Name three guitars you wish you'd never sold/trade/

[Goat Mick]

I generally don't let go of a guitar after I've bonded with it, but there have been a few.

1967 Gretsch Tennessean
1971 Fender Telecaster
1994 Gibson Les Paul Studio (only one I've ever seen like it, P-90's and a sickening pea soup green burst)

[Charmed Life Picks]

Wish I had some decent photos, but my Eastman E-10SS slope dread and my HD-28. Those are lifers.

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[GibbyPrague]

Hmm .....I cant. They all went for a good reason and I have no regrets.

[Gordon Currie]

I've never let an acoustic go that I really dug.

I did sell an ES-335 that I like the idea of, but it was a dog. Could never get a decent enough tone.

The only instrument I sold that I regret was a beat up '72 Fender P-bass that had unbelievable tone and sustain. It had scratches, nicks and body damage all over (I think it was owned by a punk bassist) but the sound put almost every other bass I've played to shame.

[lodi_55]

1. Taylor K20c (all Koa dreadnaught)
2. Taylor K20c (all Koa dreadnaught)
3. Taylor K20c (all Koa dreadnaught)

[Rev Roy]

Originally Posted by GibbyPrague

Hmm .....I cant. They all went for a good reason and I have no regrets.

Yep...I’m with Gibby on this one. With one exception. I stupidly sold my first J-45...but righted that horrible wrong when I replaced it six months later with a new one upgraded with bone nut/saddle and unslotted bone pins. Never going to make that mistake again.

Here’s the gone one:


And the new...

[FLRon]

No time for pics,but here are my top three.
An early 70's Ovation. Yep,an Ovation. Deep bowl and it actually sounded like a great acoustic guitar.
A Larrivee OM-50,a rare one that mistakenly had an 1 11/16" neck. I've thought of that guitar hundreds of times.
Last but certainly not least was a Martin HD-28. I can't even bring myself to say any more about that one.

[6L6]

Welp...

A 1970 Martin D-35 that was killer great

2006 Martin HD-7 Roger McGuinn seven string. The good news is I’m buying it back from the owner on Thursday!

That’s it for me. No other regrets.

[Joe Mendel]

I don't have pictures and I haven't gotten rid of any acoustics I regret. Electrics are another story. I had a 72 SG Standard, with a Bigsby and Gibson stamped in the pick up covers, that was my first good electric. A 1976 re-issue Gibson Explorer that I still would love to get back, but no idea where i might be. And a 1980 gold top Les Paul Deluxe that had a maple neck. I really miss those three, but I actually wish I had hung on to a bunch more, several Hamers, a BC Rich Mockingbird, some Strats and a Tele. I did just build myself a Sherwood Green Tele with a rosewood FB and Eastgrove pickups that is a killer guitar, probably the best electric I've ever owned. I'm not lacking anything really.

[SMan]

My 1979 ES335 however it went to a person that really does it justice.


My Ovation Deacon that went to a member of Ricky Martins Band




And oddly the Eko Ranger I bought while in the Army in Germany and donated to a music program.

[H165]

Guild AE-176.

My first 00-40H

'46 D-28

and, to add insult to injury.... a '49 000-28; my first guitar.

[jsanfilippo5]

1. Gibson j-45 purevoice. Dumb.
2. Martin om28v.
3. Guild D55.

[Nelson]

1972 Martin D12-28. I’m haunted by this one...

[Blueser]

Honestly, nothing. Years ago, I would experience a bit of sellers remorse as I was boxing a guitar to send out, as it was no longer going to be in "the collection", but as I've grown a bit older, I really don't want a collection of guitars I don't play and love.

Right now, I have much smaller lineup of instruments that I love almost equally for what each of them do and they all get some play time. I like it that way much better than having a case queen that I don't play, only because I had to have one of those guitars.

[Feste]

A very early Simon Fay Prototype and a Martin 000...