So... we all go through phases.... Phases where we lack the inspiration to do things that once excited us and gave us a reason to get out of bed in the morning. (besides needing to pee really bad....lol)

I've been there more than a few times..... when I quit playing in a band for a living, I sold a bunch of gear.... I had a really nice PA system that was at the time a bi-amped rig with a pair of folded "W" bass bins and a pair of JBL horns, a great stage rig consisting of a pair of 4x12 cabs and a nice DCA-800 to run them.... plus lights, spotlight, and other misc gear and equipment. I sold most of it pretty quickly and at a fair price. I kept my guitars and stage amp and some mics. For several months after the band, I didn't touch the guitar. I needed a cooling off period and time to recharge my batteries. At the time I was selling the gear, it was my thought that I was done with music. I was wrong.

Fast forward a couple of years.... I had a rekindled desire to get back into music but not in a band. Those long drives home at 4am just didn't hold the appeal any more. I bought the gear needed to build a studio. And even that had a cooling period. I stopped recording for the better part of a year and a half or so.

My recommendation is to evaluate what you can reasonably afford to sell to clear up room and kinda give a point of demarcation..... a line in the sand.... and put the rest in the closet for a while. If nothing else.... a pretty guitar makes a great piece of art wall hanger and gives you the opportunity to play it occasionally when you dust it off once a month. Classic gear and guitars goes up in value so holding onto it for another year or two won't hurt you one bit. Because if in a year, you feel that spark reignite... all you have to do is pull it out and set it back up and press the power button.

Think it through before you sell or give away your gear.


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You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.