hippiedave Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 and you are kicking yourself in the *** for in now, I'm sure this is somthing that people would like to talk about -I'll go first, well since this is epi forum I'll start like this my natural dot in my avitar, loved that guitar,but needed rent more at the time( should have give'n up one of my kidny's insted ), my gibson nighthawk, man that's one, you don't see them anywere, I only found 2 or 3 on line, in uk, went to philly guitar expo everyone there said "nope, don't have one"and I know that alot of the les paul guy's would say" good ridd'ns" but I thought it was cool guitar anybody know were one is pref. sunburst? and my 72 fender mustang, black, man that was 400$ when I got in 96,at that guitar expo-2000$ I could just s**t !! what's your tails of woow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Rocker Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yeh, my Ibanez flying V my parents baught me when I was 13, in '71, that was a great guitar.......... Still trying to find the pics I have, some where safe............. may be in that box, no...... this one....... OOHHH heck I'll find it late there's playing to do............ Cheers RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 and you are kicking yourself in the *** for in now' date=' I'm sure this is somthing that people would like to talk about -I'll go first, well since this is epi forum I'll start like this my natural dot in my avitar, loved that guitar,but needed rent more at the time( should have give'n up one of my kidny's insted ), my gibson nighthawk, man that's one, you don't see them anywere, I only found 2 or 3 on line, in uk, went to philly guitar expo everyone there said "nope, don't have one"and I know that alot of the les paul guy's would say" good ridd'ns" but I thought it was cool guitar anybody know were one is pref. sunburst? and my 72 fender mustang, black, man that was 400$ when I got in 96,at that guitar expo-2000$ I could just s**t !! what's your tails of woow?[/quote'] I've sold a number of guitars, but I only regretted selling the Ibanez ARC300. I'm on the prowl for another one. Before I even shipped it to the buyer, I was going to try to back out, but a deal is a deal. On the bright side, I learned my lesson that day and will never sell my Dot or Wildkat, but certainly would trade for a Casino or Sheraton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Oh, man...my 1998 American Standard Telecaster in ocean turquoise. Bought it brand new from the "Rockhouse" on the Narborough Road in Leicester (amazing little guitar shop.) Cost me about £700.00 as I recall. The first really good guitar I ever owned...Then I hit a couple of financial snags in 2003 and had to flog it to pay my college tuition bill one semester. Still trying to convince myself that my degree was worth the sacrifice! Went looking for a new Fender earlier on this year and played loads of Teles, but just couldn't get back into them. Ended up going home one day with a candy cola Strat, which is an amazing guitar that I will NEVER sell...but still...that 1998 Telecaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Oh' date=' man...my 1998 American Standard Telecaster in ocean turquoise. Bought it brand new from the "Rockhouse" on the Narborough Road in Leicester (amazing little guitar shop.) Cost me about £700.00 as I recall. The first really good guitar I ever owned...Then I hit a couple of financial snags in 2003 and had to flog it to pay my college tuition bill one semester. Still trying to convince myself that my degree was worth the sacrifice! Went looking for a new Fender earlier on this year and played loads of Teles, but just couldn't get back into them. Ended up going home one day with a candy cola Strat, which is an amazing guitar that I will NEVER sell...but still...that 1998 Telecaster... [/quote'] Geez, you should be kicking yourself, if you were over here, I would kick you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 In 69 I bought a Chet Atkins Gretsch Country Gentleman for $300. I was so excited to get an electric guitar even if it was the uncoolest guitar a kid could have. I sold it for $350 a year later, made $50 but now I regret it. Also regret selling my Triumph TR 250, two seater sports car. It was a piece of junk, but I want it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 Chord Hippie Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Guitar one, would be my faithful old Teisco V2 (Mosrite Copy). It was cheesy and heavy , but I loved her. Gave it to my son, who lost it (traded for a bag of weed?) Worse of all he never learned to play. Guitar two, was a pristine Hagstrom 1 I gave it to my nephew who lost it? (see above), you guessed it never learned to play. But some good karma, my nephew came for a visit this summer, and brought my great nephew and he wailed on my LP YES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Also regret selling my Triumph TR 250' date=' two seater sports car. It was a piece of junk, but I want it back.[/quote'] When I was about 19 I spent all my money on the end-of-the-line successor to that car... yup, a Triumph TR7. In hindsight, it's not the eventual parting with it that I regret...more the endless repair bills I never recouped. British engineering where you want it least on a car. Guess I was dumb when I was younger...flogged my Telecaster yet somehow owned an example of what is rated by Time magazine as one of the 50 worst cars of all time: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1658533_1658040,00.html Dumb, very dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 late 70's while in college bought an Electra MPC Les Paul copy. Thought it was the coolest thing going with the effects modules in the back. Played/ sounded/ looked great (cherry sunburst).Traded it for my acoustic but man I wish i had it back to teach the grandkids on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1Picker Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Epiphone Elitist Broadway...with upgrades... Stupid, stupid, stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 For the British car "fans" Why aren't there any British computers? Because they can't make one that leaks oil Had 3 Gibsons, one after the other (had GAS but couldn't afford more than one at a time) a 330, a SG Standard and a SG Special. Would love to have kept any of them. But I sold the last one for money to buy a motorcycle. Oh well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiedave Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 oh crap I forgot my first guitar krammer focous 3? 6000? (strat) can't remember,this off sky blue I was all of 14 or 15 I paid 600$ worked all summer doing concrete, at 18 I went walkabout all over the us and selling that was part of the money to do so, it would most likely be hanging on my wall but I would still love to have her back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbirchett Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 In January 1965, I got my first guitar, a Harmony H76. Beautiful guitar. 