How do you afford your gear guys??

[ItsChrispyTv]

Im 15, and i look at you guys and i'm like WHAT THE FUCK!!?!? how can you all afford this many amps and guitars and so on, i know some of you only own a small amount like me but then i see others who have plexis and what not and not just one like 4? I've seen people with like 10 amps in one room and a fudge load of guitars!
I was just seeing how you all make your money and buy that gear!

 

[longfxukxnhair]

I work my ass off and make good financial choices.

 

[Frankie]

Hard work. I was a big computer geek in high school, so now at 28 I'm a pretty high level computer engineer. All that time I spent playing around on the computer and not getting pussy in high school has paid off 10 fold later in life.

 

[mike mike]

Dude seriously? How can you be complaining. You are 15 years old. Most of the people on this forum are over 21 and have jobs. That's how you afford thugs. Get a job and save money! Your a 15 year and have a vintage modern. Your not exactly doing bad. Didn't we talk about this on the other thread already??

Ps, MM54, Tonefreak, and I are all 17 and have amassed nice amounts of gear by being frugal, I suggest you do the same.

Btw, stop buying video gams. That is a huge waste of money unless you are ok with your current set up

 

[jaek]

Get a job? Being 16 and having a Marshall DSL halfstack didn't happen from sitting on my ass.....I worked as a garden keeper and mowed lawns and worked my ass off to get what I have......

 

[bulldozer1984]

I sell drugs and steal Grandma's hangbags, its not ethical but it gets me what i want

 

[TwinACStacks]

I'm A Rapper, Thug, and Pimp....


TWIN 75Cent

 

[seth]

i work my nuts off.
if you save $25 a week you'll have enough $ on hand for a sick amp in less than a year.

 

[longfxukxnhair]

I'm A Rapper and Pimp....


TWIN 75Cent

Twin, inflation has killed you. Technically you are 48.5 cents now

 

[longfxukxnhair]

I sell drugs and steal Grandma's hangbags, its not ethical but it gets me what i want

Its not so much what you do but are you the best at it?

 

[charveldan]

I service rich middle aged women in my spare time.....it's a living.

 

[Marshallhead]

I've been playing for 30 years and working for 28 of those. When I started and had no money, I worried more about learning to play than thinking about gear I couldn't afford, and spent time figuring out how my £45 guitar worked, and how I could improve it's playability and sound. Fret dressing and pickup replacement were some of my first learnings. Are you a killer player yet? If not practise, don't worry about your gear. Believe me, none if the people in the audience give a damn about your gear!

 

[brp]

I'm A Rapper, Thug, and Pimp....


TWIN 75Cent

I really think you should go with "MC 6 Bits"

 

[jeffster]

Work your ass off and make good choices, plain and simple. My best advice is save for what you want but also don't try and keep up with anyone else. There is always going to be someone with more money, more gear, etc. I make a pretty darn good money but my guitar and amp collection is no where near where some of these guys are, and that's cool. I have what makes me happy and I worked very hard for it and I don't owe anything on any of my gear.

 

[safc78]

1. Join a band who get paid to play music on a Saturday night (pubs/clubs, general covers etc)
2. Save all the money you get paid for a year by putting it in one of those savings cans that you have to open with a tin opener.
3. After a year, open it and buy some cool stuff you've had your eye on.

This is what I do

 

[TwinACStacks]

Twin, inflation has killed you. Technically you are 48.5 cents now

Think about it. If I'm TWIN75Cent then I'm really A BUCK FITTY....


TWIN

 

[longfxukxnhair]

Think about it. If I'm TWIN75Cent then I'm really A BUCK FITTY....


TWIN

NO. If inflation is up than it takes more money to buy. If you were 75cents and inflation goes up your value goes down.

I really am sorry Twin 48.5cents. But hey, your lawn is thawing out nicely.

 

[mike mike]

Exactly! Spend your time practicing and getting better so you can justify getting more gear, and GET A JOB! new gear isn't going to make you sound better if you can't play for shit.

 

[longfxukxnhair]

I worked very hard for it and I don't owe anything on any of my gear.

This is key to getting gear. STAY OUT OF DEBT SLAVERY!

 

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