedal. My board stands as follows:

Tuner -> EQD Park Sound Fuzz -> Wampler Pantheon -> Wampler Tumnus -> JHS PackRat -> Boss Dimension C-Wazacraft, Boss RE-2, Keeley Omniverb. The only two I've ever given any thought to swapping out are the Park Sound Fuzz (for a Muff-style fuzz with mids control) and the RE-2 (for the DD-200), but that would be more to try another flavor for the heck of it than the notion I was somehow upgrading my board.

I go through stages.

First I bought a lot of pedals .. A LOT.

Then I bought a bunch of guitars.

Now I'm buying guitar parts to modify those guitars.

Next I'll move to get a few more tube amps just exclusively for church.

However, no, I've never had the opposite of GAS. Opposite of GAS would be "Sell All Syndrome" wouldn't it? I might just stop buying one day altogether but that is hard to see coming.

 

[KelvinS1965]

Yes, I've gone past the GAS stage for all the gear (guitars, amps and pedals). Mainly as I find that I gig with one main guitar, a small pedalboard and one amp (Fender '64 Custom deluxe). The pedals I thought were hugely different don't really sound that different in a band context, so I striped the board down to a simpler set up. Kind of lost interest after that, so will set some aside to sell. Already sold one amp and have another advertised, a smaller one to put up soon too.

I guess I got to the point where I realised I had more than enough gear and it wasn't making me a better player, or 'inspiring' me to play once the initial honeymoon period was over. Practising more does though and I've been playing a lot more gigs and some solo stuff in the last year. I think that's improved my playing more than buying more gear.

Also I retired early last year, so I'm less able to make purchases on a whim; I have to think it through a lot more to justify and now it rarely results in buying something after the 'thrill' of the research phase.

I often wonder how much better I'd be if I'd just stuck with a couple of guitars, one amp and a few pedals rather than getting distracted (mainly by forums like this if I'm honest ) and buying more gear I didn't really need, but could afford (at the time).

 

[pixeljammer]

I would be just fine with three guitars and an amp with trem and reverb. The only thing I lust after any more is time and talent.

 

[mixmkr 2023]

Helix...if it went down not repairable'. I'd buy a replacement instantly. Pedals are just pretty much a hassle nowadays.

 

[gimmeatele]

When I played bass yes, one bass one amp one cab, when I took up six string it hit me big style!

 

[dreamingtele]

After nailing down the direction of my rig, I pretty much been GAS-free for pedals and amps.

I do a hybrid of tube preamp and digital power amp and speaker IR sims direct to PA and I have the best of both worlds. I also dont do overdrive pedals anymore since I got the right preamp for the gain tones which makes my sound free of stacking overdrive pedals which kills dynamics - anyway - this rig is working great.

I only have 1 guitar at the moment and it’s a CS. And because i want the next guitar to be the same quality/level, I cant just buy anything. I just try to keep my spending geared towards high quality stuff so no impulse buys and that means GAS is at bay.

 

[Grateful Ape]

I've been feeling this about my material possessions in general, of late. I live in a small house, and I've just got too much detritus in my life. I don't have loads of guitars, but I have three amps and a few dozen pedals. If we go beyond guitar stuff, I seem to have a lot of books. Plus an embarrassing amount of CD's.

I'm feeling the need to minimalise.

 

[24 track]

I have every thing I need there is not one single piece of gear that I require , some one asked me yesterday if I was interested in a mixer ,
I told them I have a studio master 16X4X2X4 , a teac 24X8X4X2, in storage 2 Mackie 1604 VLZ, mackie FX16 for sub mixes , I came across a Miedas 32X8X4X2 for 450.00 cdn I could not justify it. and that is just mixers ,3 reel to reels , DAT recorders , digital hard drive recorder, digital data recorders for midi gear
I will be having a massive sale of my excess gear this summer , what do I need 2X 4X12 cabs 1 peavey /1 fender , a 2X15 cab cerwin vega, acoustic 6x12 cab a pair of 4560's and peavey horns and I have not even started ( it gives me a headache thinking of this.)

