"The one that got away" stories
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Wildkat
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Don't know if this counts, but imma say it does.
Numerous years ago I was the proud owner of a lovely Peavey Wolfgang Special in gold(see picture). Played amazing, sounded amazing. I had to sell it to repair my mom's car which she eventually sold for less money than the guitar was worth. Still pissed about it. Maybe someday I'll get another one just like it.
Don't know if this counts, but imma say it does.
Numerous years ago I was the proud owner of a lovely Peavey Wolfgang Special in gold(see picture). Played amazing, sounded amazing. I had to sell it to repair my mom's car which she eventually sold for less money than the guitar was worth. Still pissed about it. Maybe someday I'll get another one just like it.
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kramersteen
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So i guess it's safe to bet you wont be getting an nice inheritance?
So i guess it's safe to bet you wont be getting an nice inheritance?
KeeperOS
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Unfortunately I have two such stories, BOTH from the same music store (that has since been closed down...)
The first was a gorgeous silver Yamaha RGX520DZ like the one bellow.
I was still fairly new to guitars and wasn't at that moment looking to buy (plus I was a bit daunted by the weird Floyd copy) but she sounded like she was straight out of one of my favorite 80s records.
About a month later when I was looking into getting my then-2nd guitar I returned to buy her but she had already been sold.
WHILE there, I came across another peculiarity, a discontinued Washburn NX-3 basically a Korean-made copy of the Nuno N4 that had an amazingly comfortable neck and featured the Stephen's cutaway.
The pickups were definitely meh plus at the time I was hell-bent on getting a 24-fretter (a preference that I still have today but that in no way would it have stopped me from getting a guitar that I otherwise liked) so I left to mull it over.
A week later I went back having decided to buy her only to find that she too had been already sold...
Needless to say, ever since then, when there is a guitar I like and can actually justify buying, I drop a 50€ downpayment to make sure she's not going anywhere!
Unfortunately I have two such stories, BOTH from the same music store (that has since been closed down...)
The first was a gorgeous silver Yamaha RGX520DZ like the one bellow.
I was still fairly new to guitars and wasn't at that moment looking to buy (plus I was a bit daunted by the weird Floyd copy) but she sounded like she was straight out of one of my favorite 80s records.
About a month later when I was looking into getting my then-2nd guitar I returned to buy her but she had already been sold.
WHILE there, I came across another peculiarity, a discontinued Washburn NX-3 basically a Korean-made copy of the Nuno N4 that had an amazingly comfortable neck and featured the Stephen's cutaway.
The pickups were definitely meh plus at the time I was hell-bent on getting a 24-fretter (a preference that I still have today but that in no way would it have stopped me from getting a guitar that I otherwise liked) so I left to mull it over.
A week later I went back having decided to buy her only to find that she too had been already sold...
Needless to say, ever since then, when there is a guitar I like and can actually justify buying, I drop a 50€ downpayment to make sure she's not going anywhere!
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Don't really have one, but I'm playing with fire right now.
On second thought, yes. A really beautiful semi-hollow, in a natural finish with a great flame top. Import, pretty sure MIJ, cant recall the brand, but I didn't recognize it at the time. Played great, sounded great and was inexpensive. It was back in the early 80's and I really didn't think it was my "style". I'd like a do-over on that one.
Don't really have one, but I'm playing with fire right now.
On second thought, yes. A really beautiful semi-hollow, in a natural finish with a great flame top. Import, pretty sure MIJ, cant recall the brand, but I didn't recognize it at the time. Played great, sounded great and was inexpensive. It was back in the early 80's and I really didn't think it was my "style". I'd like a do-over on that one.
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beaubrummels
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Looking at my finances, most have gotten away. Only after years of planning, saving, dreaming and patience do I land one.
Looking at my finances, most have gotten away. Only after years of planning, saving, dreaming and patience do I land one.
Aceman
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I let a Gibson 1979 Cherry Sunburst that was nearly the identical twin to my #1 at a shop in the late 90's.
