Should I trade in/sell my Les Paul?

Arktik83

So I currently have five guitars in my line and they are:

Yamaha SG1802
Fender AVRI 52 Tele
Fender AVRI 65 Strat
Taylor GS Mini
Gibson R7 Goldtop.

And to me, the R7 and the 1802 are kind of similar, except the 1802 has P90's whereas the R7 has humbuckers.  I bought the R7 first then I got the Yammy and recently the Yammy has been the go to guitar for me, it's a little heavier than the R7 and the R7 rings a bit more acoustically but I prefer the feel and the tone of the Yammy.

I would like to get a Semi Hollow but I'm a bit brassic at the moment so it'd have to be something that would leave the flock.  So logical me thinks I should just move on the LP as it's not really getting played and the Yammy can cover the basses that I would need it for.

Though part of me thinks I should keep ahold of it because it's a "Gibson Les Paul" and with the way they are at the moment and trying to get another custom shop Gibson in the future might be a ball ache.  Am I being silly and just thinking: "Oh but the provenance of the instrument" rather than "I could get something that would be played and enjoyed and the R7 would go to someone who would play and enjoy it"?

Any advice/experiences/opinions appreciated!

Ta!

bodhi

Stick it in the classifieds for trade and see if anything comes up you don't yet know you desperately need.

ICBM

Sell it. You prefer the Yamaha to play, and the rest is just a name.

stickyfiddle

No point keeping instruments you don't love imo

Arktik83

Thanks guys!  Now I just have to find a high end Semi Hollow to trade with!  They have an ES 339 in Guitar Guitar but not sure about the smaller bodies.

stimpsonslostson

Arktik83 said:

Thanks guys!  Now I just have to find a high end Semi Hollow to trade with!  They have an ES 339 in Guitar Guitar but not sure about the smaller bodies.

You'd be MUCH better off selling or trading privately than doing a desk with your local Guitars'r'Us. 

Arktik83

stimpsonslostson said:

Arktik83 said:

Thanks guys!  Now I just have to find a high end Semi Hollow to trade with!  They have an ES 339 in Guitar Guitar but not sure about the smaller bodies.

You'd be MUCH better off selling or trading privately than doing a desk with your local Guitars'r'Us. 

I'd be inclined to agree but I traded an LP Jr with them for the Yamaha and they offered me only £100 less than what I originally bought it for and was selling it for so they're not total daylight robbers but I've popped it in the classified to see if there's any interest as well.

Collings

I say sell the R7 if your not using it and you have no strong bond with it..

There is no point holding onto it just in case they get harder to get hold of or rise in value in the future as there is no guarantee of that.

If you had bonded with the guitar, even if your not currently using it, you would not consider letting it go.

I have one guitar in my collection that has not been used for 12 months but I would not consider letting it go.

McToot

Neil old chum - I could make you a semi-hollow promise to buy the R7. Does that work?

  

DefaultM

I've been thinking the same about keeping my 2 LP Customs, but realistically how much are they going to increase in price by? How long will you have to keep them to get that price?

I can't see that Gibson will just shut it's doors and the guitars will suddenly double in value. So if I keep them a few years I might get a few hundred pounds more, but I'd probably rather have 2 years enjoyment from a guitar I actually like.

maw4neu

Everyone in the world ( apart from Donald Trump & my ex wife ) should have a Taylor GS Mini  . . . 

hobbio

bodhi said:

Stick it in the classifieds for trade and see if anything comes up you don't yet know you desperately need.

This needs a lolwis

Arktik83

McToot said:

Neil old chum - I could make you a semi-hollow promise to buy the R7. Does that work?

  

Nice one Jules, made me laugh!

polotska

If you’re considering a semihollow and prefer your SG1802 to a Les Paul, it’s worth considering a Yamaha SA2200 (or its predecessors, the SA2100 and SA2000). If you want something smaller (like an ES-339), Yamaha also used to make a smaller semihollow—it was the SAS-1500 if I remember correctly, though they’re scarcer.