My interest in gear increases when I'm at a creative standstill, like a pendulum. If I'm writing, gigging, recording, learning new things, going to shows, etc I'm less invested in the minutiae of gear. The moment I'm focusing less on the art itself, I'm reading about speaker dust caps, zinc vs nickel hardware, and pining for that Custom Shop Telecaster I saw on social media. Advice- swing the pendulum back towards doing, learning, making, experiencing.

I have definitely experienced #6. I went to GC and played a bunch of USA made Strats at $2k and up and realized even more how awesome my Strat is.

Oh my, couldn’t agree more with “go to a big box store”…I always come home and appreciate what I have.

Just save up for what you want. Once I got the guitars I wanted I stopped buying stuff I didn’t need. Took some time but I’m glad I did it that way.

I’ve just gone through a period of culling gear and after much trading, selling and swapping, I’ve ended up with more guitars than I started with!! How?! Why?!

My GAS cure was building a guitar myself. Whether you do a parts caster, a kit, or (the way I did it) build from scratch, you very quickly realize that you have so much control over the guitar that the likely less-than-factory quality finish is made up for by the perfect specs. The more time you spend on making the guitar, the more connection you'll have with it. I have some nice guitars I really like. But when I had to pick just *one* to take with me when I moved out temporarily for a few months, I picked the one I built and it wasn't really even a thought.

Nice!! GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome) is over, now I have GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome).

As a Tele/P Bass guy one thing I love about first generation P basses (single coils) and Esquires and Teles is how simple the pickguard swaps are and how much it makes it look like a "new" guitar/bass. Sometimes it's enough to just give your old faithful instruments a new look for a little bit. For my P basses and my Tele I have multiple guards that I can swap out (or on my CS 55 P run it with no guard at all) just to change the look a bit.

GAS victims need a national organization like "GA" (guitars anonymous) so we can support each other, like attempting to dissuade a player from getting another instrument (just for looks) and then support them after they do get the new gear so they don't feel bad. Like you 2 guys. Lol

Reverb used prices and constant new guitar price increases in general have definitely cooled things for me. If I'm "shopping" online and there's any hesitation at all I use that as a chance to stop and evaluate my current collection, which usually leads me back to playing one and letting the moment pass. For a little while at least.

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” Oscar Wilde, who by all accounts suffered from terrible GAS.

Best cure for gas is to sell all those guitars sitting around and buy the one expensive guitar you want. I think most players would already have their "dream guitar" if they'd stop spending money on a bunch of "almost dream" guitars. Trust me, I'm just as guilty of this as the next guy but I'm breaking away from the whole "It's a good deal" mindset into more of the "What will I use this for?" mindset, which does curb a lot of purchases. Sure that Maz18 might be $1000 but when am I actually going to find time to play it?

These are actually pretty great suggestions. It’s really a psychological thing and you guys nailed it. I have done pretty much everything you are describing.

Great video! Whenever I go down the rabbit hole watching amp and pedal reviews and start dying to buy something new, I watch reviews and demos for gear I own. It gets me excited to tweak a knob or a patch cable on something I already paid for!

Hey fellas, All of your recommendations are absolutely correct and I do a lot of the mind games/tricks sometimes daily, but it’s really difficult when I’m looking at what’s on the wall behind you… I really like the Strat. And the Tele and the LP - pretty much all of them. I’m going shopping.

These guys are a hoot and informative to boot.

Awesome and very helpful video! Each point super valid and useful. I follow a lot of these myself and it does aid in calming the gas within me (that statement sounds weird and funny at the same time haha). I'd like to add one more and say that learning a new song can also aid in that too; it's not a new guitar, but it is something new that you're doing on the instrument.

Love you guys, great video, excellent content!

I totally have GAS, bought a LP custom and one other within the same week. I have some sold some really great guitars in the past and I am not doing that again. Is there too many guitars sure but I have not hit that number yet. Cheers brother I love the channel and enjoy the humor in the morning!! Thanks..........Should I have picked a cheaper passion, NOPE. Playing guitars is the greatest past time.

Excellent list.

It’s not having what you want, it’s wanting what you got!

