What does YOUR wife say (Page 1 of 2)

She brought it up once. I told her "You spend more at the nail salon and hairdresser is a year than any guitar I have costs - Now go make me a sammich"

This is typically my approach, too, except I don't allow my wife in the kitchen.   Generally, whenever she buys a new chair/couch/furniture/whateva, I say "Man, that sure woulda bought a lot of guitars."

My wife says I can buy a second tuba if I can successfully demonstrate to her that I can play two at the same time.
I have one Yamaha dread acoustic, My 1961 Gibson 330 electric, and a Martin Backpacker I gave away but it came back to me.
My wife really likes my guitars and thinks I am set for life (guitar wise).

it`s a matter of who is the boss of the house.That`s why she let`s me keep them in the music room downstairs.I keep the steel body upstairs because the cellar causes the chrome to get a film that is hard to remove.Every now and then I "thin the herd" by getting rid of extreme junk or cheapies. I NEVER ONCE CLAIMED THAT I WAS THE BOSS OF THE HOUSE

Since that day on, Topdown sings 2 octaves higher than he used to. HeeHee

My wife's response is always the same, "Don't you ave enough already?".

My collection is done at 4. If I get another then I will have to part with one.

Mine says  "I'm not dusting them! You are!" BTW  She thinks each one is worth a lot of money.
(Not really}

Hey jgreen I used the ZEP stainless steel cleaner she uses on the dishwasher and fridge.Try it on a small spot first.Chrome polishes didnt work.One time I paid 60.00 at a detailing shop to have it removed. It looked so bad I had nothing to lose and it worked.(on mine)

Most of the time now my wife just rolls her eyes or hands me a subtle smile. I've managed to market my guitar fund as a tool to buy her things as well. When she says she wants an iPad, I say well I'll have to sell a few guitars first. And whether I sell to raise capital or not she thinks I do so when I purchase another guitar I get a pass as she sort of feels like she "owes" me.

By the way my guitar headcount is two.

My wife doesn't seem to notice them too much, as long as they are not in her way - but in a small house, that is a bit tricky. I can recommend wall hangers - keeps them well out of the way. And move them around regularly, so she can't count them or work out which ones are new!

My wife doesn't mind sharing the house with 1 guitar in the living room, 1 in the dining room, 2 hanging on the wall in the hallway, a mandolin on a display stand, a few ukes and assorted guitars in the library room. She even dusts them when needed.
She likes when I play and sing to her, as practice for gigs. She even "assists" with my wardrobe for my gigs. Without her, I would show on stage in jeans and t-shirts. She at least finds me a shirt with a collar...

Roger I am in the same boat but you beat my poker hand by having one more guitar,guess I will have too save faster too get my martin.

Same here Roger - 2 ex-wives - 2 guitars, 1 banjo, 1 mountain dulcimer, 1 flute and 1 tamborine. Present wife's reply to inquiry for new 12 string guitar is, "should'nt you buy a new canoe first". Do ya think she is stalling?