Oh yes! GAS is real, and seemingly endless. I'm getting better though.
I've had the same two electric guitars for about a decade now, and have no real urge to change them up.
The pedals though. I can't use an amp in the townhouse I'm in, so fell into the rabbit hole of ampless setups. Almost everything is just a new take on a 30-60 year old circuit though, or a model of the same.
I can't handle guitar modelling software. It seems like a really cheap way to go, but it's just endless futzing about. Not only do I need the gear, I need the PC to work too. Nope.
I think somebody once said that this entire industry would fall apart if everybody just learned to use an EQ, and I have to say it feels really accurate. I think I'm almost "done" with gear though, and I can feel my playing getting better as a result.
Happy to note after a couple years using S-Gear that I tinker with it less than I expected and haven't been seriously tempted to buy an amp. I think having the option to try all the presets is satisfying enough, whereas with amps I would always wonder if just one more pedal purchase would find the magic tone. I still need more guitars, though.
I've had the same two electric guitars for about a decade now, and have no real urge to change them up.
The pedals though. I can't use an amp in the townhouse I'm in, so fell into the rabbit hole of ampless setups. Almost everything is just a new take on a 30-60 year old circuit though, or a model of the same.
I can't handle guitar modelling software. It seems like a really cheap way to go, but it's just endless futzing about. Not only do I need the gear, I need the PC to work too. Nope.
I think somebody once said that this entire industry would fall apart if everybody just learned to use an EQ, and I have to say it feels really accurate. I think I'm almost "done" with gear though, and I can feel my playing getting better as a result.