Gear Acquisition Syndrome

So, um, this goes back to, to d- to define GAS or gear acquisition syndrome, it's basically sort of like an impulsive drive to buy more stuff thinking that it will take you to your next level of musicianship.

And, and musicians aren't the only ones I've learned, as I've read more about this, that have a syndrome that's sort of like this.

I think, I think people that are sort of addicted to buying shoes, I think that's kind of the same thing.

I think that's along the same line.

Hmm.

Okay.

I'm not a photographer, but I've heard f- uh, photographers describe it with camera equipment pretty similarly.

I could see that, yeah.

And so I think it matters what hobby you're into or what thing you like to spend your money on, 'cause there's probably, it's probably not just musician guitars, amplifiers, keyboards, stuff like that.

I think there are-

Yeah

...

there are analogs to it in other interests, but, um-

Video games for me also files on the-

Video games.

Yeah.

Yeah.

In the studio here in which I record [laughs] our show, and don't do too awful much except y- it's kind of overflow for the gear acquisit- you know, a piece of gear comes into the house, and then this is kind of the room where it floats into.

I see.

You know, 'cause I just need to have my little space here where I can get in front of the microphone, have the computer in front of me, and then I'm good to go.

But shit, [laughs] it looks like, looks like m- my moving boxes just vomited in this room.

[laughs]

You know.

And a lot of it is due to video game stuff, you know.

Like I'd mentioned to you, not on the show I don't think I've mentioned the fact that I bought this cockpit basically to do video games while driving, you know, a steering wheel and pedals and whatnot, and so that's connected to my PlayStation 5.

So, um, this goes back to, to d- to define GAS or gear acquisition syndrome, it's basically sort of like an impulsive drive to buy more stuff thinking that it will take you to your next level of musicianship.

And, and musicians aren't the only ones I've learned, as I've read more about this, that have a syndrome that's sort of like this.

I think, I think people that are sort of addicted to buying shoes, I think that's kind of the same thing.

I think that's along the same line.

Hmm.

Okay.

I'm not a photographer, but I've heard f- uh, photographers describe it with camera equipment pretty similarly.

I could see that, yeah.

And so I think it matters what hobby you're into or what thing you like to spend your money on, 'cause there's probably, it's probably not just musician guitars, amplifiers, keyboards, stuff like that.

I think there are-

Yeah

...

there are analogs to it in other interests, but, um-

Video games for me also files on the-

Video games.

Yeah.

Yeah.

In the studio here in which I record [laughs] our show, and don't do too awful much except y- it's kind of overflow for the gear acquisit- you know, a piece of gear comes into the house, and then this is kind of the room where it floats into.

I see.

You know, 'cause I just need to have my little space here where I can get in front of the microphone, have the computer in front of me, and then I'm good to go.

But shit, [laughs] it looks like, looks like m- my moving boxes just vomited in this room.

[laughs]

You know.

And a lot of it is due to video game stuff, you know.

Like I'd mentioned to you, not on the show I don't think I've mentioned the fact that I bought this cockpit basically to do video games while driving, you know, a steering wheel and pedals and whatnot, and so that's connected to my PlayStation 5.