Are you in Acquisition:Purge or holding steady mode now ?

[RickP]

Like the title asks - are you in purge , acquisition or holding steady mode now ?

I have two items on order that should be arriving soon and then I will be in hardcore hold steady mode . Gigs are starting to come back but I have all the gear I need for the long term future . I have all the cymbals I want now since the acquisition of the HHX Anthology cymbals .
I have two things in order drum wise and both should be here soon then I will be in hardcore hold steady mode . Only consumeable purchase like sticks and heads .

How about you ?

 

[caddywumpus]

I’m in a hold steady/acquisition mode. I used to buy and sell a lot, and go through binge/purge phases. Now, I still look, but I don’t feel the need/want to snatch up deals just to resell them. I’m looking for things that might interest me, but I have all of the gear that I *need* at the moment.

 

[C.M. Jones]

Nothing to buy, nothing to sell. Not even anything to give away. I'm in cruise control in the far-right lane of Gear Highway. I've no intention of changing course. I'll be refueling with sticks and heads as needed but adding nothing more to my freight. It's a very comfortable ride.

 

[jda]

All shored up here

Snares: Gretsch and Ludwig
Drums: Gretsch and Gretsch and Gretsch
Cymbals: Bosphorus, Old Ks, Old As, 1 new K and a few others (oldPs, oldJs..)
Sticks: Firth Promuco others
heads: Remo
seat stands pedals: yama tama Lud dw

 

[boomstick]

Great question. I'm in a holding pattern now. I basically have everything I need. But once I get some extra money, I want to get a few more cymbals, just to swap out for different sounds when necessary, and a full set of mics/stands/cords.

 

[wraub]

I have lately been considering reducing to the essential, or close to it. Been going through things with an eye to reduce.

The gear I have I do because it was something I wanted at a good price, and almost all those items have now all gone up in price, so I'm motivated to sell, but I know replacing anything would be more expensive than getting it was. This why I have the gear I have.

I did just sell a guitar neck though, so things are always changing. However, definitely no need to acquire anything beyond perishables. I'm good with what I have.

 

[Ryan Culberson]

Both. Have been acquiring but at the same time purging more than the acquisitions. There’s a goal at the end of this insanity, but it’s a circuitous route to get there. Want to make sure I have the right pieces in place for my specific needs before everything else goes bye bye.

 

[King Tiger]

Definitely in purge mode. Great hardware and kits, but just don't play them and I have way too much stuff. I won't ever have this much gear again.

 

[larryace]

I stopped buying stuff about 4 years ago. I'm strangely content.

So hold steady mode.

 

[bearblastbeats]

looking to purge, but also.. buy?

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Just finished a season of purging. Three guitars, three basses, two guitar amplifiers, and a set of Rototoms gone.

 

[River19]

Light acquisition mode.

I have been doing a decent amount of home recording for some folks and find myself filling in some "holes" with gear that supports a sound I don't really have currently. For example, as mentioned in other threads I'm a wood snare guy at heart but I see the value in a versatile metal snare that will record well. I have never been really blown away by the Acro-Supra-Beauty-Phonics so I am waiting for a N&C Alloy Classic to be built for me.

So I would say the occasional snare, cymbal etc is "light acquisition mode".

 

[SharkSandwich]

Holding now...

- Complete hardware update over covid lockdown
- New cymbal in 2021
- New snare in 2021
- New mixer stand in 2021
- New BD pedal 2022
- New iPad in 2022

I'm now just gigging and enjoying the upgrades!

 

[Cmdr. Ross]

Holding steady.
I did a massive purge a few years ago to only what I need.
Now what I have is all I need.

 

[Drumdame]

I'm in the looking mode and need to buy 2 Boom stands for cymbals and I just love looking at "rare snares" remember I'm new at this!

Drummer_D

 

[petrez]

Holding steady, have everything I need at the moment. Other than sticks and new heads down the line, of course.

 

[Al Strange]

I’ve got my eye on a 21” china but holding steady at the mo…

 

[Neal Pert]

I've got about 4K worth of cymbals and snares to sell. Too busy with work right now, but soon.

 

[timmdrum]

I'm kinda in-between. Been dragging my feet selling my extra Acro, or selling them both for a Supra (not hesitant, just haven't bothered to do so yet), and I have my eyes open for deals on kits that would be an upgrade to my Mapex Pro-M gig kit, but it suffices so it's not a burning issue. Otherwise, I'm holdin' steady.

 

[John Q. Drummer]

I’m trying to actively purge, “trying” being the operative word. For every two steps forward, I take a step back. Progress is being made but not as fast as I was planning. I keep on being lured by new stuff, specifically Paiste cymbals. And finally getting the matching snare for my Yamaha AHM kit. And I just remembered that my iPad is like 7 years old now…

UGH.