06-01-2021, 11:35 AM
Here's a question that I think everyone can relate to that been playing for a long time... Any guitars you're still kicking yourself for selling?
I may not even want to hear the answer to this from some of the guys a little older than me (Ex: I sold a pre cbs strat for 900 bucks in the 80's.)
I don't have anything that was worth crazy money that I got rid of but I've had quite a few I really wish I would kept.
-1976 Gibson Firebird with the bicentenial logo, with OHSC. I sold this for around 700 bucks to Mike's Music in the late 90's so I could buy books for school. I'm guessing it'd be worth around 5-7k today. This was my first "nice guitar". But being a 15 year old kid I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have (I didn't like the body shape then). I owned for a few years and was actually playing an Ibanez more than it. I'd love to play it now that I'm older.
-1959 Fender Musicmaster. I got this in high school from a friend for like 300 bucks and a DOD Flanger. This guitar obviously wasn't that great but it's still a 50's Fender. I have no idea what this would be worth today but I'm guessing quite a bit (5k maybe???)
-1964 Mustang. Similar to the Musicmaster, it was just a Mustang, nothing that special. But it was Pre-CBS and it was all original. Being a teen in the 90's obviously these were popular with the kids who liked Nirvana. I think I've owned 3 Mustangs at one point or another but this is the only one that I really should have kept. (The others were 70's models). I can't remember what I did with this, if I sold it or traded it, but I can almost guarantee I got less than 1k for it in the mid 90's.
-1982 Gibson Les Paul Studio Standard. This is the guitar I actually miss the most, and it's probably worth the least. This was one of the last years from Kalamazoo which was cool. And being a "Studio Standard" is was basically a standard with dot inlays and slightly thinner body. It was all orginal with Tim Shaw's which were really nice. It's the best Les Paul I've ever owned and I've own a bunch. I think I sold this for like 1,200 bucks in the early 2000's
-Suhr Classic Antique Limited Edition. I miss both my Suhrs, but I miss the "strat" a lot more than the Tele. The tele I can live without. This one however is my favorite strat style guitar I've ever owned. It was also a limited edition finish (black over sunburst) and they only made 500 total across multiple colors. I really wish I could have kept this. But I needed some money and being a bedroom player these days it doesn't make sense for me to have that expensive of a guitar.
-Fender Mustang Bass mid 70's. Thought I'd throw a bass on here. I LOVED this thing. It was short scale so it was perfect for me a guitar player. I bought it because a buddy asked me to play bass for some recordings he was doing with his band after their bass player quit. I'm far from an expert on bass but I really thought it sounded pretty good. I should've kept it. It was a blast to play.
Any of you got any guitars that got away that you wish you still had?
I may not even want to hear the answer to this from some of the guys a little older than me (Ex: I sold a pre cbs strat for 900 bucks in the 80's.)
I don't have anything that was worth crazy money that I got rid of but I've had quite a few I really wish I would kept.
-1976 Gibson Firebird with the bicentenial logo, with OHSC. I sold this for around 700 bucks to Mike's Music in the late 90's so I could buy books for school. I'm guessing it'd be worth around 5-7k today. This was my first "nice guitar". But being a 15 year old kid I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have (I didn't like the body shape then). I owned for a few years and was actually playing an Ibanez more than it. I'd love to play it now that I'm older.
-1959 Fender Musicmaster. I got this in high school from a friend for like 300 bucks and a DOD Flanger. This guitar obviously wasn't that great but it's still a 50's Fender. I have no idea what this would be worth today but I'm guessing quite a bit (5k maybe???)
-1964 Mustang. Similar to the Musicmaster, it was just a Mustang, nothing that special. But it was Pre-CBS and it was all original. Being a teen in the 90's obviously these were popular with the kids who liked Nirvana. I think I've owned 3 Mustangs at one point or another but this is the only one that I really should have kept. (The others were 70's models). I can't remember what I did with this, if I sold it or traded it, but I can almost guarantee I got less than 1k for it in the mid 90's.
-1982 Gibson Les Paul Studio Standard. This is the guitar I actually miss the most, and it's probably worth the least. This was one of the last years from Kalamazoo which was cool. And being a "Studio Standard" is was basically a standard with dot inlays and slightly thinner body. It was all orginal with Tim Shaw's which were really nice. It's the best Les Paul I've ever owned and I've own a bunch. I think I sold this for like 1,200 bucks in the early 2000's
-Suhr Classic Antique Limited Edition. I miss both my Suhrs, but I miss the "strat" a lot more than the Tele. The tele I can live without. This one however is my favorite strat style guitar I've ever owned. It was also a limited edition finish (black over sunburst) and they only made 500 total across multiple colors. I really wish I could have kept this. But I needed some money and being a bedroom player these days it doesn't make sense for me to have that expensive of a guitar.
-Fender Mustang Bass mid 70's. Thought I'd throw a bass on here. I LOVED this thing. It was short scale so it was perfect for me a guitar player. I bought it because a buddy asked me to play bass for some recordings he was doing with his band after their bass player quit. I'm far from an expert on bass but I really thought it sounded pretty good. I should've kept it. It was a blast to play.
Any of you got any guitars that got away that you wish you still had?
