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You can ship these guitars to me and I will fix them.

Returning them is another matter.  😁

I have an old Framus 12 string electric from the original Bavarian company that mainly hangs on the wall these days.

I was quite proud of it when I was a younger man until I read an interview in one of the guitar magazines where the guitarist talked about his early days when he was poor and all he could afford was a crappy Framus.

So I was surprised when this new Framus company resurrected a brand name that didn't have a good reputation.

I have to ask, what made you think that a non-collectable guitar that you had never played was worth that kind of money?

16 hours ago, daytony said:

I played guitar since I was 14. I am now 41. Came home to find my wall hanger had slipped out of my wall, causing my Ibanez to fall directly into my dresser, gouging the front of a formerly pristine guitar. At that point, I had already contemplated quitting all together. I hadnt played in seven months. Reason being, every material object, or meaningful activity in my life that has given me joy, has been completey ruined, or taken from me for reasons beyond my control. 100% of the time. My closest refer to me as (paraphrasing) "The unluckiest person to ever exist".  Picked up my guitar one day, inspired to learn a new Pearl Jam song. Learned it. The next day, my once beautiful guitar is {censored}ed. And, at that moment, guitars, and music really, meant nothing to me. Just like that. I was no longer passionate about something I spent doing every minute I possibly could for 27 years. All my guitars are put away. No reminders of them left. Thinking back, I only started playing because I wanted to be a rock star. And I was one of those kids who was dumb enough to believe their parents and teachers when they said,"All you need is a dream and to work hard!" Lol. Good times. Anyhoo, logically, it was nothing more than a gigantic waste of a large chunk of my life that got me nowhere and nothing. That about answer it? Lol

This saddens me; you are obviously going through a tough time.

Your story is one of the reasons I only own cheap guitars.

I think counseling might be able to help with your emotional state and there are more free/cheap ways to get help nowadays.

I also recommend The Weekend Jam that Anton does on the Political Party message board here are HCPP as a fun weekly outlet.  For me, it's been a great way to continue my musical evolution.

Sending positive karma your way daytony.

It's pretty ugly.

1 minute ago, daddymack said:

Not true at all...mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs are all pet worthy rodents...however, their life expectancy is typically very short, especially for mice where two years is usually pushing it...rats and hamsters may be three years. Gerbils, though, if they have a mate or companion, can live up to 8 years...4-5 years if they are alone. They are not as clever as rats or mice, but they do live longer. These numbers are averages, so nothing is absolute...

Why bother to bond emotionally with something that you know is going to live 2 years?

There are better pets out there that live a bit longer and are able to show affection in ways that rodents can't.

It's a rodent, not meant to be pet.

Feed it to a snake (another animal not meant to be a pet).