Gas

gaffmaster

I'm an idiot.... what does GAS mean?

The Boarder Man

To me it means: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
i.e. A somewhat cumpulsive desire to buy stuff. Normally relating to guitar gear.

Karl Hungus

It's a communicable disease that you can get by hanging around the Instruments board too much. Symptoms are usually an obsessive need to buy more guitars, amps, effects and other musical related gear. Other symptoms include taking lots of pictures, and talking a lot about said gear instead of actually playing it.

Slaanesh

Hehe, I didn't know what GAS meant either.

Karl Hungus

Slaanesh wrote:

Hehe, I didn't know what GAS meant either.

We all have to find out somehow. I asked Doctor J what it meant once.

Ancient1

Doc J is very often the instigator.

Giblet

They used to use it on wholenote and I was surprised to see it appear here.

Quattroste

I've seen the use of the acronym GAS on many sites. I believe it was even referenced on the Simpsons.

"What's the matter Marge?" "It's GAS isin't it" "Is it Marge, is it GAS"

Ok. I'm goin...........

Johnny Storm

Ancient1 wrote:

Doc J is very often the instigator.

This is true

Paladin

Urban Dictionary held the answer for me.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gas

david

Guitargeek.com is where it originated, then spread rapidly to harmony central forums then to whole note

Doctor J

Ancient1 wrote:

Doc J is very often the instigator.

Hey, steady on! I have a medical problem

sei046

gaffmaster wrote:

I'm an idiot.... what does GAS mean?

When you get it....You will know

Karl Hungus

Doctor J wrote:

Hey, steady on! I have a medical problem

Yeah, you're patient zero!

Voodu Child

GAS is when some skank in Japan finds a brand new 2004 J-Custom with maple neck (not a lot of JCs with maple) lying around in the warehouse, and youve just bagged a different JC the day before...GAS is intelligent and evil you see, and preys on you when youre at your weakest...


PS- Someone buy this guitar quick, save my poor credit card!:mad:

Karl Hungus

How much is it?

Voodu Child

A few pints under E1600 (all in) id say, didnt do the sums too carefully cos im not really in a position to buy any more guitars for a while. Ive always liked that model, see the 'real life pics' on ibanezresgister -

Karl Hungus

Thankfully I'm not too phased by it. Maple fretboards are a huge, huge turn-off for me.

Voodu Child

Yeah, if i only had one guitar, it wouldnt have a maple fingerboard (twould be ebony).
I dont have only one guitar though, and variety is the spice of life

Anyway, it wont be finding a home here, its just gas (geddit ) the way you wait ages for a new guitar and two you like come along at once...

Karl Hungus

Yep, true enough. It's like when I nearly blew my amp savings on the Parker. :eek:

sei046

I love maple. love it

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote:

Yep, true enough. It's like when I nearly blew my amp savings on the Parker. :eek:

Heresy man! how many frets did it have? 22 you say?!

wrote:

I love maple. love it

Id nearly try and shift one of my amps to buy it (thats the last new one ill come across id say, and i havent seen any second hand yet), only there doesnt seem to be much of a market for amps here at the moment, judging by the amount of nice gear lying unsold for ages on these pages(and Karls crazy knock down prices for his mesa a few months ago...)

sei046

im always interested in amps!

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote:

Heresy man! how many frets did it have? 22 you say?!

No no, 24 frets. All good.

voodoo_child wrote:

Id nearly try and shift one of my amps to buy it (thats the last new one ill come across id say, and i havent seen any second hand yet), only there doesnt seem to be much of a market for amps here at the moment, judging by the amount of nice gear lying unsold for ages on these pages(and Karls crazy knock down prices for his mesa a few months ago...)

Yeah, seems guitars = good for second hand, but amps = ?

I ended up making nearly enough to afford the Engl, so it all worked out okish in the end. Shipped on Friday, so new toy for my during the week.

Voodu Child

wrote:

im always interested in amps!

Ah well, interest doesnt pay the (j-custom ) bills though does it?
The only one that would generate any interest here would be my mesa studio 22+, but i like it too much to sell. The sophisticated likes of THD dont hold any interest among the fanboys here...(joking...maybe )

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote:

No no, 24 frets. All good.



