Guitars I would buy again

downbytheriver

tony99 said:

downbytheriver said:

So I would buy... 

Early Custom Player 60s Strat in Sonic blue. Fantastic guitar, the twangiest Strat ever and the match of any of the (more than 20) Custom Shop Strats i’ve subsequently owned. 

Do you mean classic player strat?

Yup

TTBZ

My old Pearl LP custom which I think is now in Harry Seven’s lock up somewhere

merlin

lovestrat74 said:

Guitar I did buy again -

Epiphone Century. Single P90, tuned down to D with wound G string. The best home blues-noodle guitar. Don't even have to plug it in

Oh if we're going there.... I bought back the same Ovation Viper 8 or 9 months later. Still got it. Staying for now....possibly. 

meltedbuzzbox

My definitive list of guitars I would buy again
















None. They all got sold for a reason

Jalapeno

Three ....

1. Hohner Jack - brilliant little thing and a great travel guitar (fittedi in the Samsonite perfectly)

2. Early Ibanez AS80 - really was the dog's danglies, fast neck, lovely action.  It was the 90s and I "needed" something pointy .....

3. Yamaha Silent (steel) - Had work done on the frets/action and it was great - neck a tad narrow but ok.  The perfect traveller guitar - never had anything near as good since.

CountryDave

An early Epiphone Les Paul goldtop that I stuck a Duncan JB in the bridge.

It was relatively lightweight, had a great neck (not too slim) and stuck through a Marshall gave me THE sound I was looking for.  Probably did a few hundred gigs with it before selling to 'upgrade' to a Gibson (that lasted less than 6 months).

Every humbucker loaded guitar I've owned since has failed to give me the spark that one did.

professorben

skullfunkerry said:

I've had a few RGs, including a very nice RG550 which I bought from Jaden Rose. I'd buy another one; proof of which is the fact that I'm currently negotiating with a guy on facebook to do a swap for my Squier...

Wait?

 You are negotiating a trade of a Squier for an RG550?!?!

 If you pull that off you need to write Art of the Deal Vol:2!!!

hollywoodrox

Kramer pacer vintage tiger stripe, charvel so cal ,slime green, sterling sub ax (like axis evh) Jackson soloist sl3x neon pink

fyrepyle

Les Paul Traditional Pro 2 (one of the few occasions that Gibson got it bang on) and Japanese Charvel San Dimas (on a par with their US guitars and way better than the Mexican ones)

Lewy

Hmmm...so thinking about the ones I might consider buying again and conceivably could, as opposed to "ones that got away" and that I couldn't get back even if I wanted to, I'd say....


- Early 2000's LP Standard. Probably wouldn't choose Honeyburst (aka Pooburst for good reason) second time around but I recall that feeling and sounding like my idea of a great LP
- CS 51 Nocaster - I have other teles now, but I'd definitely have one of these again
- CS '56 Strat in blonde. The strattiest of strats
-  National Resophonic Tricone (NRP as opposed to original...never had an original)
- Lebeda dobro. Sold it because I needed the money and wasn't playing it, but would be the first brand I'd look at if I was looking for another squareneck

Amps...if I ever found myself gigging in a band again, I'd very happily re-acquire a Mesa DC5, or a good 5E3 clone.

fretmeister

I'd buy back my early 80s (I think it was an 83) Gibson Explorer.

It was white with gold hardware and it was awesome. Should never have traded it in.
Chandlers took it as a part-x in about 1996.

I wonder where it is now.

mikesl

Collings 290, Xotic XSC-2 and every PRS DGT I sold (always bought another lighter one within a month!)

sweepy

Another Musicman Majesty, flexible neck included

HAL9000

I got rid of a Squier Affinity Tele because, in my head, it wasn't a real Tele. Lacked the through-body stringing, the skunk stripe, and the 'cup' jack socket (and probably the right name on the headstock but I don't recall that ever being an issue). Truth is it had that proper Tele 'spank', a very decent neck, and was a lot of fun.

paulnb57

My biggest regret was selling my Fender USA Sambora Strat

JerkMoans

Interesting thread.

Been through scores of the wretched things, mainly attributable to the classifieds on here...  The ONLY one I genuinely miss, and would reacquire in a heartbeat, was my Feline Lion Supreme Slash 2.  Sold for a mess of pottage (well, to fund a vintage thing that in the event played like a dog and I sent on its way soon after).

rossi

My Hofner club 60 from the early 60's.my first electric  .My JV strat  bought new I had to sell to keep my house and a 2014 Gibson Melody Maker that I should have kept  just because .

Jalapeno

Also ... should never have got rid of my Teal Stripe Peavey Studio Plus - great little amp !

impmann

professorben said:

skullfunkerry said:

I've had a few RGs, including a very nice RG550 which I bought from Jaden Rose. I'd buy another one; proof of which is the fact that I'm currently negotiating with a guy on facebook to do a swap for my Squier...

Wait?

 You are negotiating a trade of a Squier for an RG550?!?!

 If you pull that off you need to write Art of the Deal Vol:2!!!

Depends on the Squier... early skettie logo JV would be worth quite a bit more than the Ibby (and being contraversial - a much better instrument).

What do I regret/would buy back...

1. My original, highly modded Antoria Les Paul Custom. Swapped it for a Sound City (Sound Shitty) head and 4x12 in 1992. I watch for it daily on Reverb and eBay and have done since eBay launched in the UK.
2. My '68 Telecaster - stolen in 1997. Bastards.

lasermonkey

I had a mid-late '70s Ibanez Artist 2618 that I foolishly parted with many years ago. It was a superb (if heavy) guitar that I, if I had the money, would buy another in a heartbeat.