AXE-FX III took away the appetite to go to guitar shops

[km 202257]

Much is already discussed in the wonderful reviews here how great AXE-FX III is, so one thing I can add as a compliment is: AXE-FX III took away from me the appetite to go to guitar shops.

My weekend hobby used to be hanging around guitar shops, spending 3 hours on watching/trying the gears that I would end up not buying.
After I got an AXE-FX, in front of guitar shops, I find myself not having appetite to go into. I walk away, satisfied with myself saving time for the wonderful journey with my AXE at home. Then I find myself in front of my AXE for 6 hours.

 

[camilovelandiamusic]

Much is already discussed in the wonderful reviews here how great AXE-FX III is, so one thing I can add as a compliment is: AXE-FX III took away from me the appetite to go to guitar shops.

My weekend hobby used to be hanging around guitar shops, spending 3 hours on watching/trying the gears that I would end up not buying.
After I got an AXE-FX, in front of guitar shops, I find myself not having appetite to go into. I walk away, satisfied with myself saving time for the wonderful journey with my AXE at home. Then I find myself in front of my AXE for 6 hours.

Whats a guitar shop?

 

[deathbyguitar]

I no longer care when I see a cool amp in a music store. I just think to myself "I've got that in the Axe already"

 

[dpeterson]

Lack of gear (inventory) and covid did that for me.

 

[TSJMajesty]

They still have guitars in dem guitar shops though, right?

 

[AlGrenadine]

They still have guitars in dem guitar shops though, right?

Only cheap ones, at least in my area ^^

 

[Greg Ferguson]

AXE-FX III took away from me the appetite to go to guitar shops.

Going to Guitar Center on a Saturday morning when the wanna-be rockstars were playing their version of Stairway To Heaven, Smoke on the Water, or their version of anything by AC/DC, did it for me.

 

[skategeezer]

Much is already discussed in the wonderful reviews here how great AXE-FX III is, so one thing I can add as a compliment is: AXE-FX III took away from me the appetite to go to guitar shops.

My weekend hobby used to be hanging around guitar shops, spending 3 hours on watching/trying the gears that I would end up not buying.
After I got an AXE-FX, in front of guitar shops, I find myself not having appetite to go into. I walk away, satisfied with myself saving time for the wonderful journey with my AXE at home. Then I find myself in front of my AXE for 6 hours.

It started with the AX8 for me.
No more GAS just playin.......

 

[km 202257]

They still have guitars in dem guitar shops though, right?

Looks like I’m satisfied with the current lineup of my guitars as of now. If there’s more to come, I guess it would be bespoke guitars

 

[motor_city_smitty]

Going to Guitar Center on a Saturday morning when the wanna-be rockstars were playing their version of Stairway To Heaven, Smoke on the Water, or their version of anything by AC/DC, did it for me.

It sounded like some Free Jazz I heard once except the Free Jazz recordings had people that could actually play their instruments.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Only cheap ones, at least in my area ^^

Hmmm, this store is 5 minutes from my house.
I don't go there much, no point...

 

[sprint]

I don't go much - sometimes just for strings, or to let my granddaughter hammer on the drums for a while - no amps/fx interest me (I have tonnes in Axefx) + I'm a lefty so I saw the dusty lefty guitar they have in the corner when I visited last year (and the year before).

 

[srf399]

Sometimes I don't even go in for strings!! I order them online and use the time I'd take to go to the music store to play my axe

 

[Fro68]

I used to spend most of my time in the amp and effect pedal sections of the forums I frequent. I now rarely visit the amp sections and haven’t been in the pedal sections in probably 2 years or more.
I can honestly say my GAS has been cured when it comes to amps and pedals.
Guitars on the other hand

 

[TSJMajesty]

Guitars on the other hand

Tell me about it!

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

Tell me about it!

:le sigh:

Just this year, after a couple years of "I don't want any more guitars":

 

[guitaryates]

I can relate. I had been obsessed with pedals for years. I've bought and sold a ton of them. I used to spend a lot of my free time researching pedals, hunting down bargains, tweaking with pedals. As soon as I got my FM9 the pedal urge has vanished. It's weird but freeing at the same time. Now I can spend that time doing more productive things, like practicing.

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

I can relate. I had been obsessed with pedals for years. I've bought and sold a ton of them. I used to spend a lot of my free time researching pedals, hunting down bargains, tweaking with pedals. As soon as I got my FM9 the pedal urge has vanished. It's weird but freeing at the same time. Now I can spend that time doing more productive things, like practicing.

Yeah, that's what I thought, too.

Then other things started accumulating....

 

[HerrSquid]

Yeah, I remember when music stores drew me like a moth to a flame. These days? I've generally got better stuff at home than I see in the stores. That's a bittersweet feeling.

 

[2204JCM]

Yeah, I remember when music stores drew me like a moth to a flame. These days? I've generally got better stuff at home than I see in the stores. That's a bittersweet feeling.

Yeah, there aren’t guitars or amps at most stores I’m Jonesing over. Yeah there are more expensive guitars by Gibson, PRS, Fender etc. But they aren’t really better than what I have and don’t suit me as much…