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| Hey guys,
I'm a newbie with ovation stuff,...maybe not even a newbie yet because I haven't even received my first ovation yet,...but I think I've caught GAS even though I don't even truly know what it means nor what the acronmyn stands for....All I know is that I really recently purchased an Elite 1778T from Al...and I started going crazy over it,...reading like every post on this forum that contained '1778T',...but now, I've just been looking at all these other nice ovation guitars like Adamas's...and I want them so bad. All i think about are these sweet guitars...constantly on ebay and online surfing and looking at these nice guitars..
Do i have GAS? What does GAS stand for? I don't even know why I'm like this...I haven't even received my 1778T yet(my first decent guitar) |
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Location: big island | Guitar Acquisition Syndrome. yup, face it...you got it. and a baaaad case of it i might add.
extremely contagious with no known cure except perhaps death. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Guitar Aquasition Syndrome
Welcome aboard.
GAS; it's not fatal to anything but your discretionary finances.....I hope! |
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Location: ranson,wva | GUITAR AQUSATION SYNDROME(i know i cant spell) jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | GAS is the acronym for Guitar aquisition Syndrome. It takes many forms such as; Vintage GAS, Slothead GAS, Adamas GAS, Baritone GAS, Solidbody GAS, etc.
Personally I prefer the Wannabe Luthier GAS. Here's a shot of what I just brought home.
What problem? Anybody want to help me unload the truck... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Everyone jump on the newbie!
By try not to look desperate.
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Location: East Tennessee | Welcome juniodude,
GAS; "Guitar Acquisition Syndrome".
You got a great guitar and if you got it from Al you will be pleased with the price and the instrument. What color did you get?
Post pictures when it arrives.
BTW; Woody how do you keep you truck so clean? |
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| oh boo...
I hate getting sick..
Any known medications or home remedies?
bleh.. |
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Location: big island | and it don't matter if you know how to spell it or not. it'll still getcha as is evidenced by the three posts above! |
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| I will definitely post pics when it arrives. It is just plain black because I lead in church sometimes and would get killed if i brought a flaming guitar onto stage=) Unfortunately, I am at school now and will not even get to touch my guitar until April 9th...feels like such a long time away.
For now, I have a bunch of homework, exams, and finals,...and because of this GAS thing, i havent been doing any of it=/ blah.. |
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Location: Up North | I hope you meant May 9th, otherwise you might lose your mind by next April.
GAS
"The only medication is more Ovation" |
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Location: Orange County, California | Guitar Acquisition Syndrome is an illness for which there is no cure, only treatment. we even have our own "program" :p :D :p :D
12 Steps of O&A/A
1. We admitted we were powerless over
GAS—that our lives had become unmanageable (without another guitar).
2. Came to believe that a collection of guitars greater than our own could restore us to sanity. (yeah, Right!)
3. Made a decision to turn our will and credit card numbers over to the care of AL as if we understood him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of our guitars, and how much fun they are to play
5. Admitted to CWK2, to ourselves and to another OFC Member the exact nature of our GAS.
6. Were entirely ready to have AL put us down for a Lost Art Vintage model when they're available.
7. Humbly asked Him to hold our checks until after payday, and not to tell out wives.
8. Made a list of all persons we had given GAS to with our guitars,and became willing to help advise them on their next guitar acquisition
9. Made direct efforts to help such people (with the OFC, AL, Ebay links, etc)wherever possible, except when to do so would jeopardize an amazing deal on a guitar we've been waiting years to get our hands on.
10. Continued to take a personal guitar inventory and when we had GAS promptly sought/traded to fulfill it.
11. Sought through the OFC, Al, and Ebay to improve our collection (even if that means trading and selling off a few guitars to make room for something new), hoping only for knowledge of a great deal when we see it and the assets to acquire it without hassle.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this
message to WOOD BOX guitar players, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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| "I hope you meant May 9th, otherwise you might lose your mind by next April."
True=)
I guess I need to hop on board get some medication then.. |
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| Haha, thanks for the 12 step guide |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "BTW; Woody how do you keep you truck so clean?"
The Hail Storms recently sure have helped a lot!
Welcome J! I have a 1778LX as well, you are in good company. |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by MWoody:
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Personally I prefer the Wannabe Luthier GAS. Here's a shot of what I just brought home.
What problem? Anybody want to help me unload the truck... Holy S%$#! What do you have there Mike? Looks like a score for sure! Man, i wish i had your skills!