With regard to the internet Baxter is right on the money. A while ago I stopped looking at Sweetwater and Reverb and all the rest. Started taking some lessons and playing more. Now after over 30 years of playing, I've finally started jamming in the basement with other people instead of a boom box or Apple Music. It is way fun. Hoping to get enough songs down so we can have a party and play for our families and friends. And I have found that all I really need is a Stratocaster and a Princeton Reverb. For now I'm keeping everything though cuz it just looks cool in my basement

I've had the cheap guitar/big box experience, but I also played a secondhand Custom Shop Tele in a decent shop on Denmark Street, London, and was so underwhelmed it made appreciate my 15 year old USA Deluxe Tele more!

Great video! I had bad gas in 2021.i totally reworked my man cave last year, and by October, I had purchased seven guitars and 2 basses! My girlfriend was teasing me about buying three more, to make it one for each month of the year. I love my collection, all player grade guitars. But it was a lot of cash!

Great video as always! : )

I resemble that remark. I have one closet in my house for the Guitars/amps/pedals/stuff. When the closet gets full, its time to change things out. The closet is now more than full, as some cases are double stacked. I am breaking my own rules.

up until recent years I had the basic intermediate rig we all know and love. I cleaned house to start my collection during quarantine with one rule: don't buy 2 pieces of gear that sound the same. I think for me at least it's a good disciplinary measure to keep me from buying 3-4 of the same guitar in different colors. and amp wise its diversified my sound so much that effects pedals are a thing of past. it's funny how with that rule I can afford to buy real fenders and Gibsons and boutique amps and somehow at the end of the year I spent less than on my hoarding of mid priced gear.

I watch demos of the gear I already have to see people use them in ways I never thought of. It turns old gear into new gear.

All good points (although getting back into a band actually saw me buying new gear!) - but #10 is definitely the simplest and most effective! 🤣I didn't buy a new guitar for probably 20 years. Then I started watching KZfaq guitar channels and I suddenly "needed" new ones!...😉I'm not complaining though - I really enjoy all the guitars I've bought. The last few years have been something of a "golden age" for high-quality more affordable instruments, making it an ideal time for trying different types without breaking the bank. However, the recent price rises (not just in guitars) have forced me to think twice about buying another for quite a while. I'd also add a #11 to the list: don't think getting a new guitar will magically make you a better player. Odds on - it won't, sadly...

I know Baxter, Jonathan. It's a guitar blog. You mentioned the Superbowl, funny no flags till the last 2 mins. Makes me wonder. Great show!!

Joking aside great points guys...I find when I start to get stale or bored w what or how I'm playing I'll change around the gear I have and think fresh direction...look for ways to get that thing u are gassing for outa the gear u already possess...also a day or 2 off from playing always seems to restart my creativity...clears out all the noodling clutter in my head etc... often when I play my best...hope it works for others as well

I recently moved to a Velcro less board allowing quick changes to my pedals and gear, sort of a less static approach. Going Velcro less will open up a whole new world since your guitars sound way different pending your pedal configurations. Loopers and drum machines are really cool since you focus more on the practicing and sound, than the equipment. Most my guitars keep moving up in price so it's harder to sell them for now. If you do buy gear try to buy it used at a reduced price or on sale.

My solution was to start building partscasters and cigar box guitars. Unfortunately, this caused me to start having GAS for tools and parts.

I just swapped out neck pickup in my 73 Tele- like a new guitar now!. Now looking to see which guitar in my collection deserves a P-90!

I have to say. Bought my first Tube amp home yesteray. Hooooooooooooooooooly. If you've only ever played digital, and you have GAS, find yourself a nice Tube combo, small enought that you can play at home, and just love it with everything you have. I feel like I'll never need a guitar ever again.

Great tips. When I start to feel full I will trade out guitars. I'm primarily a Strat guy so I'll play the the Tele or Les Paul for a week.

I've found that having some gear tucked away (guitar, pedals, amps) that I don't see for a while can really help out. Basically swapping out the whole "studio" (practice area in my basement) every now and then really helps out. Of course, this method necessitates having a lot of gear in the first place... so... maybe not the best approach

Good subject fellas

i was already a very minimalist person when i got into guitar so i made sure that my first would have everything i wanted and it'd never be something i'd look at and think about what i "really want" someday. it cost a bit more upfront but was cheaper than buying it later at a higher price on top of some inexpensive compromise. there's also that saying, "beware the man with one gun- he knows how to use it". i'd rather the kind of artist you associate with a "signature" guitar/look than just another guy with an impractically massive collection of instruments they never get around to playing.

