I've rarely sold anything. And this I regret.

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I've rarely sold anything. And this I regret.

LOL! Yes, and I sure could revise this to read: "I really regret that I didn't sell (fill the blank) before it lost value!!"

I've got a fairly long list for that one. . .

drbam

No recording stuff really. Buttttttt there was my 64 Epiphone Texan, my 51 ES300, 55 Strat, 1930s National Mandolin, 64 ES335, 65 blackface deluxe reverb, and on and on. Ya gotta remember though that before the "Collectors" stuck their grimey nose in our business, this stuff was traded amongst musicians.

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Originally posted by Wireline:

Same deal here...I keep hearing in my head that old Waylon song, "If I Would Have Killed You When I Wanted, I'd be Out by Now"

HAHAHAHA!

OH YEAH, thiry years ago I gave my girlfriend a 1943 Martin 015 as a token of our love. Whip me boys!

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OH YEAH, thiry years ago I gave my girlfriend a 1943 Martin 015 as a token of our love. Whip me boys!

mud

A little old Marshall JCM800 50watt combo. A guy around town still has it from when I sold it mid-80s.

It would be a marriage made in heaven with my Fender Blues Deluxe.

sigh

I've bought and sold so many instruments over the years. But rarely have any regrets. I look at gear as tools. If I could have anything back I've ever sold, it'd actually a car I used to have. A '70 BMW 2800CS. One of the finest cars I've ever driven.

I did have some guitars I bought at Rogue Music in the late 80's. I worked at a studio in the same building, so I could cruise up to Rogue several times a week and check out what they had. They had a little used guitar section, and occasionally got in some gems and killer prices.

I bought a '66 Cherry ES-335 for $695, and a '70 four-bolt Fender Jazz Bass for $795. They were really sweet. When I moved to Denmark in '91 I ended up selling them for 3X the price I paid. So, I definitely got my money's worth - as I'd also earned money playing them in the studio.

When I returned to the states in the late '90's, and was looking to replaced them, I found the prices had shot up like crazy. I ended up getting a new Lakland bass - P body w/ J neck, and have been really happy with it. Won't mind having another 335. I did pick up a 345 a few years ago, but sold it. It was pretty close to the 335. And there's also EPI versions that are pretty damn good.

At some point - if I find the right ones - I'll probably fork over the dough for another older Fender bass and a 60's 335. But I've got enough stuff here and ain't losin' any sleep.

The one instrument that I've yet to satisfactorily replace was an Elkhart-made mid-'60's Conn 62H bass trombone I used all through high school and college. I bought it in '75 for $500 at a pawn shop. If you can find a good one, they go for over $3K now. They just don't make 'em like that anymore. I've been looking for another trombone for over a year.

I did have an original green Ibanez Tube Screamer back in the early 80's. I wouldn't mind having one of those again.

Funny, the things I regret selling the most, are strictly from a financial standpoint. My Princeton Reverb was a great amp, but was not loud enough for wedding gigs. Therefor I sold it and bought something that was. I made more money using the new amp for more gigs, than I would have made keeping the old amp and selling it 20 years later. But yet I find myself saying "Man I sold that amp for $150" instead of saying " I sold that and bought something that I could use".

I have owned close to 80 guitars since I started playing. I keep probably 20 around at any one time. The only ones I regret selling are the ones I could have made more money on! Like my 68 LP Custom, 64ish 335, 47 Gretsch Syncromatic, Gibson 1910 L5 (oval sound hole)...etc. Other than the two 60's Gibsons, the rest of the vintage stuff just did not stand up to modern guitars.

Such is life. Are we compelled to feel that collectability is outweighs usefulnes?

JD