Shnate McDuanus Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Inspired by the likes of Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, John Cipollina, and (of course) Angus Young, I got my first electric, my SG Special Faded back in November of last year. I loved it before I got it, and I loved it the two times I played it before I got it, and yes, I loved it after I got it. I loved it for months and months and months, and I still love it. And yet, there's still: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-Studio-Electric-Guitar-100010154-i1149139.gc or http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Firebird-Studio-Electric-Guitar-103808770-i1176354.gc or http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-Deluxe-Players-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar-103035697-i1147164.gc or http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Casino-Electric-Guitar-101391969-i1149973.gc or http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Faded-Flying-V-102935913-i1149297.gc Now it's almost a year later. I'm a much better player (when I bought the SG, I had been toughing it out for about half a year on an nearly-impossible-to-play acoustic, and making some pretty good progress for where I was,) and I've grown to really understand how to play my SG. I love the thing. At the same time, there's been the lingering thought that I made the wrong choice. I'm sure there will be other guitars in my life, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to justify the purchases. I mean, is a little buyer's remorse alright? Again, I still love my SG and I play it almost every day, and yet I still wonder at what could have been. I read somewhere on here that someone who makes the SG their first electric doesn't wait long until they start wanting an LP (I paraphrased it--I don't remember what it actually was.) It's true, soon after I took my SG home, I started wondering what it would be like if I had gone for the LP Studio instead. Did anyone else go through this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Come on now cheer up...it is not like you can own only one guitar. I got a black SG Special one time even though I had the money for a better model cause I thought hey I am not in a band and not that good at the guitar etc. but I went back a month later and traded up for the SG Standard so I understand. But what you have is just normal GAS welcome to the club. Oh and if you had gotten the Les Paul you would now be wanting an SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Think of it as a starting point, into SG "heaven!" There will always be other "Temptations," your whole life! If you "Still Love It," that's all you need to know. The rest will sort itself out, as you go along. I'd keep it, even if you decide you want something else or "Better(?)"...since it's your first "electic" guitar. Might seem silly, now...but later, you'll be glad you hung on to it. I still have my first "electric,"...a 1964 Fender Strat! It was bought (new) for my 14th birthday, and though it's now worth a lot of money, it's worth far more to ME, than any monetary value it may have. But, maybe that's just Me?! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Oh and if you had gotten the Les Paul you would now be wanting an SG. I know I do... When I first saw all the Gibson models, I thought hmph, I would never want an SG, they're soo ugly. Only Les Pauls and SJ. Now, I really want a Gibson SG Standard with Maestro. My Gibson acoustic tastes stay the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumrnmuzik Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I don't know, I had an Les Paul for a short time but I found it bulky and cumbersom. Now the SG is light and really easy to carry around. All my friends say "wow, thats light!". So enjoy it, save up for an LP someday and I wouldn't trade in your SG, then you'll have seller's remorse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I started out as a Strat guy years ago. The more I played, the more I realized the rock I really liked was done more on Gibsons and I needed a Les Paul. Owned four of 'em before I found one I liked. Now I have a decent and widely varied collection of guitars to cover about anything. Don't sell your SG - ever - and listen to what Charlie Brown sez. Buy a LP if you think it will do something for you - I think it would because they are quite different. Then buy something else as the mood hits you... See pics in signature below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laney1566 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Don't let a faded special be your only impression of the SG. The sound and playability of a Standard is amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejay Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thats just GAS man... it happens to all of us! Some more than others but it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 keep in mind you'll have plenty of time to buy those guitars later.... dont regret it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thanks everyone. As soon as I posted this, I began to realize that it was probably just the ol' GAS. Also, I don't think I said anything about selling my SG. I still enjoy playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecurious Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Its called Gear Aquisition Syndrom (GAS) get used to it. All guitar players have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McBride Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I bought a nice black shiny LP Studio Model. Played great and was the best Electric Guitar I had ever owned. I started wanting a SG. Now I have a LP Studio and a SG Standard. Am I satisfied, well no. Had to buy a couple more, it never really stops until you run out of money and start trading or selling one guitar to get another. It is a disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 i have the remorse with my LP i had a chance to buy a new guitar in...... june....and i launched my hands on this premium