1 Topic by jakey (edited by jakey 2010-10-15 14:16:41)

  • Registered: 2010-03-20
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Topic: Biggest selling regrets?

What are your worst selling regrets? Which guits do you miss? etc...

I can name a few things i totally ballsed up on.

1962 sunburst jag- I loved that guitar- pxed it against a sunburst pre cbs strat which i sold the following day for a profit

30th Anni Marshall Combo

first series jimmy page les paul (I believe these are fetching a mint now)

62 ac30 TB

TC Electronics 2290 for 500 quid!!

SIB Varidrive

"Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips...."

JB LP Goldtop No. 290- Aged...rather like me.
  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2010-07-11
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Just about everything I have sold I regret.....most of all Tobacco burst Les Paul from 1976

Amps: 18watt Marshall Clone, JCM8002205, Fender Vibro Champ, Marshall Class 5, Bugera V55, Kinda sorta Twreck clone

Guitars: 92LP Standard, 06 LP Classic w/SD pickups, 61reissue SG w/WCR Fillmores, 96 PRS Custom 22, 02 Fender Strat
  • Registered: 2010-05-21
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

My biggest regret is that I do NOT under any circumstances sell anything! LOL I counted my pedals, and I have 33 of them! I'm beginning to believe I have GAS .... I know - it's crazy!

Keep rocking!


André

4 Reply by DaveWammbarro (edited by DaveWammbarro 2010-10-15 15:05:13)

  • From: N.Wales, UK
  • Registered: 2009-03-06
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Marshall Silver Jubilee - now they are worth double...but it was for a Led Zeppelin O2 ticket, so it doesn't bother me now.

Marshall JCM 900 Mk3 - beat JCM2000s...just needed money.

Engl Blackmore - sounded great until tubes were going - no money at the time, got rid for a great price...again, the price has now gone up by a third.


Oh well...  roll

  • From: York, PA
  • Registered: 2010-08-27
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

I sold an Ibanez RG, a nice one, to some jerk on eBay.  He claimed it arrived with the neck cracked, left me nasty emails and voice mails threatening to do this and that.  I ignored them all, threw away the insurance receipt, I insured the guitar at NO cost to him (shipping too) and told him "tough luck".  If he would have handled things differently I would have been more than helpful however I seriously doubt his claims were legit, and if they were, he should have filed a claim right away.  NOT over an entire month later.  SO all in all, he couldn't do anything about the damage since he had no receipt and was left with a beautiful neck-thru RG which may or may not be broken.  After all that, I wish I had never sold the guitar.  -S.

  • From: Detroit
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Not too bad.... A 80's Dean ML with 24 frets, Kahler double locking trem, ebony fretboard, and mother of pearl block inlays. Zebra stock pickups and a 2-meg volume pot.  It was Pantera all the way.

sometimes I regret getting rid of my Rivera 100 watt Knuckehead. but I have the 55watt 1x12 combo version.
I regret getting rid of my Peavey 5150 4x12 cab because it sounded better than the 1960A I replaced it with... and the peavey cabinet was built more rugged.  hmm

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
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  • Registered: 2009-01-01
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Reading through all these posts confirms my habit of never selling anything. I'm a hunter, gatherer and hoarder.

  • From: Was NY now FL/GA line
  • Registered: 2007-12-16
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Bluesbreaker wrote:

Reading through all these posts confirms my habit of never selling anything. I'm a hunter, gatherer and hoarder.

LMAO! Me too.  lol

I once tried to sell a fx pedal on fleabay. That was a very bad experience that proved I should keep everything I have, find and buy more when I can afford.

Stay Safe Y'all

  • From: Ridgeland, MS
  • Registered: 2009-08-12
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

André wrote:

My biggest regret is that I do NOT under any circumstances sell anything! LOL I counted my pedals, and I have 33 of them! I'm beginning to believe I have GAS .... I know - it's crazy!

Keep rocking!


André

Amen, Brother!

  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

2001 Gibson SG Standard my first Gibson and to this day I've never played a gibson that plays as well as that one.  Sold it to a co worker who gave it to her teenage son, it now played down a step in drop C doing Avenged Seven Fold or something not blues based.  I stay awake at night in horror of my fallen friend.

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  • From: York, PA
  • Registered: 2010-08-27
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

AD3THREE wrote:

2001 Gibson SG Standard my first Gibson and to this day I've never played a gibson that plays as well as that one.  Sold it to a co worker who gave it to her teenage son, it now played down a step in drop C doing Avenged Seven Fold or something not blues based.  I stay awake at night in horror of my fallen friend.

Have you offered to buy it back?  Doesn't he know that A7X plays lame schecters anyway?  Funny story though. -S.

