Guitar or Gear You Would Never Sell

[just strum]

Now I'm not referring to a case where you needed to feed the family. The question is Do you own a guitar or gear that you would never sell in order to acquire another instrument?

I wouldn't sell the Strat I just purchased because it's at the head of the class here in Strumsville. It grows on me with each passing day.

I wouldn't sell the Dot because it was a very thouughtful gift.

I may sell the ARC300, but it would be difficult to part with it.

I would sell the Epi SG because it has lost it's memory value and I don't play it much.

Amp's I could sell.

The two pedals I could sell.

The J28SDL is for sale, so that one is an obvious one.

[Kodiak3D]

I don't think I could part with my Washburn Idol 64 DL. I've put quite a bit of money into it with new pickups, custom pickguard, custom truss rod cover, knobs, etc. to make it look the way I want. It has a lot of my personality in it, and I would have a very hard time letting it go.

[Spudman***]

I have at least one guitar that I won't part with. I'm not going to say which one until I can find another one like it. I don't want to drive the prices up any further. Most folks don't realize what great guitars they are...yet.


Otherwise, I think I'll keep my Marshall JMP 50 from my childhood. I toted that amp all over the place. I'll probably also keep the 70s Princeton Reverb for the same reasons along with my Protone Strat.

[sunvalleylaw]

I would try not to sell my current strat to get other gear. It is only a MIM, but I really like it, and it was/is first love.

[KrisH]

My EB-3. Probably keep the Hohner too, a gift from someone special. All else is negotiable, but not easily.

[oldguy]

My Grandfather's fiddle.
The rest is just stuff, some better than others.
Even a '65 Super Reverb can be duplicated with the right components and schematics.......

[Mr Grumpy]

My Gordon Smith GS1.5-40. As far as GS tell me, they only ever made 2 of them and mine is the first one (I also had a lot of input into the specs) and I have a letter of authenticity off GS to certify this. It was made for me as a 40th birthday present and my wife and family all helped towards it, my wife even had a GS shaped cake made with a scanned picture of it!. Im even mentioned as such on their website page for it (the pic on the site is my guitar).

It has a lot of me in it and a very distinct personality and every player who has ever seen it loved it. Its a basic, no frills, kind of retro thing but its got many voices. I love it and even if all else is sold and I give up playing, its a keeper. Part of me lives in there!

Edit - have used the new hosting facility to post a few pics of her - she goes by the name of 'honey'

[pes_laul]

I couldn't part with mi ibanez and strat or my DS-1

[Katastrophe]

I just can't bring myself to sell my guitars. The Strat was a gift from my wife, the ESP was my first custom model, my Charvel was the first guitar I bought with my own money, and the Ibanez was given to me as a present from my grandmother. Too much sentimental value, even if they aren't being played much right now.

The amph could go in a heartbeat.

[stingx]

My Kramer Pacer is going to be buried along side me.

[Robert****]

I am trying hard to keep my Hellhound, but I'm not quite married to any of my gear.

[wingsdad]

I've parted with many guitars and even amps in days of yore for some pretty dumb reasons, some out of dire financial straits and others I thought I'd keep. Many I regret having done so, in retrospect, notably those I listed in Mr. Grumpy's 'Regrets' thread that Strum spun this thread off from. And I've done a lot of 'horse trading' in recent years to assemble my present harem.

But there's 6 that are more than mere tools, more than the wood & steel:

My '70 Guild D40 is virtually a living being with the stories behind every scratch & crack.

My '81 Fender 'The STRAT' and '82 Rick 360-12BWB are all I've left from my 'pro' days.

My '78 Fender Musicmaster Bass and '96 Yamaha FG411CE-12 were my son's choices.

My '99 Ovation CS257 was a birthday gift from my wife & daughter.

In the end, as much as I treasure them for the guitars they are, the rest are all mere commodities.

[mrmudcat]

84, 85 C.S. explorers in plumburst.My rare legend amp with rola 12-65's never never!!!

[marnold***]

As much as my Floyd is growing on me, especially with the new pups, I'd have to say it would be my Showmaster. Just a great metal/rock machine. Everything else is probably negotiable. Once I get the Screamin' Demon in my Floyd, this question may need to be revisited

[Tone2TheBone]

Definately has to be my Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee amp.

[Blaze]

Oh! My oldie 1978 Norman B -30 hand_made acoustic guitar from a Quebec cie wich is call ''Guitare Boucher'' Today ..The guy who ownes this cie , today, is a relative of Mr.Norman ..You can ear this guitar on my myspace , it s the first tune to play on the openning..

http://www.myspace.com/richardlehoux



It s a gift from my girlfriend and it has so much soul..

Blazes

[Katastrophe]

Wow, Blazes. You are right. The guitar has a beautiful tone, and the playing is awesome. Beautiful sounds, man.

I listened to your other tunes on the MySpace page. I gotta tell ya, I'm impressed. "Celtic Scream" with the lap steel is a beautiful piece of music.

[aeolian]

My Yamaha SG1500 that I bought new in 1976. All my other guitars I can see selling off for the right reason.

[hubberjub***]

I don't typically sell guitars, but the only one that I really am sentimentally attached to is my Les Paul. It hasn't been the best guitar but my father bought it for me when I was 13. The others (even the three that I've had custom built for me) could be sold without too much regret.