Gear I wish I hadn't sold
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I'll start this one with my very first guitar, a Vox strat copy that I built myself from parts that a shop in Bristol was selling. It was a glorious light blue and no doubt the reason why I love Daphne blue strats over all others.
Anyway, I had to sell it when I was skint, something that has happened a good few times over the years. I still miss it, though, one never forgets one's first (proper) guitar.
If you lot here are like other musicians I've met over the years, there will be some amongst you to still wish they had kept one particular guitar, amp etc.
Anyway, I had to sell it when I was skint, something that has happened a good few times over the years. I still miss it, though, one never forgets one's first (proper) guitar.
If you lot here are like other musicians I've met over the years, there will be some amongst you to still wish they had kept one particular guitar, amp etc.
Man, regrets!
First, my Zon Sonus. Excuse the previous owner's minging carpet. It played brilliantly, balanced really well and weighed next to nothing, but the sound didn't do it for me. Wish I had kept it longer.
Next, my Status Stealth bass. An early one, one of the first six strings. Sounded amazing, a technical marvel. Bought a Spector and sold the Status, but wish I had kept it as I spent ages trying to find another six string as good as it!
And in this photo, the Status SII. It was either an '87 or '88 model, played beautifully and sounded great. It had the full carbon fibre 'cricket bat' through neck, sounded way more aggressive than the newer Status S2 basses. The ACG singlecut next to it was the first singlecut Harlot bass ACG made. It was a super high spec design, and was probably the bass I had the most affection for over the years, excluding my first Kubicki Ex Factor. It has since changed hands a few time through owners who never appreciated it like I did. My biggest sin, letting it go for a Jazz bass! Urgh!
First, my Zon Sonus. Excuse the previous owner's minging carpet. It played brilliantly, balanced really well and weighed next to nothing, but the sound didn't do it for me. Wish I had kept it longer.
Next, my Status Stealth bass. An early one, one of the first six strings. Sounded amazing, a technical marvel. Bought a Spector and sold the Status, but wish I had kept it as I spent ages trying to find another six string as good as it!
And in this photo, the Status SII. It was either an '87 or '88 model, played beautifully and sounded great. It had the full carbon fibre 'cricket bat' through neck, sounded way more aggressive than the newer Status S2 basses. The ACG singlecut next to it was the first singlecut Harlot bass ACG made. It was a super high spec design, and was probably the bass I had the most affection for over the years, excluding my first Kubicki Ex Factor. It has since changed hands a few time through owners who never appreciated it like I did. My biggest sin, letting it go for a Jazz bass! Urgh!
My Yngwie strat. I probably mourn the loss of this guitar at least weekly, if not more. It's painful to think about what I could be doing with that guitar now. I sold it for a profit, and at the time I needed the money more than I needed the guitar. I'll own another one day, I think this is probably an inevitability.
That delicious scalloping
The gloss finished fretboard...
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That delicious scalloping
The gloss finished fretboard...
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My mesa boogie calibre 50+ 1x12, early 80, s model with eq.Ran this into an empty cabinet I bought, fitted two new ev12ml speakers into this, absolutely amazing sound!
Next one would be my 1965 vox ac30 head, bought it for 30 quid!! Got tremolo unit fixed, had it for a year and got 600 quid for it, from a dealer!Then my Starfield altair custom guitar, best clean sound ever, way out-strats a strat!!
Next one would be my 1965 vox ac30 head, bought it for 30 quid!! Got tremolo unit fixed, had it for a year and got 600 quid for it, from a dealer!Then my Starfield altair custom guitar, best clean sound ever, way out-strats a strat!!
In order of time rather than sense of loss
White L Series P Bass ( A$180.00 )sold 1969
Cherry Les Paul SG Custom ( A$60.00 ) sold 1971
Fender Bass VI ( $180.00 ) sold 1975
59 Telecaster double bound, sunburst, rosewood ( A$360.00 ) sold 1976
Lennard GB150 amp sold 1973, don't remember what I got for it, it was too bulky but the sound was sublime and the amount of air pushed by 8 12" speakers in big bins was addictive
White L Series P Bass ( A$180.00 )sold 1969
Cherry Les Paul SG Custom ( A$60.00 ) sold 1971
Fender Bass VI ( $180.00 ) sold 1975
59 Telecaster double bound, sunburst, rosewood ( A$360.00 ) sold 1976
Lennard GB150 amp sold 1973, don't remember what I got for it, it was too bulky but the sound was sublime and the amount of air pushed by 8 12" speakers in big bins was addictive
I cannot for the life of me remember the model, but - as I wasn't playing it enough, and was really and truthfully way better than me - it was a custom Ibanez.