  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

I get first dibs when he quits playing it.  He's had it for close to 3 years now I doubt he's gonna quit now.  It was his first guitar ever.  The mom who I still work with is clueless, he'll say I need this and this and oh 2 of those and before you know it she's dropped a grand on him and complains about him asking for so much...  I wish she was my mom!

helrazr84 wrote:
AD3THREE wrote:

2001 Gibson SG Standard my first Gibson and to this day I've never played a gibson that plays as well as that one.  Sold it to a co worker who gave it to her teenage son, it now played down a step in drop C doing Avenged Seven Fold or something not blues based.  I stay awake at night in horror of my fallen friend.

Have you offered to buy it back?  Doesn't he know that A7X plays lame schecters anyway?  Funny story though. -S.

AD3THREE's Website

  • From: North Carolina
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Oh yeah he's got a Schecter Sinister Gates USA model for his birthday this year... He told me it didn't hold a candle to my old SG!

AD3THREE wrote:

I get first dibs when he quits playing it.  He's had it for close to 3 years now I doubt he's gonna quit now.  It was his first guitar ever.  The mom who I still work with is clueless, he'll say I need this and this and oh 2 of those and before you know it she's dropped a grand on him and complains about him asking for so much...  I wish she was my mom!

helrazr84 wrote:
AD3THREE wrote:

2001 Gibson SG Standard my first Gibson and to this day I've never played a gibson that plays as well as that one.  Sold it to a co worker who gave it to her teenage son, it now played down a step in drop C doing Avenged Seven Fold or something not blues based.  I stay awake at night in horror of my fallen friend.

Have you offered to buy it back?  Doesn't he know that A7X plays lame schecters anyway?  Funny story though. -S.

AD3THREE's Website

  • Registered: 2007-11-04
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

I just traded 12 or so pedals, three amps ( a twin, AC30, AC15) and a Presonus processor and a bunch of other things to get my AC15 HW, and a Bruno Underground 30 2x12 combo.  So needless to say i have given up a lot of gear very reciently... I never sell or trade anything, but I really wanted to persue these two amps before my kid is born, as my wife was feeling generous with some birthday money that was coming up.

My biggest regret in gear loss is very simple:

I traded a great sounding Fender Twin for a Vox Valtronix amp when I was 19. I thought my twin was holding me back in getting the sounds I wanted for a cover band.  I hated that Valtronix so much I sold it and bought back another Twin of the same year and model however it wasnt the same as my original one. Just didnt have what the other one had.  I lost over 700 dollars in that exchange.

I just traded that one away to get the Vox and I am very happy with that amp.

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

I'm about to regret a bunch of sales!  I've got my Ceriatone HRM100, Marshall DSL100, Dailey C-Series head+cab, my Fender stereo 4x12 cab and more for sale.  If anyone is interested please let me know!

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

Stratpaulguy you making some serious tone changes?

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

jgalvan8804 wrote:

Stratpaulguy you making some serious tone changes?


Yes.  I fully appreciate Joe's sound but once you kinda enter the ballpark and have that tone available for a while you begin to lust for your own tone.  I'm always chasing, always bouncing ideas around in my head.  I plugged into both the DSL100 and HRM100 the other day and I'm in a totally different frame of mind now.  The lead sound in my head is similar to Cream Clapton, Jeff Beck, Hendrix, and Eric Johnson's '88 ACL lead tone all mixed together.  Really my tone is just a high powered Marshall head with some echo and a little push from a gain unit.  The modern Marshall and Dumble stuff just isn't me NOW but who's to say what frame of mind I'll be in a couple years.  I've always wanted a Two Rock or Carol Ann so if I get the Dumble itch I'll probably let one of those two scratch it.  Really nowdays just a vintage Marshall/Fender guy.  How you digging your Bruno UG dude?  Brad Paisley has a few of them bad boys in his rig and IMO his tone is right up there with the best!

'67 and '74 Fender Twin Reverbs, '74 Marshall 1987 lead mkII, Metro Superlead 100. Pedals from TC Electronic, Ibanez, Dunlop, BK Butler, Electro-Harmonix, Fulltone, Maestro/Gibson, Loopmaster switching, VoodooLab, Boss. Gibson and Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups.
  • Registered: 2007-11-04
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Re: Biggest selling regrets?

The Bruno is an amazing amp.  I am not sure what I was expecting to sound like... I listened to Brad's tone and saw he used them with Zwrecks and I listened to the great clips Tony B has on his website. I got hooked.  Then I find one and take it home and it isnt what they sound like professionally recorded obviously...
I am not disappointed at all.  It is really loud... and it takes pedals different than other amps I've used... So there is a learning curve that I need to get over to really figure out how to use this amp.  I cranked it with my les paul the other day and it sounded really good.
I now understand why people need effects loops when you crank an amp, the delay is crazy horrible sounding at loud volumes. 
MY BAD to all those i was a smart **** to is saying just turn down the delay... I had no idea what I was talking about.

Over all I use the Vox HW more than the bruno right now cause the Bruno is really loud and I am comfortable with the vox.  But the cleans on the Bruno are devine and you can make them sound really thick and creamy with little tweaking. Thats what sold me on the Bruno was the cleans.  A touch of delay and a Les Paul and easily its the best sound I've ever heard from an amp.