Ending G.A.S.: here is my 12-step program

[BassGirl1122]

oh lord, I am guilty for just about them all...so I guess I got GAS bad! lol!

 

[TheMutt]

1. Admission
2. Asking for help
3. Leaning on friends and family for support
4. Life assessment
5. Accepting responsibility
6. Getting rid of old ways of thinking
7. Joining an organization
8. Amending past wrongdoings
9. Forgiving past transgressions
10. Looking forward to the future
11. ??????????????? (no memory of what transpires)
12. Realization that you have gone through this process only to further con those involved into getting what you wanted in the first place.

 

[BassGirl1122]

what's really helped with this GAS thing with me tho is the fact I don't have a job or money. So, not buying another bass is easy for now..I just drool, beg and try to figure out what in my house can I sell to get it! lol!
hummmm maybe sell my vehicle! lol! j/k

 

[kingpin2512]

I actually have a reason for GAS now though. My head just crapped out.

 

[BassGirl1122]

I actually have a reason for GAS now though. My head just crapped out.

mine has been doing that for the past hour or so. I guess it's my cue to go to bed!

 

[Surly]

Yes I am a hobbyist, I am a software engineer and jam for fun, and also to cut myself off of the crap (I put the headphones on, then play, it's a bubble).

But it does not mean I don't like nice things. And even if it is a hobby, it does not mean I cannot get myself a nicer bass one of these days.

But trimming down the herd is a good thing to do, before getting something new.

Wife started freaking out when she saw me buy 1, 2, 3, 4 basses, then one amp, then a stack, then effects, etc...

So selling one bass, one amp, the effects I don't use (all except the Chorus), allowed me to prepare the way for a new bass.

But I have 11 more days to go.

Wow you sound a lot like me, software engineer and all!!

you'll be fine!

 

[NickInMesa]

what's really helped with this GAS thing with me tho is the fact I don't have a job or money. So, not buying another bass is easy for now..I just drool, beg and try to figure out what in my house can I sell to get it! lol!
hummmm maybe sell my vehicle! lol! j/k

Same here. When I was 15, without any money of my own, all I had was a poorly setup P Squier and a beatup old Peavey amp.

There was no GAS to speak of.