Selling regrets - somewhat off topic?

[cjames83]

Hi everyone. I have been considering selling my Ernie Ball Silhouette recently, but was wondering who out there has regretted selling their EB.

The sad part too is that I need the money for an amp. I have switched to bass over the past few years, and therefore need some bass gear. I already have a bass (unfortunately, not an EB), but the band I am in is getting quite serious so I really need a decent amp.

It pains me to think of selling it as I've owned it for over 10 years. So anyways, has anyone not been able to sleep at night since selling their EB?

 

[Wide'Iwas]

I can sleep no problem...ebmm still build new ones and they get better every year!

 

[cjames83]

That is a good point too. I think it may be the sentimental value as well. Any idea if that lingers for awhile?

 

[ThatsAgood1jay]

Sentiments always linger.

I desperately want a JP-7/JPX-7, and i could buy one if i sold my original Candy Red JP6, but i wont because that was my first real guitar. It's been through alot with me.

 

[kissmyaxe]

I sent off my Silo in the mail today, I myself really need a bass and I have something I really like lined up for a great price so I don't think I will regret selling it, but it was my first "real" guitar so I am attached to it a little bit, but I think I can handle it with my other two beasts to play...I think I'm going to ask him to contact me first if he's ever going to sell it though.

 

[bischero]

if you love the guitar , you'll regret it. I'm livin proof, just look up my other posts. If you don't like the guitar you won't. I had a Gibson flying V for about 2 weeks before I sold it. I hated that guitar, but my EVH Musicman, oh it brings me to tears to think that I could've sold such a perfect instrument.

 

[Bluplirst]

if you love the guitar , you'll regret it. I'm livin proof, just look up my other posts. If you don't like the guitar you won't. I had a Gibson flying V for about 2 weeks before I sold it. I hated that guitar, but my EVH Musicman, oh it brings me to tears to think that I could've sold such a perfect instrument.

Damn bischero, your posts make me sad man (the contemplative Bonham doesn't help and of course the EVH that got away).

I regretted selling my '87 Silo to a friend, but luckily got it back a few years later.

 

[nathanhny]

I think it's harder to sell a guitar if you have had it for a long time, especially if it's in a discontinued colour, or has discontinued hardware etc. I came close to selling my mk1 Luke but i'm pretty happy I didn't

 

[andynpeters]

Slightly regret selling my Red Sparkle SS, currently have my ASS MM90 on EBay and might regret that one if it goes....sold 2 Rickenbackers last week & miss looking at them, but they never got played.
Sorry to be unsentimental but they're just bits of wood....they come they go & there's a milion more out there......not like my purple SS though...that's going nowhere.
I miss cats & people who aren't around any more

 

[straycat113]

Totally understandable, and something you see quite often is guys taking out adds looking for a guitar they let go that they would like back. Not the same model but exact guitar.

I find that each guitar you own has its own identity and character, and like anything else some are a lot more special than others.My most cherished guitar is my least expensive and today not even my best sounding, but there is 25 years of history there. I really hate to let go of any guitar but I also know what is dispensable and what is off limits.

I think if you have had this guitar ten years you have a connection and bond with it that makes it feel just right or you would not be having second thoughts about letting it go. I would just weigh the situation and see if there is an alternative route you can go to get your amp before having to take the most drastic one.

All one has to do is read bischero's post about his EVH that he is trying to find. He can easily pick up another EVH guitar on the second hand market, but he is looking for his original model that he has a connection with along with whatever mojo it had, which is a big difference than just getting the same guitar.

 

[John C]

I've never really regretted a sale, but I have bought the same model again a couple of times. I'm on Silo Special #3 - all different colors but all SSS/trem/rosewood fingerboard models.

The one in my avatar isn't getting much playing time lately; I've only been playing my Gibson-scale guitars. However, this one will stick around until my left hand issues force me to completely give up on 25 1/2" scale guitars.

 

[mikeller]

I've sold plenty of guitars over the years but with maybe one exception, never regretted any. If I was not so attached as to offer it for sale, then I was likely not to miss or regret.

 

[andynpeters]

Whoops!! Someone's just bought my ASSMM90....better get used to missing it.....until I order another one!

 

[applemacintosh]

I had a translucent red flame maple ASS MM90 + Piezo trem with matching head that i had to sell to raise funds and my first EBMM, a Luke 1 in Pearl red [granted I went off the Floyd years ago] but I still regret having sold them. I just hope their new owners have the same joy I did - especially that ASS...

I well up everytime I think of it.

Glad I have an early Luke 2 to keep me happy!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Whoops!! Someone's just bought my ASSMM90....better get used to missing it.....until I order another one!

Did Dizzy buy it ?

 

[paranoid70]

I really regret selling a Rickenbacker bass guitar - that was a bad move. I got frustrated with the input jack not working after several fixes, but I should have sent it to the factory.

I actually don't miss the instrument itself, I like the sound of the Sterling much better. But it was my brother's at one point, and I should have given it back to him. Plus it was a '74. It should have stayed in the family.

 

[andynpeters]

Did Dizzy buy it ?

Since you ask, the same EBay guy who now has my black& gold 335 & my Baby Blue Ric 360.....I've recommended this forum to him.... I do not see Dizzy's posts.

 

[cjames83]

Well after reading through the post, I think I may hang on to it. I bought the guitar with inheritance money, so that makes it all the more sentimental. I'll just put a new amp on the credit card I guess and hope that one day I have a child who is drawn to the guitar and then they can use it!

 

[Sweat]

Well let the CFB step in , as I near retirement, I only regret selling one, my MM Luke Dargie I, I was stupid, and really regret that move, other than that nope bought to use/try and moved on until I found my mojo

 

[John C]

Well after reading through the post, I think I may hang on to it. I bought the guitar with inheritance money, so that makes it all the more sentimental. I'll just put a new amp on the credit card I guess and hope that one day I have a child who is drawn to the guitar and then they can use it!

I actually hang on to a 1979 Fender Lead II because it was a gift from my folks when I was in high school. It was the only time my dad ever went into a music shop and bought anything so it means a lot more to me than the $300/$400 it would fetch on the open market.

Any other guitar I've had has been essentially replaceable; nothing ultra special or vintage (although one of the two Silo Specials I sold off was a 2007 Blue Dawn LE).