Smoke grey bookmatched maple archtop, MOP binding, clean rosewood 'board, Duncan pickups (1 x HB, 2 x SC). It looked and sounded the billy b
ks.
Smoke grey bookmatched maple archtop, MOP binding, clean rosewood 'board, Duncan pickups (1 x HB, 2 x SC). It looked and sounded the billy b
ks.
Mastodon2 said:
My Yngwie strat. I probably mourn the loss of this guitar at least weekly, if not more. It's painful to think about what I could be doing with that guitar now. I sold it for a profit, and at the time I needed the money more than I needed the guitar. I'll own another one day, I think this is probably an inevitability.
That delicious scalloping
The gloss finished fretboard...
...
You really need a Yngwie strat, I swear 1 in 4 of your posts have the Malmsteen strat mentioned...That delicious scalloping
The gloss finished fretboard...
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I might buy you one to shut you up
Fantuzzi said:
You really need a Yngwie strat, I swear 1 in 4 of your posts have the Malmsteen strat mentioned...
I might buy you one to shut you up
At least once I do get another one, I can take solace in the fact that selling that guitar was the greatest musical gaff I'll ever make, and I made that gaff young and will enjoy many happy years with a strat I'll never sell.I might buy you one to shut you up
Next big purchase is going to be a motorbike though, so I've got a while to go kicking myself yet, and it's hardly like I'm being held back by my current Ibanez K-7, which is in just about every respect, a more flexible instrument.
Mastodon2 said:
Fantuzzi said:
You really need a Yngwie strat, I swear 1 in 4 of your posts have the Malmsteen strat mentioned...
I might buy you one to shut you up
At least once I do get another one, I can take solace in the fact that selling that guitar was the greatest musical gaff I'll ever make, and I made that gaff young and will enjoy many happy years with a strat I'll never sell.I might buy you one to shut you up
Next big purchase is going to be a motorbike though, so I've got a while to go kicking myself yet, and it's hardly like I'm being held back by my current Ibanez K-7, which is in just about every respect, a more flexible instrument.
Its all want, want ,want with you...
Fantuzzi said:
Yeah I think I remember a Honda being posted in the 'obsessing about today' thread.
Its all want, want ,want with you...
Haha, ain't that the truth! In all honesty I've reigned in the guitar buying, at least with 6s. I found myself thinking "This looks great, it's only a 6 but I'm sure I'll find a use for it", buying it and then not playing it enough to keep - the exception being the YJM, which I sold for the opportunity of profit, but I've had plenty of 6s, and an 8, that came and went the journey. Other than another YJM, and possible an Ibanez AEG10NE nylon string, I won't buy any more 6s. I have these love affairs with 6s, but they don't turn into marriages.Its all want, want ,want with you...
Interestingly, I thought the 8 would be perfect for me, so much so that I bought the first customer Ibanez RG2228 in the UK the day it was delivered to the shop - a lucky find by me as I was only browsing casually. I bought it there and then without even playing it, I'd wanted one since I first saw the prototype pics and had to have it. It was a great instrument, but the 27" scale length was not for me. The low F#, while tight, was just not tight enough, and the higher strings were too tight with the 27" scale. I'd love an 8 again, but it would have to be a fanned fret, multi scale instrument with a really aggressive fan, 29" on the low F# up to 25.5 on the high E, and that sort of instrument just doesn't exist in the production guitar world, instead I'd have to get one custom built, and for the sort of quality I'd want, to stand up to my experience of Japanese Ibanez guitars, would be serious £££. f
k that, I'll have an R6 and make do with what I've got! Now, a Yamaha R6 on the other hand, I could see me getting one of those... 
As an aside, I've always found 7 to be the perfect number for me, for a number of reasons, but one particular area is EQ. You need to really start getting into EQ wizardry with pedals, preamps etc, and have very robust speaker set ups to really get the best from an 8. Of course, it can be done, but on a home set up it's not easy to tight the low F# without making the high strings harsh. Soften them, and the low F# flubs out. With my 7s, I've always found them really easy to EQ, but then they've been my mainstay for the majority of the time I've played guitar.
Mastodon2 said:
Fantuzzi said:
Yeah I think I remember a Honda being posted in the 'obsessing about today' thread.
Its all want, want ,want with you...
Haha, ain't that the truth! In all honesty I've reigned in the guitar buying, at least with 6s. I found myself thinking "This looks great, it's only a 6 but I'm sure I'll find a use for it", buying it and then not playing it enough to keep - the exception being the YJM, which I sold for the opportunity of profit, but I've had plenty of 6s, and an 8, that came and went the journey. Other than another YJM, and possible an Ibanez AEG10NE nylon string, I won't buy any more 6s. I have these love affairs with 6s, but they don't turn into marriages.Its all want, want ,want with you...
