NEVER SELL MUSIC GEAR

[forge]

Gave away:
My first acoustic guitar
My first electric guitar, a '77 Gibson Marauder, original owner and mint!

Dear god no!

I will never get rid of my guitars - sentimental value as much as anything

I hear you, but I try not to get too attached to things, and I regularly purge stuff that most people would probably hang on to forever... I really do find it liberating somehow.

My 5 string banjo, actually it was given to me, so fair enough

still I'm sure you will regret that too one day

I gave that away in September 1984, so I doubt it's coming back to haunt me at this point.

I would think that would be for when you're much older, but then you'd probably buy another by then!

there's no way I'd get rid of a banjo!

[rozling]

Here Rozling,
Which music shop is that? I can only think of The one that used to be on Crowe Street in Temple Bar. I left a Wah pedal in for repair and then forgot about it for a couple of years. Needless to say it wasnt there when I went back to get it.... although that shops been closed for years.
Just sold my huge trace elliot bass cabs.... and im kinda regreting it. Although they paid almost for my new markbass combo.

The thieving swines! Yep, it was the one beside Sun Studios I think? The Leslie was in the upstairs part. And I forgot to mention, it was IR£400 which is about €500... a steal!

@ forge - I know, I reckon it'd cost into the thousands though

It was working when I got it and then developed a problem with the power amp, so I disconnected that and the amp in the Leslie and took them to London to be fixed (actually my mate did - and yes he got some interesting questions from airport security ), sounded like angels for a while and then started tripping the mains circuit.

I reckon I'll rent a van and bring it over to one of the UK repair guys in about 5-10 years when I actually have the cash. Problem is you pay these guys by the hour and it's impossible to tell how long it's gonna take. If I'm gonna do that though I'll try and go for the full refurb and get it relaquered etc - should look great beside my Steinway and jewel-encrusted Rolls

[forge]

I reckon I'll rent a van and bring it over to one of the UK repair guys in about 5-10 years when I actually have the cash. Problem is you pay these guys by the hour and it's impossible to tell how long it's gonna take. If I'm gonna do that though I'll try and go for the full refurb and get it relaquered etc - should look great beside my Steinway and jewel-encrusted Rolls

If I was you I'd spend those 5-10 years getting really good at playing the keys and then when you get it fixed you can go out and play it and blow every fucker away...maybe back Joe Cocker or something

[rozling]

That's the plan! He might be a bit past it by then though, would've preferred this guy until he started whoring himself left right and center!

[forge]

That's the plan! He might be a bit past it by then though, would've preferred this guy until he started whoring himself left right and center!

sadly I think Joe is already a bit past it, but fuck it be fun to play like that woodstock link - if it's you and 5 mates at the pub, I think it'd be worth it!

[Zealot]

I have a relative who worked for Guitar Center in Texas a while back.

An older gentleman came in with a older guitar case that got everyones attention. I was perfect and made of wood. He explained that his wife was needing surgery and he had cleaned out their attic and came across some items he was trying to sell to help, and this was one.

He opend the case and it had a Martin accoustic in it. Now...I'm not at all versed in vintage guitars, so I can't give an accurate description of what model etc. I've been told it was 'one of the smaller cowboy models used a lot in movies' rare and hard to find. ...but this one predated anything they had ever actually seen, manufactured well before 1900. Two things happened: The place quietly shit their pants, and management moved my relative out of the way (he knew what was about to happen).

They took the older gentleman to the back and appraised his accoustic Martin at $3000.00

This guitar was later apprasied accurately at upward of $50,000.00, and is now on display at the Guitar Center Museum in Hollywood, CA. This guitar was valued second only to the Eddie Van Halen Red and White Hammer.
Go take a peek and you can get the full details on it. It's still on display I believe.

No shit story.

[rozling]

woh.

Two things happened: The place quietly shit their pants, and management moved my relative out of the way (he knew what was about to happen).

They took the older gentleman to the back and appraised his accoustic Martin at $3000.00

Did they know they were ripping him off or just not know what they were looking at? I think I know... I LOLzered at the pants shitting bit

sadly I think Joe is already a bit past it, but fuck it be fun to play like that woodstock link - if it's you and 5 mates at the pub, I think it'd be worth it!

As it happens, I jammed with a great soul singer last night so that may in fact be reality very soon. I can't get enough of covers atm...

[scientist]

sold suitcase rhodes and mpc3000

like the biggest dumbass ever

this is probably partly my fault. i really talked up the awesomeness of computers and ableton bitd...now i'm the one with an mpc, doh.

in general i don't feel bad about selling gear, since the money may go toward getting something better. e.g for v.a. synths, after going through a nord modular, virus b, jp-8080, and now an ion i can say without a doubt that the ion is my favorite...and cheapest too. anyone wanna buy a jp-8080?

[jgerry]

Lots of guitar gear I wish I had never sold. The big two are:

1964 Fender Champ amp. Absolutely perfect condition, even had the manual tucked in the back. I was an idiot and sold this for $100 in my early 20s. So dumb.

Mesa Boogie Studio .22. I don't even remember why I sold this amp, it was awesome.

I've been looking for a new job for 6+ months now, and I'm considering selling my 18 year old Taylor acoustic to make next month's mortgage. It's gonna kill me but it may have to go. I'm running out of valuable stuff to sell. Also up on the block: my JBL EON G2 powered speakers, Mackie powered sub, and my turntables.

[gjm]

I've been looking for a new job for 6+ months now, and I'm considering selling my 18 year old Taylor acoustic to make next month's mortgage.

There comes a point where getting rid of gear, musical or not, doesn't make sense. I have recently been through some tough financial times, and accurately assessing the inevitable, and then facing it can make all the difference. Of course, only you know the details, but changing lifestyle choices freed up far more money to pay for the mortgage and other essentials than did selling my personal possessions. I was sooo tempted to sell my 20 yr old Yamaha U3 Piano to pay a couple of months mortgage payments, but am very glad I did not.

I still have the first guitar which I bought 25 years ago with my own hard earned money, a Yamaha CJ 838S II Jumbo body, solid top. To sell it only for it to make up a portion of the interest part of my mortgage payment, which may only be delaying the inevitable by 1 month is very sad. There must be some room in the belt left to tighten...

All the best.

[andrew_]

I'm pretty happy with most of the gear I've gotten rid of, but I think that's because I used to have really bad taste in gear. 2 Yamaha samplers, a Fostex tape machine, Danelectro mini pedals... Also I guess the better pieces of kit I sold I usually did when I was planning to replace them with something better... ie Trigger Finger for MPK 49, or something in the Roland JV line for my Ion...

[scientist]

the Roland...for my Ion...

you too, huh? (see my post above). i think the ion is on its way to becoming a future classic.

[andrew_]

i think the ion is on its way to becoming a future classic.

word. the sounds are sick and it looks like a space station.

the ion is my favorite...and cheapest too.

out of curiosity, do you remember what you paid for yours? i never thought the retail price was very good value for money, which is why i didn't scoop one up 'til i found it used for much much less...

[scientist]

do you remember what you paid for yours?

$450 used, not sure what retail was.

[Johnisfaster]

sold a korg ms2000r for 300 once, wish I didn't but it paid the rent that month.

sold a line 6 echo pro rack about a year ago for only $120 dollars!!!! I'm a f**ing moron for that one but I had no idea it had gone up in value since I bought it so much. I paid 300 for it like 5 years before that so I just figured it was worth half that.

I'm still upset about that one... the lame thing is that I actually want to use it now.