 

[brookdalebill]

Yes. I have no GAS for additional pedals.

Me to a tee, too!

 

[fretknot]

Cured of GAS, and I used to have it bad... but, I don't play anywhere but home these days, with the exception of an occasional road trip.

I've been in a gear purge phase lately. In the past few months, I've parted with four amps, four guitars, and several smaller items, like speakers, pedals, tubes, guitar parts...In the last year, I have sold off probably twice as much gear.

As of yesterday, I'm down to one '50s Telecaster, and a '68 Custom Vibro Champ Reverb. I'm happy with the simplicity. The only 'pedal' I now own is the two-button foot switch for the tremolo and reverb. There's enough classic Fender tone on tap with this setup to keep me going.

I am, however, on the lookout for a small, all solid wood parlor guitar. A single 0, or 00 sized, and then I will be done. I want to spend more time playing and less time shopping and/or restoring and modding gear.

 

[Telecastoff1]

After 60+ years of playing, I have, at one time or another, owned every amp I ever wanted. A couple years or so ago I began selling off the "excess", and keeping only the amps that I actually need and will use in any given situation and/or venue. I'm down to nine amps now and very pleased with my selection of what to keep. I have no seller's remorse whatsoever. I too, am happiest with just the two-button Reverb-Tremolo (Vibrato) footswitch, but will occasionally utilize a delay pedal when needed. While nine amps might seem like allot to some people, these are merely the tools of this trade....nothing more.

 

[dougbgt6]

I got pedal GAS during lock down. Amazon was great, buy it, try it, send it back! I got through dozens of 'em, some I couldn't understand why people raved about them. I got to know what I liked and now I'm all out of pedal GAS.

Also in lock down I got minor GAS building tele partscasters and swapping pickups around. Then I put 490s on my Epi SG, which led me to buy an LPJ with a P90. And with my old Strat I have a variety of major pickup types and no more pickup GAS.

I have an old Fender Frontman, but last year I bought a Pro Junior, I'd forgotten how good valve amps were! I upgraded the speaker and put in a silly bid on a Blues Junior that I didn't need. Now I have 3 amps, well 4 if you count the Pignose and then there's a couple of headphone amps. And I've just seen a classic Epiphone Valve Junior. It's all starting again!

Doug

 

[JIMMY JAZZMAN]

 

[Killing Floor]

Heather Brown just released a new pedal.

 

[willietheweirdo]

I go through stages.

First I bought a lot of pedals .. A LOT.

Then I bought a bunch of guitars.

Now I'm buying guitar parts to modify those guitars.

Next I'll move to get a few more tube amps just exclusively for church.

However, no, I've never had the opposite of GAS. Opposite of GAS would be "Sell All Syndrome" wouldn't it? I might just stop buying one day altogether but that is hard to see coming.

That would be an opposite. Another opposite of pedal GAS would be gas PEDAL:

 

[regularslinky]

I haven't made a change to my pedalboard in several years. In fact, I have a half dozen or so that I never use and need to put on Reverb.

I haven't bought a guitar in a couple of years either. I have a couple of repair/resurrection projects active, but no real interest in buying more guitars, though I still enjoy shopping. In fact, I would thin the herd if it weren't for sentimental value.

I'm very, very happy with the Quilter Mach 3 amp I bought a couple of years ago. It does everything I could ask of it, so I have zero interest in new amps.

Guess I finally ran out of GAS!

 

[Bruxist]

I think it is the same for other hobbies as well, especially device-centered ones.

I used to be super into knives and multi-tools and flashlights. Now I have ones that meet my needs and preferences and that is good enough.

Every few years I might look at what is new out there, but usually I find I am content with what I have.

 

[Rustbucket]

Technically, the opposite of GAS would be SES (Sell Everything Syndrome). I don’t think that is a raging epidemic around here