Interestingly, I thought the 8 would be perfect for me, so much so that I bought the first customer Ibanez RG2228 in the UK the day it was delivered to the shop - a lucky find by me as I was only browsing casually. I bought it there and then without even playing it, I'd wanted one since I first saw the prototype pics and had to have it. It was a great instrument, but the 27" scale length was not for me. The low F#, while tight, was just not tight enough, and the higher strings were too tight with the 27" scale. I'd love an 8 again, but it would have to be a fanned fret, multi scale instrument with a really aggressive fan, 29" on the low F# up to 25.5 on the high E, and that sort of instrument just doesn't exist in the production guitar world, instead I'd have to get one custom built, and for the sort of quality I'd want, to stand up to my experience of Japanese Ibanez guitars, would be serious £££. f
k that, I'll have an R6 and make do with what I've got! Now, a Yamaha R6 on the other hand, I could see me getting one of those... As an aside, I've always found 7 to be the perfect number for me, for a number of reasons, but one particular area is EQ. You need to really start getting into EQ wizardry with pedals, preamps etc, and have very robust speaker set ups to really get the best from an 8. Of course, it can be done, but on a home set up it's not easy to tight the low F# without making the high strings harsh. Soften them, and the low F# flubs out. With my 7s, I've always found them really easy to EQ, but then they've been my mainstay for the majority of the time I've played guitar.
e either, always needed one, only recently fancied a trem, (damn you Jason Becker), an even them I'm a humble shire boy, I only want one pick up from a trem guitar.I wish I hadn't sold my Marshall 4x12 cab. It sounded so deep and rich, even compared to the 2x12 that replaced it. Sadly, now difficult to justify getting another one due to a baby in the house and the fact I'd get to play through it maybe a few times a year.
I will have another one one day.
I will have another one one day.
Ruddy heck where do I start!
1978 Gibson Explorer - sold 1979
1992 Squier MIJ Hank Marvin Stratocaster - sold 1997
1996 Fender MIA Vintage 57 Stratocaster, Fiesta Red - sold 1999
1980 Shergold Modulator 12-string - sold 2000
1989 Gibson Les Paul Standard Vintage Sunburst - sold 2006
2004 Burns 40th Anniversary Marvin - sold 2009
1996 Epiphone Casino Vintage Sunburst - sold 2009
1997 Fender MIJ Hank Marvin Stratocaster - sold 2009
1995 Rickenbacker 360/12V64 Fireglo - sold 2009
2000 Gibson Les Paul LPR9 ('59 Historic Reissue) Lemonburst - sold 2009
1996 Epiphone Casino Natural - sold 2011
2002 Fender MIM classic 60's Stratocaster, refinished as George Harrison's 'Rocky' - sold 2011
2001 Fender MIM Classic 50's Stratocaster Shell Pink - sold 2012
1979 Greco EG-700 (Les ~Paul clone) tobacco sunburst - sold 2012
What I wouldn't give to have that lot back!
In all cases they wouldn't have been sold except for extreme poverty but I suppose it could be argued that had I not bought them in the first place, the poverty would have been much less likely.
I've also recently sold a load of parts from my David Gilmour Strat having converted it back into a standard Classic 50's, and the next to go will be the Telecaster, in parts as I've been unsuccessful in selling it as a complete entity.
1978 Gibson Explorer - sold 1979
1992 Squier MIJ Hank Marvin Stratocaster - sold 1997
1996 Fender MIA Vintage 57 Stratocaster, Fiesta Red - sold 1999
1980 Shergold Modulator 12-string - sold 2000
1989 Gibson Les Paul Standard Vintage Sunburst - sold 2006
2004 Burns 40th Anniversary Marvin - sold 2009
1996 Epiphone Casino Vintage Sunburst - sold 2009
1997 Fender MIJ Hank Marvin Stratocaster - sold 2009
1995 Rickenbacker 360/12V64 Fireglo - sold 2009
2000 Gibson Les Paul LPR9 ('59 Historic Reissue) Lemonburst - sold 2009
1996 Epiphone Casino Natural - sold 2011
2002 Fender MIM classic 60's Stratocaster, refinished as George Harrison's 'Rocky' - sold 2011
2001 Fender MIM Classic 50's Stratocaster Shell Pink - sold 2012
1979 Greco EG-700 (Les ~Paul clone) tobacco sunburst - sold 2012
What I wouldn't give to have that lot back!
In all cases they wouldn't have been sold except for extreme poverty but I suppose it could be argued that had I not bought them in the first place, the poverty would have been much less likely.
I've also recently sold a load of parts from my David Gilmour Strat having converted it back into a standard Classic 50's, and the next to go will be the Telecaster, in parts as I've been unsuccessful in selling it as a complete entity.
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