Gear you will never sell? Gear sold, but should have kept!

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Everything has a price.
No regrets on selling anything, it's just gear.
 
Steinmetzify":rp4l4ee2 said:
Everything is replaceable. I'm learning this.
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My Thorn AM 137...took 4 years to build...my kids even helped design the inlay...the neck is solid brazilian rosewood (illegal to import now)...his Dad did a lot of the inlay work and has since had many health issues....I guess it could be replaced, just not ever duplicated. Quite literally the only thing on the gutiar not built by Ron is the tuners themselves...you can see he built the tuner buttons also, its a THorn bridge on it, and even the strap buttons are made of wood. Been offered 18 grand for it and turned it down....

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http://thornguitars.com/galleryhtm/dc137.htm

Also have a Thorn Carbon Fiber prototype, he only built the one and tried to find someone that would build the tops for him because he just didnt have the tools to do it (making the one was pretty much just a labor of love and to do it on a larger scale just wouldnt be profitable with the labor involved) and they wanted 2 grand just for the tops...its 7 separate layers of carbon fiber...different weaves etc...its literally a one of a kind guitar...body is completely hollow and the neck and back are limba...it is literally a sound cannon!! LOL Dont think there is any way you could replace it unless you dropped a wheel barrel of money off at Rons doorstep...and even then he may turn you down... If this one ever leaves its been promised to one of my best friends that has wanted one for about 4 years now...but I would really have to sell everything else I own before it left...

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Mailman1971":164pkjjr said:
supersonic":164pkjjr said:
Everything has a price.
No regrets on selling anything, it's just gear.
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This is my thoughts as well. ;)
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I agree as well. Everything has a price...
But wouldn't wanna sell my Bartlett 59 Les Paul... Even for the right price it would be hard to let that guitar go...
 
Some things have sentimental value that elevates monetary value for specific individuals...just the way it is. I am not a gigging musician so they are more than just "tools" in my toolbox. I would rather my guitar be on the wall than a Picasso...
 
I have a Les Paul Custom that had the serial number stamped on the day I was born. I'd sell everything else before that.
 
Pushead":p1rvcd5y said:
I have a Les Paul Custom that had the serial number stamped on the day I was born. I'd sell everything else before that.
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Cool, I'm looking for a Strat made the same day I was born. The guy selling can ask as much as he wants for it, I'm buying it!
 
TrueTone500":mq5ed9hs said:
Name the gear you currently own, that you will absolutely never part with. Dare I ask... also the gear you NEVER should have sold... :doh:
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Won't part with: My 1990 Strat Plus Deluxe, bought new.

NEVER should have sold: 1982 Gibson Explorer II (not the contoured E/2), cherry burst with figured/light flame maple top, TP-6 fine tune saddle, ebony fretboard, gold plated hardware, and Velvet Brick pup's (at least I think that's what they were called.
That thing was HEAVY. I have back issues to this day from owning and playing that guitar for hours on end
Sustain for decades, in fact...I can still hear it hummmming now in the distance.

I bought it used in 1983 for like $350 at a Chicago Guitar Center, back when GC used to carry a LOT of guitars new and used.
Like, no, as an IDIOT I sold it around '90-'91 for $350!
It's now worth closer to $1800-$2200, and I'm sure it will continue to rise. I've seen one in very good condition asking $2600, don't know it is sold though. They were only made for 5 years, '79-'83. and then came the lesser Explorer's. There are a lot more Explorers of that vintage that have the contoured body, but I don't them as much. The burst one's with the body binding are much rarer.
It was and is a beautiful instrument. It was basically like a Les Paul standard with some Custom touches.
The later models were dull looking in comparison.
It was so pretty my friends called it the "coffee table". :)

Why o Why did I sell it? :doh:
Not so much for the value, but because it really was a great guitar and super to play on.
 
I will never sell my Parker Fly Classic, Rickenbacker 4001 bass, or Moog Little Phatty analog synth.

I made the mistake of selling my first Rickenbacker 4001 as well as selling a Moog Prodigy. My current Rick is nicer, but 2 Rics is better than 1. My new Moog is a lot nicer and more versatile, but the Prodigy had a cool raw sound to it that I miss.
 
I will never sell my cameron´s marshall jose and aldrich, love them :)
 
Funny to see what I posted here a year ago, and wound up having one of them for sale a few months ago (and decided to keep it anyhow). Still.... any of it can go, there's always other gear.
 
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