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The one that got away.. the guitar that you regret trading or selling the most..
Posted on 4/20/23 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 4/20/23 at 11:59 pm
I saw mine tonight I think, a guy was playing it at an open mic thing. Simon & Patrick Woodland Pro Parlor. Beautiful spruce top. Sunburst finish. Solid Mahogany back and sides. Incredible guitar, but it didn't have electronics and I thought it was ugly. It has them now and it sounded fantastic. 
I've spent a while tonight looking for another one, they aren't available.
I would kick my own arse, but I'm not as athletic as I used to be.
I've spent a while tonight looking for another one, they aren't available.
I would kick my own arse, but I'm not as athletic as I used to be.
This post was edited on 4/21/23 at 9:20 am
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Posted on 4/21/23 at 4:32 am to auggie
Let me see if I can get this right. This is one that I regret not buying.
In 1982 I saw a beautiful used Les Paul, dull gold, in a guitar shop, either in Houma or New Orleans, for $500. I was 14, and my mom very nearly bought it for me, but did not. I ended up buying an Ibanez two years later with money I'd saved from work. It cost $484. I've always regretted not getting that guitar, and my moom remembers.
In 1982 I saw a beautiful used Les Paul, dull gold, in a guitar shop, either in Houma or New Orleans, for $500. I was 14, and my mom very nearly bought it for me, but did not. I ended up buying an Ibanez two years later with money I'd saved from work. It cost $484. I've always regretted not getting that guitar, and my moom remembers.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 6:28 am to auggie
Around 1970 Fender issued a Telecaster bass. I had one but traded it to some guy for Rickenbacher 4001.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 7:18 am to auggie
One I regret I have was not trading an amp for a 1963 Strat in 1982. An acquaintance of mine had a 1963 Lake Placid Blue Strat and he wanted to trade me straight up for my 1980 Marshall 100W SLP.....yeah, I fricked that one up. However, at the time you could still buy a early 60's to mid 60's Strat for between $1500-2500..... that Marshall amp cost over $1k in the early 80's. Today that amp might be worth $1500 but that Strat is probably over $15k, probably more.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 8:50 am to sertorius
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In 1982 I saw a beautiful used Les Paul, dull gold, in a guitar shop, either in Houma or New Orleans, for $500.
$500 was a lot of money in 1982( I don't think I made that much for a whole month, as a Lance Corporal in The Marine Corps), but what a deal that would have been.
This post was edited on 4/21/23 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 4/21/23 at 8:54 am to midlothianlsu
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Around 1970 Fender issued a Telecaster bass. I had one but traded it to some guy for Rickenbacher 4001.
Here's a nice one, they claim it's unplayed since 1972.
LINK
This post was edited on 4/21/23 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/21/23 at 9:00 am to auggie
Sold a Larrivee LV-03e that I saved for while working three jobs and going to college. Moved to Nashville and decided I wanted some studio monitors. Sold it for like $600. Smh
Posted on 4/21/23 at 9:05 am to BigOrangeBri
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Sold a Larrivee LV-03e that I saved for while working three jobs and going to college. Moved to Nashville and decided I wanted some studio monitors. Sold it for like $600. Smh
Man those are nice. Do you still have the monitors?
Posted on 4/21/23 at 9:09 am to auggie
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Man those are nice. Do you still have the monitors?
Haha, I do. In boxes up in the closet.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 9:15 am to BigOrangeBri
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Haha, I do. In boxes up in the closet.
I bet that Larivee wouldn't be in the closet.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 10:44 am to auggie
My 1957 Tele burned in a fire. I'd really like to have that one back.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:09 am to MondayMorningMarch
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My 1957 Tele burned in a fire.
Reminds me of a Willie Nelson story, I hope you were able to save your weed, like he did.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:20 am to auggie
Yeah...I can still see that ghost but I don't think I'm chasing it anymore.
1978, I'm 13 years old, Cherry Burst Les Paul hanging on the wall behind the counter at Werleins in the PLaza in New Orleans East. I think it was something like $700. I can're remember for sure, but it was way more money than my folks had. I would take it down when I went there and plug it into a Marshall that was on the floor. I could play, but not great. I knew some Black Sabbath and some Bad Company stuff pretty well, so I jammed on some of those songs on this beautiful piece of art. I was only 13 so I couldn't really work and my grades were so crappy that my Mom made me study so I couldn't work even if I wanted to. That Christmas my dad gave me a 1976 Epiphone Scroll with two humbuckers and a coil splitting switch. IT was also glorious. I know he could barely afford it but he made that happen. It weighed like a Les Paul but had 24 frets and a neck like an SG.
A few years later in a time of poverty and sever stupidity and desperation, I sold the Epiphone and have regretted and felt guilty about selling the guitar that my dad bought me.