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Location: Upper Left USA | I wish I was half as good as I say I am too!
I went to Fred Tebb & Sons today and got a load of "Outs". Blemished, broke and such but excellent for small projects and barbequeing Salmon.
It was a little overboard but it cost the same for a few as it does for the pallet load.
And I'm cheap. |
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Location: Waurika OK | You will enjoy your "T".
I have a black one also. They have a good feeling neck, easy to play. I was playing with several old timers with their Martins and such and one commented "Your guitar sure is loud" this unplugged.
I have played several times with another fellow who has a D35 and I just can't hear the difference. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | mtnbikerfred... you ought to trademark that! Print t-shirts, coozies, calendars, coffee cups, etc. I know of about 6000 people that will be interested.
Then there will be Gas for Gas products, it will be called GAS Aquisition Syndrome.
Damn, my heads starting ti huet,,, |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Thats starting to HURT! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Congratulations. You may have broken the record for the number of posted responses in the first 2 minutes. By now we all know you have GAS and what it means. It is like the common cold, except permanent. There is no cure, but the symptoms are treatable, at substantial cost. New treatments come out annually.
There are a few additional symptoms or stages of the illness that haven't been mentioned:
Taking pictures of your guitar(s) and posting them on this board even if you are computer illiterate;
Expanding the room for your guitars rather than sell guitars to fit the room;
Trying to define categories of Ovations so you can have one of each category, once you realize that there are more models than you could possibly collect;
Buying at least one of each bowl depth;
Becoming conversant in model numbers and abreviations for models;
Going to visit other OFC members hundreds of miles away; and finally,
Joining a bunch of sickoes at the factory tour.
We are a bunch of sickoes. Welcome. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | My wife said I fit right in with this OFC since the 12 Step program describes me perfectly. Unfortunately she also says that you are all Evil people and that I should go back to the Chess website where I belong. (It's Free) I don't agree. Eight definately isn't enough. Any tips on where good hiding places might be, And how to get the UPS delivery past her? She's pretty smart too. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | GAS is good, just remember that, you can never have too many guitars. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | O yeah, and what do I say if she catches me playing a guitar she never saw before? |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Blah....it`s GEAR AQUISITION SYNDROME...and it`s Microphones that U can n`t have too many of...and Cables...Amps.,....Loudspeakers....Money :)
A Few Guitars will not Hurt Either...
(You `ll need something to put in front of them Mics.)
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Location: 6 String Ranch | "Oh I've had this one for a long time, Don't you remember?" |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Do a search. We've had the discussion on how to get past the wife several times. I just saw the estimate for painting our front entry way and suddenly I don't feel guilty about that OFC guitar anymore. |
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Location: big island | mark...did i mention i'm a painter too? :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | When can you get here? We have spots on the wall right now, so I doubt SWMBO will wait very long. |
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Location: big island | until i get there just cover those spots with new guitars. |
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| My guitar is officialy at my house waiting for me to play it...and now my GAS has temporarily gone away...niceness!...i just really really want to touch, listen, play, look, and be mesmerized by my 1778t...i cant wait for this long to play it knowing that it's at home=( |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | I'm New Here. I guess it's not a big suprise the subject of getting past the wife has already come up. Any hints on what I should search under? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | RE: Any hints on what I should search under?
"SWMBO"
"Policy"
"Dave" and "Witko" |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | What does "SWMBO" stand for? |
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Location: south east Michigan | She Who Must Be Obeyed
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BTW... Don't try the.. "Honey! Look what I found on the side of the road!" routine. It don't work. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Doing a search for "wife" turns up 15 pages. DVD started a thread on the topic. Search for the word "justification". You'll find a bunch of excuses for feeding your GAS attack.
Ignore the urge to figure out how Witko justifies his collection. If it weren't for sightings by reliable sources, his wife would have remained a legend. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | Thank You All! This has been extremely helpful imformation. I just wish you told me the "BTW... Don't try the.. "Honey! Look what I found on the side of the road!" routine. It don't work." comment before. It didn't work for me either. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Maybe it should have been, "Honey, look what somebody dropped off in our driveway....." |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | Yeah, Like the UPS Guy. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | "I love you!"
Is always worth a try to derail any kind of c**p you've dug yourself into. Even when it doesn't work. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I've never been home when any of the deliveries have been made. SWMBO always knows they're coming. Maybe for the OFC guitar I'll try to be home when it arrives. |
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I think I caught GAS, but I'm not sure