2026 Gear Abstinence Thread

[Mrbigstuff]

3 hours ago, SimonK said:

I would say band purchases count as a fail - I have periodically taken great delight in buying pieces of PA, microphones, and even stage lights for band usage, and my wife (who is the ultimate authority) has counted all of these as GAS related!

Well if there’s precedent…..

[Mrbigstuff]

1 hour ago, AndyTravis said:

Deffo out. Glad I didn’t enter and embarrass myself again 😆

I want to say how embarrassing it is for you to admit purchase of a 6 string guitar on a bass site, but I have Gibson SG GAS 😂

[msb]

10 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Umm, look where I live.  There's the internet, couriers and road trips.  That's a dangerous false sense of security you've got there.  My top tip - stay the flock out of of Facebook Marketplace.  That has been the source of many a "damn, that's a good price, and it's only 3-5 hours away..." shenanigans for me.

I’ve managed to stop buying stuff simply because it was a great deal. Now I tend to msg a friend that might appreciate the deal. I’ve been called the expensive friend.

[Shockwave]

I managed multiple tier 2 infringments last year. But managed to stay the course for tier 1 completion. 

 

I fully expect to break tier 2 again. But tier 1 is a possibility NAMM depending....

 

Signing up. 

[Quatschmacher]

7 hours ago, msb said:

I’ve managed to stop buying stuff simply because it was a great deal. Now I tend to msg a friend that might appreciate the deal. I’ve been called the expensive friend.

This is me too.

 

 

[ezbass]

8 hours ago, msb said:

I’ve managed to stop buying stuff simply because it was a great deal. Now I tend to msg a friend that might appreciate the deal. I’ve been called the expensive friend.

I have been described by friends as a bad man in this respect too. Living vicariously through other folks’ purchases is a legitimate way to avoid personally acting on GAS I find.

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

I have been described by friends as a bad man in this respect too. Living vicariously through other folks’ purchases is a legitimate way to avoid personally acting on GAS I find.

 

Does that mean you're in an' a'?  Or are you just staying in the public gallery?

[AndyTravis]

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Does that mean you're in an' a'?  Or are you just staying in the public gallery?

Oh, go on, add me in and I’ll actually try to fail, which probably means I’ll have another gear-less year.