Yeah, seems guitars = good for second hand, but amps = ?

I ended up making nearly enough to afford the Engl, so it all worked out okish in the end. Shipped on Friday, so new toy for my during the week.

Congrats, J-custom into an ENGL, nice:) I hope you gig with that bloody thing though, its a sin (and a waste of money;)) using an amp like that as a practice amp..

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote:

Congrats, J-custom into an ENGL, nice:) I hope you gig with that bloody thing though, its a sin (and a waste of money;)) using an amp like that as a practice amp..

I hope so too. Besides, I've got the almighty Microcube as a practice amp.

sei046

I gigged my fernandes last night over the tokai. Was my first time using it with the 6101 and it was unreal. Guitars are for bloody playing!

david

Whats the amp bargain voodoo?

Voodu Child

Amp bargain? what amp bargain?

david

Im poor. I just bought a new tele, you can tell me! And im too lazy to read through the 595 music equip ads in the b&s

Voodu Child

Apologies for the paranoia...GAS is a strange beast...:D

david

I think i need to be institutionalised, with this summer job i have I can buy a Les paul standard every month! Damn GAS!

Voodu Child

My advice is to spend it all while you can!!

As soon as you finish school or college or whatever you do, youll still be raking in the moolah, but youll have to be all 'mature' and sh*t, and save your money for mortgages and car insurance etc.

Even worse is the dreaded 'girlfriend/wife syndrome' where a bag of crisps and a quicky behind the bicycle shed is no longer enough, and the lady of your life tries to 'convince' you to spend your disposable income on kettles and hoovers etc... or stupid romantic (ie overpriced) dinners. We all know the famous line 'Is that another new guitar? What about our holiday in xxx?'

As Eddie Hobbs would (or wouldnt, ive no idea who the fecker is TBH..) say - SPEND SPEND SPEND!!

david

Yeah, the gf is claiming her territory already, she 'invited' me out to the cinema next weekend followed by a nice romantic (ie expensive) meal since i got this new job...
I was gonna buy a car, but then I said no because it'll consume all of my income probably on petrol and 3.5k on insurance even though the car itself would only be bout a grand. Im just gonna "invest" my money in guitars instead. I NEED a jap 62 tele and LP standard at least by the end of the summer.

ferdi

whats gas?
THis is GAS! -> http://www.edromanguitars.com/featured/wbg.htm
whats everyone's favorite (if any)
i lurve the look of the mystery-caster for some reason

david

Ed Roman's a wanker

ferdi

freakonaleashx wrote:

Ed Roman's a wanker

i never met him so i cant tell

david

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054914854&referrerid=59211

Voodu Child

Edit-freaks link pretty much sums up what i was getting at

ferdi

eh, i wasnt commenting on his personality, just that he makes nice lookin guitars. jesus, alot of agro going around, chill out lads.

Shanannigan

i see one can't talk about GAS without eventually gettin round to postin pics of their Aquisitions

david

Acquisitions eh?

david

Heres a better pic except mine is black like the first shot. '62 RI CIJ tele custom



:eek: GASSSSSSSSS :eek:

Voodu Child

Aquisitions eh?


Edit-new pics.

david

Unusual to say the least, you buy it?

Voodu Child

Yeah.

g5hn710m4xpdwy

I thought it ment "Guitars Are Sexy"...

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote:

Aquisitions eh?


Edit-new pics.

Oooh, I like that! 'Tis got Pacman on it, so what's not to love?

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote:

Oooh, I like that! 'Tis got Pacman on it, so what's not to love?

Haha, never even spotted the resemblance. Ah good old pacman....them were the days...

Tis a nice guitar alright, thanks. Theres so many of those 'bog-standard' J-Customs floating around these days Karl that i figured i should get something a little more special...:p

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote:

Tis a nice guitar alright, thanks. Theres so many of those 'bog-standard' J-Customs floating around these days Karl that i figured i should get something a little more special...:p

True, but even in spite of the maple fretboard, it's quite spectacular. Where in god's name did you get it? I'd honestly love something that whackey. Infact, I was looking on ebay a while ago to see if there was any of those John Petrucci Ibanez models floating about. Those were funky.