Really feel that number nine. I've noticed far too many times that I will go out and buy a new six string whenever something looks shiny and lovely, even though I play bass when I play out (even though I haven't since covid hit. it is a sadness) and I feel pretty much satisfied with my Japanese p Bass clone.I have to add that for me number eleven is take up woodworking. Sure you'll be scouring craigslist for beat up old furniture in hopes of finding a mahogany table that you can make a one piece body out of but you won't be hanging out in the guitar shops all the time until you go looking for pickups and tuning machines.

This is a timely video. I just got a new guitar for Christmas. Since then I have bought a Tone King Amp, an ES-339 and built a partscaster. There is another guitar on Facebook Marketplace calling my name as well. I need help.

I too..... am suffering from g.a.s. ty for ur help

The best way to stop GAS is to stop watching guitar reviews on KZfaq. Before KZfaq I had 3 guitars and was content, but now I've got 10, and still have 3 on my wishlist.

Thank you, nice video!! What about gear you own that you’ve had set up well and feels good, maybe you’ve upgraded pickups…..and then you’ve got a better version or more original version. How do you price those “cheaper” guitars when trying to sell them (with the good setups and upgrades)? Thanks

Great advice fellas. I suggest people do their homework before purchasing. Find out what fits you best, neck size, radius, length and body shape. Comfort makes the difference. As a southpaw, it's not easy to find every guitar id'e like to try. So knowing what works for me is important. Cheers!!!

My wife should have never let me have my own "Guitar Room".... Now it's full, too! :o

I went to a well known shop in my area to look for a nice guitar. Played some Martins, Collings, and Santa Cruz, nice guitars I'm sure. But they were all so grungy from others playing them that I just got so turned off by it, I went home empty handed, and been playing my clean GS mini ever since.

I had a #6 experience once. I'd always coveted a J-200. Played one once and it wasn't what I'd expected.

My cure is a bucket list. Has 10 items in it and I got 9 of them, so I am ONE freaking step away from NIRVANA! Here is the list in full: 1. Get a top valve amp - SL Amps NewDrive Reverb 50W (in the making, will arrive shortly) 2. Get a top non-valve amp - I have a Boss Katana 100 212 and I am happy - it freaking rips! 3. Get a top dual humbucker non-trem guitar - KD Pandora 4. Get a top telecaster - KD Black Magic 5. Get a top P90 loaded guitar - KD Picassa 6. Get a strat - MIM strat, 70s - plays like butter 7. Get a few OD pedals - The Dane, Looking Glass, ODR-1 8. Get a delay pedal - TC flashback, mk. 1 9. Get a looper - Boss RC-1 looper 10. Get a Gibson J-200 (Studio or regular)

I’m down to 9 because I sold my 80s Kramer and now I regret it, they’re like old friends and I miss them when they’re gone. On the flip side I’m glad it went to someone that really wanted it, they’ll play it more then I did

I had GAS real bad and at one point I had at least a dozen guitars. I play almost exclusively metal and yet, every guitar was set up for E standard. I had to have a binder to write down when I changed strings last on each guitar and I only really had one great guitar the rest were ok or good at best. I decided It was important to me to be a player more than a collector so I set a goal to turn my 12 or so ok to good guitars into a few great guitars. Now I have 2 keisels, a MiJ ESP horizon, and an LTD Mh-1000 Evertune as my backup/ beater and still have the same 2 acoustics. I'd like to flip the low end fender acoustics into a low to mid Taylor acoustic.... but that's not a priority. So I'm now at less than half of what I once had and I play them all at least an hour a week each. So how did I cure GaS? 1. Focused on the type of guitar I need to play how I want. For me its a twin humbucker 24 fret doublecut guitar 2. Got rid of all my guitars that I didn't Love and kept selling 2 to buy one until I ended up with a core of great guitars. 3. Got focused on my playing over what gear I was playing. Everything I own is good enough on it's own to do everything I need, with the exeption of I can't use my THR5 practice amp to do a show but I've got my 100w amp for that. cutting way back on quantity and focusing on quality, I enjoy doing the guitar maintenance again.

