How much do you spend on music???

[tony romo]

a local FM DJ was reading a poll that stated if you buy an average amount of money on equipment,music,downloads,concerts and memorabilia that you will have spent 1 years income on music in your lifetime...

if you spend an amount as low as $20 a week that equals over $1000 a year...for me i know i've spent over $100,000,even considering you could buy a brand new album for 3 bucks,way back when!!!

[Two-Headed Boy]

I don't know how much total. Not as much lately, but I've spent plenty of money on CDs, guitars/gear, a synthesizer, concert DVDs, concerts, and such.

[Aneurysm]

Very little, I download most of my music. The last thing I bought was a Gorillaz DVD for $13 or so.

[Shane G.]

Hmmm.... can't keep a tally. I've got 250 LPs, and if you average those at the classic $4 per you can buy them used for, then that's a grand right there. Guitars, I've got a few, maybe another grand. CDs, 200 of those, at $12 per new, that's $2400. Strings, drumsticks, etc.... It's a lot of money you spend over the years without realizing "Damn, if I would have not bought all this crap over the space of ten years, then I could put a down payment on a house."

[Brainwashed]

If I gave you an average for a month, I'd say I spend about $20 on CDs (I buy used). But there are about 3 or 4 months out of the year where I'll drop $70+ on a CD buying binge.

But as of late, money isn't as plentiful, so I don't foresee many binges.

[Lost SouI]

About 1000 $ per year in the last few years.

[Fulghum]

Well, lets see....

LP's.. I have about 650, at lets say, $5.00 each back in the day...
$3250.00

CD's.. I have about 900 or so now. at $12.00 each on average..
$10,800.00

Guitars:
'67 Strat... $850.00
Les Paul.... $1250.00
Beater Strat...$250.00
Yahama Accooustic... $50.00 (used)

$2400

Amps, effects, equipment..

Peavy Audition 20..... $125.00
Fender Hot rod Deluxe.... $585.00
Crate BV 120 head..... $750.00
Crate 4x12 Cab...... $595.00
Digitec RP200 .... $150.00
Boss BR1600Cd ... $1200.00
All sorts of little crap.... $500.00

$3905.00


All totaled.....
$20,355.00

All in all, not as bad as I thought it would be.. I was expecting about twice that..

Of course that's just current equipmet.. I've bought and sold much more than I currently have.

[terminalfrost]

[Fulghum]

Oh would you stop that already....

[tony romo]

Originally Posted by Fulghum

Well, lets see....

LP's.. I have about 650, at lets say, $5.00 each back in the day...
$3250.00

CD's.. I have about 900 or so now. at $12.00 each on average..
$10,800.00

Guitars:
'67 Strat... $850.00
Les Paul.... $1250.00
Beater Strat...$250.00
Yahama Accooustic... $50.00 (used)


$2400

Amps, effects, equipment..

Peavy Audition 20..... $125.00
Fender Hot rod Deluxe.... $585.00
Crate BV 120 head..... $750.00
Crate 4x12 Cab...... $595.00
Digitec RP200 .... $150.00
Boss BR1600Cd ... $1200.00
All sorts of little crap.... $500.00

$3905.00


All totaled.....
$20,355.00

All in all, not as bad as I thought it would be.. I was expecting about twice that..

Of course that's just current equipmet.. I've bought and sold much more than I currently have.

how about the cost of all the concerts you've attended plus memorabilia?

[mad yannis]

I buy less CDs than I used to, these days, I think I spend more money on DVDs (films) actually: I never buy more than a couple of CDs per month I'd say. I don't know, last year I spent more than 300 € for the two Gilmour concerts only, not to mention the other gigs... so it depends more on what concerts are happening or not... and the money I have in that moment of course!!!