Guitars I understand the need to have more of, a tele isn't a Strat or a Les Paul. But having 15 Les Pauls, ok that I don't get.
Guitars have been my weakness over the past few years. I have 15 guitars, 5 basses, and an electric ukelele. 3 are Les Pauls. Some of them were guitars that I'd always wanted when I was younger. Child support payments went away, so I went nuts. Others are limited releases. Others I just liked.
There's something unique about each of them, from the features, to how they play, to how they sound, to what they can do. Single coil, coil tapping, piezo pickups, the list goes on.
Do I "need" all of them? Absolutely not, and I might even sell a few to pare it down.
I'd lost a ton of gear back in 2014 [long story], so part of this was re-building gone wild.
With drums, I have a lot of gear that I'll never use, including 3 rack mounts, a DW9000 remote hi-hat pedal, and some old 1970s Roto Toms. Also have more cymbals than I'll ever need, and yet might encounter a new one I like.
One of the pieces I did not lose was my
TJS Custom Maple. It's not a standard sized kit, and I felt that I'd like one of those, so I got a used Gretsch.
No gigs coming up, or anything involving performance or special recording. I just record at home, for me. I take guitar lessons for me. And I figure, may as well play some of the gear that makes me happy, for me, while I'm here.