Members Virgman Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 Even the mediocre ones. They are like friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 I get that you do really form an intimate relationship with your guitars, however... Having recently moved continents, I had to cull and only kept 3, it was very liberating and besides, I can now accrue more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 Out of all, some 27 or so,. there are 3 I want to get rid of, and if I REALLY push myself, maybe 10 I could live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 This is my problem too. I have a bunch of mediocre guitars, even ones that haven't come out of the case in probably YEARS. But in spite of the logical reasons, I can't (for emotional reasons) let go of them. I over-think this so much and I could write a huge wall of text, but you know. I was especially bad with the truck I sold last August. I bought it new and drove it for 15 years. 197K miles on the odometer and I put all of them on myself, and I had been a lot of places the first time in my life with it. It was difficult for me to even list it and when it sold I was devastated. I felt like we had a relationship and I had let it down, as if it were a beloved pet or a wife. I didn't care about the money, or that now I don't have to hassle with parking 2 vehicles and all that. I still miss it, sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 Even the mediocre ones. They are like friends. I can sell mine at the drop of a hat if I need something else. That said, I have a couple that I love dearly. Sometimes when I'm playing #1 I think, " When I'm dead some dummy is going to get this guitar and F it all up. It's so perfect...Man, I wish I didn't have to die." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 You have to man up and deal with it. I have reduced my collection from 12 to 10. If you are determined you can do it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 I have sold guitars that I wish I had never sold but I needed the money.56 Blonde & 58 Lavander Strats, Firebird 1,2 SG Customs and a 60 Mary Kay slab board Strat many Gibson, Fenders, Mosrites, Ricks , Ect. . I told myself I'ld never sell a guitar because I needed the money again and I havn't. Now I have 38+ guitars and I should get rid of some that I don't used or play anymore. I'll never find or be able to replace any of them if I sell them but they should be played. It a lot tougher to sell than just keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'll never find or be able to replace any of them if I sell them but they should be played. It a lot tougher to sell than just keep them. This is the other thing: "Someday I may pull one out and enjoy it, and and in the meantime it doesn't cost me anything to store them up against the wall in my bedroom." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 17, 2015 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockPianoman Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 I almost sold a sunburst Strat because the pickups sounded crappy, but I bought a loaded pickguard for it and I'm glad I kept it now....the screw holes didn't line up right but I took a small drill bit and re-drilled them because I'm never going to change it again anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 I can sell mine at the drop of a hat if I need something else. That said, I have a couple that I love dearly. Sometimes when I'm playing #1 I think, " When I'm dead some dummy is going to get this guitar and F it all up. It's so perfect...Man, I wish I didn't have to die." This. I could never sell the beast, but have bought/sold/traded eeverything else and had no trouble doing so. Now, if I ever bond with another one the same way, may be different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 To be serious for a minute, the problem with keeping the old stuff is that you will lie on your death bed thinking of all the instruments you never had because you kept the old socks racked up on the wall.Frankly the more guitars you flow through your life the more likely you are to find the best ones for you. You will know them when you play them. Keeping the old stuff that you don't play is pretty pointless against the millions waiting for you to find them. Keeping them has an opportunity cost and maybe for lack of the "right one" even a career cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 Buy. sell. trade and swap. Always seem to have something moving in or out. Horse trader with guitars.Down to two basses and two strats right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tall Posted January 17, 2015 Members Share Posted January 17, 2015 I just sold most of my guitars. It was a little painful but I got over it. I am actually excited to get some different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted January 18, 2015 Members Share Posted January 18, 2015 There are a couple that are "from my cold, dead hands" guitars, but the rest are expendable. I've been having more fun trading stuff lately, instead of selling it. Ending up with stuff I'll actually use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted January 18, 2015 Members Share Posted January 18, 2015 It's not like I've only have had the guitars I presently own. Over the years I've bought and sold many ( I've owned about 250 different Guitars ). The ones I have now have been in my collection for a long time. Yes I do regret selling some but not all. The ones I have now are guitars that I have bonded with on some level and if someone call me for a session I most always have a guitar that is perfect for what they hear in their head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buttcrust Posted January 18, 2015 Members Share Posted January 18, 2015 I may have a couple for sale, later this year, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted January 18, 2015 Members Share Posted January 18, 2015 OK, here's my take on the subject: I've been through quite a few guitars in the past twelve years, but it was more about replacing stuff that either sucked or didn't really work for me personally and replacing it with stuff that I really enjoyed picking up and playing. I'm now at a point where I seriously doubt that I'll ever buy another electric guitar. I feel fortunate to have ten electrics that are just a joy to pick up and play. I don't feel like I have any "mediocre" guitars although some were picked up for a song on Craig's list and some are heavily modded in order to optimize their potential. I'm working with a new guitar player that is a bit of a gear junkie with forty something guitars, mostly top-shelf and he's blown away by my Carlo Robelli 335, my MIM Fender Squier Series Strats and my Washburn P290. I have four relatively top-shelf American guitars (Gibson, Fender, Hamer) and I don't put them above any of the workhorse cheapies I've acquired. Truth is that I barely touch some of my more valuable guitars like my Hamer Mirage II but when I plug it in to see if I can sell it, I just can't bring myself to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 18, 2015 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2015 From 12 to 10. You are cold man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted January 18, 2015 Members Share Posted January 18, 2015 I haven't sold a guitar in years but I'm also mainly an acoustic guy. That said, I could sell my Strat and amp tomorrow and buy something else, along with at least a couple of my acoustics that I probably wouldn't replace at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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