I didn't let that happen a second time when I tripped across a 73 Tobacco that felt every bit as good! Same store incidentally.
And...I let go of a Yamaha Pacifica 712 w/ DiMarzios, a Wilkinson, and Schaller locking tuners. Best neck EVER and unbelievably dive bomb ability to stay stay in tune, with fantastic tone.
I let a Gibson 1979 Cherry Sunburst that was nearly the identical twin to my #1 at a shop in the late 90's.
I didn't let that happen a second time when I tripped across a 73 Tobacco that felt every bit as good! Same store incidentally.
And...I let go of a Yamaha Pacifica 712 w/ DiMarzios, a Wilkinson, and Schaller locking tuners. Best neck EVER and unbelievably dive bomb ability to stay stay in tune, with fantastic tone.
dystrust
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I used to own #49 from the first Charvel 25th Anniversary run. That guitar was a work of art; it played great and sounded amazing, but I needed to keep a roof over my head. It's probably for the best that I sold it, otherwise I would've routed it and installed a neck pickup.
I used to own #49 from the first Charvel 25th Anniversary run. That guitar was a work of art; it played great and sounded amazing, but I needed to keep a roof over my head. It's probably for the best that I sold it, otherwise I would've routed it and installed a neck pickup.
eclecticsynergy
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Had one of these- really sweet axe. I was beside myself when it got stolen. Still miss that guitar after over twenty years.
Had one of these- really sweet axe. I was beside myself when it got stolen. Still miss that guitar after over twenty years.
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Little Pigbacon
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In 2005 I went shopping for a V and ended up buying a new Faded V in worn cherry. The guitar I almost bought instead was a new LTD DV8R, a Dave Mustaine signature King V variant. It played and sounded worlds better than the Faded V, but I had it in my head that my first V should be a Gibson. Yep.
It looked like this, in metallic silver, except that the pickups were a JB/Jazz combo.
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In 2005 I went shopping for a V and ended up buying a new Faded V in worn cherry. The guitar I almost bought instead was a new LTD DV8R, a Dave Mustaine signature King V variant. It played and sounded worlds better than the Faded V, but I had it in my head that my first V should be a Gibson. Yep.
It looked like this, in metallic silver, except that the pickups were a JB/Jazz combo.
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DrNewcenstein
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Never met a Gibson V that I liked enough to keep. Maybe if they'd put a '62 SG neck on one....
Some years ago there was a black USA Gibson LPC with factory Kahler on Ebay. It sold for $600 in open bidding. I actually did like the Kahler I had installed on my first guitar, which was a Montoya LP copy, so letting that Custom go by was just.....ugh.
Then there was a Jackson USA JZB2 in Blue Sparkle - think Steve Harris' Lake Placid P-bass, but without the pickguard and with a J-bass body. Sold for $600 also.
Then there was all the 1990 Jackson USA and neckthrough Pro Warriors I've let go of over the years.
The '76 SG I traded to a pawn shop for a no-name Strat copy.
The Pedulla Pentabuzz I sold to a guy in Japan.
The Rickenbacker 4001 a local shop was asking $350 for.
The Rudy Sarzo signature Washburn bass I coulda nabbed for $300 before they blew up.
The white LPC I sold.
I need to stop there. I'm getting the urge to jump off a cliff.
Never met a Gibson V that I liked enough to keep. Maybe if they'd put a '62 SG neck on one....
Some years ago there was a black USA Gibson LPC with factory Kahler on Ebay. It sold for $600 in open bidding. I actually did like the Kahler I had installed on my first guitar, which was a Montoya LP copy, so letting that Custom go by was just.....ugh.
Then there was a Jackson USA JZB2 in Blue Sparkle - think Steve Harris' Lake Placid P-bass, but without the pickguard and with a J-bass body. Sold for $600 also.
Then there was all the 1990 Jackson USA and neckthrough Pro Warriors I've let go of over the years.
The '76 SG I traded to a pawn shop for a no-name Strat copy.
