Sparquelito2 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 * I thought I had to have a 12 string guitar. (acoustic, electric, whatever) I have owned more than a few. I always sold them in the end. Even a lovely Martin. Turns out that tuning a 12 string doesn't take twice as long as a 6 string. It takes longer, for some reason. * I thought I HAD to have that single-pickup guitar with stripped-down controls. (solid body, hollow body, whatever) I have owned more than a few. I always sold them in the end. Even a lovely Gibson Les Paul Sully Erna Signature. Turns out that you end up wanting more than a sonically one-trick pony. How about you? What is the item (or items) that you just had to have, but always ended up selling later?🤫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 A big Jazz Box, (like an Emperor Regent) turns out, not for me.. the rest, pretty much stuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I recently sold my nice Guild 12. I love the sound; Leo Kottke and Ralph Towner make incredible music on a 12. Beautiful but big. Took up a lot of space and you have to put in the time. I haven't got so much time now and 6 strings is enough for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Regarding 12 Strings… I have a Martin D12-16GTE, a 50th Anniv. 1964 Phantom 12 String & Ric 360-12 String.. None of them take long to tune.. The Martin & the Ric are almost always in tune.. Might need a minor tune.. That said, I don’t play them enough.. Most of my Guitars are ones I dreamed of when I was a kid growing up & couldn’t afford any of them.. Now I’m fortunate enough to have many of,y dream Guitars.. Some I play all the time.. Others not as much.. But, I love them all & am so attached to them I can’t let them go… I guess I’m still that little at Heart.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) Thought I needed some electrics. Had two ES-175s, an ES-165. An ES-335, a Tele and two Pauls. All are gone. BTW: If your wondering why I bought so many if they weren't for me? Well, I kept thinking I'd find the right one. If you're talking acoustics. I thought I needed a hog J-45. I hated it. I had a rosewood J-45 (sold when the neck cracked at the headstock) and I still have a maple one. I adored both of them. Edited November 26, 2022 by gearbasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Back when I was gigging electric (full band) I lusted for an ES-335 for quite a while. Like, decades. Gibson came out with the ES-339, which was a bit smaller, and I bought the first model year from Musicians Friend. It instantly became my #1 guitar, and it was until I went full on acoustic. I kept if for a long time, but eventually swapped it for my J-15, which was promptly discontinued. I never owned a 335, and probably won't now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 A Classical Guitar. Twice. Couldn't bond with the fingerboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Whatever guitars I bought and no longer have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 A high gain, Dumble style amp. I've had a few and went back to Fenders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said: A high gain, Dumble style amp. I've had a few and went back to Fenders. I have a (Fender) Prosonic. Designed by Bruce Zinky. It's a 2;10 combo with Celestions. Dual gain channel, and a clean channel. Killer amp. They were pricey and Fender purist wouldn't bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I had to have a Fender Strat. After 25 years I changed my mind and traded it in. I had to have a Fylde Oberon. I still have it but no longer use it. Should sell it really. I had to have a Jackson Soloist. After 18 years I changed my mind and sold it. So for me these things are transitional. Its not a question of getting it wrong. All these choices were right at the time. I will almost certainly never have another Fender or Jackson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 I have what I have..... good, bad or indifferent....and I play what I have. There are guitars I'd like to have owned..... J-45. Standard Hummingbird, and guitars I'd like to have back, 1964 Fender Jaguar and 1965 Fender Jazz Bass....but I don't have long before I will no longer be able to play.....so no use to obtain anything I don't already have. Regarding a 12-String.... I had an Ovation 12-String...HATED it.... gave it to my luthier, who robbed the electronics out of it, kept the case and trashed the guitar. Leslie sold me her 2010 Hummingbird 12-String, (She said it was the ONLY Hummingbird 12-String Gibson made in 2010 for a right hander)....and I've used it for over 100 videos....I simply LOVE it! Plays and sounds better than anyone could expect. It was and will be the last guitar I ever buy for myself, (the J-50 was a gift upon my retirement). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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