GAS Again! Please talk me out of it!

**rsclosson** · 08-06-2021, 07:29 AM

Played an Ibanez AS53 that I can get real cheap. Surprisingly nice for the $$. I love the spartan design and it sounds and plays much better than I would have expected.

Do I need it? Honestly no. It would strictly be a cure for GAS. I am looking at it as a potentially great backup or "beater," or a mod platform. So it would be a totally unnecessary purchase.

Please feel free to give me a dose of "sanity"!

**Llacrobat** · 08-06-2021, 07:56 AM

Would be insane not to buy it…

**rabbit** · 08-06-2021, 08:06 AM

No one lives forever.

Some lose the ability to play even before they depart.

Do it!

If you feel guilty, do a "good deed."

**GO'C** · 08-06-2021, 08:33 AM

The question I ask myself is this: What is it that I want to do musically that I can’t do with my current instruments? Is there a way to get to that musical result without buying another instrument?

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**Crm114** · 08-06-2021, 08:43 AM

There is no such thing as too many guitars
Go for it

**Christian Miller** · 08-06-2021, 08:58 AM

GAS cannot be cured it can only be medicated. With guitars.

**Gabor** · 08-06-2021, 09:10 AM

I made the mistake once to buy a new AS-53. It was really cheap, but still did not worth the price. Loving on not loving its sound is matter of taste, but the hardware was so crap, I did not experienced similar in the previous decades, not even in the price range of $150 - 200...

I sold it asap.

I hope this helps :-)

**Joeontheguitar** · 08-06-2021, 09:23 AM

Don't buy it. Get one or two good instruments and bond with them.

**rsclosson** · 08-06-2021, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Gabor

I made the mistake once to buy a new AS-53. It was really cheap, but still did not worth the price. Loving on not loving its sound is matter of taste, but the hardware was so crap, I did not experienced similar in the previous decades, not even in the price range of $150 - 200...

I sold it asap.

I hope this helps :-)

Surprised to hear that. It's the first negative thing I have heard about that model. The one I played was actually much nicer than I expected at that price point.

**rsclosson** · 08-06-2021, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by Joeontheguitar

Don't buy it. Get one or two good instruments and bond with them.

I already have several great instruments. This would fill a void in my mind; not in my collection.

**Woody Sound** · 08-06-2021, 10:13 AM

Resist!

**Cunamara** · 08-06-2021, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by rsclosson

I already have several great instruments. This would fill a void in my mind; not in my collection.

And there is the best description of GAS I have ever seen!

it also answers your own question better than anything else.

**citizenk74** · 08-06-2021, 11:17 AM

Just to be fully informed, I sic'ed the Googles on this. Now I want one!

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Seriously. What a bargain. I'd work the back-up angle to assuage any lingering doubts. If and when you no longer have a use for this instrument, sell or gift it to an aspiring student. It's what I do.