A Time To Cull With One Minor Hiccup.

[Lucius Paisley]

I went to play a particular guitar yesterday, looked at all the cases against the wall and realised I had forgotten which case the guitar was in. I figured the time had come to consider heavily between which guitars I was holding on to compared to the ones I wanted to play.

I made a list with various considerations of how I play, what I play, and when I last played a specific guitar. Then I went through the list and cut it without remorse.

Until I was left with the following.

Keep

Squier Affinity
Ibanez Les Paul 1977
Ibanez Mikro
Artist SemiHollow
Artist Jr
Jackson RR

Remove

Squier Standard - Affinity body, Standard pickguard.
Ibanez JemJr
Artist Tele
Artist Falcon
Artist P90 Goldtop
Samick Avion
Ibanez RG270
Epiphone Special
All projects (parts of which make another almost 7 guitars)
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This leaves one guitar which I'm undecided on, the Fender Player.
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Reasons to keep it - Rare colour for left-handed, Capri Orange. It's my only Fender.
Reasons to remove it - If all I'm doing is looking at it, why have it?

I need one more good reason either way before making a decision. Can anybody give me that reason?

 

[Mincer]

Well, I don't hang on to any guitar I haven't touched in 6 months. If it doesn't inspire me to pick it up, then it is gone. And I can use the $$ for something that does inspire me.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Well, I don't hang on to any guitar I haven't touched in 6 months. If it doesn't inspire me to pick it up, then it is gone. And I can use the $$ for something that does inspire me.

You're right. If the Affinity feels better now, barring doing something very stupid e.g. scalloping, that's not going to change.

Player gone.

 

[Masta' C]

Well, I don't hang on to any guitar I haven't touched in 6 months. If it doesn't inspire me to pick it up, then it is gone. And I can use the $$ for something that does inspire me.

I wish I had subscribed to this approach long before now.

 

[GuitarStv]

If you don't feel like playing it and never pick it up - get rid of it.

 

[ErikH]

I’ve been going back and forth on several of mine. I do play them all, 9 electrics. I don’t really need all of them and I could honestly be fine with 4 or 5.

But yeah, if it sits, move it along.

 

[Seashore]

I'm totally different. I'll keep something around for years, even decades, if it's in good shape and I can see a potential use for it. I play for different bands with different tunings and I like being able to keep instruments set up for what I need. Sometimes I've been alright with letting stuff go and sometimes I've wound up regretting it, but I've never been sorry I hung on to something.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Here is the first part of Project: Cull.



I asked the forum many questions about a lot of the stuff featured here, unfortunately, it will all go straight to the garbage.

Organising it all, packaging, listing, etc. on eBay et al, is much more work than it's worth, so to the bin it goes.

 

[Seashore]

Is there maybe a local school or some other org or music ensemble that would accept this stuff as donations?

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Is there maybe a local school or some other org or music ensemble that would accept this stuff as donations?

The red Spongebob guitar is the only functional thing out of all this stuff.

And it needs strings. And maybe a battery.

 

[Hiwatts and Gibsons]

Here is the first part of Project: Cull.



I asked the forum many questions about a lot of the stuff featured here, unfortunately, it will all go straight to the garbage.

Organising it all, packaging, listing, etc. on eBay et al, is much more work than it's worth, so to the bin it goes.

Just send them all to me. I'll make sure they get where they belong

 

[Hiwatts and Gibsons]

Here is the first part of Project: Cull.



I asked the forum many questions about a lot of the stuff featured here, unfortunately, it will all go straight to the garbage.

Organising it all, packaging, listing, etc. on eBay et al, is much more work than it's worth, so to the bin it goes.

Especially the P90 loaded Partsocaster and two Sponge Bob guitars. You don't want those hanging around, and I know just what to do with them.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Especially the P90 loaded Partsocaster and two Sponge Bob guitars. You don't want those hanging around, and I know just what to do with them.

You have just given me the greatest, or possibly the worst, idea ever.

I can hold on to one more guitar. Especially a small one.