plus, she was hanging on a wall. well, now i play 75% of the time my explroer on the les paul. it's just a piece in my collection -for now- and now I miss the AY SG, the flying V and some others guitars :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I bought an LP Custom, played it twice and it's currently for sale on Craigslist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpsgguy Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 FWIW, A lot of great old blues guitarists went through their entire musical careers with one guitar. I'm not nearly as good as them and I've gone through about a dozen including 3 les pauls and an SG special which I still have If you have a good relationship with the guys at your local music store, you keep your gear relatively clean and you stick to the classic brands (Gibson, Fender, PRS etc.) you can sometimes get a really good trade-in when you buy something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I tend to stick with one a while. My only remorse is swapping off my '72 Recording Les Paul. At the time it didn't bother me, it was after Les (the man) died....... Mine was very well reliced, by me after 14 years of bar gigs all over the U.S.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Robinson Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Dont worry its normal - if you can possibly afford it dont sell it if u like it you will regret it, keep and buy something else when you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbomb76 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I think that's just how guitarists are. Grass is greener, and whatnot. I think a lot of it has to do with once you've found your "ONE" of any given model, you can't do any better and you just want to see if anything else out there will make you as content. When I got my Custom Shop SG Standard a few years ago, it was as close as I'd ever get to the "real deal" (1965 Standard) in a reissue, and I'm hoping Henry's folks are working on something better (after all, we ARE about to hit the SG's 50th anniversary, what better than a truly accurate 60's SG reissue???). But after it, I started trying out all kindsa' other stuff, and have some serious white/white Flying V (covered p/u's and short Maestro) itches, as well as the jones for a Pelham Blue Firebird V and that "just right" semi-hollow. I'm not a traditional LP guy, but if the right black beauty or white Custom came along I'd probably grab it just so I can be Izzy or Randy a little. Or Steve Jones. So don't consider it "remorse"....look at it as you need a compliment....a "partner" if you will, to your SG. H-Bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 All I have to do, is visit the local homeless shelter, or soup kitchen...and somehow any kind of "remorse" for what I have, totally disappears, and I thank God, I had a great job, for a lot of years (Retired now), I have roof over my head, enough to eat, my own transportation, and am in reasonable health (at least, so far). "Things," are just that. It's ok, to have/acquire them, but...try to keep it in context...and don't regret it. Or, simply don't buy something, until you know it's what you (really) want. Anyway...just a thought. ;>) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgfowler Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Everyone who plays guitar starts to wonder if there's "The Next Big Thing" waiting around the corner, and at some point they trade guitars or pick up additional guitars, But eventually you find "THE" guitar. I got back into playing about 2 1/2 years ago after a 15 year break and when I went to buy a guitar I tried every SG they had in the store because I had never owned an SG, but always wanted one. Even though I had the cash for an SG standard, I bought an SG Special Faded because from the minute I picked it up it felt like someone made that guitar just for me. I've since purchased an SG Classic, and it's a great guitar, plays great, sounds awesome, but, the Faded is still the one I reach for first. The Faded is in the shop ATM getting a full nitro lacquer treatment on the body and headstock. I won't get it back for another 2 weeks and I'm jonesing for it bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 The Faded is in the shop ATM getting a full nitro lacquer treatment on the body and headstock. I won't get it back for another 2 weeks and I'm jonesing for it bad. How much something like that cost ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgfowler Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 $150.00 USD. The guy who is doing it is named Dub Hollowell. He has a small shop near me, and apparently he was one of the best guitar tech guys in Nashville before he semi-retired in Murfreesboro, Tn. (I'm having the neck left as is because it has worn in until it feels like it's 30 years old) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortcon Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 You're always going to want more. Plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumrnmuzik Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Well I keep saying it, but I've never found anything that plays like my Classic with P90's. I think I'll keep her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 "Buyer's Remorse," is (usually) the result of poor planning, or not doing one's "homework," prior to the sale. Also, if we spent as much time practicing (REALLY practicing) as we do, worrying about the "next big thing," in gear... we wouldn't need that "NBT!" We'd be focusing on our abilities, prowess, instead of substituting that, for the newest "Greatest," most eccentric and/or expensive, ego boosting, gear. The better player you become, the less critical having the "latest and greatest" gear becomes. If you really play well, you can do that, on almost anything. Plus, the great side benefit, is that you learn what's Really important, to Your playing, as opposed to peer pressure needs....IMHO, as always. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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