Stupid Question. Maybe Personal.

i wouldn't dare just go out and buy a new piece of equipment, i always talk it over with her first. she has a screaming hab-dabs then eventually she'll say OK if you really need it. and we always really need it, don't we?

when i get it home, i try and be cool and sit and watch tv for a while then she'll say "aren't you going to play with your new toy then?" which is my prompt to go tinkle....or tinker, strum, bash!

I have been married for a long time, and my wife is never excited when I buy a new toy...
I always tell her first, or at least before it arrives... also, good bottle of Crystal Skull Vodka as a present helps!

My dear wife and I both have small sources of discretionary income, which are outside of the outside budget. We tuck a few $$$ away for our own hobbies, and never buy anything outside of that unless we've talked and agreed beforehand. She has a horse and also does dollhouse miniatures, I like music and fly fishing, and we both like kayaking and camping together. We're both happy for one another when things are acquired, and that's a habit we've carried with us since we were married in 1979.

My wife is very supportive when I purchase a new guitar. She is with me many times when I do buy. She critiques the sound for me. Many times I buy them to use for gigs or recording and they come from my special stash of cash. We were just looking at a Taylor GA6 12 string. She was willing to help cover what I didn't have in my stash. She's a keeper.

   Joe

I joke about my wife a lot, but the truth is, she loves to see me get that look too JJJ.  I usually bring home what others consider junkers and after I fix them up and play them for a while most of what I buy is given away to those less fortunate or just starting out. I like working/tinkering on guitars, thats where the enjoyment is for me.

Since we both play, I don't think it counts here.  Neither of us goes running around willy nilly buying guitars though, we always talk before purchases.  In the end, it's usually the other one pushing the first to just buy it and stop talking about it!  LOL!  The little things are just little things and don't matter like a new chord book, a better capo, etc... there's always room for more little stuff.

Wall  hangers.  start filling the walls.

I am still waiting to score one of those for a great price. I target people that don`t know what they are selling. Until I do, I will stick to MIM Strats. Plus, I do have a thing for Harmony`s in good shape. Call it reverse snobbery. I just love the cheap guitars from the 60s and 70s.  I could go out and buy one. Half the fun is  searching for them.  I even ask myself, "How many can I play?? How many do I need?? When I get them home, there is no one to show them to.  My "Go To" guitar right now is a Harmony Acoustic that I paid 30.00 for. Go figure.

I usually hover around a guitar I like, keep calling back to the shop to have another look. I'm the one who always thinks do I need another guitar,  no. Do I want another guitar, yes. It's the missus who pushes me into buying another, telling me, if you want it get it, you work for it. It was in fact me who walked away from the last guitar I fancied. A big, bright beautiful National. Not just a guitar but also a work of art. Far to classy for me to mess up. The missus has even offered to give me some money towards it, and of course Christmas is coming.  I wonder if Santa could get it down the chimney without scratching it.

She used to encourage me to feed my desires. Now that I have 11 guitars, 2 mandolins, 2 amps and a set of congas, I usually get "that look" if I find something that really catches my eye. And right now it's a buyers market out there so I seem to get that look fairly often. Especially after the last one I got just before "chordie Pa". It's an Alvarez 50th anniversary Grateful Dead model. It plays and sounds nice but I really bought it for the novelty and to use as a wall hanger. They were asking $400 when they came out back in April/May. I found one on CL in September for $200 so I grabbed it.