I want it back !

[RB522]

Everyone has got at least one. The guitar that you sold, traded, or let go that you regret parting with. Maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time, but now you're kicking yourself. For me, it's a Peavey T-60. Yeah, not high end, not really the greatest looking, and heavy as a tank. But played great. It sounded great and was a rock solid reliable performer. You could break down a door with it and still be in tune. I traded it for a Washburn 7 string that I ended up hating and getting rid of within a year. Somebody slap me. What's your story ?

[Hsb]

Years ago I had an RG570 that I absolutely loved, unfortunately it was stolen. It was my own fault out of sheer laziness. I still regret leaving it where I did at the time.

[FuseG4]

I tried selling my RG470 in August and the guy returned it for a finish imperfection I failed to describe properly so I kept it and plan to keep it cuz I fell in love with it all over again
So I say, self: Don't sell your guitars even if job changes and car repairs throw curve balls at your finances
I was at first a little miffed to have to honor a not as described return and eat the shipping but honestly I'm just glad to have my guitar
This guitar has made me get into 80s rock and metal when I used to be more blues and 60s/70s rock and I feel like it's opening doors for me with it's humbuckers and tuning stability. Really very happy with it

so... don't sell. Only sell if you can't stand looking at it

[The Guitar]

Got a few; both ESP M-IIs, GTX 23, Westone M-II copy, and an Ibanez Cimar strat.

[GuitarStv]

I had an old 70's Yamaki acoustic dreadnought that I really loved, and that sounded great. Unfortunately the truss rod broke and I killed the guitar attempting to repair it. I'd love to have it back.

[alex1fly]

I have a few.

Epiphone LP with beautiful maple top and Dimarzio Virtual PAFs. Sold it to try other gear. Sounded awesome and I was too impatient to just save up.
Epiphone DC LP with blue finish. Didn't understand how to use humbuckers musically.
Fender MIA Strat, 2002. My #1 for 20 years. Sold it before I learned you could refinish and refret a neck (the finish was flaking and the frets were toast) and because after a bajillion pickup swaps I still wasn't happy with the sound. Lo and behold I was simply asking too much from a Strat.
PRS SE Soapbar. Two soapbar pickups. Played amazingly. Again, I had unreasonable expectations. My ex-bandmate bought it off me. Maybe he still has it?
Ridiculous neon green Dean 4 string bass. Cheap but vibes for days. I decorated it with stickers from the first year of reggae band gigging in 2017. Then decided to make it a fretless which didn't work as well as I hoped. Still have the bass, but it needs a refret for sure.

[solspirit]

A 1991 Olympic Pearl Stratocaster with a pearloid pickguard, a Duncan JBjr in the bridge, a Duncan Screamin' demon in the neck with an original DiMarzio YJM in the middle. I drilled holes up through the middle & neck pickup cavities and straight into the body on the upper bout and installed 2 mini switches for coil & phase.
I don't remember what bridge I put on it but it had Schaller locking tuners.

[chadd]

early 90s ESP Ron Wood Tele

[GuitarStv]

I had an old Yamaki AY333 from the 70s . . . Japanese dreadnought with a solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides. It was a really lovely sounding guitar. Unfortunately, the truss rod broke and I killed the rest of the guitar trying to replace it. It wasn't worth much, and didn't play as nicely as my Taylor . . . but it was one of the nicest sounding acoustics I've ever played. I really miss that one.

[NegativeEase]

I had a 60s Japanese Hollow Body import that wasnt a great guitar that I got at a thrift store for like 15 bucks in the 90s, I gave it to a friend when he wanted to learn and then he tragically passed.

Then 25 years later, Jack White and/or Dan Auerbach made that guitar worth a small fortune in comparison to by playing same guitar model on tour.


I'm hoping my buddy's now 20 something year old daughter is enjoying the guitar -that would make me feel good.

[solspirit]

When I was 12, right after I got a Sears/Silverstone & tiny horrible sounding amp for Christmas, I traded a BMX bike to a friend for a 67 Rickenbacker Bass. The neck was so bowed you could shoot an arrow with it & the electronics were not working. I traded that for a 78 Yamaha Chappy like an idiot.

[CipherArcher]

Easy, 58 Les Paul.

Even the tube combo amp that I had with it. I think it was a Gretch.

I was 14 and stupid. Still one of these things lol.

[Gtrjunior]

I can honestly say that the instruments I have now are the best I’ve ever owned. I can’t really say that I regret selling any guitars/amps over the years.
If I had to pick one it would be an 80’s Ibanez X-Series star body that I traded in towards my LP Standard.

[ErikH]

There's quite a few for me but the one that I keep going back to that I would love to have back is a Gibson SG Classic. Dual P-90's, good sized neck profile, incredible sustain.

[zionstrat]

Mine is a Zion Stratocaster with Joe Barton specials.. wrote it up a couple of months ago if you search under my handle.. it was exceptional.

But I'm at the age where I've got to start downsizing and as much as I loved it, definitely the best classic Strat and modern Strat and one build, I can get the same sounds with four other guitars at this point and someone had to go.