SmokeyGhost Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 A farewell to some old friends. It ain't that I didn't love them but we no longer saw much of each other and they have found other friends who will hopefully see them more often. Gone Cole Clarke FL3AC Maton EM325C Crafter Lite CD/CE N Epiphone Dot Epiphone SG-400 Epiphone Standard Les Paul PlusTop Pro PRS SE Singlecut Trem Gretsch G5135 Corvette Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin Tanglewood TW47E Seagull S6 Original QI Martin GPCPA4 Artist OM Black Devil Roland Cube 40-XL AER Compact 60/2 Vox Mini 3 Yamaha THR 5A These friends have stayed to keep me comfort in my hours of need Gibson Les Paul Studio 2014 PRS SE One Korina Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster Butterscotch Blonde Epiphone ES-175 Epiphone ES-339 P90 Pro Fender 2015 American Standard HSS Shawbucker Gibson J-45TV Maton Custom Shop (she will always be by my side) Martin 000-17SM Alhambra 7C Roland AC33 Yamaha THR 10C Fender Blues Junior III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 That's some pretty serious herd thinning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 That's some pretty serious herd thinning! Guess it is. Took a few months but the proceeds did enable me to buy a couple of new gits and a tube amp (first one) with some moolah left over. There is an additional reason to thin the herd as I've sold my home, my partner has sold hers and we have purchased a three-bedroom townhouse. Got a bit silly with both of us living in our own four-bedroom home with all our respective children having moved out. So we've raised combined $2.2M through the sales and purchased a place for $760,500 with each contributing equally. The remaining funds are not pooled and each is free to do whatever with their share. The townhouse has heaps of storage space internally, plus a two-car garage and large lock-up storeroom attached. It's all coming together in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Its only sensible. Hard though it may be. I broke my own 'new one in - old one out' rule already this year. There's gotta be a limit somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 as long as you come out the other side with no regrets, it's all good. There's gotta be a limit somewhere. There is, when you've run out of room to store the cases. that's when! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Gone Cole Clarke FL3AC Maton EM325C Crafter Lite CD/CE N Epiphone Dot Epiphone SG-400 Epiphone Standard Les Paul PlusTop Pro PRS SE Singlecut Trem Gretsch G5135 Corvette Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin Tanglewood TW47E Seagull S6 Original QI Martin GPCPA4 Artist OM Black Devil Roland Cube 40-XL AER Compact 60/2 Vox Mini 3 Yamaha THR 5A I sold my Martin GPCPA4 too. Didn't bond. I'm keeping my Epiphone Standard Les Paul PlusTop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 How did you actually sell all that stuff SG? I'd like to sell all but a couple here but freight kills the interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyGhost Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 How did you actually sell all that stuff SG? I'd like to sell all but a couple here but freight kills the interest. G'Day, Dig. Most sold through word of mouth and I also used Gumtree for six of them to local buyers so freight wasn't an issue. All pretty straight forward cash transactions (and I haven't dealt in actual cash for so long I'd almost forgotten what it looks like.) It was a bit difficult to part with them and I really had to think about doing so but I hadn't played them as often as they should be played plus I considered I needed to reduce the number in preparation for the move. I treated the disposal as getting rid of things and things don't have emotion. It's people who attach emotion to them as you know. It's going to be the same with all my household furniture and if it don't sell then to the tip it goes whether it be a 1900 dresser made out of Huon Pine or a $10 bedside table. My partner is going to do the same. Being ruthless is the only way to go in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 G'Day, Dig. Most sold through word of mouth and I also used Gumtree for six of them to local buyers so freight wasn't an issue. All pretty straight forward cash transactions (and I haven't dealt in actual cash for so long I'd almost forgotten what it looks like.) It was a bit difficult to part with them and I really had to think about doing so but I hadn't played them as often as they should be played plus I considered I needed to reduce the number in preparation for the move. I treated the disposal as getting rid of things and things don't have emotion. It's people who attach emotion to them as you know. It's going to be the same with all my household furniture and if it don't sell then to the tip it goes whether it be a 1900 dresser made out of Huon Pine or a $10 bedside table. My partner is going to do the same. Being ruthless is the only way to go in my opinion. Yes I'm soon to do that, well me 'n a skip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Lot of nice ones gone. I've done that, sold everything once. I may sell a Epiphone Standard and get a Gretsch Silver Sparkle Jet. That's the one I let go way back and wish I had it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkesman Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 There is, when you've run out of room to store the cases. that's when! That is so true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Good going. Bet you feel better. More room for the new stuff. I think about the guitars I let go and only the '94 Gibson LP makes me a bit sad because it was my first BUT I never played it. Seriously, it is way better off in my friend's hands and I needed the money so it was a good trade. Long as you feel good about the load off.... Good going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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