Gear Acquisition Syndrome
- Gear Acquisition Syndrome
Gear Acquisition Syndrome (sometimes Guitar Acquisition Syndrome, both abbreviated to GAS) is a term used to describe an urge to acquire and accumulate lots of gear. This term commonly associated with:
* Guitarists (tend to acquire guitars, guitar amplifiers, pedals, effects processors)
* Keyboard / synth players (keyboards, synthesizers, samplers, effects units, etc)
* Drummers (various drums, percussion, drumsticks)
* Photographers (cameras, its parts and accessories — bodies, lens, mounts, filters, flashes, lighting rig, etc.)
The term "GAS" was coined by Walter Becker in 1996 in his article "G.A.S." in Guitar Player [cite journal
url = http://www.steelydan.com/gas.html
title = G.A.S.
author = Walter Becker
journal = Guitar Player
date = 1996-05-31] as "Guitar Acquisition Syndrome". The term started to be frequently used by guitarists and spread out to other people of creative professions who were familiar with similar tendencies. As it no longer concerned guitars only, GAS became a backronym for "Gear Acquisition Syndrome".
GAS shouldn't be confused with collecting.
GAS is similar in many ways to very mild obsessive compulsive disorder.
Treatment
GAS hasn't received any major medical attention. GAS is not a clinical, but a psychological condition. However, numerous articles address GAS issue and try to propose an methods to plan one's desires, incomes and expenses better.
References
* cite web
url = http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Articles/Avoiding_GAS/
author = Brett Ratner
title = Avoiding Gear Acquisition Syndrome
* http://www.synthmania.com/dealing_with_g_a_s_.htm
* cite book
title = GAS! Living With Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
author = Jay Wright
* cite web
url = http://www.guitar4christ.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=67
author = Stefan Leonhardt
date = 2001-09-04
title = ?
* http://www.steelbender.com/corner7.html
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