With so much cool equipment out there, how could you not develop a slight obsession with acquiring the best stuff there is to buy? Real gearheads have figured out how to pick up all the stuff they want, while still somehow managing to pay rent and eat.
Do you think you might be a gearhead? Here are 10 signs that you might have the bug.
Rent might be due, but that amp in the window could disappear any minute!
It's pretty easy to convince yourself you need it. The wife? Not so much.
And you're usually the first to try and buy it as well.
It's incredibly easy for a gearhead to spend a few hours every day browsing the classifieds.
Cases and amps double as tables and chairs when not in use.
Which probably represents how you allocate your budget fairly accurately.
You might have three instruments, but none of them can do what the one you just found does.
You should consider opening your own music store.
Just having a cool conversation piece is worth it.
Now go show off at your next gig.
Dylan Welsh, a native of Seattle, Washington, grew up cutting his teeth in various club bands around the Northwest. Seeking a more diverse and challenging environment, he attended Berklee College of Music with hopes of gaining new perspectives and finding his own voice. Though music is what he does best, writing and journalism are other passions that he has kindled throughout his academic life.