Fast forward many years later, actually on the eve of Hurricane Katrina, I found another same year Epiphone Scroll on ebay. I bought it on the spot and was lucky enough that the sellers agreed to hold it for me until things were a little more stable down here. I still have it, play it in my studio, was on my first album, and plan to give it to my son (who is also a musician) one day.
I have many guitars, and as my moniker would suggest, play mainly stratocasters. I am not chasing that Les Paul (I was able to purchase a Gold Top Les Paul in 2007, and it is truly awesome), but if somehow the opportunity fell into my lap, and all was right with the world, and the deal was right...Yeah, I'd pull the trigger and bring that baby home. It is, as you know, the sound of Rock and Roll.
Thank you, Auggie, for bringing this memory up. I appreciate it. I love this board.
1978, I'm 13 years old, Cherry Burst Les Paul hanging on the wall behind the counter at Werleins in the PLaza in New Orleans East. I think it was something like $700. I can're remember for sure, but it was way more money than my folks had. I would take it down when I went there and plug it into a Marshall that was on the floor. I could play, but not great. I knew some Black Sabbath and some Bad Company stuff pretty well, so I jammed on some of those songs on this beautiful piece of art. I was only 13 so I couldn't really work and my grades were so crappy that my Mom made me study so I couldn't work even if I wanted to. That Christmas my dad gave me a 1976 Epiphone Scroll with two humbuckers and a coil splitting switch. IT was also glorious. I know he could barely afford it but he made that happen. It weighed like a Les Paul but had 24 frets and a neck like an SG.
A few years later in a time of poverty and sever stupidity and desperation, I sold the Epiphone and have regretted and felt guilty about selling the guitar that my dad bought me.
Fast forward many years later, actually on the eve of Hurricane Katrina, I found another same year Epiphone Scroll on ebay. I bought it on the spot and was lucky enough that the sellers agreed to hold it for me until things were a little more stable down here. I still have it, play it in my studio, was on my first album, and plan to give it to my son (who is also a musician) one day.
I have many guitars, and as my moniker would suggest, play mainly stratocasters. I am not chasing that Les Paul (I was able to purchase a Gold Top Les Paul in 2007, and it is truly awesome), but if somehow the opportunity fell into my lap, and all was right with the world, and the deal was right...Yeah, I'd pull the trigger and bring that baby home. It is, as you know, the sound of Rock and Roll.
Thank you, Auggie, for bringing this memory up. I appreciate it. I love this board.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:26 am to auggie
I've never gotten rid of a guitar but I also don't have the disease you have 
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:36 am to auggie
I had a G&L SC-2 in a light blue that I had no business buying at the time and sold to make room/money for some more needed gear.
But I miss it all the time.
But I miss it all the time.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:37 am to stratman
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Yeah...I can still see that ghost but I don't think I'm chasing it anymore.
1978, I'm 13 years old, Cherry Burst Les Paul hanging on the wall behind the counter at Werleins in the PLaza in New Orleans East. I think it was something like $700. I can're remember for sure, but it was way more money than my folks had. I would take it down when I went there and plug it into a Marshall that was on the floor. I could play, but not great. I knew some Black Sabbath and some Bad Company stuff pretty well, so I jammed on some of those songs on this beautiful piece of art. I was only 13 so I couldn't really work and my grades were so crappy that my Mom made me study so I couldn't work even if I wanted to. That Christmas my dad gave me a 1976 Epiphone Scroll with two humbuckers and a coil splitting switch. IT was also glorious. I know he could barely afford it but he made that happen. It weighed like a Les Paul but had 24 frets and a neck like an SG.
A few years later in a time of poverty and sever stupidity and desperation, I sold the Epiphone and have regretted and felt guilty about selling the guitar that my dad bought me.
Fast forward many years later, actually on the eve of Hurricane Katrina, I found another same year Epiphone Scroll on ebay. I bought it on the spot and was lucky enough that the sellers agreed to hold it for me until things were a little more stable down here. I still have it, play it in my studio, was on my first album, and plan to give it to my son (who is also a musician) one day.
I have many guitars, and as my moniker would suggest, play mainly stratocasters. I am not chasing that Les Paul (I was able to purchase a Gold Top Les Paul in 2007, and it is truly awesome), but if somehow the opportunity fell into my lap, and all was right with the world, and the deal was right...Yeah, I'd pull the trigger and bring that baby home. It is, as you know, the sound of Rock and Roll.
Thank you, Auggie, for bringing this memory up. I appreciate it. I love this board.
Thank you for sharing the story man.
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:40 am to Zappas Stache
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I've never gotten rid of a guitar but I also don't have the disease you have
It's not a disease, it's more like a special feature
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:45 am to auggie
I regret ever buying a guitar in the first place
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:48 am to el Gaucho
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I regret ever buying a guitar in the first place
BOO THIS MAN!!
Posted on 4/21/23 at 11:52 am to SpyBoy
I haven't had a G&L yet, but there is a music shop I frequent that has one of the Fullerton tellies I have my eye on.
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