Guitars you regretted selling

[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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[Mincer]

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


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Why'd you sell the doubleneck? What would you play with it if you still had it?

 

[silvertonebetty]

Why'd you sell the doubleneck? What would you play with it if you still had it?

I was tricked out of it . Being stupid listening to a good salesman aka a con man . And some


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[Mincer]

I was tricked out of it . Being stupid listening to a good salesman aka a con man . And some


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Yikes. Another question...why did you buy it originally?

 

[Hsb]

Dont regret selling any I had, though had an Epi LP years ago that sounded amazing. Now the RG570 that I had stolen, my own fault, thats a completely different story and was avoidable.

 

[Demanic]

My 1989 Ovation collector's series. For a pittance.

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[alex1fly]

All of them.

 

[Edgecrusher]

For all the guitars that ive flipped over the years I only have 2 that I regret letting go. A 92 or so Gibson SG celebrity series, ive never seen another like it. If you google it the images that come up are a different guitar. The guitar was fantastic but I got buck fever and traded it for an airbrushed Hamer Californian. (Which was a dog)

The other was a mid 80's ESP M2 in a bubble gum burst finish. It had those weird Bill Lawerence pickups with the square with a U in the middle, Cant remember the name now and a on board preamp boost. Was another just beast of a player but in chasing guitars to flip I wound up trading it for a USA custom Warlock that I still have. Sadly the ESP was twice the guitar.

 

[d1dsj]

All of these plus one or 2 others

 

[Mincer]

Wow, those look great, too!

 

[Boogie Bill]

In the early '70s, all my gear was stolen including a 68 Tele Thinline, ash body with a factory Bigsby. Got it back, but the guy had messed it up. There weren't luthiers on every corner back then, so I traded it off on a Gibson ES-150DCN. Horrible trade...the Gibson turned out to be an unruly white elephant. Regret selling the Tele. Don't regret selling the Gibson. Took a bath trading it for a 79 Music Man Sabre II, but that turned out to be a great guitar.

Also, around '73, I'd bought a virtually new long neck Gibson ES-330TD dirt cheap from a junkie. Great guitar! Traded it off for a Univox drum machine. Drum machine helped pay the rent for many years, but I really miss that 330. Never seen another quite like it.

I had to sell my 1960 Strat after my divorce in 1990. Miss it, of course, but the G&L Legacys I have now are better guitars. That Strat would be worth $20K+ now...ugh.

After my gear was stolen in '72, I bought a new sunburst Univox Les Paul copy. Beautiful little guitar with a bolt-on neck. Not the best quality, but it just had a beautiful clear tone. Loaned it to a young friend and it was stolen from his dorm room. (I HATE THIEVES!)

I miss the '72 Martin D-18 that I traded for a Taylor 710CE jack in 2002. Bought the Martin new. Hard to give up an old friend, but I needed a guitar with a pickup. Did well with the Taylor, but it will never be my favorite. I'm a Martin guy.

In another financial crisis, I had to sell my 1975 Gibson Les Paul '55 Special Reissue. I'd bought it used, mint, just a few months old. Traded a beat up but terrific sounding Acoustic Control 156 amp rig straight across for it...a steal for me. Had some problems with the neck, but that was the best P90 guitar I've ever played. Absolutely killer through my JCM 800.

And then there was a vintage 1965 Deluxe Reverb, and a blonde, BF, 1964 Tremolux rig. Oh well. I love my Mesas.

Bill