Guitars you regretted selling

[UnderTheFlame83]

The one guitar I wish I didn't pass up buying was a 1996 Washburn Dimebolt. The guy needed cash and was going to sell it to me for $400. All original and in excellent shape. My decision of not buying it still haunts me til this day...

[trevorus]

2004 Hamer Artist Custom. I sold it, and regretted as soon as I slipped it in its box.

It was gone for about a year and a half, then I find it again on Reverb and pay a couple hundred bucks in stupid tax for selling it. It came back with a better case, though!

[HM_Stratocaster]

Gretsch Tennessee Rose (a.k.a. Tennessean)

Fender HM Strat (the 1980’s version with the Super 3 in the bridge, but I just bought a Jackson, so I’m feeling much better now.)

I kind of wanted my Yamaha SE612 again also. But I didn’t sell that, it just started failing. I only have the neck now. A neck in search of a guitar.

Oddly enough I haven’t sold a lot of guitars. I tend to keep everything I have. I play them until the can’t be played and then they either become parts or wait for repairs.

I actually lost a guitar I built once. Don’t know where I left it. Either a “friends” house or a studio somewhere. My first parts build. Nothing great but it worked and had an interesting sound.

It's a complete tragedy that they put a FR special on the remakes. I still have both of mine, but they're taken apart right now.

[jeremy]

2004 Hamer Artist Custom. I sold it, and regretted as soon as I slipped it in its box.

It was gone for about a year and a half, then I find it again on Reverb and pay a couple hundred bucks in stupid tax for selling it. It came back with a better case, though!

beautiful guitar! love me some hamers

[GreatOz]

I guess I don't really have any guitars I regret selling; I gave away one of my old guitars I never played (after I did some work to it to make it more playable) to someone who who needed it more than I did, but I don't regret that either. I sold my first acoustic, which actually was a piece of crap, to someone who I don't think did anything with it, but I was glad to get rid of it. Huh, so I guess I'm doing alright in this regard lol.

I do have 5/7 guitars I won't sell unless me or my family are starving though...........

[muttznmongrelz]

1988 B.C. Rich Assassin Dan Lawrence Graffiti Graphic
1990 B.C. Rich WarSlinger Dual HB with Dan Lawrence Lightning Sky Graphic
1989 Kramer SC3 with Kramer Claw Neck
1990 Kramer Custom Fully Bound Lefty Maple Neck on Custom Solid Ash Body
1989 Ibanez RG565 Fully Scalloped Maple Fretboard Neck on 1987 RG550 Swirl Body

[UnderTheFlame83]

1988 B.C. Rich Assassin Dan Lawrence Graffiti Graphic
1990 B.C. Rich WarSlinger Dual HB with Dan Lawrence Lightning Sky Graphic
1989 Kramer SC3 with Kramer Claw Neck
1990 Kramer Custom Fully Bound Lefty Maple Neck on Custom Solid Ash Body
1989 Ibanez RG565 Fully Scalloped Maple Fretboard Neck on 1987 RG550 Swirl Body

Man, I'd regret all those too! Especially the 1989 Ibanez RG565...

[JB_From_Hell]

None. Every time I’ve gotten rid of something, it’s been to get something I liked better. Value wise, I’ve taken a bath on a few, made out like a bandit on a few, and it’s taken a few quick trades/sales at times, but I’ve always been happier with what I wound up with.

[Nsatke81]

1997 Jackson KE-1F with trans black finish. Never should have sold that guitar.


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[Snake Aces]

[stevie_bees]

'91 Gibson MIII Standard
'86 Fender Contemporary Telecaster HH
'97 Fender Stratocaster Plus

[skydog]

My 1994 Les Paul Birds Eye

[eclecticsynergy]

I tend to develop very personal relationships with my guitars; there have been precious few that I didn't miss.

A handful I wish I still had:
1968 Firebird in Pelham blue
1974 reissue of the '56 Black Beauty LP Custom, which was stolen
1975 L5-S converted to humbuckers
1976 LP Custom, ivory, routed for a 5th knob
1979 LP Kalamazoo, sold to a friend who promised I could buy it back, but sold it off instead
1980 Heritage Standard-80 with stinger headstock
1082 Kramer "The Duke," hot pink, aluminum neck. Weird little thing but my son loved it and I wish I'd kept it to give him.

[The Dali]

Great thread... I actually started a blog post (with pics!) about the guitars I wish I hadn’t sold over the last 20 years.

https://hammersandchords.com/guitars-that-got-away/

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[silvertonebetty]

Yes my vintage Goya es 345 copy and my epiphone double neck


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