Guitar cull?

richardhomer

usedtobe said:

Bury them in the garden!

Bonfire?

I suppose that's a bit more 'final' than a burial....

stickyfiddle

VimFuego said:

this is something I've said before, but will repeat myself. By and large guitars don't lose value, so unless you need the money or need the space, then there is no harm in holding on to them. I wish the money I'd wasted on stuff in the past I'd spent on musical instruments instead.

I agree, to a point. Though I do occasionally look up how much is now have if I'd bought Apple stock instead of my first iPod. It's a big number...

ToneControl

I've got rid of a few recently, for the same motive

Especially when ebay sent me a 2 day "no selling fee" offer

VimFuego

stickyfiddle said:

VimFuego said:

this is something I've said before, but will repeat myself. By and large guitars don't lose value, so unless you need the money or need the space, then there is no harm in holding on to them. I wish the money I'd wasted on stuff in the past I'd spent on musical instruments instead.

I agree, to a point. Though I do occasionally look up how much is now have if I'd bought Apple stock instead of my first iPod. It's a big number...

though I'd say that was an investment. All that money I've spent on, say, PC's was hardly an investment.

Strangefan

VimFuego said:

stickyfiddle said:

VimFuego said:

this is something I've said before, but will repeat myself. By and large guitars don't lose value, so unless you need the money or need the space, then there is no harm in holding on to them. I wish the money I'd wasted on stuff in the past I'd spent on musical instruments instead.

I agree, to a point. Though I do occasionally look up how much is now have if I'd bought Apple stock instead of my first iPod. It's a big number...

though I'd say that was an investment. All that money I've spent on, say, PC's was hardly an investment.


People say this but I'm not sure it's true, a pc is something you can't really live without and is a nessasity where as a guitar is not, so other than money wise the pc was probably a better investment. 

stonevibe

Think I'll try and make a list this week. At least start the process off... 

fandango

stonevibe said:

revsorg said:

revsorg said:

Nah, I'd spend it all on beer

Then you'd have the problem of holding all that beer in. Until the dam breaks. And then you'll spend the rest of the day back and forth to the bog. Instead of playing guitars. Which you've stupidly sold for beer. The circle of life, eh? What would we do without it?

simonk

usedtobe said:

Bury them in the garden!

Good idea!





...I know where he lives...





...and have a spade.

tone1

simonk said:

usedtobe said:

Bury them in the garden!

Good idea!





...I know where he lives...





...and have a spade.

I'll hold the torch

jeztone2

The only time I've culled guitars was due to financial reasons. I got shafted at work & had to take a paycut in 2006. So I lost £5K a year off my salary. Which was pretty much my disposable income
at the time.

I then had about 6 electric guitars at the time so I got rid of the stuff I didn't gig which was an Ibanez RG560 & a couple of Yamaha SG's and my Gibson SG which wasn't a very nice example. I bought a cheap Ibanez Roadstar as a live backup to my Tele and kept my Les Paul.

i stayed at 3 guitars until 2010. When I went on a bit of a buying spree & went up to 6. But then a business venture I was involved in went south & I needed some fast cash. So I liquidated some more guitars to plug my cash flow.

since then I've been less keen to buy guitars that don't get played. I've got 4 electrics & 1 acoustic. But they all get played & are keepers. But I sold my Ibanez RG recently & found the guy was flipping it as soon as I'd sold it. I wasn't that bothered about the guitar & had made a profit on what I'd paid originally. But I'm thinking perhaps the days of impulse purchases are over. 

Strangefan

@Jeztone2 I'm with you there I want from 9 to one electric one bass and one acoustic, (now two basses due to regular bass gigs) , and to be honest apart from the gibson es120 I don't  miss em or  having that many guitars, I'm more content getting the most out of what I have. 

stonevibe

Well I've started 'the cull' and put some on here and an amp on Gumtree, so will grdually get this done, as I would like to get some space back.

Cols

If you store them in a rack, I'd recommend turning them the wrong way round (as it were) and leaving it a month.  The ones which have been restored to order after a month are the keepers.

stonevibe

Cols said:

If you store them in a rack, I'd recommend turning them the wrong way round (as it were) and leaving it a month.  The ones which have been restored to order after a month are the keepers.

Or sell the really dusty ones...

ellwood

I had to clear up it everything last year to set up on my own.

6 months in and I'm buying and replacing. I have a 600 sq ft office with a storeroom. If you are anywhere near feel free to stash some (genuine offer) at no cost until you see which ones you miss.