Gear Regrets: Guitar Edition

[Eagle]

I sold a near perfect Jackson Soloist SL1 in the early 90's and out of the 300 or so guitars I have owned it was probably the only one I miss. Fortunately I just found it's replacement. I have been looking for the "Perfect" mid 80 soloist with a floyd for the last 20 years in mint or near mint .
I just found it.

Serious vintage these days.

 

[gearJunkie]

I sold a near perfect Jackson Soloist SL1 in the early 90's and out of the 300 or so guitars I have owned it was probably the only one I miss. Fortunately I just found it's replacement. I have been looking for the "Perfect" mid 80 soloist with a floyd for the last 20 years in mint or near mint .
I just found it.
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Serious vintage these days.

Seeing the shape of that case, the pearl white finish with black hardware, the headstock shape and shark fin inlays reminds me of my regretfully gone Charvel Model 4.

Beautiful (and pleasantly nostalgic) find.

 

[Eagle]

Seeing the shape of that case, the pearl white finish with black hardware, the headstock shape and shark fin inlays reminds me of my regretfully gone Charvel Model 4.

Beautiful (and pleasantly nostalgic) find.

Amazing condition for it's 35 years. Still got the plastic on the truss rod cover.

 

[unix-guy]

the body was a Floral JEM that had been re-sprayed black by Ibanez

oh - the humanity!

 

[unix-guy]

1, Peavey Vandenberg in Rockit Pink.

I had one that I bought used for like $400 when they were fairly new.

Sold it to my buddy who had it refinished in pearl white. His paint job cost more than I paid for the guitar!

 

[DrewJD82]

oh - the humanity!
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On the flip side, I owned half an authentic black Flo!

 

[unix-guy]

I traded this Charvel Fusion Deluxe Rainbow Crackle (I think it's a 1990, but not sure) for a used 1987 Ibanez S540Pro in the early '90s.

These days the ones I've seen used have been $1500+ in good condition.

I still have that guitar (by now, well used and abused):

That started a very long infatuation with 87/88 S540s. I own quite a few and have sold a few as well.

 

[Eagle]

The more desirable 80s rock guitars are rare in good condition and when you find them they are getting expensive.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I still want a Skolnick sig Ibby

 

[la szum]

Man, George Gruhn should post in this thread. Whose sold more regret worthy guitars in
the history of humanity than that dude?

I try and be philosophical about it all. None of them made me a better player, and there is
more sentimentality and nostalgia attached to them, but usually only after MANY years. At
the time I either received money or another piece of gear in their place. So.

The late 80's into early 90's were rough, though. Lots of great LPs and Strats and Teles
were sacrificed on the altar of the false gods that were pointy guitars and shredder necks.
I know few who escaped that period unscathed.


But then I think about Norm and George and am like, if they can be ok with what they
passed on, then so can I.

 

[unix-guy]

I still want a Skolnick sig Ibby

Those bodies never appealed to me.

They fall squarely in to Camp Fugly!

 

[Los-D]

Steinberger GL2S. Sold it because I wanted a guitar with a Floyd Rose.

 

[megametal7]

Me being a Het fan…. I regret getting a snakbyte…. First its matt finish…. I wanted. White finish but no one had in stock ( story of my life) … me being inpatient, i got black finish…. Then that snake inlay was fucking with me during soloing… took me a while to get used to it… then String breakage started…. I would put new sets it would break very fast…. Took it to tech several times to file bridge / set up nothing was working… then i swapped it to gotoh titanium saddle bridge. Massive improvement… But my desire died to play that guitar…. So im hoping to swap it for an other V or explorer….

 

[DrewJD82]

Me being a Het fan…. I regret getting a snakbyte…. First its matt finish…. I wanted. White finish but no one had in stock ( story of my life) … me being inpatient, i got black finish…. Then that snake inlay was fucking with me during soloing… took me a while to get used to… the. String breakage started…. I would put new sets it would break very fast…. Took it to tech several times to file bridge / set up nothing was working… then i swapped it to gotoh titanium saddle bridge. Massive improvement… But my desire died to play that guitar…. So im hoping to swap it for an other V or explorer….

Because you're a Hetfield fan, you might want to keep these on your radar; Edwards has had a few Explorers over the years that are rather Hetfield-centric.

 

[HotRats]

Among the 13 electric guitars I owned since I've started playing the only one I regretted selling was my first red Gibson Explorer.

I regretted selling her and therefore I've bought one again after a year or maybe less.

 

[megametal7]

Because you're a Hetfield fan, you might want to keep these on your radar; Edwards has had a few Explorers over the years that are rather Hetfield-centric.

That green/black looks sicks.

 

[woody]

I've had a 96 MIJ 50th anniversary Telecaster in Candy Apple red that I sold with two Fenix Strats and a Greco ES175 to afford the luthier built electric Guitar that I own, a Kraushaar.
It's still my only electric and spoiled me, when it comes to electrics, but sometimes I still miss that Telly.

 

[Warmart]

Me being a Het fan…. I regret getting a snakbyte…. First its matt finish…. I wanted. White finish but no one had in stock ( story of my life) … me being inpatient, i got black finish…. Then that snake inlay was fucking with me during soloing… took me a while to get used to it… then String breakage started…. I would put new sets it would break very fast…. Took it to tech several times to file bridge / set up nothing was working… then i swapped it to gotoh titanium saddle bridge. Massive improvement… But my desire died to play that guitar…. So im hoping to swap it for an other V or explorer….

Funny as I've been looking at these for a while. Was in the area of a Guitar Center on Saturday, stopped in, and they had one hanging on the very top row. They got it down for me, and clearly some nasty people had played it. It had all these "smears" of "something" on front and back, pu covers were coated with grime, etc. etc. etc.

Wth they did it in satin is beyond me? That alone is a deal breaker, let alone the $1800+ price for an LTD. Not happenin'. They said they could order me a new one, heh! I'm like, but this IS A NEW ONE.

 

[megametal7]

Funny as I've been looking at these for a while. Was in the area of a Guitar Center on Saturday, stopped in, and they had one hanging on the very top row. They got it down for me, and clearly some nasty people had played it. It had all these "smears" of "something" on front and back, pu covers were coated with grime, etc. etc. etc.

Wth they did it in satin is beyond me? That alone is a deal breaker, let alone the $1800+ price for an LTD. Not happenin'. They said they could order me a new one, heh! I'm like, but this IS A NEW ONE.

Satin neck is good but body ... meh... not for me... it has shine where skin touches and looks like guitar has eczema lol

This is my first satin and last.....

Did you wash your hands afterwards? haahaha

 

[Warmart]

Satin neck is good but body ... meh... not for me... it has shine where skin touches and looks like guitar has eczema lol

This is my first satin and last.....

Did you wash your hands afterwards? haahaha

Umm, yes! Couldn't wash 'em fast enough.

I have 2 satin guitars and said "never again". Though there are tricks for the shinies, like 0000 steel wool - but gotta be careful.