Have You Had A Guitar You Just Haven’t Ever Bonded With

[Dave Lewis]

From day one and really tried but couldn’t bring yourself to sell it?
Have you still got it ?

 

[LCW]

Luckily that is not a problem I have. If I dislike it it’s gone. No hesitation.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Nope, on one. One I still have because it's just not worth the trouble to me to sell it.

I took a MIM Strat in partial trade for building a deck, didn't care for it, so I sold it.

When I got real serious about practicing, I bought a cheap used PRS SE Tremonti, so I could wear out the frets on that, instead of my nicer guitars, but even though I tried several guitars in the store, by the time I got some real time on it, I just didn't like it. But I still have it.

 

[newholland]

i wouldnt usually ever buy one i didnt like! but actually yes- i bought a martin 000-15s brand new. i played it for a week and just felt it was mediocre. i returned it for full credit on a 000-16s with a spruce top and still have it 25 years later.

 

[TSJMajesty]

i wouldnt usually ever buy one i didnt like! but actually yes- i bought a martin 000-15s brand new. i played it for a week and just felt it was mediocre. i returned it for full credit on a 000-16s with a spruce top and still have it 25 years later.

I did that too, starting with a Taylor 414ce. Took it home, took it back, got credit on a 614ce, same thing, then went back and had the saleman open up 2 brand-new 714ce's so I could compare them with the floor model. One had a Cedar top; the other 2 were Spruce, one of which I bought, and have had it ever since. LOVE that guitar!

 

[Humbug]

That I couldn't get rid of? No. I do, however, have a Schecter Nick Johnston at the moment that I'm not sure about. Setup from the factory was a bit shit and, while I fixed that, I don't know if I like the guitar. It sounds good, though. I'll hang on to it for another year or so and make a decision then :-)

 

[BFRaid]

I have a GIbson Les Paul ES VOS Black Beauty that is a beautiful guitar but not really functional for my style. I play high gain metal so an ES really isn't practical. The 2 or 3 three times a year I play jazz or blues I absolutely love the guitar but for all purposes it is a case queen. I can't seem to work the guitar into rotation but have no plans on getting rid of it.

 

[aivoryuk]

Had a Suhr Modern Curly for a few years and although it played well I just couldn’t get the sound I was after.

5 sets of pickups later and I ended up selling it.

 

[JCW308]

I had a beautiful steel string Godin that I could never bond with. Still miss that thing, but it was just hard for me to play. My Martin plays and feels so much better.

 

[Dez]

I do not hold on to anything that doesn’t bring me happiness. Trash or sell depending on its value.

 

[SaberRed]

I bought a Fender Baja Tele about 18 years ago at the peak of all the hype around those guitars. I sold it about 6 months ago to buy a Charvel. I never really bonded with the Baja all, despite trying to convince myself it was a great guitar (still not convinved they are all that special). The DK24 Amber i bought, on the other hand, is a fantastic instrument.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I have a Guild OM-240ce that is a great guitar that punches above its weight financially, and every time I pick it up I think “oh yeah, this is a great guitar”. But I never actually gravitate toward it.

I have a Harmony Comet that I’m deeply bonded with as my couch guitar, but I fuss with the pickups and neck dive when I play it out. The pickups actually are really nice, but they have a lot of personality, so I’m hoping I can just adjust my rig. As for the neck dive, I already have a strap with good friction, but I don’t love the feeling of that. I’m thinking about replacing tuners and seeing if there’s a heavier tailpiece.

I have other guitars I bonded with but don’t need right now that I just give to friends for long term loans.

 

[Dave Lewis]

I bought this SG back in 2022 and from day one didn’t get on with its neck .
Kept at it now and agin but no just didn’t bond with it.
It basically came out when friends were here and wanted to play it.
A friend was here over Christmas and it was used also by me and it’s not gone back in its case .
It’s been sitting next to my coffee table and been in constant use .
So at last it’s grown on me after making myself use it over the last few weeks

 

[0XI0]

From day one and really tried but couldn’t bring yourself to sell it?
Have you still got it ?

I got a 8 string Jericho evertune walnut tele that weighs like 20 lbs that I'm thinking about taking a drill bit and 20 grit and doing some trailer park weight reduction on it. it's not even worth that much in resale, and it's evertune + stainless frets so I can't bring myself to sell it, and I don't have another 8 string evertune, which is kind of invaluable utility for me. somehow...

 

[JiveTurkey]

I bought this SG back in 2022 and from day one didn’t get on with its neck .
Kept at it now and agin but no just didn’t bond with it.
It basically came out when friends were here and wanted to play it.
A friend was here over Christmas and it was used also by me and it’s not gone back in its case .
It’s been sitting next to my coffee table and been in constant use .
So at last it’s grown on me after making myself use it over the last few weeks
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I like SGs but they are verrrrrrrrrrrrry different from one to another.

 

[Byrdman]

Nope, they get gone. Some of the hardest were ones to let go are the ones I bonded with, but let go when I upgraded or got another one that I liked better.

It's like you dont find anything wrong with a guitar you bonded with until you find a better bond with another. I just let my Epiphone ES-335 go that I replaced all the electronics on with Gibson PU's and 50's wiring, but I never know how cramped my bigger hands were on that guitar until I got another guitar that had a wider nut and string spacing.

I probably would have pulled all the wiring & PU's out and put back the original if f-hole guitars weren't such a pain in the ass to rewire...

 

[Dave Lewis]

I like SGs but they are verrrrrrrrrrrrry different from one to another.

Yeah I know I’ve got a few of them.

 

[Tito83]

From day one and really tried but couldn’t bring yourself to sell it?...

I don't even know how it feels honestly. Why keep if you don't like something from day one? I remember having this partcasters that had every part exactly like I wanted... And I hated very few things in life more than I hated that guitar. I put a lot of money in it and I basically gave it away for the price I sold it. I just could not stand looking at it.

If I could I wish I still had my former Ibanez RG3120 I had many years ago. It never stopped being a great guitar, it just stopped fitting me at some point. Eventually I still like to go back to the shred thing and I really miss that guitar for these days.

 

[Stratzrus]

For some reason I never bonded with my Les Paul Custom 400.

I had it for decades and loved the way it looked but it didn't really sing. Sometimes I did enjoy playing it but whenever I jammed with it I ended up being disappointed.

Eventually, with much angst but no regret I did sell it.

I'm much happier with my Les Paul Classic but I may sell it too. When it comes down to it, I guess I'm just not a Les Paul guy.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

My Ibanez SIR27FD, Indonesian 2013 iron label, my first (okay really second) 7 string. I had always wanted a 7 string Ibby since I was a kid but adjusting to the extra string was rough. Then the thin neck would cramp up my wrist, but it just so happened my wrists were seriously injured at the time from repetitive motion so I chalked it up to being bitchwristed.

I modded the shit out of it on my 30th birthday, spending way too much on parts and ended up losing some of the OG parts, or using them on other guitars like the tuners. Now I know the thin Ibanez necks are just not for me.

I can't bring myself to get rid of it because nostalgia and having a 7 string around is so damn useful. One day I might trade it up to a 7 string AZ with a fatter neck..