Best advice is letting some other guitarist play through your rig/pedals. Let him/her change the settings and do their thing. It’s great to actually listen & you will actually think… dam! This sounds amazing. Might save you a lot of money

Great list! I would add: one great piece of gear > multiple mediocre pieces. A good modeler also scratches a lot of itches in terms of amp GAS

That's awesome... Go to guitar center to turn you off from buying a guitar. They are not joking . This Works! Wouldn't have worked in the early days , but it sure works now. Thank you guys.

The Lord of the Rings Commercial was amazing! Planning a wedding has been my cure for GAS. Because if not, I would probably have a Jazzmaster in my tiny room ready to be played.

Speaking of GAS as I don’t have a 5 w amp,I just pre ordered a Magnatone Starlite(Starlight?) pretty excited about getting tube amp # 9 ha ha

I've always had Guitar Acq Syn. But when I'd decided to stop with guitars, I went on to guitar amps. I went for one year without buying any guitars and moved on to pedals. Now I'm at a point where I don't need guitars, amps and pedals. I still look at guitars online. Watch youtube vids on guitars, but I think I've cured myself of GAS. After 35 years of 355 guitars in my life, I think I'm done.

Best video!!!

Baxter making wife jokes is THE BEST

Wait - I thought GAS was "Gear Acquisition Syndrome" - much more difficult to remedy with all the cool pedals out there today!!

Also, a cure for GAS is just putting money aside - even if that means saving for it - and slowly buying the guitars on your bucket list.

Watching prices go up. This cures my guitar acquisition syndrome

Bengals fan here too. Next year!

I have experienced the what guitar and amp would take to a island. I was hurred to Australia . Left every thing at home. It didnt turn out that bad I found cheap guitar set them up and gave several away . The guitars turned out pretty good. I do miss my guitars and cant wait to get home. But their safe and not being destroyed while shipping. And found some very cheap projects .

You can never have enough!

I haven't wanted another guitar since I got my Fender Custom Shop GT 11 from Sweetwater a year and half ago.

I started building my own Strats, hunting for particular necks, bodies and hardware. I still buy guitars but not as much since I started my hobby.

I’m attempting to delete my reverb my account, oddly difficult! It’s super tempting and eventually you buy something. I also deleted my the link to musicians friend. But not sweet water, I bought a les Paul standard on Saturday🤦🏻‍♂️I am four days sober from looking at gear from reverb. I had time to polish and completely clean my other les Paul’s while I wait for the new one🥰

Divert your GAS by booking a couple studio sessions. There you're spending equivalent cash on something productive and creative using the great gear you already own and you'll end up with something for posterity that could conceivably end up generating more cash with which to buy more stuff !!!.

I’ve thought of everything you’ve said right before I clicked the buy button on the 10 guitars I bought in the past 20 months. Somebody please snap me out of this lol

The most effective way to cure GAS: 1. Keep buying gear until you own everything you want/need 2. Keep buying gear until you have no money

Stop watching gear reviews, KZfaq is a double edged sword in that we are all guilty of wanting the latest gear just because some reviewers claim that it is the best ever! Having fallen victim to this form of GAS, i only watch reviews of gear that is of interest, and by a reviewer that has bought the item, and not been gifted it by the manufacturer. Once you have GAS, only you can control it, be content with what you have todays must buys are no better than the ones you already have.

When the GAS urge hits hard, I will change my pick guard. I have 5 different ones, each gives a different look.

I’ve found that the best way is with buyer’s remorse.