The Pedulla Pentabuzz I sold to a guy in Japan.
The Rickenbacker 4001 a local shop was asking $350 for.
The Rudy Sarzo signature Washburn bass I coulda nabbed for $300 before they blew up.
The white LPC I sold.
I need to stop there. I'm getting the urge to jump off a cliff.
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You had the 72 reissue I guess from that pic.
Had one of these- really sweet axe. I was beside myself when it got stolen. Still miss that guitar after over twenty years.
You had the 72 reissue I guess from that pic.
kramersteen
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eclecticsynergy
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Yep. It was quite heavy but it played like a dream and sounded fantastic. Stolen by a junkie we'd allowed into our home. It's even worse knowing that she probably sold it for 50 bucks, or just traded it for a bag. She's passed on now and isn't suffering anymore. I try not to blame her when I'm missing the guitar; it's an ongoing effort- still working on it.
Yep. It was quite heavy but it played like a dream and sounded fantastic. Stolen by a junkie we'd allowed into our home. It's even worse knowing that she probably sold it for 50 bucks, or just traded it for a bag. She's passed on now and isn't suffering anymore. I try not to blame her when I'm missing the guitar; it's an ongoing effort- still working on it.
darthphineas
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back around 1989, I passed on a Kramer Nightswan, instead opting for a Kramer Stagemaster. a couple of years later, the same store had a big holiday sale and moved a never-owned Aztec graphic Nightswan literally for a few hundred bucks... it was one of the first things sold and gone before I ever arrived.
thought I'd hunt down a Nightswan back around 1999.
one was an Aztec graphic that showed up shipped in a case without internal support and had cracks at the neck pocket. the volume knob had also came off and was banging around loose in there. it was sent back.
another was a Nightswan II from a California GC that arrived with no paint. turns out it played like a dream and I scored it for $350. should have kept it. but I was wanting a regular Nightswan... and one with paint.
then I found a black Nightswan in the NY area. Al Pitrelli's tech was selling it. or rather, a friend of the tech was selling it. it was a tour guitar and in player condition, but I was told Al was very particular about his neck and the frets were pristine and the fingerboard was perfect. so I waited. and waited. and waited some more. after about 3 weeks of emails and calls not being returned, I had no tracking # or confirmation of shipping. I seemed to get a response when I cancelled the transaction. haha! the dude claims he shipped it earlier that day. yeah, right. still, I refused it when it arrived and let the carrier take it back.
if you've been to look at JC Guitars, this might sound a little similar. as it was the same guitar that the same person ended up selling to Justin. appears to be another one of those "roadie needing some money" stories. Al ended up accepting that he was ripped off and let Justin keep it. knowing there was an interesting story to go along with an artist's guitar always made me wish I'd have accepted the package and bought it anyway.
another interesting story that involves JC Guitars and a Nightswan. he has a prototype of the guitar that became the Kramer Nightswan. it got a bit of attention a few months ago when Warmoth did a story on it HERE. I'd known for a few years that warmoth made the parts for those prototypes. I was told that Kramer had bids from Warmoth and ESP to made the parts for the Nightswan model, and ESP had a more affordable offer... and they were already making so much more for Kramer at that time.
anyhoo... seems that there's a little controversy about that prototype in Justin's possession. it's been said that it was stolen prior to ending up in Justin's possession. one of the parties involved heard that I'd interacted with Justin before and asked me to try to mediate with Justin. meh, not my cup of tea. but when that Warmoth article came out, I did call Justin to discuss that guitar for the first time - just for my own curiosity. Justin claims to have a paper trail going back to a Rockin' Robin Guitars in TX, who I was told bought it when one of the parties involved brought it in for sale.
back around 1989, I passed on a Kramer Nightswan, instead opting for a Kramer Stagemaster. a couple of years later, the same store had a big holiday sale and moved a never-owned Aztec graphic Nightswan literally for a few hundred bucks... it was one of the first things sold and gone before I ever arrived.
thought I'd hunt down a Nightswan back around 1999.
