Iāve just found this video (itās new on YT, too). A guitar store owner shares his views on the abundance of guitars on the market in general and at playersā homes, too. Looks like another contribution to the never-ending discussion on āhow many guitars should I haveā, or ādo I need another guitarā, but there certainly is some wisdom to what he says.
What does 'there is an āover-abundance of guitarsā mean? 
(Apart from obviously, he sells guitars and that makes his life more difficult 
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He happily admits to owning 20+ guitars, 12 bases, 2 Hammond organs and 3 drumkits around the world, which he likes and bring him happiness.
If consuming/collecting really makes you happy, go for it 
Right, but he also said āenjoy what you haveā and emphasized that, despite his large collection of various instruments, he doesnāt consider it necessary to be happy with making musicā¦ Thatās what I meant by āsome wisdomā, I certainly did not subscribe to all he said.
Haha, itās hard to argue with anyone who advocates trying to be āhappy with what you haveā in any sphere of life, but not really novel (or easy for many)
I took that as that there are many many choices out there. Cheap to expensive. They are all cool. If ya want some of ea. go for it.
I liked that he talked about looking for the good any any guitar. Though Iām not sure that I ever found any good in my 1st guitar, a harmony stella. Maybe there was something good, but I canāt remember anything I liked about it, other than, it was a guitar and I wanted to learn to play guitar. And that made me happy.
Thatās where I have to land at. And I do like and enjoy what I have. While itās not a large amount of gear, it fitās my needs. I think the 3 of 5 guitars that I play regular all sound good. They play good and they look good. None are top notch guitars. No Les Pauls, no strats. But they are what I can afford, the amount of guitars I have is what I have room to store. The amount of guitars is enough to keep me from playing the same one over and over.
Not that that is bad either I donāt think. If I had only one, Iām of the notion that it would make me get the most out of that guitar. Learn the many sounds, tones I can get out of it. Having a lot of guitars, or better guitars I donāt think will make me a better player. Thereās likely something I can get out of my gear that Iām not aware of yet. Perhaps leading to me playing better.
So, I agree, ya canāt have to many guitars. How many a person has is up to them and the circumstances that they operate within.
But not having a lot of guitars is cool too. I think having a few may lead me to being able to get the most out of the instruments that I have.
Iām just happy I have 1 guitar so I can make music. Or sometimes, in my case, learn to make music.
And to me, thatās where itās at no matter if I have a lot of choice or only one choice.
fwiw, I likely do want more guitars. I must, I still look at the want ads to see if thereās something that I just really gotta have. What Iāve found is that the longer I play, the more persnickety I get in what I think I might need in a new guitar.
When I was just getting back into guitar, I could see me playing many of the guitars I looked at. Now, after 5 years in, I can skip over a whole lotta guitars and never look a them. I have started to understand of what type of guitar fills my needs.
And the ones I have seem to fill my needs.
Now, the big question to me is.
Where can I buy some more skill at?
Iād like to pursue having to many playing skills.
I love gear and I love stuff, it is the way we have developed our psyche under extreme advertising influence. I went through a period of severe GAS, part of which was the feeling that I would play better with the right gear. Sure, you will
Learn better with decent gear and something inspiring, but there is no guitar out there that will make me a better player, that is in me.
I would summarize that a guitar is a tool to make music. A good tool helps, and different tools are better for different aspects, styles, emphasis or tones of music.
If all I know how to do is a hammer a nail, a nice hammer is cool, a good hammer is required if I am serious about hammering nails. But I donāt need a screwdriver until I want to and am ready to turn screws and I sure donāt need a planer, table saw, lathe, drill press and that 100 piece clamp set until I have enough experience to start getting down and dirty.
Aside from this, guitars are often pieces of art. If that inspires, that is great as well. But it does bother me that a wealthy guy I know who dabbles in guitar has 60 or so guitars that are stored in various locations like under the bed in the guest room. What is the point of that? Poor guitarsā¦
Too many guitars?! I donāt understand the premise.
With you on that Mark and I enjoy every single one of mine. And itās my birthday tomorrow.
Great chatting here. Thanks for sharing.
I would like to share here I am playing almost 2 years and I still keep my first 70$ guitar. It is decoration on wall and I can remember that guitar was okay for beginner weeks, but then I wanted something betterā¦ more expensive.
Few days ago I picked the guitar up from wallā¦ still in tune and believe me or not. It plays better than when I started to learnā¦ but only because I got more experiences now.
So I agree guitar is a tool via you can expres yourself and if you dont have really bad quality guitar with 5cm actionā¦ it does not matter. 
My lawyer forbade me to react on this kind of posts 
I own guitars in all price ranges and some are pristine, other are projectsā¦
In all those years Iāve bought and sold a lot of gear but only 2 guitars, of which 1 I regret. (a cheap but modded tele copy)
I have an expensive custom ferrari red Flying V in production
I have a cheap white Harley Benton EX-84 LH on route as we speak
I saved up for them, I worked for them, I pay hobbies with what I can earn from hobbies.
This guy in a store aint got nothing on me! foggedaboudid
Thank you everyone for posting here, I read your replies with a great interest. Thereās one thing I must emphasize though, the video I linked in no way reflects my personal views on the subject. I liked the statement ābe happy with what you haveā, but āwhat you haveā is a matter of a strictly personal preference. I donāt think thereās anything like a āgoodā or ābadā attitude.
His videos are really good, i have been watching him for a while. Good insight from a small brick and morter type store guy.
Yes! That happened to me yesterday. I took my Squire Bullet off the wall and tuned it; it was so out of tune I thought I might snap a few strings! And boy, did it sound better than it ever did before! That was my Grade 1 guitar. Got my PRS since then and an acoustic, and now I wonder, perhaps I need a new guitar for Grade 3?
Happy Birthday!
Oooooooh! That looks like something jazzy!
MIght i suggest a āguitar safariā, from time to time? "There can never be enough guitarsā¦ " whoever said there are too many guitars, needs to see thisā¦
I used to buy reasonably expensive guitars until GAS struck hard, now I have inexpensive guitars but a fair few 
I like diversity of sounds, all of my guitars sound different, not immediately noticeable, itās more subtle but the subtleties is what gives them their own character. I also have a few rescued Junkshop finds that are a joy to play, because I saved them and spent time making them as good as they could be without spending too much. Two of them were too far gone to be playable but my Daughter has them for wall decor.
I just like guitars, basses and ukuleles, if thereās roomā¦ā¦ā¦
Sorry, I donāt understand the question? 