Over the last several months I've sold about 15 guitars...replaced them with 11 Gibson's (lol fml). Just replaced a cruddy Marshall solid state head with an amazing EVH 5150iii EL34 50w ($180 for the Marshall + another 15% off) The amp replacement made me reevaluate the pedal situation. I placed 12 pedals up for sale. Some were in use, some were not being used whatsoever. I've got 2 guitars that are guaranteed sold and 2 more that I have advertised, but omg my local market is rough and shipping out of AK is a PITA, especially for V's. All this and I'm planning to pickup...another Gibson Les Paul CS limited run, ugh LOL The GAS is strong 😆

So, I still have my first guitar which was a 1992 Gibson Les Paul Studio alpine white which has now yellowed real nicely. But I’ve probably only taken it out of its case twice in the last three or four years. I’ve been thinking about selling it for something I’ll play more, but I’m afraid I’ll regret it! What do you guys think?

I wont be done until I finally get my hands on an Ibanez SRC6. I’ve been looking for years. I’d literally trade half of what I own for one of them. Given it’s in good shape of course.

I've been GASsed out recently, thought it might be a lingering effect of Covid, was going to ask my doctor about it. Then I bought an ES-339 and a Les Paul. NOW I'm done .....

⚓️ Thanks Casino 😎

Went to a guitar shop the other day. Decided my guitars were better. Job done. ✔

Hey I think this I probably not what either of you guys love. But I watch every video and trust me I think you’ll appreciate it. Check out the new turnstile record glow on. It’s nuts! Also still waiting for my silver sky

I'm typically a Strat player and my buying and selling seems to always revolve around trying to find a humbucker guitar that I can dig for more than a couple weeks. Done les Pauls, 335s, PRSs, just so many great instruments that I haven't been able to connect to so I keep trying new stuff and selling the old.

nr : 11 = just be satisfied with what you have at the moment and remember : to make good music you better focus on practise and study you're musictheory , this will make you a better guitarplayer , it's not in the gear but in you're hands , heart and head ( displine and determination ) .

Just realised Jonathan said “put some Lemon Oil on the fretboard”. I thought he put some Luminol on the fretboard which made me wonder what his friend had been doing with it?!?! 🤣😆🤣

I have some type of attachment to every guitar I own. Selling just doesn't sound like a good idea. But.....I have recently purchased my last guitar. :)

#1: watch Andy’s demo on the gear you already own

On point number 2, my gas was pretty much cured by selling stuff I wasn't playing. If this guitar that I just wanted so badly at the time is now this thing I can't seem to get rid of (selling stuff sucks), it can very easily happen with the next guitar. So chose wisely. I went from about 10 down to 5 (including one acoustic and one bass) and I have had zero desire for a new/different guitar for a couple of years now.

I mostly just build my own now. For about 1K I can can have an amazing instrument that plays as well as anything I could buy.

Agree about playing with others. Gets you away from browsing for new guitars and focused on what it takes to collaborate with others.

I have sold, traded, swapped for other guitars, amps and gear but unfortunately I also rescue, rebuild or Build/assemble anywhere from 3 to 6 instuments a year that I offer at cost or as donation when possible to Kids, Seniors, Vets and Charities.

I tried curing my GAS by branching out into other instruments. I wanted a Jaguar but a friend was selling some instruments so I bought two trumpets, a clarinet, and a violin. Didn’t think about another guitar for six months. The Jaguar started creeping into my head again so I bought a Squier Affinity P Bass thinking that would help. Nope… all it’s made me do is want another bass. I don’t know, maybe I should buy a tuba? Will that help?

I bought a slide ring and put some pure nickel strings on my acoustic/electric. GAS averted for the time being.

Whenn I got GAS, I just look at my bank account, then GAS is over 😂 Greetings from Germany

Beano. Beano does a wonderful job.

4:17 is exactly what happened to me last weekend when i went to my nearest GC. All the guitars had sharp fret edges, horrible intonation and fret buzzing all over the neck. I was so uninspired and felt really crappy about guitars in general. Then came back home to my CV Strat and felt better.

Not looking for a cure, but thanks for tip. Lol!!

I don't suffer from GAS. I revel in every second and junker of it. They all end up sounding wonderful.

It's called appreciating and loving what you have and getting rid of everything else. How much crap do you really need?

I was going to buy a guitar I didn’t need ( I need it), but then Fender raised their prices. I was mad at first but now I have some money to save for when I really need.

#11: Buy a Helix. It has totally cured me of amp and pedal lust, and has effectively saved me thousands! I still have to be careful in guitar shops though...there’s too many great guitars out there!!