New Guitar!

Could not have said that much better myself.  When I start GASin for a guitar for real, it's because I have a purpose in mind.  If I can see no purpose that it will fulfill on even a semi-regular basis, the GAS will die very fast.  When a guitar fulfills it's purpose successfully, it becomes a keeper. 

To be fair, part of the guitar's purpose is to make me happy as well.  So by successfully fulfilling its purpose, I mean that it does its job to and beyond my satisfaction as well as being pleasing to the eyes and ears and hands.  So ya, the guitar has to achieve a lot to become a keeper. 

I look at it this way,
So many great guitars by so many excellent guitar manufacturers, and so little time to try them all.
It must be nice if you have the same mentality of say, Willy Nelson, one guitar in till you totally wear it out.
I've had some guitars that I have gone off before the first string change.

RobertW,modernsaint,TonyKgull,Derick,Greg Ballantyne,Jim,
So I suppose the real question is, what is the correct number of Acoustic Guitars, that you should have or need.

..pretty sure that was exactly the point i was trying to make to other sufferers..

 came to this realization becasue of all the playing I have been doing since getting the Q4. Right now 6 of 7 guitars are sporting capos, which means they have all be used this week. Even the parlour is capoed DADGAD because of TonyK!

The dangers of GAS cannot be overstated, just becasue there a purpose (so might call it a rationalization does mean it is nto a problem
My purpose was to have guitars of each body shape (dread,MJ/OO/OM,parlour,jumbo and also something in mahogany) that interested me and would give me a tone spectrum. Not a Great Quest, but it's a purpose.
I just did it TOO FAST. But as Derick, said, so little time.  When you are made aware of your mortality, you don't feel comfortable taking your time making a choice. When you are younger you expect to have time to regret your choices in life.

After my experience with GRRM, I will not start ANY book series. Too worried either I or the author will never see the conclusion.

if you are under 50, take you time, after that act is if every tomorrow is just a possibility.

RobertW , I have been realizing the mortality thing perhaps a little too much lately. I had a Dr. Appt. on Friday that I thought might bring that into even sharper focus, but instead got some fairly good news. That was followed last night by an evening of guitar playing and singing with an old friend, and the world looks a bit more optimistic this morning. I'm now indulging in a little GAS once more.....Feb next year is the time, so I've got a few more months to nurse this case along