Do you lend your equipment out to friends and family?

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I let my friend take my Taylor Mini GS home because he wanted to learn. That was 8 years ago and our friendship seems to be evaporating. I'm trying to figure out how to ask for it back without causing rifts which is unlike me because I'm usually straightforward. He is one of the owners of the of the largest microbreweries in the city so I'm sure I've consumed more than it's worth in free beer over the years :dunno:
 
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67mike said:
Just curious how everyone feels on the subject?

I have had some bad experiences lending gear to friends....amps come back broken, attenuator never returned, etc...

So I reluctantly will loan select gear to select people now.
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I never loan anything out and expect to get it back that way I do not become embittered with my brother over a $200 pedal or $1200 dollar amp. Also I've found lending certain people a $20 bill is a cheap way to never have to see them again.
 
I’ve got a couple of $100 partscaster kinda deals laying around that I’ll loan out.

My nice gear though; once in a blue moon I’ll loan to a bandmate if they’re thinking about buying one.
 
RaceU4her said:
Well here is another question.. I have assorted gear that has been left at my house or practice spaces for literally over 20 years that the owners have never picked up, even after me reminding them every few years “dude your piece of gear is sitting here” which they never come get, at what point am I allowed to just claim ownership??
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Hmmm. Good question.
 
Nope. None of my immediate friends even play an instrument, and even if they did, nope.
 
Findthetone1 said:
I let my friend take my Taylor Mini GS home because he wanted to learn. That was 8 years ago and our friendship seems to be evaporating. I'm trying to figure out how to ask for it back without causing rifts which is unlike me because I'm usually straightforward. He is one of the owners of the of the largest microbreweries in the city so I'm sure I've consumed more than it's worth in free beer over the years :dunno:
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That was a good trade, in my books.
 
Findthetone1 said:
I let my friend take my Taylor Mini GS home because he wanted to learn. That was 8 years ago and our friendship seems to be evaporating. I'm trying to figure out how to ask for it back without causing rifts which is unlike me because I'm usually straightforward. He is one of the owners of the of the largest microbreweries in the city so I'm sure I've consumed more than it's worth in free beer over the years :dunno:
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Tellum you switched to Miller and want your guitar back. :LOL:
 
NowYou'rePlayingWithPower said:
Mostly just my Daughter and her friends on pretty much a weekly basis.
They're very respectful of other's belongings.
More so than most adults, ime.
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My stepson has a different feeling about putting guitars back in their cases and he turns strings into rust with his acidic hands. I let him borrow stuff I don't worry about taking on some slight dings.
 
If it’s newer boss pedal or something sure but never anything more. I find I take much better and closer care of my stuff than my friends. I grew up poor so if you didn’t take care of you’re stuff you weren’t getting a new one.
 
Pedals and simple stuff, yeah, I’ll lend it. Guitars, maybe… depends on the friend.
 
loaned a tricked out strat, epihone wildcat, strmon flint and fender XD combo loaded with nos 6V6s and an impossible to get ss 12ax7 to a friend who informed me it all got stolen.

kinda over the loan thing, but i’ll randomly give gear away to friends. gave my grandson a jackson and katana🤙
 
I let my son use my SG and my Dime head only atm . No way I’d let anyone take my 8 strings or good amps anywhere . People don’t respect others things as if their own . So they can borrow my cheap stuff only
 
A lesson I have learned the hard way many times: Don't loan it out if you ever want it back.

I have had family straight give away gear that I loaned to them.

I have no clue what goes through people's mind.

"This kid really wanted a guitar to learn on!"

Ok, well it wasn't yours, as you borrowed it to learn on.....

This is by a grown ass man too, in their 50s, not a kid.

Many other examples.


As my Great-grandfather always said:
Where business starts, friendship ends.
 
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