Is it materialistic to buy or churn lots of music gear?

It depends on what you are going for a guess. If it's sheer numbers than yes it's probably more of a materialistic thing. I have gone through that and then realized I didn't need half that stuff and purged. I have also had times when I was looking for a specific piece for a specific need and I would go through maybe 4 or 5 examples of an item - guitars, amps, pedals, etc - until I hit on what I as looking for. That's more fun to me than just buying stuff to like it on. Of course you have to be blessed enough in the first place to have that problem. 😉
 
I tend to buy too much gear. If something piques my interest, I want to try it myself. And I'm not good at getting rid of things — I often justify keeping gear by telling myself, 'The value of being able to use it is higher than that offer.' But the truth is, I have a lot of gear I rarely use.
 
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