one was an Aztec graphic that showed up shipped in a case without internal support and had cracks at the neck pocket. the volume knob had also came off and was banging around loose in there. it was sent back.
another was a Nightswan II from a California GC that arrived with no paint. turns out it played like a dream and I scored it for $350. should have kept it. but I was wanting a regular Nightswan... and one with paint.
then I found a black Nightswan in the NY area. Al Pitrelli's tech was selling it. or rather, a friend of the tech was selling it. it was a tour guitar and in player condition, but I was told Al was very particular about his neck and the frets were pristine and the fingerboard was perfect. so I waited. and waited. and waited some more. after about 3 weeks of emails and calls not being returned, I had no tracking # or confirmation of shipping. I seemed to get a response when I cancelled the transaction. haha! the dude claims he shipped it earlier that day. yeah, right. still, I refused it when it arrived and let the carrier take it back.
if you've been to look at JC Guitars, this might sound a little similar. as it was the same guitar that the same person ended up selling to Justin. appears to be another one of those "roadie needing some money" stories. Al ended up accepting that he was ripped off and let Justin keep it. knowing there was an interesting story to go along with an artist's guitar always made me wish I'd have accepted the package and bought it anyway.
another interesting story that involves JC Guitars and a Nightswan. he has a prototype of the guitar that became the Kramer Nightswan. it got a bit of attention a few months ago when Warmoth did a story on it HERE. I'd known for a few years that warmoth made the parts for those prototypes. I was told that Kramer had bids from Warmoth and ESP to made the parts for the Nightswan model, and ESP had a more affordable offer... and they were already making so much more for Kramer at that time.
anyhoo... seems that there's a little controversy about that prototype in Justin's possession. it's been said that it was stolen prior to ending up in Justin's possession. one of the parties involved heard that I'd interacted with Justin before and asked me to try to mediate with Justin. meh, not my cup of tea. but when that Warmoth article came out, I did call Justin to discuss that guitar for the first time - just for my own curiosity. Justin claims to have a paper trail going back to a Rockin' Robin Guitars in TX, who I was told bought it when one of the parties involved brought it in for sale.
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Little Pigbacon
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They're not comfortable, and they cut off circulation.
They're not comfortable, and they cut off circulation.
Rand-O-Monium
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Lost a Gibby MIII,a totally rebuilt Kramer,M/B 1x12 Cab & an Ovation 12-St in pawn...
Total rebuild Ibz body/MIJ Fender neck,OFR,SH-5 @ br HSC & accessories stolen...
'Zat count?
I see stuff & know peeps @ the Pawnshops,just got no funds...
Lost a Gibby MIII,a totally rebuilt Kramer,M/B 1x12 Cab & an Ovation 12-St in pawn...
Total rebuild Ibz body/MIJ Fender neck,OFR,SH-5 @ br HSC & accessories stolen...
'Zat count?
I see stuff & know peeps @ the Pawnshops,just got no funds...
stevie_bees
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Back in the late 80's, as I was just beginning my guitar journey, I was looking for a Telecaster. A local 2nd hand shop had a black early 70's Tele Deluxe with trem. I was talked out of buying it by an 'expert' who told me that all 70's Fenders were dreadful, and even thought I played it and liked it I walked away. I ended up buying a Hohner Tele... :smack:
The guitar I most regret selling was my '91 Gibson MIII Standard. Great, versatile guitar that I traded for a MIJ '50's Strat! :crying::smash::crazy:
mg::boggled:
Back in the late 80's, as I was just beginning my guitar journey, I was looking for a Telecaster. A local 2nd hand shop had a black early 70's Tele Deluxe with trem. I was talked out of buying it by an 'expert' who told me that all 70's Fenders were dreadful, and even thought I played it and liked it I walked away. I ended up buying a Hohner Tele... :smack:
The guitar I most regret selling was my '91 Gibson MIII Standard. Great, versatile guitar that I traded for a MIJ '50's Strat! :crying::smash::crazy:
mg::boggled: