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Should I sell some guitars

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John_AJohn_A Frets: 3775
edited September 2017 in Guitar
Basically, my issue is. I have 15 guitars that clutter my music room.  I keep looking at ones to sell and always find a justification for not doing so, here's the guitars and the reasons to keep them

80s Tokai goldtop, my favourite guitar
Bacchus Strat, had it for years and was #1 whenI played strtats
Fender highway one Strat. Nicest Strat I've played
bitsa van Helen copy. Sounds and plays great and I would get next to nowt for it
bitsa strat. Put it together myself, looks and sounds great
Ibanez destroyer II doesn't get much use but it's cool
LP special. Whelk you need some P90s dont you?
hamer special, needs a set up, but would probably be better than the LP special if it had one
charvel socal well you need a shredder don't you?
RG1550 better that the Charvel, but I like the Charvel better
wasburn MG. lovely high spec, but would fetch peanuts
gretsch silver jet. Bough by my wife and I love it and it's pristine
gretsch jet electromatic with filtertrons, play it case I don't gig the silver jet cause its pristine
PRS CE. Most used cause it does everything well and has my GK pickup on
bita telecaster. Got to have a tele, and I really like it

which ones for the block?
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  • As soon as you said 15 my thoughts were well you should probably sell 10.

    So I'd keep the PRS CE, Telecaster, you have no choice but to keep the Silver Jet, the Tokai Goldtop, and the Highway 1 Strat.

    And then sell the rest and get a few instruments you really want, or go on a nice holiday.
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  • aord43aord43 Frets: 287
    LOL I have had the same Squier Strat for 20 years and only recently bought a cheap acoustic.
    How do you get in the position of having 15?  I could understand 3 or 4 maybe but I would struggle to justify more than that from the household budget, unless I am getting an income from it I guess.
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30273
    I wouldn't really know what to do with 15 guitars and apparently they all sound the same anyway if that thread about tonewoods is anything to go by.
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  • ColsCols Frets: 6953
    I wouldn't worry about which ones would fetch money, tbh.  Move on the ones which aren't being used; best way is to look at your guitars and sort them by how much dust has gathered on them.

    From your descriptions, the keepers are the PRS, Tokai, Bacchus Strat, Charvel and Gretsch Silver Jet.

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  • Clutter doesnt inspire. Select guitars that you enjoy playing do. 
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  • 15 guitars would block me, I wouldn't be able to be in that room.  That's at least 10 guitars too many for my head to cope with.  Maybe 12.  I have no clue how people like the Edge, etc, make that work for them.

    We're all different of course :)  Aside from your wife's gift which three would you grab if the house was burning down?  

    Shift the rest. Give them to mates, just in case :)
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  • 15 sounds about right to me haha ;D
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71963
    John_A said:

    80s Tokai goldtop, my favourite guitar
    Keep.

    John_A said:

    Bacchus Strat, had it for years and was #1 whenI played strtats
    Fender highway one Strat. Nicest Strat I've played
    Sell both. You don't play Strats any more.

    John_A said:

    bitsa van Helen copy. Sounds and plays great and I would get next to nowt for it
    Keep.

    John_A said:

    bitsa strat. Put it together myself, looks and sounds great
    Sell. Doesn't play great. And you don't play Strats.

    John_A said:

    Ibanez destroyer II doesn't get much use but it's cool
    So what. Sell.

    John_A said:

    LP special. Whelk you need some P90s dont you?
    You don't 'need' any kind of pickups. Sell.

    John_A said:

    hamer special, needs a set up, but would probably be better than the LP special if it had one
    Sell.

    John_A said:

    charvel socal well you need a shredder don't you?
    RG1550 better that the Charvel, but I like the Charvel better
    Then keep the Charvel - sell the RG, or sell both.

    John_A said:

    wasburn MG. lovely high spec, but would fetch peanuts
    So what? Sell.

    John_A said:

    gretsch silver jet. Bough by my wife and I love it and it's pristine
    KEEP :).

    John_A said:

    gretsch jet electromatic with filtertrons, play it case I don't gig the silver jet cause its pristine
    Sell. No point in having something average when you have something great that you don't use.

    John_A said:

    PRS CE. Most used cause it does everything well and has my GK pickup on
    Keep. Functional and the GK devalues it drastically (at least if screwed on) anyway.

    John_A said:

    bita telecaster. Got to have a tele, and I really like it
    Keep. Probably not worth much to sell and you really like it.


    There… that's five or maybe six keepers, as the others have already said.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • ICBM said:
    John_A said:
    Ibanez destroyer II doesn't get much use but it's cool
    So what. Sell.
    Harry Seven fodder, :)
    Be seeing you.
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  • underdogunderdog Frets: 8334
    Do you need the money and/or space? If the answer is no, then no why sell otherwise? You make an argument in favour of each guitar (some cases stronger than others) so there's none you actively dislike.
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  • GuyRGuyR Frets: 1323
    How do you manage with only 15 guitars?
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  • I wouldn't sell
    They always say charity is good for the soul,therefore ill willing to take them and let you have a happy soul
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  • markvmarkv Frets: 459
    You mentioned a couple that you wouldn't sell because they wouldn't fetch much anyway. But the money's not the reason you're selling, from the sounds of it - you want the space. You've had enjoyment from them & if they're just taking up space and not being used any more, then I'd say move them on - if you get a little something for them, then great. Use the money to buy more pedals :-)
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  • ricorico Frets: 1220
    Make a list of five to keep and without thinking just write down the first ones that come to mind. 

    It's called the 'Rico go with your balls method of selection' method. Works wonders. 
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  • Exactly what @ICBM said. The fact that you do clearly identified the keeper suggests you're already looking for us to confirm which they are. 
    The Assumptions - UAE party band for all your rock & soul desires
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  • DominicDominic Frets: 16015
    sell them all and take up the accordion 
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  • Sell everything you can bear to part with.
    Recently I went from a high of 10+ guitars to now having 2.
    It's liberating to no longer think "which guitar will give me the sound I want tonight" I grab my LP or Tele & think "how am I going to get the sound I want from this guitar". I spend more time playing. 

    That said MrsLostSon wants me to buy a new one- there's a big empty space on the wall above our TV where my SG used to hang! I'm thinking Gretsch...
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30273
    Do you need the space to make room for more guitars?
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  • ICBM said:
    John_A said:
    Ibanez destroyer II doesn't get much use but it's cool
    So what. Sell.
    Harry Seven fodder, :)


    Correct, with a few caveats. ;)

    @John_A - do tell... :)


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  • Dominic said:
    sell them all and take up the accordion 
    lack of space makes that a tight squeeze
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