The one that got away...

[GUInessTARS]

I was just thinking about some of the guitars I once owned and traded away. Usually for something valuable like a shiny rock or a decoder ring. I have traded a '73 les paul, a 70's tele custom, a '78 mockingbird, etc. I was wondering if anyone else had traded a guitar they wish they had back.

[greco]

Too late, I'm not trading the '73 Les Paul back to you for the shiny rock and the decoder ring.

BTW..how do you like the decoder ring?....cool huh.....still working OK?

Sincerely...the only one guitar I really miss was taken from the house during a B&E. It wasn't expensive or pretty...but I spent hours working on it (i.e., repairing) and I loved the tone it had

Cheers

Dave

[GUInessTARS]

The decoder ring broke, but the rock still shines, rock on!

[Mooh]

'70s Tele Deluxe, '70s Tele bass, '50s Fender lapsteel, '70s Mustang Bass, Warwick 5 string Rock Bass, Gibson B-25 (much modified), Godin fretless Acoustibass, '90s Strat...

Now I'm depressed...

Peace, Mooh.

[elindso]

57 Strat, 62 SG special, ES 340, Gibson Heritage.

They come and go

[Spikezone]

Yep, I miss my old Raven (not to be confused with the new Raven brand of guitars) Mosrite copy, and in the amps section, wish I had NEVER gotten rid of my Garnet Pro and cab-that REALLY HURTS!
-Mikey

[dwagar]

56 Tele, 55 LP Special, 68 LP GT, 65 Gretsch Tennessean. There were others, but these were the ones I should have kept.
And the 57 Strat I didn't buy but should have.

[Scottone]

mid 70's Tele, G&L Broadcaster, and '91 all-gold Les Paul Classic. No regrets on any other trades.

[aC2rs]

I haven't regretted trading any of my old guitars in the past because I didn't have anything so special that it couldn't be replaced with something new fairly easily.

I do have guitars in my collection that won't be going anywhere until I am too old and feeble to play them, or become too senile to know what they are used for. Not because they are particularly valuable guitars, but, because I like them and they are special to me.

The only thing that I did trade that I've had second thoughts on was my Traynor Bloc 100 amp. But, I got good value for it and also a good deal on the Custom Valve 40 I traded it for.

[co-intelpro]

'68 Gibson ES335 TDC w/OHSC...Trapeze bridge, walnut.

I loved the tone, but it was impossible to play for 20 minutes without getting a cramp.

To begin with, the guitar had a pencil neck. To add, the previous owner removed finish from the back of the neck and, I believe, shaved the neck profile to be more flat. Why?

Also, he had removed the pickup covers and replaced the old tuners with grovers.

It hurts to think about it, but the guitar wasn't playable, and it wasn't completely original. But, damn did it sound good and look great!

[zontar]

The only guitar I've ever sold was my first cheap-o acoustic--also known as a "Waste of good plywood." I bought it for $10 & sold it for the same.

I am considering selling my first electric--my Les Paul copy. I might miss that if I do sell it.

[faracaster]

THE ONE !!!!!??????
How about the hoard !!!!!!
A steady line of exiting guitars, like rats in a subway tunnel being chased by some monsterous spiders.

[Ripper]

THE ONE !!!!!??????
How about the hoard !!!!!!
A steady line of exiting guitars, like rats in a subway tunnel being chased by some monsterous spiders.


Wow what a great way to phrase that and so true.

[Archer]

I had a Matthias Jabs sig strat with a HUGE neck. Sold it for WAY more than I paid....but I still kinda miss it.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/Archeroffish/strat.jpg

[david henman]

.....hmmmmmmmm....mint sunburst 1960 les paul...early 60s tele and jaguar, late 60s strat, sg, and es335...

-suddently depressed in newmarket

[iaresee]

In the early 90's I sold a very good condition Ibanez UV777GR. It was a green 7-string Universe with a maple board and the disappearing pyramids inlays. I was moving in a different direction and still young, living with my parents, and they were adamant no high schooler needed two electric guitars. So off it went. I bought it off a guy who "found it" under his bed -- think I paid him $500 for it. Sold it for $1000 so I thought I'd made out like a bandit.

Turns out Ibanez made very, very few UV777GRs with maple boards. It is the rarest of the Universe models. Ever. And it played like a dream.

Not a week goes by I don't miss that guitar. I learned my lesson from that though. If I like it stays. No matter how little use it's currently getting.

[zinga]

76 gibson custom and a 72 fender strat why did i do this:mad:

[Wheeman]

Almost everyone is the one that gets away. I would need to justify a purchase to myself about 10 times, and then my parental units, a.k.a. bank of mom and dad. Its hard to go to music stores without seeing something that would be nice to own but got to save for university, blah, blah blah...

I still need to get a bass guitar...

[gpower]

Mid 60's Strat, late 60's Tele, and 71 Ibanez SG copy. There have been many others but, in retrospect, those 3 were special.

[ssdeluxe]

I hate these threads !.........too depressing.

61 345 mint (gone), 60 345 (gone), 67 345 (gone), 52 es 295 (gone), campellone special (gone),3 clinic les pauls (gone), 63 335. (gone).......and lots of others in my travels.

I sort of thought about the futility of drudging up the past, but then it dawned on me, I'm not a collector, I play the darn things. I don't worry about them as investments........if I did, I don't think I would enjoy them.

to me , they are guitars that I PLAY. What I have now is of now lesser value to me as player guitars. All of them are great for what they are.


there, I feel better !

[rollingdam]

1930's Gibson L OO , 90's National Resophonic Jazz Blues,