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The one that got away
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:54 am
by Paul Wolfe
Have you ever sold a piece of equipment (or lost it or abused it) and regretted it later?
The first guitar I ever bought was a 1966 Fender Mustang. I bought the guitar and a Fender Princeton Reverb amp for $210 in 1982. I hated it at the time because it wasn't as cool as Eddie's strat. So I painted it and stripped it and painted it again. I re-routed it for a humbucker and eventually dumped the body and put the neck on a strat body...
Now I miss that guitar. Unfortunately Kurt Cobain played one and now they are ridiculously expensive...
Mine was identical to the white one in this pic:
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:22 pm
by skezza
ahhh, so many times have I regretted selling something.
I had an old Steinberger. I sold it for £120 it was probably worth about £400. it was from the older cheaper range, but still it was worth a fair bit because it was old. I wish i hadnt of done that hehe
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Re: The one that got away
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:15 am
by BIG_P
RockyRhoads wrote:Have you ever sold a piece of equipment (or lost it or abused it) and regretted it later?
The first guitar I ever bought was a 1966 Fender Mustang. I bought the guitar and a Fender Princeton Reverb amp for $210 in 1982. I hated it at the time because it wasn't as cool as Eddie's strat. So I painted it and stripped it and painted it again. I re-routed it for a humbucker and eventually dumped the body and put the neck on a strat body...
Now I miss that guitar. Unfortunately Kurt Cobain played one and now they are ridiculously expensive...
Mine was identical to the white one in this pic:
The VERY first guitar I ever picked up and played was JUST LIKE the Daphne Blue one on the left!!! AWESOME!!!! It was my bros and I was like 5. I think it was a '66....?I think.
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:47 am
by THE Gillis Girl
I still regret selling my bass....that was like 15 years ago!!! And I am still pissed at my ex for not giving me back my guitar!!! I haven't played in years...and now will have to "learn" all over again!!!
Stephanie
<3 <3 <3
THE Gillis Girl
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:10 pm
by SixPounder
I always thought Mustangs we're some ugly guitars...I don't really like anything Fender in general..It still sucks selling something you regret later.
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:33 am
by Claudio
I almost sold my Steve Vai Jem signed by him and Eric Sardinas for money to buy a Gibson. I decided not to, this guitar is priceless for me.
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:00 pm
by Paul Wolfe
SixPounder wrote:I always thought Mustangs we're some ugly guitars...I
They are.
That's why I kept trying to make it cool and eventually abandoned it...
I'd like it back for nostalgia reasons...
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:55 am
by Dorcphish
My first guitar was a cheap knock off Les Paul from a company called Crestline. It wasn't bad looking with it's tabacco sunburst craved top and chromed hardware. It was plywood though and since it was pretty old when I got it, it died on me. Still, it was the guitar I learned on and I'd love to have it around.