Impulse purchase....

[Joeytpg]

....I'm a hair away from buying a guitar on impulse........... the thing is I CAN'T! right now money is VERY tight and I can't.........

any impulse purchases stories of late?

 

[kasperjensen]

Just today I was filling up my car, and when I went to pay for it, I just out of the blue grabbed a can of Red Bull, and said: FUCK IT!!! Drank it in 3 sips too.

Rock N Roll.

 

[Joeytpg]

I prefer low carb Monster!

 

[King Loudness]

Yep,

I went into my local Long and McQuade two days ago after work to look around and kill some time. Long story short I picked up a Martin 0015M acoustic and fell in love with it. I'm going back there this afternoon to put the deposit down on it. I was not planning on another purchase, but I don't presently own a decent acoustic and it'll come in very handy for some gigs and my vacation in August.

 

[guitarnate2000]

That's the great thing about this forum right guys? You are not going to be judged for impulse purchases here thats for sure!

 

[Atropos_Project]

My last impulse purchase, I wound up returning for a refund, so that doesn't count

 

[Joeytpg]

My last impulse purchase, I wound up returning for a refund, so that doesn't count

what happened? what did you get and returned?

 

[squank]

I walked into Elderly yesterday to look a guitar I have been drooling over for a year. I walked out with that one plus another one.

 

[Joeytpg]

I walked into Elderly yesterday to look a guitar I have been drooling over for a year. I walked out with that one plus another one.

haha good!

which guitars?

 

[daver101]

Impulse purchases are the reason I don't go to guitar stores anymore.....

 

[some dude]

The owner of the local guitar shop let his Mesa dealership expire (small market/can't move enough high dollar heads) and was blowing the final products out the door to clear floor space. On Tuesday night he sent me an email giving me a heads up. On Wednesday morning I had a new amp.

I wasn't planning to get an Electra-Dyne... but at $950 for a brand new 27" combo I didn't refuse.

 

[Tone Zone]

I've got an impulse purchase on the way....a new EBMM Steve Morse Y2D. Luckily, there is a return policy in effect so that I can send it back if I'm just not thrilled with it. Joeytpg....which guitar are you looking at?

 

[Tone Zone]

I wasn't planning to get an Electra-Dyne... but at $950 for a brand new 27" combo I didn't refuse.

Wow,...nice score!

 

[Joeytpg]

I've been gasing HEAVILY for this:

Ibanez Artcore AF105 but went out of stock so the GAS "calmed down" thankfully, otherwise I would have gotten it by now.

But last night watching Teles video I fell in love with this 60th anniversary Thinline Semi Hollow Body, been having a hard time controlling myself. I haven't gotten it because of 2 things:

1) I REALLY want the Ibanez first and if I buy the Tele the Ibanez will have to hold a while which I don't want. I could really use a Hollowbody like the ibanez right now.

2) it's $1,800. If it were $800 like the other Thinlines I think I would have jumped already.

 

[squank]

I walked into Elderly yesterday to look a guitar I have been drooling over for a year. I walked out with that one plus another one.

haha good!

which guitars?

PRS SC250, SE SC245

 

[Atropos_Project]

My last impulse purchase, I wound up returning for a refund, so that doesn't count

what happened? what did you get and returned?

LP Studio 60's reissue.. Absolutely loved it while playing at the store (and when I walked in I had no intentions of purchasing a guitar)... after a few days with it, the honeymoon was over.

Make no mistake, it's a very high quality axe for the money, but I just didn't get along with it.

 

[petejt]

....I'm a hair away from buying a guitar on impulse........... the thing is I CAN'T! right now money is VERY tight and I can't.........

any impulse purchases stories of late?

Yep.................



Bought a Made in Japan (1984) Boss CE-3 Chorus Ensemble, even if it's notorious for sounding metallic.


I haven't even been paid yet and I just bought a $30,000 car!!!!!
Okay okay it's going to be financed over 10 years, still it could have waited a bit....
I couldn't help myself, I lost my old rattlebox...and loved this new buggy's electric blue colour.



Speaking of electric blue......it's a cool song too. 80s-looking and has the reverby-snappy drums with 80s tinkly synth keytars, but sounds cool.

 

[jcj]

Almost all my purchases are impulse buys, or at the very least fueled by boredom

 

[Atropos_Project]

Okay okay it's going to be financed over 10 years, still it could have waited a bit....

10? I wasn't even aware that they had finance plans that long... I know 6 year ones exist.

 

[glpg80]

this forum is just gas enticing. it seriously is insane how badly it shows.

over the past week ive added about $6,000 to my list of wants and will have to choose only one when tax return season begins next year. a DAR FBM, a custom shop Robin Medley that i have been wanting for years and finally plan to go after, and a 7 string. jesus, its insane.

for anyone that pulls the trigger on the fly i understand why, but financially if you can handle the added stress then so beit - just dont live above your means because of it!