3 pickups, Bigsby, individual switches, volume and tone controls for each pickup. Cost me $100. About 5 months later I traded it and $75 in on a used Fiesta Red Stratocaster, probably a '63 or '64. In early '67 I got a Gretsch Tennesean as well. I ended up selling the Tennessean and Strat in 1972 for $300 and $165 respectively. I'd love to have any of those back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiedave Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 In January 1965' date=' I got my first guitar, a Harmony H76. Beautiful guitar. 3 pickups, Bigsby, individual switches, volume and tone controls for each pickup. Cost me $100. About 5 months later I traded it and $75 in on a used Fiesta Red Stratocaster, probably a '63 or '64. In early '67 I got a Gretsch Tennesean as well. I ended up selling the Tennessean and Strat in 1972 for $300 and $165 respectively. I'd love to have any of those back![/quote'] man, what happend to them prices, my nighthawk new went for around 600$ I paid like 350 or 400$ and now the only ones i see are 7 & 8 hundred that if you can find one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 oh crap I forgot my first guitar krammer focous 3? 6000? (strat) can't remember' date='this off sky blue I was all of 14 or 15 I paid 600$ worked all summer doing concrete, at 18 I went walkabout all over the us and selling that was part of the money to do so, it would most likely be hanging on my wall but I would still love to have her back[/quote']Dave, I had a kramer 3000 too. Candy apple red! Awesome guitar to play live gigs with and it was my main guitar for later part of 80's. I remember teens would stand in front of the stage and drool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Please stop these stories. It's like watching a movie where the hero dies in the end. No more, tell me about the best guitar you ever bought and I can go to bed on a positive note (pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiedave Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 thats it 3000 with a humbucker and 2 singels and a 5 way switch, thanks couldn't remember the #s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiedave Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Please stop these stories. It's like watching a movie where the hero dies in the end. No more' date=' tell me about the best guitar you ever bought and I can go to bed on a positive note (pun intended)[/quote'] well in 98 I bought my swompash natural amer fender strat that will go to my grave or ern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 well in 98 I bought my swompash natural amer fender strat that will go to my grave or ern ahhhh, A love story with a happy ending (not that I want to see you die, but the fact that the two of you will be together). Someone get the location of the grave sight, we'll dig that sucker up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderstruck507 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Sold my G400, but I have 2 better guitars now to make up for it... Not like I played it any after I got my Elite SG anyway, it was less comfortable, sounded dead and had less volume, action wasn't as nice...and so on. I just wish I could have kept it since it was my first real guitar and I worked really hard to save up enough to buy that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiedave Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've got to say as a new epi guy the folks that post here are very cool and friendly---glad to be a part ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvdv Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Sold my first electric (a Les Paul copy, by Columbus, which a friend had customized) to a friend of mine when I was living in the U.K.. That guitar has sat around for the best part of 20 years not being used, and I actually played it (unplugged) a few years ago. I have negotiated with my friend to buy it back from him, so I'm re-acquiring my first electric guitar. Also, although I sold my Ibanez strat copy just before I moved back to Canada from the U.K., by sheer fluke a friend whom I made shortly after I moved had bought exactly the same model, same colour, so I got that from him. Obviously I just can't part with a guitar permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 1957 original les paul junior sold for $50. JK JK JK I've not yet had the displeasure of selling a guitar and regretting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 and you are kicking yourself in the *** for in now' date=' I'm sure this is somthing that people would like to talk about -I'll go first, well since this is epi forum I'll start like this my natural dot in my avitar, loved that guitar,but needed rent more at the time( should have give'n up one of my kidny's insted ), my gibson nighthawk, man that's one, you don't see them anywere, I only found 2 or 3 on line, in uk, went to philly guitar expo everyone there said "nope, don't have one"and I know that alot of the les paul guy's would say" good ridd'ns" but I thought it was cool guitar anybody know were one is pref. sunburst? and my 72 fender mustang, black, man that was 400$ when I got in 96,at that guitar expo-2000$ I could just s**t !! what's your tails of woow?[/quote'] I've lost count of how many guitars have passed through my hands both as my personal instruments and ones I obtained to re-sell but in 1969 I bought a mid-60's Epiphone Crestwood Custom (cherry) that a couple of years later I traded in on a '65 Epiphone Riviera. I loved the Riviera and played it for nearly thirty years before trading it for a '65 Casino but there are days I do wish I had the Crestwood back. I don't recall at the time being that infatuated with it so this could all be nostalgia because the I also sometimes miss the guitar I traded in for the Crestwood which was a Burns Jazz Duo sound...which definitely is nostalgia at work lol. As I've related before here, in the mid 70's I bought an awful lot of Gibson LP Juniors, Specials and Melody Makers as well as Fender Mustangs and Duosonics that I turned around and sold and I wish I had Kept one of the Specials...since I usually sold them for around $125 (The Juniors, Mustangs and MMs went for around $100) after setting them up...and they go for a bit more than that now..like it's been said..."I would have been a millionaire if my mother hadn't thrown out my baseball card collection".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Norm Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I regret a few...but the ones I'd really like to see back were the 2 first electric guitars I had 42 years ago. I can't remember the made or even what kind of pickups were in it...at that time, I was knowing nothing else about guitars than a few chords and hardly tune them by ears...lolll ...The only thing I remember, it was bought at Sears by my parents as a Chritmas gift. The second electric guitar I had, had a toilet seat shape (with single coils)....it was her nick name for all the time I had it. It's the first guitar I gigged with. There is an old picture of it, but you can't see no names or made... this picture is me and my toilet seat...40 years ago.... And the worst part you can see...I was wearing socks in my sandals...lollll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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